Men in skirts

| April 4, 2004

Ith, who brings us Absinthe & Cookies, is masterminding a Gathering of the Blogs for Tartan Day: Go over to Ith’s and let her know you want to participate. Now, my family heritage may not be terribly Scottish. Or not Scottish at all — the ancestry on my Dad’s side traces back to Thomas Tupper, […]

Self Surgery

| April 2, 2004

Norm Abrams often uses the term “nice sharp chisel.” He’ll say things like “clean up the mortise with a nice sharp chisel” or “square the inside corner with a nice sharp chisel.” I keep my own chisels razor sharp — not that I would try to shave with a chisel, any more than I would […]