Category Archives: Life

“I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.” — Herman Melville, “Moby Dick”

Home Improvements

Just thought you might like to see what I have been doing with my last ever “free” vacation week.
The next time I have more than a holiday off, it will mean that Jenny is giving birth.
I put the time to some pretty good use.… Read the rest

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Doings!

Jenny has painted and started decorating the basement room. I installed the cat door last weekend and three of them immediately took to it. One is using it as a toy, even! The other three? Not so much! They are afraid of it, actually!… Read the rest

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Fun at Home Depot and finding Cthulhu dreaming in the basement window

After a week away, I came back to the door and rehung the latch side. It is not 100%, but I am much happier with it. It closes.
I then sealed off the kitteh excape root and called for my test subject to be released into the room.… Read the rest

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Weekend House Work

Last weekend I installed the sheetrock on some framing I installed at the bottom of the basement stairs.
Hate to admit it, but T@# was right. There is not a damn thing that is square or level in this house!
Not stopping at that, I started ‘rocking up sections of the main basement dividing wall around pipes, etc.… Read the rest

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Shopping, American Style

If you have known me for a while, you will know that I am no Bible thumping tea bagger when it comes to my views on America and the fact that I was born in this country. But, I do prefer to live in the US than any other country I have visited (OK, maybe some regions of Canada hold a certain allure for me), even with all the shite that has been going on for, oh, the past decade or so.… Read the rest

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Bored at werk…must be time for a blog update

Things have been slow at werk of late. Too slow.
I am used to being busy the whole time I am here: 7:30AM to 4PM.
But, lately, things have been just dead.
I won’t have anything to do until 8 or 9, if I get anything, and then I won’t have anything else to do the entire day.… Read the rest

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Being There: LL Bean meets Bean and Leaf | The College Voice http://ping.fm/J9c1mRead the rest

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Strange Angel

A very long, but interesting, article on Kristin Hersh and her CASH Music business model.
http://bit.ly/9PuEaK
Yes, I am a Strange Angel.… Read the rest

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International Pancake Day

Happy International Pancake Day!!… Read the rest

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Dinner with Jenny, playing with cats. Home now. One cat on lap, another on shoulder.… Read the rest

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