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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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