The Narrative of Kurt & Becky

Becky and I have this old portable digital alarm clock. We keep it in the bathroom so we can keep an eye on the time during our morning routine. Now, the clock is old and has been dropped one to many times. You see, part of the digital display is malfunctioning. It will show the hour digit just fine, and it will show the last digit of the minute just fine, but the first digit of the minute does not show correctly.
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Becky and I are attempting to get serious with our finances. We do alright, but we know we could do better. Inasmuch, this past weekend we sat down and hammered out a budget. We’ve done this before, but it normally gets abandoned as soon as we see something shiny.
We are trying again. The first budget cut was dining out. We dine out a lot. Pretty much every night. It’s not that neither of us enjoy cooking, it’s more that we don’t enjoy planning and the overall time it takes. But that will stop. We will cook.
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Thanksgiving 2008

This year we spent Thanksgiving with my mother and father in Las Vegas. Once we decided that we were going to travel for the holiday, we had to decide exactly how and when. In the past we’ve either driven our own car the over 300 miles, or rented a car for the long trip. This time, we decided to fly. Out flight was scheduled to leave Orange County at 18:10, but the flight was delayed more than an hour, so we didn’t arrive until 20:30. My father greeted us and we drove to my mother and father’s house where we were able to stay in the guest room for the duration of our stay.
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Last night Kurt and I were discussing different restaurants and cuisine genres and he said that “Applebee’s is the Denny’s of Chili’s.” And I agree.

Can I drinnk tea (hot) while wearing my retainers?

Kurt and I watched all the seasons (1-3) of Veronica Mars. If you never saw this show, we both highly recommend it. Honestly, season three leaves off in a bad place to end the series, but to their credit, they didn’t know it was ending. The show is full of pop culture references, fast paced dialogue, comedy, drama, and mystery. It is very well acted (especially the Logan Echolls character). If I had to chose a fictional character I would want to be friends with, Veronica Mars would be on the short list. Netflix it today.

Yesterday when I got home there was a Fed Ex box by the door. It was labeled GODIVA CHOCOLATES. The box was addressed to the previous resident (who never forwarded their mail over a year ago!). So I called Godiva to tell them. Well, the customer service rep (Pat) was a kind person and a long-time smoker from the sound of her voice. I chatted her up about where she is located, we talked about Conneticut and the weather, she asked about the fires, we talked about Santa Barbara and Huntington Beach… then since we were friends already, she said that she would do her thing on her end (to let the gift pruchaser know it didn’t get to the correct person)….and here’s the best part… she said I should open the box and enjoy the chocolates!! Well, we did. What lovely unexpected treats for me and Kurt.

As a kind gesture to our readers below are some helpful holiday tips.

TIPS:

1.) When you leave where you live, you should remember to forward your mail.

2.) Send a nice e-mail to your friends about your new address so that you are able to receive all packages, etc.

3.) When you send things via FED EX, UPS, etc. you have the option to have the delivery company require a signature or not. Require a signature to ensure correct delivery.

Kurt and I were talking and just to set it str8….it should be “H8″ not “H8TE”

Today for the first time in months, we do not have 6 voice messages on the answering machine from a random politician or celebrity or former politician saying something like, “hi, I am so-and-so, vote [blank] on [blank] because [blank].” We did not receive 3-5 additional calls once we got home from work.

Also, I hate those commercials. People who use those commercials as informational tools to base their vote on are in my opinion very stupid. I wish they would not allow calls or commercials or signs. Just think about how much money they would save….. Prop 8 alone cost $73 million dollars for the pro and con people.

Just think about what we could (and OUGHT to) do with that kind of money… help people (feed, clothe, shelter, health care, educate, etc…) almost anything would be a better use of that money.

I will save my opinions on the issues.