After-hours Call

I'd like to thank the group, Taxpayers for Westerville Schools for the 9:30P call last night, which woke our kids. I'd also like to complement them on their character. I left a post on their web site last night expressing in polite terms my dissatisfiaction. My comment was never approved, I can only assume it was summarily ditched. That's a lot of integrity they're showing. Well done!

I'd like to add for those with a defective sarcasm detector that I'm really quite angry about this episode, and their handling of it was very poor.

Pro Tip For the Men

Here's a tip just for the fellas. Cologne is not a marinade. You don't need to sit in a vat of it for an hour or more in order for it to perform its function. Cologne is more like saffron. A little goes a long way. Seriously gents, if you've gotta use a cubic yard of cologne to cover up your stench, perhaps you ought to take a bath. You know, with water. And soap.

This rant is dedicated to the 20-something dude who ignored the unspoken "skip a seat in a non-crowded theater" rule to sit mere inches from me so he could be "one seat closer to the middle." He arrived just as previews were starting, so I didn't have a chance to move. His musky malodor was so heinous that even now, an hour after parting ways, my nose still burns and I'm somewhat queasy. Blargh.

Minor Home Upgrade

For some reason or another, the only upstairs room without a ceiling fan has been the kids' room. It's the hottest room in the summer, hotter than anywhere else even when the AC is running. We've been meaning to add a fan for some time, and finally got around to it. We hired an electrician by the name of David Krohn, who did excellent work. If you're in Central OH and need electrical work done, I'd highly recommend him. We had a couple of good discussions prior to the work being done to flesh out what needed to be done, he showed up promptly, worked quickly and professionally, and the finished product works great. Oh, and his price was very, very reasonable.

I'd link to Mr. Krohn if he had a web site, but I can't find one for him. If you need electrical work done and want to contact Mr. Krohn, drop me a note, either via email or by responding to this blog post, and I'll send you his contact information.