Bfth's Boring Blog

  I'm going to say it yet again:  I am NOT a Catholic.  I AM a Christian.  And if you know me, you know I TRY to be a Christian who follows Matthew 25:  34-40.  (If you don't know it by now,go on and Google it.)  And I say try because I am far from being a perfect Christian  (is there such a thing?) or a perfect person.  (Again, I ask if there is such a thing.)  And even if I wasn't a Christian, even if I didn't believe, I'd still find the message of Jesus to be compelling.  IF nothing else, he was a man who cared about humanity.  A person who didn't care about what you looked like, or who you were. (Remember the whole eating with sinners and outcasts?).  The son of God or not (depending on what you believe), we are STILL talking about Jesus THOUSANDS of years later.  That is F'ing impressive.  (Forgive me Father, for I have not sinned, but I have cursed.) And now I understand (and I don't understand much...remem...

Sunday was Orthodox Easter.  I am not orthodox, but I recognize and respect those that do.  Sunday, April 12th is the holiest of days for those who celebrate. I hope those that do/did had a very Happy Easter.  Because that's what you SHOULD do on a holiday.  Wish those who celebrate it well.  Doesn't matter if you do or not.  You should what a rational human being would do and with them a happy, blessed or anything along those lines, holiday So why should I be surprised that the "leader" of what was once the free world had to ruin it with social media posts denigrating the Pope.  (I'm not a Catholic, but I respect the man who currently the Pope as it appears to me with his words and actions that he is following what Christ taught.)  The Pope responded that he had “no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do.”  (Maybe he should have some fear?  Again, I'...

This is what we want life to look like...and we want the world to think it looks like The other day was really nice out.  It was warm(ish) and the sun was shining.  My husband pulled out the bistro table and chairs. We sat by our beautiful pond with fish swimming in the clear water relaxing with the sound of the soothing waterfall in the background.  Days like these are makes life great. The following morning (Saturday) was cooler.  But it's a calm Saturday with no plans.  We have coffee.  We sit by the fireplace.  (No we didn't need it, but it was nice nonetheless.)  We have music on.  We do our NYT's puzzles.  (No Carom in Wordle today.)  The weather won't allow for soaking up the sun today, but that's okay.  (Ok, it's not, but I'll deal.) I take my time doing stuff around the house and finally decide that it's time to hit the rowing machine and catch up on the Elsbeth episode that I didn't watch on Thursday.  I go into...

  After a not so fun Thursday ( https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/water.html ), I decided to wrap up the day by doing something fun.  And what could be more fun than visiting a local(ish) winery?  (Especially now that Lent is over.) Mountain View Vineyard  had been closed for several months due to burst pipes.  (It was a particularly cold and cruel winter as I think I have written numerous times.)  I had wanted to go visit them because they are in Stroudsburg which is not too far away.  Although I have to say that while their address is Stroudsburg, it's really not in Stroudsburg (at least as far as I can tell) but it was still a reasonable drive.  (Just over 30 minutes.)   Anyway, after being closed for far too long (I know they would agree with that), they reopened on Thursday.  It seemed like the perfect day to go; especially as they were offering a FREE glass of their Poppin Pearl sparkling red wine.  That sc...

 So when I posted a rant the other day ( https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/water.html ), I said to my husband that I hate writing posts like that, but it seems like the only way to get corporate attention is to turn to social media.  (In addition to the tried and sometimes true, phone call or email to customer service.)  Sadly, it's been my experience over the years is the ONLY way to get a company to truly hear you (if they do at all) is to blast it out there. My husband said I LOVE writing posts like that.  But that's not true.  I wish I didn't.  I wish corporations and companies would just do their jobs, but... What I really like to do is RAVE about customer service.  When we get good customer service (or even just plain old customer service) I feel like you have to rave because it's so rare these days.  (Customer service seems to have gone the way of common sense.  Maybe they had a joint burial service?) So let me tell you abou...

  In NJ, my water and sewer bill comes quarterly and it comes from the township.  I get this tiny postcard sized piece of mail (easily lost by the post office) and I write a check and send it back.  In PA, we get our water from a company called  Aqua .  We use them because that's who there is and it's who the previous owners used.  I don't even know if you have a choice when it comes to water carriers.  (Is anyone out there experienced in this?) Back when we were purchasing the house, I called Aqua so that the account info could be changed/updated.  Imagine my surprise when they said there was no account at my address!  There was water and I don't think the previous owners were lying...So I went to the previous owners and they gave me their account number.  Turns out there was an account, they just didn't have the specific address; they just had the street!  So I own the whole street and am paying for all the water?  I don't th...