Am I loosing my “leave me the $^#@ alone” face?

Holiday cheer is one thing: Peace, goodwill towards all men – all those non-Christian ideals that somehow got associated with Christmas. It’s at this time of year that people who normally wouldn’t say word one to strangers will chip with some platitude, and, let’s face it, you can’t not respond. Twice today I was accosted … Read more

Here come the trains!

The December 27th arrival of the light rail is just around the corner and I’ve even seen a train or two out on the tracks near the house. Unfortunately, more often than not, what I usually see are morons, and I’m not the only one to notice. According to light rail operator Kim Zablonski: “People … Read more

The Smell of Fear

I was born in Arizona (albeit in a more liberal city than where I currently live), and there are a lot of things that commend this state. The politics of the majority of its people is not one of them. You can generally rely on Arizona to be a Republican state in any election – … Read more

Curved Kitchen

Construction on the kitchen has finished… which is not to say renovation has stopped, there’s still a lot of painting to do. Here, then, is the final cabinet arrangement along the east wall. Photoshop couldn’t quite cleanly stitch the 12 photographs together… the wall isn’t warped (at least not like this) and the countertop is … Read more

Snake oil isn’t dead

OK, we’re all feeling the pinch with gas prices, but I really hate it when people start taking advantage of others when they’re vulnerable. That’s bad enough, but when the local news helps them, I’m appalled. Today, the local ABC affiliate, channel 15 published this story. It’s about a company that sells magnets (yes, magnets) … Read more