All Entries in the "Home & Garden" Category

Blue Palm Pools in Phoenix Arizona

After spending countless weekends brushing and sweeping my parent’s pool as a child, I promised myself that I’d never own a swimming pool. I felt they required too much work. That changed a few years ago when we put in a pool.

What changed in my thinking? Unlike the pool of my youth, this one was self-cleaning and self chlorinating. In other words, it is virtually maintenance free… well almost.

I Hate Home Owners Associations (HOAs)

There are some benefits to belonging to an HOA (Home Owner’s Association) but often the benefits are overshadowed but the negative aspects of HOAs wielding too much control over homeowners. I live in Anthem, Arizona, one of the best planned master communities in the country and a wonderful place to live I might add, however [...]

Blue Palm Pools Is Awesome

After spending countless weekends brushing and sweeping my parent’s pool as a young child, I vowed to never own a swimming pool myself. They are just too much work. That changed a few years ago when we put in a pool. What changed in my thinking? Unlike the pool of my youth, this one was [...]

APS – You Suck!

I am always afraid to open my electric bill in the summer. It is typical to have electric bills in the $500 range but this month’s bill of shocked me a bit. I’m not going to disclose the exact amount but let’s just say that in my seven years at my current residence, I have [...]