Monthly Archives: November 2025

I absolutely love the sawhorse(s) I built based on this video. Everything is awesome except being a YouTube thing. I think video is the worst possible way to impart specific data. OK, maybe pheromones and interpretive dance are worse. (The … Continue reading →

I mentioned here that I was messing around building sawhorses. I didn’t reinvent the wheel, I watched a YouTube video. I got to use my new miter saw. First to cut everything to length (it takes three 8′ studs). Then … Continue reading →

I have a few sawhorses. They all suck. Also, I put stuff on sawhorses (usually hoping to keep them above the snow, with mixed success). Thus, all my crappy sawhorses are consumed as redneck storage. I guess I don’t really … Continue reading →

Autodidact: (noun) A self-taught person. I intend to “teach myself” some simple carpentry. (Actually, I’ve been at it for a month already.) I know some things but there’s a lot of shit I don’t know. I don’t even know what … Continue reading →

All last week the “news” kept braying about SNAP would be interrupted if the “shutdown” wasn’t resolved. As usual, this tiny interruption was presented as the end of life as we know it. Unfortunately, I lived through 2020. After COVID … Continue reading →

In my last post I explained I felt like buying groceries. Shit might get real. A month too early is better than an hour late. It’s due to our odd world and my reluctant place in it. I’ve reluctantly accepted … Continue reading →