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Doing a Little Housework (shown)

29 June 2008

The kitchen has always been cluttered at my place, so I’m putting up shelves — 8 in all, up near the ceiling (it’s useful space for me — being freakishly tall has to have some advantages, no?). Having done one side of the room (4/8 shelves), I discovered that the wall was uneven right where […]

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TAGGED: House Life Projects

Overheard While Cycling

25 April 2008

“See that nice bicycle,” a woman commented to her grandson as I rode past. “It doesn’t have a motor.” She paused a moment. “Well, that man is the motor.” I smiled and waved.

TAGGED: Cycling Life

Yoshi Makes Front Page News

4 April 2008

Okay, well, it’s the front page of Instructables, not the Washington Post, but here’s my puppy cat, showing off the self-powered food dispenser I made for him out of a typical gravity-powered feeder and a salsa tub from Baja Fresh.
It’s an easy project to make, and a good way to slow your cat’s eating to […]

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Shadow of my hammer cast in stucko dust

Always keep your tools clean.