Bfth's Boring Blog

 David died on Sunday. I can't remember when we met.  I know where, but am not sure of the year.  It was at one of the annual Beatles conventions that we used to attend.  A place where you met people and became fast friends, not just because you were a fan, but because you shared a sense of humor and understanding. David had a wicked sense of humor.  He was one of those people who you wouldn't think was funny, but he was.  The fact that you might misjudge him as staid and perhaps "corporate like" made his antics even funnier.  He wasn't the guy that you expected who would do goofy things.  That is until you got to know him. And then... He had two partners in crime.  Or at least two that I know of.  They were Kelley (his amazing wife) and Duncan (his crazy friend...another guy who could look at you with a straight face and then do something so funny you would fall on the floor with laughter.)  When the three of them were togeth...

  To say that it's been an "interesting" week is...well putting it mildly, it’s the kind of week as Alanis Morrissette would say:  "Well, life has a funny way of sneakin' up on you.  When you think everything's okay and everything's goin' right. And life has a funny way of helpin' you out. When you think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face." Let's start with the BIG one:   the plumbing issue in NJ .  I went to work on Tuesday morning (and so did my son, which is another update) leaving the door to the basement unlocked.  The subcontractors (with the camera) and the plumbers were supposed to arrive between 12-2.  They showed up at the front door (not the back) a little before 2.  Thanks to technology (Ring), I was able to tell them to go around back and that Mike (who was not there yet) would explain everything.  Meanwhile, my husband (who was in PA) used Echo Dot technology to listen in and advise once they...

 I hope everyone had a reflective and relaxing long Memorial Day weekend. Note, I didn't say happy because Memorial Day is not really a day to be happy. It is a time to reflect. It is a time to remember. It is a time where we think about those who died so that this country could continue to exist. Those colonists who fought for freedom from tyranny during the Revolutionary war. Those Union soldiers who fought so that people of color would no longer be enslaved. Those who fought fascism (definition:  populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition) in both World Wars so that we could continue to pursue life, liberty and happiness. To those courageous men and women, we owe a debt of gratitu...

  I thought it was over... I was wrong. Let me take you back:   https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/water-part-2.html .  That was mid-April.  Right after that I got my bill.  And it was the same as it had been since December 2024:  So I thought they were playing catch up.   Then I got my May bill: Okay, so it was only for a few days of service.  The next bill would be "truthful" Then on Friday, May 22nd I got this: That makes a little more sense.  And as always, I set up a payment right away.   Since it was Friday and this is a long weekend, my payment would go through on Tuesday, May 26th. But then on Saturday (of a long holiday weekend), I get this email: Take a closer look What?  Current charges $380.26, but Account Balance as of this reminder: $48.35?  Where is that charge coming from?  If I go directly to my account on their website: No mention of it there...no mention of ANY of it when I ...

Or can I call you Stephen? After all we are nearly neighbors. When I'm in New Jersey and you're in New Jersey we are only a few miles apart. Or so I assume. I know you live in the next town over but I don't know your address and Google won't give it to me. Not that I was going to come to your house and bother you, I wasn't, but I hear you give out great Halloween candy, are cool with decorations and you're never too old to go trick or treating.  (Do you give out full sized?  You should you know, you are a celebrity.)   I just want to say how sorry I am, like the majority of the world is, to see your show go off the air. It is a sad sad day (actually it's been a sad sad decade when you look at the majority of it but I don't want to go there) when pissed off politicians masquerading as leaders decide to silence one of the most popular television shows out there. And I'm not just talking about late night. You are beloved.  I think/hope you know that. ...

  We've had our challenges with wildlife.  There is a fence around our backyard to keep "larger" wildlife (deer and bear) out.  When the fence that was there when we moved in had issues, we had it replaced (https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/do-fence-me-in.html ).  Smaller critters (chipmunks and some squirrels) get in, but they aren't really destructive.  And then there are lots of birds, which I enjoy watching.  (My husband has seen a hummingbird this year, but I haven't which bums me out.) But even with this new fence we've had some challenges:   https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/calling-carl-spackler.html .  But with the long winter, perhaps we'd gotten complacent.  As the weather has FINALLY gotten warmer (as I write this it's suddenly in the 90s when we'd had the heat on over the weekend), this guy came back.  (Last time I called him/her Sly and I'm going to resume that an ASSume that it's the same gro...