It’s been quite a busy time in the real world, a place that I occupy much more often than the intellectually interesting but not-very-interactive land of Law And Policy Blogging. So before I get into some thoughts about immigration reform,… Continue Reading
I’ve little time for blogging right now. In between a heavy work schedule and a mission from The Wife to build a table that seats eight for the back patio in time for a dinner party on Saturday* (she is doing… Continue Reading
When the rear bearing on your washing machine goes out, that pretty much means you need to replace it; it can cost nearly as much to fix that part as to replace the unit. Which pretty much sucks. When it… Continue Reading
Only someone who hasn’t had to use a chainsaw would suggest that it’s an easy job. Chainsawing is hard, tiring work. See, most of last weekend was spent outdoors or in the garage. We’re working on a dry bar to… Continue Reading
No posts other than this today, because The Wife and I spent all day putting down the hardwood floor in the guest bedroom of Soffit House. We’re both sore in places we forgot we had. There’s finish work to do… Continue Reading
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
We need to get that willow tree in the back yard trimmed. I’m sure not going to do it. So today a guy came by looking for work trimming trees, and offered a free estimate. I thought, “how serendipitous” and… Continue Reading
Last night, The Wife grew bored with the drawing of the Colosseum on the blackboard and erased it. Or tried to, anyway. The chalk smeared around but stayed on the board, and so we concluded that we had built a… Continue Reading
I’d been putting off finishing the blackboard. But The Wife lit a fire under me and the job got done. The final hurdle was figuring out how to get such a big thing — it’s four feet by four feet… Continue Reading
6:15 a.m.: My alarm goes off. I arise, wash my face, and step out of the bedroom witn an intent to get a cup of coffee. The cat attempts to sneak in to the momentarily-open bedroom door but is deterred… Continue Reading