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20 Years of Happiness – Thoughts from March 12, 2026 – Part 1
My start date at Disneyland was March 13, 2005, even though I started working on November 13, 2004. It took me six months to get full time. I was 34 years old when I started working at Disney. Today is one day before my 21-year celebration, but I’m celebrating my 20-year anniversary with Disney. The…
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The Wi-Fi Sprinkler System and the Happy Nerd – Thoughts from March 11, 2026
Patti and I went to Lowes a while back to get wood for the kitchen remodel and looked for a new timer for our sprinklers. I accidentally left the door on the old one open and would no longer power up. We only noticed it when the grass and plants were dying. Getting a new…
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New Vacuums, Brushing Archie, and Not Puking – Thoughts from March 10, 2026
The most exciting thing to happen in my life recently was getting a new vacuum. My old vacuum had fallen apart the last time I used it. The hoses had holes in them, the roller had stopped moving, the handle had come apart, and the suction was extremely minimal. Throwing it away was a simple…
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Patti’s 2025-26 Kitchen Remodel – Spice Rack Edition – Thoughts from February 27, 2026
Welcome back to the ongoing saga known as Patti’s 2025-26 kitchen remodel. I built a base for the spice rack pull-out cabinet a while back. Now it was time I fully installed it. I’ve had to plan for installing cabinets in the past, but this was a new level of planning. This was something I…
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Breaking Down and Starting Over – Thoughts from February 23, 2026
Let’s go back in time and relive a horrible time in my life. If that makes you want to read on, you are a sick person. For all you sick people who are still here, I need to set the scene. The following happened in about November to December 2009. When you read what happened,…
