I was listening to the U of Hawai’i – U of Oregon baseball game on the car radio this afternoon. Got out of the car with the score 2 – 0 Ducks and went into the store. Came back out and it was 4 – 0 with the bases loaded for Oregon. This truly was …
Here’s what post-and-pier construction looks like. From Events
Now I know where the bodies are buried! From Events Those are concrete footings which are used in post and pier construction. This is a common method out here, particularly on sloped land where pouring concrete slabs would take huge amounts of framing and cement. 4×4 posts will be placed on the footings and 4×8 …
The ’97 Geo is rusting out, the trunk lid latch is broken and can’t be fixed for under a few thousand bucks, and there are leaks which cause the floorboards to get soaked when it rains heavily for a day or two. Thus I’m looking for a new car which can haul a wheelchair around …
Remember when Goldwater claimed “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice” during the 1964 Presidential campaign? Ladies and gentlemen, the quite-possibly next Republican candidate for President takes old Barry’s rhetoric to new levels. Consider: “We have a duty to leave this country better than we found it,” Santorum said. “I believe that if …
(Begin Faulkner mode) My driveway is full of lumber and concrete. (End Faulkner mode) I liked my HS junior year English teacher, I really did (Hey, Mr. Walker!). But his assignment of “As I Lay Dying” caused me to temper that affection a little. I didn’t get the allegories and it turned me off to …
The House Republican leadership decided today that it would increase the deficit rather than tax millionaires in order to pay for the payroll tax extension. Politically this makes sense, but it also goes to show how meaningless their fealty to deficit reduction is. They’d rather keep their wealthy buddies’ taxes low than pay for a …
The Republicans are insane. Not satisfied with President Obama’s new religious accommodation, Republicans will move forward with legislation by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) that permits any employer to deny birth control coverage in their health insurance plans, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Sunday. “If we end up having to try to overcome the …
I needed a delivery system for a peanut butter sandwich, so . . . Honey White Bread! From Bread
What was once a pool deck and where it will be again: From Events Back deck: From Events