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Home Improvement Tip: Replacing a Water Heater
18 April 06 04:30 PM | Jason Looney | 5 Comments   
Yesterday, after enduring weeks of erratically lukewarm water, I submitted a ServiceMagic request for estimates on replacing our 40 gallon water heater. We’ve been having trouble with the stupid thing for a while now, and since it recently reached Read More...
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Sleep Lab
14 January 06 09:45 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
I'm not sure what to think of the words "Sleep Lab." I have trouble sleeping from time to time, but my insomnia is usually caused by anxiousness and/or the lack of a nearby refrigerator. In other words, for me personally, knowing there were sensors and Read More...
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I Hereby Resolve
02 January 06 01:30 PM | Jason Looney | 2 Comments   
I hate the snobs who think they're above making New Year's resolutions. Do they really think there's nothing about themselves that could use some changing? No aspect of their life has been sliding in the wrong direction? Really? Life is busy and crazy Read More...
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On Love and Hate
22 December 05 10:30 AM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
Sometimes I love being me. But most of the time, I hate it. Never am I anywhere between these extremes. I sleep a third of each day away, and it's in this happy, happy time that I'm fairly fond of myself. In my dreams I lose complete track of reality. Read More...
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Hope and Emptiness
15 November 05 08:30 PM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
Last night I hung two small paintings in our bedroom, one on each side of our bed. One painting depicts a sandy beach with a lighthouse in the background. I chose to put this one on my wife's side of the bed, since she is the beacon of hope for our family. Read More...
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Getting Getting Things Done Done
02 November 05 03:00 PM | Jason Looney | 3 Comments   
I had the book Getting Things Done several months before I got around to opening it (naturally), and once I opened it I had some trouble getting through Part I. In fact, if I hadn't been trapped in an airplane, I probably would have given up on the Read More...
I Can Still Fit In My High School Casket
16 September 05 02:30 PM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
"You would be just as married without a big fancy wedding," we are told. But the thing we're never told — the thing no one ever says — is, "That dead guy over there will be just as dead without a fancy casket." We don't buy the fancy caskets Read More...
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You Should Avoid Imagescapes of Colorado
19 July 05 02:45 PM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
I'll start with the good. We live in Northern Colorado and recently had our house painted, inside and out. We hired Perfection Painting of Longmont to do the work, and they did a fantastic job. The interior had its challenges (a wide variety of colors, Read More...
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Blue, Orange, and Dirty
24 June 05 07:00 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
Sarah and I don’t enjoy drawing attention to ourselves, but it doesn’t matter. In our neighborhood, we’re famous. In the evenings, our neighborhood often has a warm, orange glow. This is a result of the paint color I chose for our front room. Cars slow Read More...
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The Curse Of The Home Depot
03 June 05 09:30 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
A-Dog and I sit outside The Home Depot, eating hot dogs. A man comes strolling out from a nearby exit, makes eye contact with the hot dog dude, and quips, “What’s that stink out here?” The man keeps walking. A-dog, the hot dog dude and I give him polite Read More...
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Decorative Wood, Miter Cuts, and Staples
23 February 05 06:15 AM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
M y wife and I packed up the kids a couple of weekends ago and made our way to a "starving artist" art sale in Fort Collins. These sales are a great way to find affordable art, especially art hand-painted by individuals lacking a basic understanding of Read More...