Category: Z – Life (Deprecated)

On the Road to a New Life, Part 1

Part 1 of the move involves the movers spending 12 hours packing (from 5PM to 6AM) charging us an extra $1400 over the estimate, a screaming cat, and general chaos. I’m sure it will be amusing in hindsight.

Pastured Meat in Virginia

I’ve heard from many people that meat from animals raised in pastures (free-range, grass-eating, no hormone injections, etc) purchased straight from the farmer is not only much cheaper than supermarket meat, but also tastes much better too…

A Long Road Ahead

We’re now only about a week out from our last day in Minneapolis before moving to Virginia Beach. We’ve been packing for about four days, trying to figure out what we’re taking with us and what we’re not…

A Newly Minted Ph.D.

That’s right – about 3:30PM today, I passed my dissertation defense and am semi-officially a Ph.D. I say semi-officially because there is some paperwork in the way, but for the most part… it’s done. It’s an odd feeling…

Home-Buying, Finale

It’s done; we own a house! And it all came down to a last-minute 1.5-mile bike ride through suburban Minneapolis…