Category Archives: Underhand

Wisdom of the Ages

I just got off the phone with an old friend who moved away when we were in middle school. We hadn’t really talked in more than sixteen years. He reminded me of something I said when we were eleven years old, sitting in detention after school:
Grades show what you’re doing, not what you can do.
I [...]

Play on Malvina Reynolds

My HOA is having its annual meeting at the elementary school next week.
I’m going to propose that the architectural committee select four new exterior colors: a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one.
Do you think they’ll get it?

Me magnet

I’ve been getting a noticeable amount of real estate-related comment spam since I started blogging about my first home-buying experience. You gotta give those guys some credit for being on the ball.

Heavenly Fire: Are You Covered?

This is just a quick survey. Please respond in the comments if you are a homeowner.
Does your home insurance policy cover loss or damage caused by a meteorite?

Forms of Flattery

When I talk about spammers, I’m usually not talking about email spam. Since I started using Gmail, I’ve had very little contact with that sort of spam. The spam that has the power to get my attention is spam in blog comments.
The first time I saw comment spam, I had been blogging for just a [...]