You know, I did an okay job bodging stuff together.

Right now, there are folks in the basement replacing the furnace for the first floor, the one that died and the fire department came and tagged out.

And I've also been taking breaks recently by going through my LJ and tagging old entries. Speaking of tagging, and all.

http://xiphias.livejournal.com/304199.html

Beginning of March, 2006. That's when the now-dead furnace caught on fire. I "fixed" it, at least enough to get it running, and I kept it running for two weeks shy of two years. We've had two extra years to budget for replacing this thing.

We're not using the old, salvage boiler that Dad found. As long as we were putting the thing in, and as long as MORE than half the cost is installation, we figured we deserved a NEW boiler.

Did I mention that I have a new favorite wine?

I can't recall if I blogged about the Boston Wine Expo or not. Anyway, when I was there, I tried a New Zealand Riesling. It had the "petrol" note that Riesling is known for, but also the tropical fruit that New Zealand is known for. There are now two or three vineyards which are shipping the stuff to the USA -- I don't know about distribution anywhere else. Y'all have to try this stuff. (I assume you Kiwis already can get the stuff.)