Truck Trunk Dividers

Trunk Truck Dividers … that’s kind of a tongue twister huh? Well, some visitors of this blog told me I should post a “how to” whenever I make stuff. Let’s see how this turns out: I’ve probably pointed this out 20 times, but my slick new truck has a trunk! A couple of weeks ago [...]

Landscaping Project Step One

We have a huge landscaping project that we will be working on throughout the summer that involves many different steps, stages, and phases.  The overall project is to complete landscaping around the deck and patio, build a water pond, redo the front landscaping and possibly put in new landscaping trim (this one might wait for another summer [...]

My Truck is Yummy

Consumer Reports just released their annual automotive issue. They rated Honda as the most reliable car manufacturer, and the Ridgeline as the highest rated mid-size truck (yes, even better than Toyota). They also gave the Ridgeline the highest possible rating for reliability (excellent). Sorry, just had to gloat for a moment!

Anderson Household Updates

We’ve been up to some exciting things this past week and are getting ready for some exciting things to come! First, we are planning for a couple of trips this year. As you already know, we are going to Talladega again, but as of Monday, we are going to take a trip to New York [...]

The B.A. Economic Indicator

Since everyone is talking about the economy, and how to figure out how screwed we are, I would like to share my personal financial bellwether, something I call: The B.A. Economic Indicator Simply put, The B.A. Economic Indicator is an attempt to simplify economic trend data, and models, so that everyone can understand them. The [...]

Food Cost Analysis

Over the weekend we made a lot of different types of meals, none of which I took any pictures of, so I decided to do something a little different with the food we ate.  Lately all you hear about is how bad the economy is, so I decided to see if my cooking is cheaper, equal [...]