by CJ | May 19, 2011 | Journal
…full of it. I had to pluck him out of the airconditioning vent: the one in my room lacks a cover. Well, that’s going to have to change. You can read Jane’s full account of his checkup on her page.
by CJ | May 19, 2011 | Journal
…is now a book, softbound, 19.00 from www.haffnerpress.com and it contains the interchanges between myself, Tim Powers, Jack Williamson; another one with Robert Silverberg; plus Fredrick Pohl; Joe Haldeman; and the list goes on. These are the literal recorded...
by CJ | May 19, 2011 | Journal
…is now a book, softbound, 19.00 from www.haffnerpress.com and it contains the interchanges between myself, Tim Powers, Jack Williamson; another one with Robert Silverberg; plus Fredrick Pohl; Joe Haldeman; and the list goes on. These are the literal recorded...
by CJ | May 18, 2011 | Journal
Finished skating, went and picked up a new door at the valley store—measured it carefully, got it home, pulled the ‘old’ new door and shoved this one into the opening. Perfect. It opens. It closes. It’s in balance. All we have to do is add a...
by CJ | May 18, 2011 | Journal
We’re a pretty friendly lot. First go to the Gravatar site and get a gravatar so you can get a unique avatar—have a favorite pic ready. The gravatar will follow you to all Word Press sites. Then come back here and sign up. We love new people. And once you...
by CJ | May 18, 2011 | Journal
We’re a pretty friendly lot. First go to the Gravatar site and get a gravatar so you can get a unique avatar—have a favorite pic ready. The gravatar will follow you to all Word Press sites. Then come back here and sign up. We love new people. And once you...
by CJ | May 17, 2011 | Journal
…have you noticed the new trend in commercials: they start soft, then dial up the volume to a near-painful point. On my particular never-buy list: Bare Minerals. And Humana Supplemental health insurance for retired persons: I find it particularly insulting that...
by CJ | May 15, 2011 | Journal
While I know that mauling can affect the shape of a frame, there is no such thing as a board-stretcher, and even 5lb mallet-driven shims cannot make the top and bottom of this framework equal. Measuring the two jambs and lintel yields 33 1/4 inches. Measuring the two...
by CJ | May 15, 2011 | Journal
While I know that mauling can affect the shape of a frame, there is no such thing as a board-stretcher, and even 5lb mallet-driven shims cannot make the top and bottom of this framework equal. Measuring the two jambs and lintel yields 33 1/4 inches. Measuring the two...
by CJ | May 14, 2011 | Journal
We need, most simply, some work on our door. We thought, gee, we need some ventilation in the kitchen. What about a half light vent door, qv, which would solve everything. Found one, in budget, at Home Depot. Ordered same. 30.00 for guy to come out and measure. Ok, he...
by CJ | May 13, 2011 | Journal
…is so high in squee factor you can’t get aggravated at him, but neither Jane nor I got any sleep last night. Eushu disappeared. And I mean, if you fit in a coffee mug, you CAN disappear very effectively. It helps, of course, if you’re black,...
by CJ | May 11, 2011 | Journal
Lawyers in Hell snippet, May 10th 2011
