September 1st:

--My daughters have been raised to be helpful and handy.  Today they were both.  Good things happened because of that.
--That drain pipe will trouble no one now.  It has been replaced with a much better and functional model.
--Plywood is superior to OSB.  Almost always.

September 2nd:--Driver's license is dealt with for another 5 ( Read more... )

August 25:

--Pell time, where not only did I get to work some stuff out, but Herself tried it out.  Neither of us sucked particularly badly, so the Sun will continue to rise.
--Cats, stuffed animals, and cuddles.

August 26:--Frontier restored the flagging internet.  Increased the speed.  Win ( Read more... )

August 1st:-It is run day!  BEM came in about 5:30 am and I left for Cranberry at 7:30 to fetch charcoal and coffee ( Read more... )

Jerry Sandusky allegedly victimized an ultimately unknown number of young boys, through a charity he founded, that targeted at-risk youth.  The man, if these charges are true, is an undoubted predator who traded on his name, fame, and resources to get himself steady, reliable access to potential victims who could be bribed into silence with a ( Read more... )

Moammar Gadhafi died in the same way he ended the lives of countless people in Libya during his regime--brutally, at the hands of people who showed no remorse at putting him down.  While unquestionably not humane, I am somewhat stunned by groups who think that anything different was going to happen.  Or, incredibly, the groups who think they are ( Read more... )