Dave’s Wonderful World of English Usage

Several people have been receiving my Daily English Usage offering in their e-mails, but since I recently left my job, I’m going to start doing them here. I want to figure out a way to add them as their own little thing on the side instead of crowding my main blog page, so keep your [...]

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Zillow Update, Part II

A little while ago, I wrote about an offer that was made on our house through Zillow.com. That offer was probably a scam. Well, today we received an offer that is legit. They offered lower than our Make Me Move price, but the offer is apparently a cash offer. It’s only been about 15 minutes, [...]

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Into the Deep Red Sea: A Journey in Colorblindness

I was recently asked to expound on colorblindness. Unfortunately for you, colorblindness is one of my most favorite topics. I’ll try to keep it toned down a bit so I don’t get too hyper and long-winded.
Colorblindness comes in varying shapes and forms. Some people are completely colorblind, some have difficulty with only certain colors, and [...]

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My Brown… uh… Green… uh… My Suit!

I am colorblind. Most of the time, my colorblindness is quite innocuous, but every now and then, it takes center stage.
Last October, Courtney bought me two new suits. I haven’t had a suit that fit me since 2003, so it was time. One suit is a solid black and is cut like a tuxedo but [...]

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To Sleep in My Bed or Not… That Is the Question

Katherine has been in her toddler bed for several weeks now. So far the little experiment is working well with some exceptions. She used to go to bed at 8:00. Now she still goes to bed at 8:00, but we spend the next two hours chasing her back into bed, changing her diaper, answering questions, [...]

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Evidences of Love

Every now and then you get those little gestures that I like to call evidences of love. Typically, they are small acts such as a look, a kiss, or even a well-placed compliment. Tonight, Courtney gave me a fantastic evidence of love.
As I recently mentioned, I am fanatically in love with the Hershey’s candy-covered eggs. [...]

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MSTAR Metro

Courtney and I have used MSTAR as our internet provider since December. After a month of horror stories, we finally got everything working in spite of MSTAR’s repeated attempts at helping us (click here).
Over the last month, however, there have been four or five times when the internet and cable services have been down for [...]

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Utah Educational Savings Plan 529

Two in one day!
I’ve actually had these two topics sitting as drafts for a week now, but I’ve been busy with other things. Now that I have a touch of a free moment….
Financial planning is one of my hobbies. That and gardening. In many ways, they are quite similar. In both, you put something out [...]

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38 Cents

With yesterday being Easter, I sat back and thought a bit about life over the last few years. I think I finally realized how far we’ve come. When Courtney and I were first married, we came into life with less than I ever thought we’d own.
Our first home, an apartment, was solid, but empty. We [...]

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