Ed Cottrell

  • Sometimes, life really is good.

    In spite of all the bad days, crazy politics, and other hassles of life, sometimes you just have a really good day. Today was one of those days. My parents have a contract on their house, after having it on the market for less than two weeks. My second business, Safe At Hand, which sells…

  • Poker Chips

    I got the rest of my poker chips, today; all in all, the service was pretty good. I did get a chance to “break in” the table and chips, a bit, and am happy with both. Okay, back to work

  • Test Drive – F-150 XLT 4×4 SuperCrew

    I test-drove an F-150 XLT 4×4 SuperCrew, today. Hopefully, I will be buying an F-150 in the very near future. I seriously doubt I’ll buy the 4×4, but there were no readily available 4×2’s, around. I would love to have the 4×4, but have only encountered a handful of non-winter situations in which a good…

  • Death in London, Madness in Iraq

    This morning, as I’m sure you’ve heard, four bombs exploded in the London transit system, killing at least 33 and wounding hundreds. A group calling itself the “Secret Organization Group of al Qaeda of Jihad in Europe” is claiming responsibility. Also, this morning, the al Qaeda organization in Iraq claims that it has killed the…

  • Rebuilding Credit

    I just saw an ad (on TV) that deserved a comment. In the commercial, a woman, who maxed out multiple credit cards – even after getting new cards to do balance transfers – over a great period of time, claimed to have solved all her credit problems (or at least her credit management problem) by…