Author: Martin

Let’s start with the fact that there is an HOA rule that no heating and cooling equipment can be seen from the street. While seemingly irrelevant, this seems to be the heart of the problem between me and the HOA. I mean, what’s so terrible about seeing residential HVAC equipment next to a person’s house? […]

It’s really sort of weird to be looking after my dad a lot more since he decided to move down here. The man was my idol and has been such a great father to me. From the great house with central air conditioning and plenty of cool stuff to helping me get through college, that […]

This is my second winter up here and it sure hasn’t gotten any easier. I don’t know what I was thinking when I moved from the south to the north. For sure, I could have turned down the promotion. But who does that? Had I not taken the promotion, I’d be sitting in the air […]

I can simply take a walk around my neighborhood and tell who really care about their home and who doesn’t. It seems so odd to me that anyone fortunate enough to be a homeowner would neglect their responsibilities. I know that there are some essentials when it comes to taking care of my home. And […]