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boozing
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friends
Eldridge’s Birthday
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home
Divots and dents
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
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Walking in DC
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photo
Saturday
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home
Random advice from a fairly newbie homeowner
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
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news
Weather
Current active weather advisories in DC: Flash Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning, Coastal Flood Warning, Coastal Flood Watch, Flash Flood Watch We’re getting a bit of rain.
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friends
A Couple Nights Out
(I don’t know who’s photos they are… happy to credit whomever I lifted them from on FB. Gio, maybe? The last one is probably Gus.)
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quotes
Interesting vice
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores. – Molière
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nature
Spring smell
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. – Margaret Atwood
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friends
Since Antarctica at The Velvet Lounge
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quotes
Crazy
“هناك مجنون، ثم هناك مجنون الأمريكية. أنت، يا صديقي، هي مجنون الأمريكية.” (“There is crazy, and then there is American Crazy. You, my friend, are American Crazy.”) — Stolen from Higgins.
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home
Door Moulding
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
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art
New Shoot
Since they’ve started using this shot, it should be safe to share. Was very happy to do a photo shoot a couple weeks ago with Since Antarctica. They were as hawt as they are awesome. Be sure to check out their upcoming show on March 29 at The Velvet Lounge Continue Reading
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intangibles
Neighbors
In this neighborhood, I somehow never would have expected to be discussing the winter olympics with my neighbor when I walk home at 1am.
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friends
Guiomar
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intangibles
Inspirational Television
Small observation, regarding television shows: I like Aaron Sorkin shows. Yes he’s an incredible writer. Yes, while he has a definite liberal bent, he has no trouble calling out stupidity wherever he sees it. But… but… it occurs to me tonight–while I have Studio 60 on in the background while Continue Reading
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Since Antarctica
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Give it away
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. — Pablo Picasso (vía Holly)
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photo