Archive for May, 2006

Drywall is finished … Connected to Sewer Now!

// May 29th, 2006 // No Comments » // tagged: > >

Sewer Connection We have visitors! Mom checking out the upstairs All Photos from May 27

Nashville Mayor’s 43rd State of the City Address

// May 25th, 2006 // 1 Comment » // tagged:

Nashville is a great city to live in ... and apparently lots of other people agree. Our pastor reported some of these things from the breakfast this morning where the Mayor gave the 43rd State of the City Address: • For 2 years in a row, Nashville is the number 1 city for business expansion. • 38 CEO’s say this is the right place for our business and our families. • The Kiplinger Report – best city to live in; the next 3 cities on the list don't even come close. • Hume-Fogg and Martin Luther king Jr. Magnet Schools are among the top 50 High Schools in the country. • Rolling Stone Magazine listed Belmont as one of three universities in the country that ROCK! • The Tennessean recently reported “The number of downtown apartments and condos is expected to rise from about 1,600 today to more than 4,000 in the next three years. • Downtown will need more park space. Mass transit systems may also need to be expanded. And quality of life issues — panhandling, sidewalk maintenance, street lights — will get more attention as more people spend more time downtown. • Corporations, such as Nissan North America and Louisiana-Pacific, are moving their headquarters here. A new symphony hall is being built. A stadium with professional football, an arena that hosts pro hockey and the site of a new minor-league baseball stadium are all within walking distance of downtown. Nashville is a great city ... and hopefully the downtown area will continue to grow and become a place where Nashville residents want to come - not just tourists ;) We need shopping ... and theaters ... More interesting city info: Worst Places to Live Worst Large Cities for Crime 1. Tucson, AZ for the highest property crime rates in the country, especially larceny. 2. Memphis, TN has the nation's second-highest violent crime rate. 3. Miami, Florida’s violent crime rate is the highest in the nation, with especially high incidences of robbery and assault. 4. Phoenix AZ has one of the highest rates of auto theft in the nation. 5. Little Rock AR has a high rate of property crime, especially larceny. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America the 3 worst U.S. cities for spring allergies are 1. Lexington, Ky. 2. Little Rock, Ark. 3. Chattanooga, Tenn. The Most Traffic Congested Cities 1. Los Angeles, CA 2. San Francisco, CA 3. Denver, CO 4. Miami, FL 5. Phoenix, AZ 6. Chicago, IL 7. San Jose, CA 8. Washington, DC 9. Portland, OR 10. Boston, MA We didn't even make the list ;) I guess I-65 isn't that bad after all ...

Drywall has begun …

// May 24th, 2006 // No Comments » // tagged: > >

Cool. The back is finished! Drywalling has begun!! Garage Vent All Photos from May 20

We have brick!

// May 13th, 2006 // 1 Comment » // tagged: > >

They've started bricking!! Liking the keystones over the windows ... Brick! We have brick! All Photos from May 13

Electrical, hvac, and more! Brick has arrived!

// May 10th, 2006 // No Comments » // tagged: > >

May-7-05 May-7-10 May-7-18 All Photos from May 7

Our house is sold!!!

// May 6th, 2006 // No Comments » // tagged:

We put the house on the market Friday morning ... got an offer this afternoon. Woohoo!!!! We're homeless come June 5 ;) All that's left now is a home inspection (which we should pass easily). Then we start packing! What a huge weight off our shoulders to have the house sold so quickly - and for what we wanted to get. Now we can just relax and look forward to the new house getting finished in late July. Oh yeah - one more thing is left to do - finding somewhere to live for two months ;)

No more TIVO lifetime service option

// May 1st, 2006 // 1 Comment » // tagged:

I know this is old news ... but it still bugs me. Why do they have to go and do that? I know it must annoy them that there are all of us out there who haven't paid them a dime in 2 or 3 years ... but come on. We shelled out a chunk of change for that right. Its not like they were getting ripped off. I hate monthly fees. When you start charging monthly fees ... people start thinking about how much something is really worth to them. With that lifetime fee ... you say "ouch" when you first pay for it ... but then there isn't any monthly "man ... I can't believe I'm paying $$$ a month for this." Two years later and its paid for itself. This seems to be a purely money decision on tivo's part ... which, ok, they are a business. They have to make money. But tivo got to be where they are because of their fanbase preaching for them. Tivo users are fanatical ... and they want everyone to have a tivo. And everyone I have convinced to get a tivo ... bought the lifetime subscription fee. We gave a tivo to my parents for Christmas -- with the lifetime service -- and it was great to give it to them and be able to say - here you go. Plug it in and have fun. You never have to pay a dime for anything ... just enjoy. Now ... you give it ... maybe buy a year's subscription and then tell them oh yeah and in a year -- you'll have to pay a fee if you want to keep it. The only possible positive thing about them dropping the lifetime service option is that those of us who have tivos with lifetimes can make a lot of money on ebay. Of course then we'd have to buy a monthly fee tivo to replace it. Which stinks. So its a win/lose situation. I guess we'll just have to make sure our tivos never die.

ABC is streaming full episodes now

// May 1st, 2006 // No Comments » // tagged:

You can watch ALIAS, Desperate Housewives, LOST and more ... the full episodes. There ARE commercials ... but not as many as if you watch it live (for those of you without tivos). check it out!