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house hunty part 5
I think I want to buy a home. I don’t know if I can buy a home, so I’m finding out everything I can about it. I will be posting my progress here from time to time. Part one is here. Part two is here. Part three is here. Part four is here. When we last left…
Read Morerefinish finish and done
This table came from the house my mom and stepdad shared. I belongs to me, now — as much as a family heirloom can. I don’t think it was the original table to the chairs. I’d have to ask surviving family about it. All I know is that it’s Danish, it’s teak, it’s old (maybe 1960s?)…
Read Morebibs and bobbins
Hello, friend. I am keeping quiet for a variety of reasons, partly because I’m looking for a job. I’ve got nothing to hide here, but I’m making the ol’ hamblog not be the first thing folks bring up when they Google me. Please, potential employers, look at my achievements and not at my silly pinball…
Read Moreblockhead
This past week I’ve been experiencing writer’s block, which I never really comprehended as a condition. I sure do now! This will be helpful in practicing compassion for those who suffer from it. Sometimes I need to walk and walk in someone’s stinky shoes for a long time before that soaks in. I developed empathy…
Read Moreleonard maltin, we love you
Way to go, 1990s Becky, for saving the chits from a rousing/legendary game of Maltin with friends Danny, Alison, and not sure who else. Maltin is a game similar to Dictionary (or Balderdash, to those of a certain younger age), in which someone picks a title from the ubiquitous Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide, a title…
Read Moredeath in the modern age
This is the last part, sort of, in this cryptic saga. Kind of. You can read the cryptic saga starting here if you wish. Three weeks ago a long-time friend, colleague and co-worker took his own life. That there is a whole lot of stuff. I was (and continue to be) freaked out, broken hearted, and sad,…
Read MoreROAD TRIP! part two
See part one of the Road Trip here East bound (not down): After our night in PHX, Molly and I headed to Quartzite, always a fave of mine. I think the longer M lives in the rarified artisanal bubble of SF, the more she is appalled by the way the rest of America eats. Initially…
Read Moremid-crisis calm – or: ROAD TRIP!
As promised, here is a brief travelogue in between the two shitstorms that have defined mid to late February 2015. Before I start, I want to mention that the siege (to be discussed in the last part) has ended, hopefully forever, and that I can properly eulogize my friend without the fear of getting attacked…
Read Moresad week
This has been a hell of a week (right, Kyle?) I’ll break it into three parts — the first one sad, the second one happy, the third infuriating. My town is not a small town (100k and some change, citizens-wise) but the community within my town is tiny. And so shock waves from a big event…
Read Moreshut up, face.
I had a freak accident last night that had a mildly humorous outcome. I posted a picture and the story to Facebook, then deleted it immediately. Why? Because A. I didn’t want the well-meaning but fun-squashing comments along the lines of “OH NO WHAT HAPPENED?!?!?!” and “Tea Tree Oil, trust me.” B. I didn’t want…
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