Mike and I hired a contractor to strip and stain the woodwork in our front room, dining room, and kitchen. This has been a long-term project. We started stripping the paint ourselves a few years ago, but it was a slow and laborious process, particularly since we were doing it with a heat gun and no solvents. Lead paint and other foulness flying up ( Read more... )

You see it too, don't you?


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Man, Keyser Söze used to be so much better at avoiding detection...


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I'm not fond of graffiti, especially when it's near my house, but this is kind of awesome in its understated way. It's a cooler tag than those chosen by some of the local scrawlers. For instance, I can't believe there's a tagger out there who proudly proclaims himself to be "FATSO." I like "CNIK," however. That shows some self-branding forethought ( Read more... )

"It takes a lot of guts to call God a wuss."-My Wife


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I think most of you missed this post, because I can't believe I haven't received any comments about it. Check it out.

http://mrdankelly.livejournal.com/2440360.html

So, this morning Mike and I were leaving to meet semibold for a trip to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, to give Nate a gander at their amazing butterfly haven. As we pulled out of the garage, I noticed a nearby group of trash cans brimming with semi-interesting junk. There were the usual knickknacks and ephemera, like an old computer monitor, flower ( Read more... )