Seattle on the other hand has a completely different set of traffic laws that completely ignore the laws of physics, thermodynamics, conservation, and English rule.

No future for you

Seattle on the other hand has a completely different set of traffic laws that completely ignore the laws of physics, thermodynamics, conservation, and English rule.

Thanks to the combination of my only updating once a week, and western societies adoption of the Julian calendar a few centuries ago, this week and next week I will be four years of producing mindless BS with a plastic … Read More

Take that however / whichever way you think appropriate

But First; Butt First

Take that however / whichever way you think appropriate

Like everyone else on this planet, I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing. I don’t fake it very well either. It’s going on over a year that I started planning for the bookcases. In my head there are probably … Read More

What a world, what a world, what a world,

And your little Dog too

What a world, what a world, what a world,

It’s been hot here. The shed really is made out of Tupperware, Rubbermaid or whatever brand petroleum product it is. It now looks very funky as we didn’t want to build a new one just yet but needed the thing … Read More

It was a very difficult decision, but i the end I decided to simply just make it look like a bookcase

Decisions, Decisions

It was a very difficult decision, but i the end I decided to simply just make it look like a bookcase

IKEA aside, there is a lot of thought that has to go into something as simple as a bookcase. The size and colour are the easy bits. There are different construction techniques for different materials, different styling within those techniques… … Read More

We just like old maps. They don't just show you a location, they show you how our knowledge has expanded over the years.

X Marks the Spot

We just like old maps. They don't just show you a location, they show you how our knowledge has expanded over the years.

This last week I re-discovered I’m getting old. I did some work on the bathroom and hallway floors re-grouting and laying replacement tiles. My hands are very sore and slightly swollen. My knees throb and I’m tired. I did, however, … Read More

I think the containers are breeding

Junk Drawer

I think the containers are breeding

It is amazing when you have multiple hobbies how much crap you can accumulate. Even more amazing is how much of the gathered shit has absolutely nothing to do with your hobbies or anything else you actually take an interest … Read More

We Are Fam A Lee!

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We Are Fam A Lee!

We will definitely be just floating in the ether for a bit here. I need to work up nerve to take Paddy out to public places. I need to work up the nerve to take myself out to public places … Read More

Because it's always more polite to call first

Bringing up Baby

Because it's always more polite to call first

I do not recall how old I was when my parents started leaving me home with my siblings. It was certainly younger than most parents do nowadays. I remember a couple of years ago a coworker saying they needed to … Read More

There are people outside. Soy lentil greens just up and walking about

Walk this Way

There are people outside. Soy lentil greens just up and walking about

Why is it that one feels tired and crappy, the solution is exercise. I’m tired and I feel crappy. But it works. When I walk first thing when I get up in the morning I have more energy throughout the … Read More

Clean house was never about helping people get rid of shit. It was a documentary about Niecy Nash having to politely put up with upper middle class white folks and their obliviousness

Who wants a clean house!

Clean house was never about helping people get rid of shit. It was a documentary about Niecy Nash having to politely put up with upper middle class white folks and their obliviousness

This one took way longer than it should have. Something about cleaning up the house.   Paddy: Surely you don’t really need all of this crap Patrick: At the moment, no. Some of it is for emergencies, some is round-to-its Paddy: It doesn’t … Read More