OK.  It’s been a few weeks.  I realize this.  But I have an excuse that smacks of legitimacy.  The wife and I started house hunting in mid March and each time it seemed like we had something to report, it all went sour and all of a sudden it became a waste of time to talk about it.  I don’t really have the energy to go into all the gory details but the long and short of it is: we have a house.  We won’t close on the place for another couple of weeks, but we had a home inspection today and we’ve been assured that the place is not going to fall down on us after we move in.  So we’re golden there.  The details of the procurement story as well as the house itself will follow once we’re sure everything is going smoothly.  Suffice it to say we have a shitload of painting ahead of us.

Other than that, nothing really new to speak of.  I have not had to travel since my last installment which has been nice.  I’m hoping to go six weeks in a row in Ohio for the first time since November.

Tomorrow I turn the big 24.  Which is not really big at all, actually.  I’m not really one for birthdays or anything, and this year has been even less so because of the excitement/panic of house hunting.  The only really important birthdays are your first and your last.

Until next time.