I was talking Presidential politics with my brother today. My brother is very opinionated and even passionate in his cynicism…errrr…viewpoint. I can’t say that all that cynicism is unfounded though. As I’ve stated in past posts, I am rooting for Barak Obama. I even spent a bunch of time this week watching the DNC showing [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2008’
New Workbench
Recently, Matt from Matt’s Basement Workshop podcast (go find it on iTunes) had talked about replacing his workbench. It motivated me to try the same. I had a workbench that was collapsable which was a benefit since my shop is small. After looking at it and considering the actual workspace on the bench, I decided [...]
Decisions
I’m not the sort that loves to discuss politics (outside of this blog of course) but I also don’t steer away from it. In my occasional discussions, I find there are a few sorts of people with regards to political discussions. One type are people that seem to relish talking politics. Sometimes, these people are [...]
Remodel Stress
Even though we are a smidge more than a month away from our big Kitchen Remodel, the stress has already begun. Late last week, we found that fixing our current refrigerator would cost nearly as much as buying a new one. This fridge was going to the garage. Because we are far enough away, we [...]
Paint Color
Kathy totally disagrees with me on this but I believe that I have a decent color sense. Mind you, I can be lazy with regards to pick clothing but that doesn’t mean I don’t know things don’t work. Also, I can’t give you the accurate color name but again it doesn’t mean that I can [...]
Politics and Family
I touched base with my folks yesterday. I probably talk to my Mom (sometimes my Dad though he’s not much of a talker and never really has been) once a week on average. They travel during the summer (since living in a dessert gets really hot during the summer) so it may be slightly less [...]