Los Angeles: A New Beginning

...ed off the road and ground to a halt along side of a mini mall convenience store at the corner of Temple and Alvarado. Who knew that the limo’s algorithms favored raccoons over human passengers? Three hours later an autonomous ambulance pulled up. “I’m Siri the paramedic,” said a disembodied voice emanating from a speaker next to a dirty and stained touch screen. “Are you okay?” “Ugh. I think so,” said the mayor. “But I can’t see.” “An Uber is bei...

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A Better Garage Organizational System

...century. You can still pick some up at almost every lumber yard or big box store here in the U.S. But here’s the thing. It sucks. Even with the little plastic doodads that are supposed to keep the metal hooks from falling out, in my experience, half the time you you go to retrieve a tool off the wall the damn metal pegs fall out. This past week, inspired by an article in Fine Woodworking by Jason Stephens, I decided to put all my furniture buildin...

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2018: The Year in Review

...cebook I thought I might have been too harsh. In fact, I probably wasn’t harsh enough. As far as 2019 goes, I long ago gave up on New Years resolutions. But I know partly what is in store for 2019: finishing home improvements and working on that neglected garden. How did your year go? What do you have planned for 2019?...

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Saturday Tweets: Linotype, Support Squirrels and an East Hollywood Tower

...1, 2018 It's the last day of #National4HWeek! Stop by a @TractorSupply store to buy a #PaperClover to support sending kids to #4HCamp and #Leadership conferences! #InspireKidsToDo pic.twitter.com/I2sCAdSFVf — UCANR California 4-H (@California4H) October 13, 2018 pic.twitter.com/QuKY5LCy21 — Cats (@SpaceCatPics) October 7, 2018 Sir John Golafre (died 1442) was a courtier & Knight of the Shire for Berkshire in numerous parliaments. At his death...

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