This week I gave up. I can say I had no idea what I was missing. Giving up is kind of fun. This is what some people try to get away with calling permaculture. It is not. It's a garden full of weeds and if yours looks like this, that's what yours is too. Please... Read More
I have some amusement park level fun for middle aged people to take part in today. You're about to find out how much of your life you've lost to "getting ready". According to my totally informal, unscientific, outdated and probably grossly inaccurate Facebook poll from 10 years ago, it's about an hour a day if... Read More
The sign had been at the end of the country driveway for as long as I could remember. It was facing the highway, with the message hand written in black paint. Fig Trees for sale. Every time I drove past the sign I wondered if they really were for sale, or whether the sign had... Read More
I do a fair amount of stuff. Some of it ends up on this blog, but most of it just lives on in my memories and tetanus shots. This weekend it took me two days and two trips to Canadian Tire to remove a stuck hose from my community garden. Now you'll never hear about... Read More
It's 11:15 p.m. and I'm just starting to write this weekly summary that publishes at midnight so sit tight and get ready to read some of the best words put together you've ever seen. A Tale of Two Tails There was not one but two poodle birthdays this week. Philip turned 5 on August 2nd... Read More
There are certain places you could reasonably expect to encounter smut: Amsterdam's Red Light District, the Playboy Mansion's Grotto, probably your hard drive. All humming with various forms of smut. Around my 6th year of growing corn I was confronted with it. Corn Smut. Because of my profound purity I didn't even recognize smut when... Read More
On Monday morning I woke up to find a trench in my front yard and a truck parked outside proclaiming itself to contain 'luxury lighting'. I didn't know outdoor lighting came in luxury. I very easily could have hired common lighting by accident. I recently discovered that a friend from high school now manufactures luxury... Read More
The people who ruined sleeping in Men randomly showed up at my house again one morning this week. This is the part of renovations I knew I wasn't going to like. The unreasonable expectation that I should be awake when everybody else is. I spent over a decade waking up earlier and earlier trying to... Read More
This is it. EVERY single way to cook ribs. Whether you're doing them on your regular old propane BBQ, a smoker or a Sous Vide machine, this post will explain step-by-step how to get gorgeous barkey ribs no matter what. I began my quest for "perfect ribs" 11 years ago. You have to be careful... Read More
You don't need 12 different ways to remove gum from clothing - you just need one way that works. This is the only method you'll need to get gum off of your clothes or any other fabric. Please read this before you smear peanut butter all over your pants. That right there is bum gum.... Read More
