Turning Japanese

Going through some photos, came across this great shot from the late fall. Wish it could be this color all year round

FInal contender

There has been a lot of feedback regarding what the ultimate selection was in the coffee maker category, so without further ado...the winner in the programmable coffee maker is...

Big decisions

The coffee maker apparently lost its job description, and stopped doing what it was meant to. I called the manufacturer, and had to laugh when she asked if I had a receipt for it (it was a gift from Thor, further making the receipt concept so preposterous).

So I needed a new coffeemaker...

Since I use it every day, I felt comfortable going large and getting a top-notch maker...so I went, 20% off coupon in hand, over to Bed Bath and Beyond and scored what appeared to be the updated version of my old one, only with the added benefit of a built-in grinder...

Turns out, it just didn't keep the coffee warm enough for long enough, and you had to push a button every time you WEREN'T going to use the grinder...so back I went...


I went down market with try number, two, but made the mistake of keeping with the "carafe" set up (versus plain old glass...").

SO That one,too, had to be returned...SO I ended up getting the same exact one I started off with, just without the seemingly ubiquitous stainless steel. You'll have to trust me for now...no photos yet.

Side note-In my photography class, we were showing pictures to the class that we'd taken during the week. I'd documented the various coffee maker visits, and ended up showing them to the class. It was clear that people wondered why I had photos of my household appliances.

Home warranty company children heard crying

"I'm not sure exactly how I feel," said Cleary. "I mean, that this home warranty has saved my skin so many times, that it's been an MVP around here no question. But when I found out that the family vacation for the home warranty company president was canceled directly because of the latest Clearydome adventure-the water heater donating it's innards to the outside world, well, my heart, and my deductible, go out to them."

There are several experiences you want to avoid as a homeowner. Too many to list, in fact. But one sure one is the "hopping down the stairs to the basement and wondering, 'whats that sound of water dropping onto water? that can't be good."

Sure made using rubbermaid stuff for basement storage seem like a really good idea...

So it was, another element to the list of things that the warranty co. has had to replace around here (furnace, A/C, a toilet...). Thank goodness for those guys!

That other dome....

Technically, yes, unrelated to the dome...

More from the library...

Also, across the street is a church that they are converting to condos.

Fancy readin'

Some shots from a December visit to the newly-opened Indianapolis library, which (in vaguely similar fashion to Copenhagen's Black Diamond) added a full new structure to the old one but kept them connected.

Sure is shiny!

Snow Shots

A couple of pics from the snow fall...note wreath, which was only holiday decoration after X-mas lights suspiciously went missing until early February...

Radical new layout wows Clearydome guests

Both of them!

A little less TV-centric....

We'll leave a light on for you...

Well, Indianapolis "made it." Not selected to host (or even play in...) the Super Bowl, or as the site for the Winter Olympics ("every event will be cross country skiing and curling this year..."), but it was picked as a place for Google "Street View," which gives an on-the-ground look at an address.

It appears as though the shot was taken this summer, based on the construction progress down the street...It also looks as though I left the light on....

www.maps.google.com

RIP Sunflower Market...2007-2008

There was a close-by (all of .3 of mile...and right off the Monon Trail...) Supermarket called Sunflower Markets that has abruptly shut down. The store, affectionately called the "Hippie Grocery store" had all kinds of organic-sourced food and produce not to mention a ton of great microwave (Thai shrimp and noodles in 4 minutes) and fresh-made dinners to go.

Of course the store, which also had wi-fi and a little coffee lounge, not to mention tons of unusual beer selections and affordable wine on hand, was owned by an evil corporate overlord (www.supervalu.com/sv-webapp/) that apparently decided that the place wasn't turning a profit quickly enough. The good news, if any, was that there was a massive-first 25% then 50% off everything-sale. Alas, if felt each time as the shelves became more and more bare, a lot like picking through a ghost town...

Hopefully something good takes the space....