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That went downhill quickly

M and I were going to do DIY. Until I made myself sick. Continue reading

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Ewww . . . nasty . . . .

Today I wallowed in the dirt and scrubbed and scoured and cleaned. Continue reading

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It’s ALLL-ways SOM-thin’

If it’s not one tool I need right then that’s wandered off, it’s another. Continue reading

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A short (but not very sentimental) interlude

I went down to Threadgill’s World Headquarters last night for a concert by the reclusive legend Willis Alan Ramsey. Continue reading

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Bullet-point update

I don’t see why I should pay for other people’s fuckups. Continue reading

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Bang bang bang bang crash crash bang

Roof tear-off is going on at top volume . . . erm, speed. Continue reading

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Roof progress report

After three days of construction the new gable is built, decked in, and tar-papered. Continue reading

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The roof is a go

I signed the contract and wrote the first check, and the crew is supposed to start Monday. Continue reading

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And the hits just keep on coming

Today’s “hit” (actually, sometime last night’s) was that the GivingShedding Tree shed another big, dead limb . . . right onto the electric service drop. Continue reading

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Hurry up and . . . HURRY!!

’Member how I said the roofer told me it’d be two weeks or so before he could start a crew on our job? Continue reading

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