( Or why one should think twice about moving into a neighborhood that was once a swamp )

An automated electric small loom out of Legos!

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Stills:
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It seems to be having selvadge issues, but then again, so do many weavers I know.

Last night was another one of those nights. The dogs woke me up at 4am to be let out (I almost wonder if I should pick up the water bowls after a certain time of night),  and I didn't fall back asleep until after 5am.  I just laid there,  staring into the darkness.   Steve's alarm clock went off at 5:40am.  I luckily was able to fall right back ( Read more... )

And then,  to top it off,  it appears as though my washing machine is broken.  It will neither agitate nor spin.  It worked fine yesterday.

Oh well.  There are clothes enough for the next several days.   I'll dig into next week,   when hopefully I'm not feeling quite so down.

( Dude, you got something on your head. )

Have you heard that Ken Starr -- and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund -- filed legal briefs defending the constitutionality of Prop 8 and attempting to forcibly divorce 18,000 same-sex couples that were married in California last year? The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in this case on March 5, with a decision expected within 90 days ( Read more... )

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Wow .... I just claimed my weeks of unemployment using the web system,  instead of the phone system that I'd been using all along.  So.  Much.  Easier.   Took two minutes,  instead of the 10-15 that it usually takes. 

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If I'd known you were coming, I'd have baked Alaska!

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