Danger, Will Robinson

Today I bought an extension cord to make my standing-on-ladders-with-power-tools a little easier. The child tried to grab the 50-foot one, but I pointed out that could probably go all the way around our house, and bought the 10-foot one.

I also bought a hook for my bike. And a plant hanger. And a few other [...]

Satisfaction in Little Things

I cleaned out my storage area today. There are things in there that have been in storage since we moved in. And though some of that–the cat carrier, for instance–is still relevant, most of it is not.

So away it goes. There is room now for me to lock my bike inside when it comes.

In my [...]

Power Tools

Ya gotta love power tools.  Tonight we got that damn thing together in about twenty minutes.

If the thought of me with a drill in my hands doesn’t frighten you–it should.  I have this evil cackle I can’t stop, when I have my Black and Decker takes-two-hands, sixteen drill bits and a couple extra toys including [...]

How Old Am I?

I’ll answer my own question.  I’m thirty-six.  So how come I’m only now figuring out how I work?

Regular readers will have noticed a period of distance.  I was just searching out things on the web to toss on this blog.  I tend to go in cycles like that, and I’m only beginning to map out [...]