-
Archives
- May 2012
- April 2012
- February 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- May 2008
-
Meta
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Fusion vs Foster Fire
I’ve got a few years under my belt with glass, but when it comes to beads, I’m still a bit of a newbie. There are plenty of reasons for this; there are a lot of (really talented) folks that … Continue reading
Best laid plans
By my nature, I’m not much of a planner. I’ll admit, this is a bit of a learned behavior having had so many plans completely fall apart. Whether this is poor planning or just life’s quirky sense of humor…that is … Continue reading
Lovin’ vacation week
Post nap time…. “J, want a breakfast bar?” <thumb in mouth>mmh. “Take your thumb out, is that a yes or no?” <thumb out>mmh. “How about an apple? Want an apple? <thumb in mouth>mmh. “Take your thumb out, is that a … Continue reading
Awww, ya caught us.
I’m out and about, picking up the kids from daycare this afternoon and my cell phone starts playing the dulcet tones of John Carpenter’s “Halloween” theme. Thinking maybe it was my wife, I pick up and…it’s the school superintendent … Continue reading
Wow, I guess business is booming, eh?
I continued my conversation with CMD across a couple of emails yesterday. Finally I cut the reply list to just the hauling rep and asked frankly what it would cost to have a private account with them for residential … Continue reading
The response from trash talk.
True to my word, here’s the response I got to my email. I’ve included the name of the sender since there’s really no good reason not to, here’s the response I received from my email: Hi Tom, I will be glad … Continue reading
Trash talk for the Town of Auburn
I have some other stuff I need to deal with this evening, so I can’t make it to the public questions forum at the high school. But I do love a good paper trail, so I’m posting the email I … Continue reading
Posted in random
Tagged Central Mass Disposal, Town of Auburn, Worcester Telegram and Gazette
Comments Off
Isn’t this anticompetitive behavior and restriction of trade?
Annoyed about my town’s choice to grab its ankles instead of doing a proper rate increase for trash hauling, I’ve started calling around to other trash haulers in the area to find out what residential service would cost me from … Continue reading
Into everyone’s life, a little glass must fall
Ok, maybe not everyone, but unfortunately mine. This past week I had a glassalanche; that is, some of the raw glass material I have stored in my shop did a lovely sharp cascade to the floor. Luckily the … Continue reading