I have a dresser in my bedroom that has been in the family for a while. I’m told my uncle used it as a boy, which makes it at least 60 years old, and I’d suspect older. There are mounting points on the back, for a mirror that I’d never Continue Reading
I was in a conversation with my friend Jeff, at a housewarming, last weekend. He was talking about painting his porch. But not just painting, because he can’t do just that. There’s the scraping, and prepping, and… And I knew exactly where he was going with the idea. As if Continue Reading
I rehung (rehanged?) door #4, today. It was one of those doors that took a bit of encouragement to latch shut. Besides the heavy layers of paint, it wasn’t quite meeting the striker plate properly. (A generic replacement plate.) So I sanded that a bit and repositioned the plate. Now Continue Reading
One of the issues I run into when refinishing the doors comes after the first complete sanding. I’ve generally got it down to bare wood now. But these doors are approaching 80 years old. So they have a bunch of dents and divots and gouges, which have over the years Continue Reading
Most valuable, simple things I’ve learned: Almost every utility faucet, (as opposed to the ‘pretty’ faucets in baths and kitchens), has a nut right underneath the handle/shutoff. If (when) the faucet starts to drip or leak, first try tightening that nut. So far, it has solved the problem every time. Continue Reading
The most time consuming and detailed part of refinishing the doors in my house involves stripping the paint from the door moulding, (as opposed to Door Trim Moulding). Large, flat areas can be scraped and sanded. But the molding has alternating concave and convex curves, requiring detailed hand work. On Continue Reading
There’s a story behind the purchase of my house, that I thought should be known. It’s not a good story. So I will be completely factual wherever possible, and label any guesses or speculation. I believe that will still convey the necessary information. So… be prepared for some overly specific Continue Reading
Best ‘mistake’ purchase I think I’ve made for this house is a large pair of channel lock pliers. I mean… very large. Heeee-uge. I needed something to get the 4″ nut off the bottom of the toilet tank. There are not many things that can get a grip on a Continue Reading
I posted the following two bits on Facebook a couple weeks ago; but I wanted to share them here as well, for long term archiving: So yes. As of yesterday evening, the sale of the house is officially complete. I am now a poor homeowner. Commentary on the whole thing Continue Reading
The plumber just showed me a section of the pipe she pulled out—the junction where it went out to the front yard faucet. It was packed completely solid with rust. No wonder it wasn’t working.
Yes we survived the earthquake. And the hurricane. I’m not so sure about the locusts on the horizon, though. This street is apparently notorious for the power going out if someone so much as sneezes. This is a big change for me over living further downtown, where all the Continue Reading
Made a nuisance of myself the other evening while Heidi fixed a very good dinner. Click for the photo set.
I stood in the doorway earlier this week and watched someone drive their Mini Cooper down the street with a full-sized couch strapped to the top. Almost hard to tell who was carrying who. I was waiting for the delivery of my new bed. It’s such a hopelessly adult thing, Continue Reading
You know I get no end of joy out of watching the prostitutes as I walk home late at night. Flamboyant doesn’t even begin to describe them. Is ‘miamiviceish’ a word? But last night as I walked back from the metro around 3:00, a big, black SUV pulled up near Continue Reading
random fact… A few minutes ago, the water running in the gutters jumped the curb and was flowing over the sidewalks. Damn glad I live on the 4th floor. Three major thunderstorms in the last 4 days . In an area where we previously were lucky to get 1 or Continue Reading
I was offered a job as an Orgasm Fairy, the other day. Apparently, I am #5 on a google search for the term “Orgasm Fairy”. So I got that going for me. Then again, every time I check my stats, someone has found this site by searching for the term Continue Reading
I ran into the prostitute in the laundry room today, talking on her phone. Someone mentioned that her and her roommate do laundry every day. That had never really occurred to me, but it makes sense. Especially this time of year, with the sweat and the juices, and the whatnot. Continue Reading
