New Bathroom!

Some time ago, we had our master bathroom gutted down to the wall studs and rebuilt from scratch. As of yesterday, the work is complete. See cuyahogarvr's blog for photos here. The work took a long time to complete but since we still had use of the smaller bathroom in the basement, it was only a minor inconvenience.

I also hereby declare there will be no further renovation projects until our checking & savings accounts recover.

New Bathroom!

Some time ago, we had our master bathroom gutted down to the wall studs and rebuilt from scratch. As of yesterday, the work is complete. See cuyahogarvr's blog for photos here. The work took a long time to complete but since we still had use of the smaller bathroom in the basement, it was only a minor inconvenience.

I also hereby declare there will be no further renovation projects until our checking & savings accounts recover.

Change to US Immigration Policy

Until recently, under the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexican and Canadian professionals in certain fields of employment could obtain a one year "TN-1" employment visa to work in the US with relatively little paperwork or expense. While a one year visa doesn't sound especially inviting, it was at least renewable indefinitely for one year intervals.

As of Tuesday, US Citizenship & Immigration Services has extended the TN-1 term from one year to three years, renewable indefinitely. Yay!

This has no effect on me personally as I'm currently a permanent resident (green card). Still, it should give some folks the security to make realistic life plans, eg. long-term leases, purchasing a home, retirement savings, etc..

Change to US Immigration Policy

Until recently, under the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexican and Canadian professionals in certain fields of employment could obtain a one year "TN-1" employment visa to work in the US with relatively little paperwork or expense. While a one year visa doesn't sound especially inviting, it was at least renewable indefinitely for one year intervals.

As of Tuesday, US Citizenship & Immigration Services has extended the TN-1 term from one year to three years, renewable indefinitely. Yay!

This has no effect on me personally as I'm currently a permanent resident (green card). Still, it should give some folks the security to make realistic life plans, eg. long-term leases, purchasing a home, retirement savings, etc..