Archive for April, 2007

Fun with stamps…

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

So today, I wanted to mail off my claim for educational benefits to the Dept of Veteran’s Affairs. I’ve got the GI bill, so I might as well use it, right? Anyhow, the application ended up being about 10 pages, so I wasn’t sure if one first-class stamp would cover it. I also didn’t feel [...]

Vonage or Sunrocket?

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

For almost two years now, I’ve been using VOIP telephone technology for my home phone. At first, it was through the local cable company, Grande. We got a small discount, since it was part of a package for cable TV, internet, and telephone service. But then, I heard of Vonage, and loved the idea that [...]

House for sale/Unemployed

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

So, we’ve put our house on the market. It’s already been about 2 weeks, and we’ve only shown it three times so far. I have a feeling our asking price is too high, but we’re trusting our realtor, Bob Winkler. Hope he knows what he’s doing! I just got a phone call from NATO, and [...]

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