From Cool Mum’s slumber party with a roach (I think it was a beetle) and CoolStuffForDads.com’s comment, the next round of Cool Home Showdown is buggy in nature.
ROUND 2: PESTS
CM’s take: In the past 6 months, I’ve seen one centipede (after we left our window open) and one small roach. Thankfully, the only mice I’ve seen have been confined in a glass case at PetCo. Compare that to frequent earwigs and Asian roaches inside and black widows and swarms of mosquitoes just outside our walls in Florida. NYC …

If the webcam in our little laptop was accidentally left on for a week, there’s one topic that you would hear Cool Mum and I discussing almost every day. OK, now I’m paranoid and need to check the little laptop…
Good, our deepest secrets have not been broadcast across the Web. So, the one topic:
FLORIDA vs NEW YORK CITY
It may seem apples to oranges to compare one city with a whole state. However, NYC has plenty of population and diversity to hold up against any state in the Union.
CM and I …