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The Case of the Broken Pump
A week ago, the heating system in the house went to halfcocked and refused to recover. It’s a geothermal system. A complicated construct, the vision of a great plumber’s technological curiosity 20 years ago; so its parts are fading. The circuit board burped a few months ago to the tune of 1K so we turned on the propane stove and prayed for a miracle. Now, the propane stove works peachy keen in the main house (it has its own connected thermostat on the wall) but does not ci
Heather Humelbaugh
Jan 184 min read
Jesus in the Check-Out Line
Yesterday I stopped at Grocery Outlet to get some eggs, and OK fine, full disclosure, I spent $124 instead of $2.95 because who can stop at Grocery Outlet and only buy one thing? It’s like Costco for the people who can’t or won’t spend $299 on the end cap shiny things you didn’t know you wanted or needed. Anyway, when I went to check out, the person in front of me had some bows and bags in her hand. In normal chit chat in a check-out fashion, she stated she was making bread (
Heather Humelbaugh
Dec 21, 20253 min read
Dinner with Jose
I learned that Trump was re-elected POTUS in November of 2024, while on a plane returning from an absolute dream trip to Portugal. That news was not a highlight of the trip, just to be very clear. Trump is a con artist of the most malevolent kind. I learned the lesson about con artists the hard way, when I was a young teeny bopper, while attending the Oregon State Fair. My Gramma T had given me several silver dollars with the admonition to never spend them, and therefore to n
Heather Humelbaugh
Dec 14, 20254 min read
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