Suspenders and Handplanes The MVP Tool Of The Weekend Award goes to the vintage wise old Handplane. I began building a platform bed this weekend and the handplane was essential in shaping the wood with deadly accuracy. I reached for the handplane out of desperation when I wasn’t getting the results I wanted from my …
Monthly Archives: February 2006
Hunting The Queen Security breach! Alert Donald Rumsfeld, the exterior perimeter of the Skelton Ranch has been compromised. SUV sized black ants have come in from the cold and are foraging in the upstairs bathroom. Fucking yuck. My fear is that we are being overtaken by terrorist Carpenter Ants. If this is the case, we …
Wolves, Dogs, Cats, & Bats “I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven’t got the guts to bite people themselves.” – Author Unknown An interesting tidbit from the ‘Police Blotter’ of the Southwest Community Connection (our neighborly news rag): Jan 14. 9:30 a.m.: A caller reported seeing a large wolf in Gabriel …
Bobentine I hope everyone had a swell Valentines Day. I couldn’t think of a better way to spend the day then to be serenaded by Bob Mould at the Doug Fir. Playing songs from his entire catalog, the misses and I were deeply moved. That man knows how to write songs. He played the final …
Beach Hazards with Moxie I’m hesitant to start any work this morning. I spent the better part of last night organizing and straightening up my office. The shredder got a real workout. Now I’m enjoying the clean look of my desk too much to sully it with the detritus that work brings about. The misses …
Congratulations are NOT in Order I can think of a number of accomplishments that people should be congratulated for: a job promotion, the birth of a child, a graduation, winning a Skee Ball tournament at the local Chuck E Cheese, Bill Murray hitting an eagle on 18 yesterday at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Those are …
Must Have Spring Fashions I’m kinda feeling this Keith Jarrett inspired wig on Amazon. Unfortunately they’re all sold out for now. I had no idea Amazon sold such treasures. I submit these two, for creepiest product images on Amazon. But really, Costume Accessory – Hairy Chest will make you question everything you think is right …
What Is That Big Burning Globe In The Sky? Portland has me to thank, and only me to thank, for the sunshine we are experiencing these days. In 9th grade drama class, I learned the yogi art of morning sun salutations, which I have been practicing for weeks now. Finally, the solar star has felt …
Slice & Dice Finally, normalcy has returned to The Ranch. The car is back from the shop looking and (more importantly) smelling like its old self. And I got a hair cut. When first I crashed the new German car, I made the offhand comment that the body shop was going to have to order …
Rolling On Your Weak Production With my last post about the Portland Auto Show, I forgot to throw up this image of the misses getting mobbed by the Car Paparazzi. Seems to happen wherever she goes. Other Randomness: The Skeltons are currently in the market for a swank credenza. If you got a good lead …