I spent the day yesterday doing something I really don’t like to do — sealing the driveway. My house is more than 10 years old now and the driveway is blacktop. Every three to four years I try to seal the driveway with that icky, thick, black driveway sealer. This was the year. It took me four hours to do it yesterday and despite wearing gloves and old shoes, I still managed to get that stuff all over me. UGH! At least, for my effort, I got several compliments from the neighbors about how nice it looked. With a little luck, I’ll maybe even get a few more years out of this driveway before it needs to be replaced.

–Pete