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he couldn't get up stairs anymore without help, and her pain was evident. Walking was difficult, but she always got up to greet you. The vet came tonight and put her to sleep. She was a good dog. As good a dog as you ever had. She was a constant, a nose in your palm, and a leaning tower of yellow fur shedding on your leg - wagging - always wagging. I left, moved out, moved on, and she never missed a beat. ...
Read the rest of “Goodbyes are for suckers” posted 3 weeks, 1 day ago on Thursday, Feb the 18th 2010
Past Mumbling
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thought I was through with this phenomenon some time ago. I realize, it's "perfectly natural" and I shouldn't be grossed out, but seriously - this last week has been filled with thick, matted, slimy tangles of hair coming out of a variety of...
Read the rest of “Finding hair in strange places” posted 4 weeks ago on Saturday, Feb the 13th 2010
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o ho ho... Merry late fall. I'm recovering from the bloat of a generous Thanksgiving weekend filled with family, food, and family in my food. Cannibals can be thankful too. Flipping the food coin, I spent part of today at the dentist...
Read the rest of “Playing a little bit of ketchup” posted 3 months, 1 week ago on Tuesday, Dec the 1st 2009
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oday marks my 5th visit to the dentist in the last two months to correct problems that have been left unattended for a few years. One bad tooth, and a bunch of tiny fillings later, things were looking up. Unfortunately, the bad tooth,...
Read the rest of “Sit back, relax. This might pinch a bit.” posted 4 months, 1 week ago on Tuesday, Nov the 3rd 2009
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e just survived another Halloween at the old, creepy church. Thanks to the archive I see 4 years ago when we first bought the place were still with our own and presumably didn't have the energy left to dole out any...
Read the rest of “Living, Breathing, and other Fall Activities” posted 4 months, 1 week ago on Monday, Nov the 2nd 2009
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his is really becoming a bad habit, and in no way passes for a legitimate post, but I spend far too much time trying to divine wisdom and guidance from the depths of Craigslist; I can't help but share. Santa Claus print FROM MEIJER...
Read the rest of “It writes itself” posted 5 months ago on Thursday, Oct the 8th 2009
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know I mentioned my late arrival to the Craigslist phenomenon (you know, that it exists and that one can find things and buy them from across the vastness of the internet). I've since bought a number of items from that hideously ugly site,...
Read the rest of “Waving the flag” posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago on Wednesday, Sep the 30th 2009
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n two hours I'll put on my "nice clothes" and drive back to my home town. I don't visit Washington often, but I'm stalked by all manner of memories when I do. My parents live about 6 miles out of the town proper, so...
Read the rest of “Mom away from mom” posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago on Thursday, Aug the 27th 2009
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s of about 5:35am this morning my brother and his wife are new parents, all over again. They've already got twin 4 year old boys, and now they have a pretty adorable little girl to add to their collection. Sally and I...
Read the rest of “That's MISTER Uncle to you, bub.” posted 7 months, 4 weeks ago on Friday, Jul the 17th 2009
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t's not really summer until you find your pores weeping their saltiness while you sit motionless in your home. I have an informal rule about picking one type of temperature to complain about, and dealing with the other silently (by dealing I mean...
Read the rest of “Is it summer yet? Stuck to the vinyl in Illinois” posted 8 months, 2 weeks ago on Friday, Jun the 26th 2009
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have a friend that claims I'd rather build things than use them. He's wrong, of course; I'll use anything that's built right -- most things are not. As a result I build things I'll be using, and then I can only blame...
Read the rest of “The Crusty Luddite” posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago on Friday, Jun the 19th 2009
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ell, we pulled it off and victory was achieved. Even though we had some communication issues, all units eventually made a showing. Who would have expected such a sneak attack to work on a day in early June? There was some resistance, but...
Read the rest of “Surprise surprise” posted 9 months, 1 week ago on Saturday, Jun the 6th 2009
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n driving into work the other day, I was bestride the miata (strike one) listening to NPR (strike two) and had the top up, even though it was sunny out (strike three). A miata driver going the opposite way saw me give them the...
Read the rest of “The Emasculation Triple-Crown” posted 9 months, 4 weeks ago on Tuesday, May the 19th 2009
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realize it's supposed to be "heavy hangs the crown", but a crown sounds pretentious, and a tiara just sounds confused, so I went the more informal route. My brother and business partner (same dude) took off for a two week party in...
Read the rest of “Heavy hangs the sweatband” posted 1 year ago on Wednesday, Mar the 4th 2009
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friend of mine from many moons ago has a blog, and writes at a pretty steady clip. She's married, with kids & a husband, and records her highs and lows with a fair amount of transparency. I'm jealous of her openness. ...
Read the rest of “Bite your [digital] tongue!” posted 1 year ago on Friday, Feb the 27th 2009
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Shep
Andrew. So sorry to hear. I understand the grief all to well after losing one ... view
2 weeks, 6 days ago
EyePulp
My writing seems to improve in step with the significance of the loss. I'd ... view
3 weeks, 1 day ago
jayne
Beautifully written. view
3 weeks, 1 day ago
SallyPants
Beautiful tribute to a good girl. She treated me like I was part of the ... view
3 weeks, 4 days ago
EyePulp
All our hires have to know heel/toe driving and must hit the apex 9 ... view
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Shep
This place has turned out SOOOOO cool. I'm REALLY impressed. Seriously. Can I send ... view
1 month ago
EyePulp
Hah! Rimshot? view
1 month ago
Shep
So... I see the plan for the stir fry - but no place for the fresh ... view
1 month ago
Shep
God bless Sketchup. view
1 month ago
Shep
Gotta keep those packages outta the weather. :-) view
Older Film
Part of “Shorter Trips”
21 smelly photos taken on Jan. 1, 2010
Only 2 1/2 months late, we get a few shots of the wildest... uh... yeah, it was pretty sedate. The part where we burned things and threw molten metal around ...


Part of “Interior”
24 stolen photos taken on Feb. 13, 2010
The latest batch of photos (less than 24 hours old!) of our new/old office building. We moved in a month and a half ago, and are still getting things finished. ...


Part of “Bar bar bar, bar barber chair”
16 untoward photos taken on Feb. 13, 2010
The majority of the parts for the chair are back from the various crafty folk we sent them to - the plating was done by The Chrome Shop, ...


Part of “Bar bar bar, bar barber chair”
6 rebellious photos taken on Feb. 13, 2010
This assembly is what controls most of the chair's capabilities. Raising, lowering, reclining. It's a wonder of clever, compact efficiency. It was also covered in 50 year old oil, dirt. ...


Part of “Best Laid Plans”
8 cursed photos taken on Feb. 9, 2010
Some 3d floorplans we're using to figure out exactly how our hovel becomes a home.


Part of “My Biggest Fan”
14 hyperventilating photos taken on Nov. 28, 2009
Constructing an overbuilt steel support to hold our big fan in the air required a bunch of trips to buy bigger bolts, bigger drill bits, and about 300 times up ...


Part of “My Biggest Fan”
9 angry photos taken on Nov. 24, 2009
The fan arrived without any noticeable damage to the boxes. I waited for Sally to get home before unpacking it. She was pretty excited about the free hat.


Part of “Shorter Trips”
15 half-hearted photos taken on Nov. 14, 2009
My wife, who's completed education is a boulder to her Sisyphus, teaches undergraduate classes as a Graduate Assistant. People in this position have their own classwork as well as teach ...


Part of “Interior”
27 missing photos taken on Nov. 14, 2009
90% of the way done, waiting for a lot of doors and windows. Most of the walls and floors are in and painted, and it's time to nitpick the details...




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