Also, you will notice I added a new category, The Life of 636Benjamin. This will not be an everyday blog, but I will summarize the..life…of…..  ….. me (hence the category name) occasionally.

I am still looking for some more ideas, so please hit me up. Also, l want to know if you are having any issues with the site. Not seeing pictures, trouble navigating, asking for an FTP password (I have no clue about that one, maybe it’ll work itself out?) or anything else you want to tell me about the site. email me at Idea@636benjamin.com. I also have several more email addresses I can add, so if you think of a good one, or want to help write something, heck, I’ll even give you a regular column if you like, just let me know!!

Thanks all! Have a great night!!

So, then it was on to my place to continue my bi-annual (at best) deep cleaning of my place. Today’s mission: Kitchen, bathroom and finish the living room. I started going through boxes of junk I had in the living room, pitching stuff that at one time I thought very important to keep forever (plastic stethoscope, Xtreme Radio air freshener, sparkly rock, among a lot of other things). Among all that stuff was nearly every ticket stub for anything I have ever been too. There were several DC Talk concert tickets, a Ratt ticket, countless Blues and Cardinals tickets (including some Blues 1993 playoff tickets) and a ton of movie stubs. Someday I plan to make a scrapbook, if I ever get artsy. It’d be awesome.

Among the gems I found, were some noted to a speech I apparently gave to someone at some point. I only found note cards 2-6, but the basis of the speech surrounded the history and awesomeness of Petra. Then I moved on to DC Talk, who, I noted, was my favorite band of all time. I finished this stellar speech with Michael Whittaker Smith (his website also has a section called SmittyTV. I recommend you check it out. I also just told Janelle I would probably resemble a 13 year old girl at a New Kids concert in the mid 90s if I ever met him even today), my favorite artist of all time. And yes, I made the distinction that DC Talk is a band and MWS is a soloist, which is how they can both be my all time favorites. It must have been the best speech ever.

So, I threw away a whole trach can full of stuff, and consolidated 4 big boxes into 2 small ones. Success. I also cleaned my shower (while I showered), but I left the rest of the bathroom and kitchen to (hopefully) tomorrow. Still a successful day. But I mentioned sorrow in the title. So, what was sorrowful? Let me show you.

It was a sad day at this Muehleisen house.

Yes, today I took down my Christmas tree. For those that don’t know, its been up for 4 years. It was a great conversation piece. But, I think it might have been a good call to take it down. It was caked with dust. It was time. I still have a few Christmas lights up though, so it’s still always Christmas at my house.

Now, I’m gonna help Janelle rearrange the living room, then enjoy some delightful taco salad. Great night coming, it’ll probably include some Skeet.

So, I have started a new feature, Skeet Ulrich Facts. We all know how incredibly awesome Chuck Norris is, but I think Skeet gets way to little credit for all the amazing things he has done, can do, and will do. Stay tuned for more.

I’m still looking for other new categories to post about.

Please comment with a suggestion of post types you’d like to see!!

Thanks everybody!! Have a great day!!