Author: Steve

Although I live in an area that experiences four separate seasons, the winter weather definitely lasts the longest. It starts to cool off and forces us to close the windows by the end of August. We typically need to start up the furnace sometime in September and expect snowfall by Halloween. For at least six […]

My father-in-law is 82 years old and suffers from a heart condition. He takes a variety of experimental medications that have worked well for him. He’s also on blood thinners. We live in an area that experiences especially long and brutally cold winters. The outdoor temperature is most often below freezing and can drop down […]

I treat exercise like brushing my teeth, showering or drinking water. Devoting time to physical activity is a regular part of my everyday life. It’s necessary to keep my body healthy. I spend approximately an hour on a combination of stretching, balance exercises, strength training and high intensity cardio. I’m fortunate that I have a […]

Last summer, I tackled a large home remodeling project. I tore out the ceilings, walls and floors in the upstairs laundry room and bathroom right down to the bare studs. This made it much easier to update the electrical wires and plumbing pipes and add insulation. I replaced all of the light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, […]

Ben has been my best employee for over a decade. I’m extremely sad to see the guy retire, but I know that it is time. He’s been working since he was fifteen years old and the guy clearly deserves a break. Unfortunately for me, he is also the best employee that I have working for […]

My wife and I thought it would be wonderful to build a brand new house of our own. Neither one of us anticipated all of the choices we would need to make. Some of the choices were easy. We knew that we wanted wood floors and tile in the kitchen. We wanted a fireplace in […]

When customers make an appointment to have repairs completed on their AC, we tell everyone there is a minimum $99 service charge for each call. If we send a technician out to the address, we charge a minimum of $99. There is no fee for the call if the customer uses our company to complete […]

When I was a teenager, my friends and I went on a wilderness adventure. We had two guides for our group of six teenagers. The guides were experienced outdoorsmen that excelled in rock climbing and worked as local river guides. Our nature adventure started at a state park where we had tents, sleeping bags, and […]

A very young man came outside and gave her a huge hug. Saturday afternoons I go to the office to handle all of the paperwork and invoices from the week. Sometimes my wife goes to the office with me, but most of the time she stays home. She joined a yoga class A couple of […]