In this fourth year of the Sheboygan “Movers and Shakers Gala”, Darrell and Sarah each danced with excellent celebrity dancers. For the second year in a row, Darrell coached his star to win the event. Sarah’s star won in the inaugural year, bringing three of the four wins home to the Art of Dance. This [...]

12-16 April 2011 With the TV no longer the first activity of the day/weekend, I have gotten yard work done, worked on my music collection, repaired a plumbing problem, and started making interesting plans. This weekend was an interesting test. Sarah and I were house guests in Sheboygan (working with our “stars” in the Annual [...]

10-11 April 2011 It has been nearly a week since I Eliminated my Cable TV Subscription. It has been great! Already, I have stopped falling asleep on the couch, since I’m not sitting around all night watching reruns, Robot Chicken, or infomercials. I have even started eating better again. Not like I ate particularly poorly [...]

09 April 2011 I am getting little annoying problems around the house fixed. My wireless network did not work properly. I was using an old Linksys router handed down to my by Sarah, and I think it was upset that I was only using it as an access point instead of as a gateway. So, [...]

08 April 2011 This morning, instead of turning on the TV, I made a delicious smoothie and started posting stuff for sale on Craigslist. Then I found a good deal on something I’ve wanted for a couple of years – a snow blower. I borrowed a pickup truck and bought the snow blower. Turns out [...]

07 April 2011 Unlike most every day in the past, tonight when I got home from teaching, I did not turn the TV on. It would only get static anyway since I do not have a broadcast digital receiver (set top box). I do, however, have a decent TV antenna still installed inside my attic. [...]