Monthly Archives: August 2009


I love my disk! 2

I realize this is the third post in a row that ends in an exclamation point. Yet I am unbowed and unapologetic. All three have been good news, and we know that optimistic people (or at least optimistic women) live longer, so here you have it: another optimistic post from […]


Garbage!

By American standards Amanda and I don’t normally generate much garbage. Amanda is fanatic about her recycling, and we buy less packaged goods than most folks, so a typical week’s garbage is a small bag or two. Now all of that is changing.


Laying Out Tile

We were planning to extend wood flooring into the tiny bathroom of our tiny apartment, even though Amanda and I were both a little apprehensive about having all the water from the bathroom on wood floors. The call from our friend Scott Ruppert changed that.