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Architecture & Accessibility
Millennials have seen the traditional starter homes fade from the market. Baby boomers are retiring and discovering that homes friendly to the elderly are in short supply as well. Renovating homes ...
Three Tune Tuesday: MORE Video Game Music
Last week, I shared three songs from three major fantasy role-playing game franchises: Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda, and The Elder Scrolls. This week, let's lean a bit more science fiction. H...
Rate My Backpack (Revised)
Almost 4 years ago, I asked your help to rate my backpack. I have made some major changes since then, and now that my ankle is back to almost normal, the itch to get out into the woods is getting s...
Nationality: You Belong to the State
Nationality: You Belong to the State Mises Wire • Ulrich Fromy • CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 We must address the totem that is “nationality.” It is an essential part of understanding our reality and preparing ...
The World Has Gone Mad
Six months ago, while negotiations were ongoing, the United States of America and Israel launched a sneak attack against Iran. In addition to killing some not-so-great people who were nonetheless n...
Three Tune Tuesday: Video Game Music
For some video games, music is almost an afterthought. For others, it is as much a focus as graphics and story. Here are three songs from video games as covered by fans showcasing the latter. Final...
The Downfall of Fair LEGO
County fairs tend to have many categories of arts and crafts. Baking, canning, flower arrangement, photography, quilting, painting, and yes, often LEGO, too. Back in my youth, I took the risk of da...
Fair Travels
I enjoy going to local fairs, and try to visit one each summer. The Spokane County Fair is massive and crowded and full of stuff to see. The North Idaho Fair (now North Idaho State Fair, la-di-da) ...
Three Tune Tuesday and Happy 10th to Me!
I should write one of these posts about fun songs. I started to write about some protest music, but got a feeling of déjà vu as I wrote, and a quick search says I shared them before. I'm not in the...
Halo: Campaign Evolved... is Bad
Yesterday, I went to visit a friend for game night. We decided to try the new-and-improved Halo: Campaign Evolved remake. We have been playing video games since before Halo: Combat Evolved first la...
Injury Updates, Emergency Preparations, & Assorted Opinions
Somehow a week has flown by since my last post, and I just haven't been inspired to write anything. Plenty of ideas are rattling around in my head, but nothing has gelled to the point of actually t...
Cool Creator Spotlight: BAS Renovations
I've tried several times to write posts about architecture, but even more fundamental to the average reader considering remodeling or building new are the principles of good construction. A picture...
Infuriatingly Slow Recovery
I hurt my ankle over three weeks ago. I still don't know how. Every indication is toward soft tissue injury rather than a broken or fractured bone. Ice, rest, and acetaminophen seem to be the only ...
Dismantling and Rebuilding: The Deckbuilder's Dilemma
I'm building a new Commander deck for Magic: The Gathering, and in doing so, I have set aside two others from my collection to take apart in the process. Sometimes an idea seems fun at first, but l...
Herding Us Into the Panopticon?
It feels like I am the only sane person trapped in an insane asylum sometimes, but there are glimmers of hope. Recently, the wider public seems to have finally become aware of how pervasive the cor...