Laying a hardwood floor is a much more complicated task than I had anticipated. Now it seems that we need to cure the concrete subfloor before applying the mastic to lay the bamboo flooring. That’s going to take two-thirds of… Continue Reading
I said I wasn’t going back to the Ted Haggard well, and I meant it. Yes, the man has more legal and financial problems and more scandal has come to light involving him. Google it if you’re curious about the… Continue Reading
I’ve cut way back on drinking coffee. In the mornings, I’m making fruit smoothies for breakfast instead. One banana, one small apple, a tablespoon of crushed pineapple, one-half of a canned pear, a tablespoon of vanilla yogurt, and a dash… Continue Reading
Ever a believer in trickle-down economics, Rudy! defends banks and other businesses that received bailout money paying their executives big bonuses with what look like taxpayer dollars. Now, I think there’s something to the idea that when people have money,… Continue Reading
It didn’t work, obviously. But instead of going on the floor of the legislature in Springfield, claiming he did it all for the children and whining about how he was special, he would have been much better off trying this… Continue Reading
On this day in 1737, Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, England. If we look to men like George Washington, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton as our founding fathers, we should look to Thomas Paine as the irritable, curmudgeonly, and… Continue Reading
Pretty fun video to promote fantasy football. Fun. But I’m going to need some convincing before I believe it isn’t done with special effects. I mean, if Jason Campbell and Marc Bulger really had that kind of throwing accuracy, you’d… Continue Reading
Do not set your webpage to autostart any audio of any kind at any volume. EVER! Capisce?
You’ve heard the news by now — the President’s $820 billion proposed “stimulus” package passed through the House of Representatives today, with functionally no committee analysis, scanty debate on the floor, and zero — that’s right, zero — Republican floor… Continue Reading
Some taggers pulled off an extraordinary feat — they enveloped several blocks’ worth of the bank of the Los Angeles River with their tag. Take a look at the photograph in the Fish Wrapper article — I had to look… Continue Reading