I learned yesterday that I need a new evaporator coil for the air conditioner. This will cost roughly a third of an entirely new furnace/AC unit to purchase and have installed. Professionals seem inclined to replace the entire unit, which is a little more than half-way through it’s expected life-span at 11 years old. Their […]
The reported real estate ruckus
Last evening <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wn">ABC World News</a> reported on more bad real estate statistics. Prices are down almost 27% in Miami and Vegas, and a number other places have also seen 20-plus percent drops in value — although sales were higher in April than they have been recently. They really made it sound just terrible, as […]
Catholic’s Criticism of Art Misguided?
A disclaimer, this post is not intended to be an affront to Catholics. Please keep this in mind while reading the following entry which does discuss the denomination, as evidenced by the title above, and feel free to correct me on any points where I may have misrepresented any related doctrine or theology espoused […]
Art as a bridge between cultures and what this means for the Church
This post has to be the winner for "Longest Title" among all of the entries I’ve made to this blog so far. From Bloomberg, this is an interesting article about American collectors being called on to purchase Muslim art. Most of the writing focuses on the business aspect of a venture by the al-Shroogi family, […]
More observations on petrol pain
The price of gas seems to have become reasonable filler for news reports. The following are a few observations from these reports * Ridership on public transit is going up, up, up. * Sales of scooters are on the rise. * A California man decided to bike 42 miles one way to work for a […]
Disposable Day
Today is one of two weeks of cleanup performed by the city in Siloam Springs. Place anything you want to dispose of by the road and by Friday it is supposed to have disappeared, carried off either by the official crane-truck or by citizens hunting for treasures. And there are some treasures. Two houses […]