Tuesday, October 25, 2005

The 70's

Thanks to Julie's website http://www.stuckinthe70s.com, I've been totally immersed in 70's music since last Thursday. Not saying I wasn't listening before, just not as much as I am now. I've got my iPod (w/ iTrip) playing 70's while driving, and listening to SIRIUS 7 on Dish Network while working around the house. If SIRIUS was able to reach Hawaii, I'd be in heaven. Listening to this music has brought back some wonderful memories of growing up in Whittier, CA.

Monday, October 24, 2005

Home renovations / PBA Tour


I am beginning to hate home renovations. All of the floors are complete. We've installed laminate flooring in the kitchen, downstairs bathroom, stairs, and upstairs hallway. This was in addition to the laminate flooring already installed in the living room / dining room. We've also installed ceramic tile in the two upstairs bathrooms. Crown molding was put up last weekend. What a pain this was! If the miter settings aren't correct, the joints don't join together correctly and you end up either trying again or using caulk to correct the gap. Friday night / Saturday was spent painting subject molding. After two coats, it looks damn good for a couple of amateurs. The next step will be re-painting the living room / dining room to better set off the crown molding. All of this in preparation of selling come the first part of '06.
Home Depot knows us by our first names.

Yesterday morning felt like Saturday afternoon in the 70's. ESPN Classic aired 6 back to back episodes of the PBA tour from the late 70's. Kind of interesting seeing the styles from back then. There weren't the crankers you see today. It was more of an outside line to the target. The only bowler that I remember being a "cranker" was Mark Roth. And even he wasn't too bad compared to the bowlers of today.