No pics of this work yet, but here's a list of today's lathe work ( Read more... )

Spent some good time in the workshop last night. I am now starting to make pens/pencils with the goal of selling them. I (we) have formed as an LLC, I have my state business license and reseller's permit, and I've received a few quotes for the business liability insurance we need to make sure we don't get wiped out if someone is stupid enough to ( Read more... )

Who among my LJ folks owns or is closely involved with an LLC?  I'm making 2010 the year of getting my craft business off the ground and would like to pick some brains. If you have brains to be picked, post a reply or send me a message and we can continue the conversation via email. Thanks.

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snagged from kehf1. Grab the nearest book ( Read more... )

My parents are giving us a very generous gift of travel to, and lodging in, London for two weeks in April. We bought our plane tickets this weekend and are beginning to plan a few things to go see and do ( Read more... )

Our auto and homeowners' insurance, as well as our life insurance and several investment vehicles, have been with USAA for a long time. We have always had very good interactions with USAA-- very professional, very prompt, and very thorough when responding to the claims we have had on the auto and homeowners' policies ( Read more... )

I'm looking forward to the Tai-Pan Bowling Party tomorrow afternoon, but I'm unsure how many folks will show up. We've rented lanes for up to 18 bowlers, so even if you're not part of the Tai-Pan sci-fi fanzine group, drop me a private note if you're interested in having some bowling fun Saturday between 2 and 5 PM.

Lately I've kept busy with a bunch of stuff. Mostly I update my Facebook status pretty regularly, but tonight I feel like posting to LiveJournal instead.

Among the things I've done in the last several weeks:

• Pulled an all-nighter to finally make some progress on a work project that had been stalled for way too long.
  
• Celebrated a birthday (mine) ( Read more... )

Thanks much to M. and J. for coming to help with the jointer move today... based on how we were able to shift it around I'm guessing something near 200 pounds. We strapped it to a board and got the board onto a hand truck, which simplified matters somewhat. Leverage. That's the key ( Read more... )

Local muscle wanted (no, I'm not playing Mafia Wars): Would anyone local be available to help me carry a jointer out of a daylight basement in Marysville, load it into my minivan, and then help me unload it again in Shoreline? The tool weighs probably 150-200 pounds and I have a dolly, but there is grass and some steps involved. I'd like to do this ( Read more... )