Todd Dietrich

The Numbers

I’m a numbers guy. Not in the mathematician sense, but in that I won’t commit to a purchase until I can see how it’s going to play out before I do it. For most situations that’s pretty easy, look at the price of the item. Do I have enough money? Yes. OK, I can buy…

August 13, 2011
Smaller Search Radius

Back in July I posted about my needs and wants for buying a house. At the time I listed being near Bethlehem as a want. In the comments of the post Tammy suggested that I move it to a need. At the time I didn’t think it was that big of a deal, but the more…

August 12, 2011
Indecisive

“I don’t care.” I’m not sure why, but hearing that response to a question drives me nuts. Whether it’s asking where someone wants to go for dinner, what they want to do, or any number of opinion questions, it seems like it’s the new norm for people to not have an opinion. That, or they’re…

August 11, 2011
I Suck At Taking Compliments

There’s no point in trying to sugar coat it, I suck at taking a compliment. I’ve given a lot of thought as to why that is and I have a few ideas, but I’m not sure how I’ll be able to go about dealing with them. This isn’t a solicitation for accolades, but hopefully through…

August 10, 2011
Unexpected

Today has been stressful. It was largely my own fault due to procrastination and allowing things to pile up on me. That, combined with a lack of sleep and I was in a fabulous mood for most of the day. It seemed like just when I was getting ahead on a project that had been kicking…

August 9, 2011