Sometimes it just hits you. And by ‘it’ I mean that brick a mason just nudged off a ledge with his boot forty feet above you. Other times, inspiration hits you. For me, inspiration comes from applying things I already…
Yearly Archives: 2010
How to Destroy Your Bathroom, Pt. 4
Sometimes I don’t know when to call it quits. Saturday I went for an epic trail run—scaling massive hills, technical climbs and descents, the works. I should’ve been out of commission for the rest of the day, but sitting in…
I am Old
There are times in your life when you look up from your work and think, “Something’s changed.” This week my wife and I celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary. Earlier this month I ran into someone I want to undergrad with…
Banneton
I know, you’re thinking of that weird European store with the asexual models, but I’m talking about bread proofing baskets. These have been on my wish list for a long time but have always been something of a luxury. Sure,…
Pizza, Done Right
Here’s the first pizza I ever made, from stem to stern, crust to toppings, all handmade: I still think about the taste: peppery olive oil, fragrant thyme, and the pleasing bite of a partially charred onion. What made it so…
Product Design
I imagine a conversation like this: “Sven, we need a grease spatter guard design by the end of the week.” “Ja sure. What is a grease spatter guard?” “You know, you’re frying kippers and you don’t want the oil to…
Just a Regular Morning
5:35 am [soft crying] “Mama…mama…” Since Mama is sleeping, I get up to check on Toddler Harbat. With concern I see that 5:35 is about 45 minutes from my wake-up time. Unless this is something quick to solve, I won’t…
Self-Reliance or Staged Theater?
When I first saw promos for The Colony, a new reality show on the Discovery channel, I was excited. Here would finally be the ideal show about handmade things. If you haven’t heard about it, the premise is that there’s…
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Podcast Update
Now it’s official: the podcast is on iTunes! In the iTunes store, search for Handmade Parenting and you’ll find it. I did some searches for “super awesome fantastic” and “totally incredibly mind-blowing” but they didn’t lead to the podcast. Soon…
How to Destroy Your Bathroom, Pt. 3
I really ought to rename this series “How to Rebuild Your Bathroom”. That’s right, Uncle F#@k-Up, as the spinmeisters say, is trending upward. Demolition of the bathroom finished on Friday afternoon with the removal of a nasty clogged pipe. How…
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