Two Thumbs Up!

My better half and I witnessed two young gays greeting each other at a downtown coffee house; they embraced each other and exchanged a quick kiss.

Isn't this wonderful when people are free to be themselves? The young couple gets my two thumbs up!

My GPS

Especially in new cities, I have the darnest ability to get lost. So I purchased a GPS unit after moving to Philadelphia. I use it to navigate to places in Philly, as well as on trips to find "places of interest" (museums, hotels, restaurants, and dessert places). It even provides phone numbers (so you can call the hotel to find out if they have a vacancy, for example).

It does have its faults, sometimes recommending travel the wrong way on a one way street or navigating to the wrong place, but overall it's been very helpful. And when it's wrong, it's a great excuse to be late. :-)

Amazing Underwear!

One of the online stores that I use sent me an email announcing a new line of men's underwear. The email contained this pic:

Such a fun pair of underwear!

The Jackhammer Wakeup

At 2:30 AM Sunday morning, a jack hammer started ripping up pavement. A crew was there from Philadelphia Gas Works to fix a natural gas leak on our block. They worked around the clock, sometimes joined by an additional crew, until this afternoon.

What a way to wake up.

Completion?

Although I hadn't updated this blog, the HVAC company completed the installation of all the vents and the air conditioning, and came back to complete installing the crown and baseboard molding around the new soffits (which hide the new ductwork).

I have been painting the new soffits and molding, and patching floors where the radiator pipes were removed. I have also patched walls behind the radiators. I still have two floors to patch, although all the painting and walls are finished (and three floors are patched too).

The new furnace is 96% efficient and replaces an old one that two different companies estimated to be 50% efficient.