o’shea swamp Originally uploaded by eoshea. It’s still raining here in So Cal. It’s been raining off and on since last November. I’m not exaggerating much. Well, maybe a little. But it sure seems like it’s been raining that long. Here at the O’Shea homestead, we’ve developed a little problem. It appears we have a…

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This is TOO cool!!! As folks who read this blog may remember, we are on a quest for new toilets. Well, I was reading feeds from Gizmodo today, and saw this entry. Omigod, an MP3 playing toilet!!! Here is the Japanese press release, which I then translated (as the only Japanese I know is “Domo…

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When last we left the intrepid O’Sheas… The orgy of Christmas decorating continued this weekend (I could say the more PC “holiday decorating” but for gosh sakes, the yard is full of Santas and carolers, it’s pretty clearly decorated for Christmas, so I’m just going to call a spade a spade, or in this case,…

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Ah, the holiday season…egg nog, mistletoe, pumpkin pie, family, presents…and oh yes, Christmas lights. The time has come for the annual orgy of decorating that seizes Chuck each year right around now. The goal appears to be one in which every year is a little more spectacular than the last. This is the Year of…

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Well, at least until we think of something else to do. We had the carpet that got chewed up by the hardwood floor installation (glue+carpet=big mess) replaced. So: three bedrooms and the stairs are sporting new carpet (and we went with COLOR again! I don’t know what’s come over me. The bedroom is a bold…

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In many ways, our lives are pretty perfect. We have our health (after a fair amount of out and in patient surgery), we are gainfully employed, have a happy marriage. Really, what more could two people want? Ah yes, toilets that flush! For most of my life I lived in blissful ignorance about the mechanics…

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