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Lumberjacked

Aug 12 4

There are two kinds of men in this world: Those who have cut down a tree, and those who are smart enough to pay some other poor bastard to do it. This weekend I traveled to The Eleven Acre Wood, new homestead of my Father-in-Law. His house is under construction. There are a line of […]

Head in a Vice, Balls in a Purse

Aug 05 0

I thought it was a hangover, but now I’m not so sure. Not likely that a mere two glasses of wine would remove the top of my skull and invite abuse from a line of Celtic dancers. I’m starting to suspect that I’m in the grip of some kind of allergy headache.  Not responding to […]

Shivved by a Labrachow

Jul 29 0

Glorious weekend at Chez Scotsman. Weatherwise. The World’s Greatest Mother-in-Law doesn’t think much of it. Her homebuyer backed out of their contract. Which leads me to ask (repeatedly), “You can do that?” Apparently. Our day trip to hang with the father of My Beautiful Wife at his house-under-construction went well enough. He lives in a […]