Sorry, it’s been a while since I rapped at ya. Ten internet points for anyone who can name that reference. Let’s talk about the giddy thrill of home plumbing projects! I’m going to spoil the fun right now by saying…
Sorry, it’s been a while since I rapped at ya. Ten internet points for anyone who can name that reference. Let’s talk about the giddy thrill of home plumbing projects! I’m going to spoil the fun right now by saying…
Just look at that thing. It used to be a conveyance for wastewater out of a bathroom lavatory and into the sewer. Now it’s an obscene rusted mess that had to be hammered out of another pipe like a…
You would think this is a SOPA protest, a day late. But no, this is what several rooms of our house looked like last night. Which would be fine, being nighttime and all, except I was flicking the light switch…
With a New Year come resolutions, and I’ve noticed my blog has taken on a life that is much greater than handmade things. I’ve known this moment was coming for a while and the start of a fresh year seems…
I’m a firm believer that if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing until it makes you sick. Am I right? [crickets] Friday afternoon I decided it was time to finish the Fence Project once and for all. I then shut…
I started out my weekend with a bang. Picture this: it’s a beautiful morning, mind-60s, and you’re out for a mountain bike ride through verdant hilly back country. Following a meandering coyote trail you cross over a small grassy depression. …
How long ago was it that I originally started on The Fence Project? Long enough that the brilliant orange/brown of fresh redwood has faded to dusty grey and a family of earwigs has taken up residence in the paper-thin slot…
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 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…