I needed to have 2 sheets of OSB and some standards from Rubenesque waiting for the Wife’s brother when he arrived at 8, er 9, this morning. The rest of the day was spent taking down standards and slatwall from Rubenesque and shuttling them to the new location. If you don’t know what sta...

I hit the new digs hard this morning with my shop vac and the drywall filter, then with a stand up. I was about halfway done when the Hoover carpet shampooer started acting up. So, while the Wife painted, I drove practically across the street to the Lowes on Battleground and rented one. The thing I ...

Despite the partying in the street, the Simkins PAC maintains its control of Greensboro politics. Perkins knows it. Methany and Anderson Groat are about to find out. Scooter Sanders and Tom Fox are getting their pay restored and have returned to duty. Mitch Johnson is demoted, but still employed. Re...

The Wife and I were painting at Twin Brooks today when the doorbell rang. I opened the door and in walks a white woman of foreign provenance who mentioned the fridge being too small. The Wife, who has the flu and water literally pouring out of her face, said she could bring her own refrigerator. Ala...

Our dryer went out last week, or so we thought. So, I pulled the timer and ordered one. It came yesterday, but no luck. We were looking at new ones and perusing repair instructions on the internet. This morning, the Wife called a repairman. He asked if the start button was working. She replied it di...

From James Quinn at Seeking Alpha : There are at least 1.1 million retail stores in the United States according to the Census Bureau. There are approximately 1,100 malls in the United States, not counting thousands of strip centers. These numbers will be considerably lower by 2011… There is no...

From what I can tell, Schultzie, the neighbor’s Weimaraner, spent the night it snowed in their house. I’m pretty relieved. I was on the way to the post office this afternoon when I encountered another neighbor’s mottled brown Australian Shepherd. I dropped by H-T and picked a short...

There are signs on the local streets advertising buying houses. The Wife called the number and sure enough, they’re buying our old house. We left some equity on the table, but in these times, that’s OK. Besides, we got a really good deal on the one we’re in now. Turns out it’...

That’s the color the Wife has me putting on the walls at Twin Brooks. When I’m done, I get to do the ceilings and the cedar siding. At least I don’t have to hit the exercise equipment. Speaking of which, I remain amazed that I’m just as shredded from a day of painting as I am...

The drawing provided by Lowe’s , while having some excellent features, was designed to sell lumber, hardware and power tools. I incorporated the best elements while cutting down and the weight and, hopefully, the cost. What I did today made use of treated 5/8 x 5 1/2″ fencing and 2×...