Author Archives: MrFumblethumbs
My thoughts on turning 60
Well, today I turn 60, so I shall indulge myself more than usual and wax philosophical. Everyone tells me that 60 is a real milestone. Whoopee shit. I can distinctly recall my early-teens self thinking forward to the year 2000, … Continue reading
The saga of the tiles continues
I thought it was over and done. But then a Twitter follower casually mentioned that I should seal the grout (thanks, @magruffman). I had no idea what that was about, since none of my reference books mentioned that at all. … Continue reading
More adventures installing tiles
Today I grouted the tiles that I installed last week. All the tiles were securely fastened, so that part went OK. Not so many pictures this time around because once the grout goop got put down, I had to use … Continue reading
Treasures found at a used book sale
We’ve lucky to have a really good used book store in town. A couple of times a year they have a sale, with several table heaped with cheap books and regular books priced at 20% off. The sales items are … Continue reading
Adventures in installing tiles
The tiles on the step to our bathtub got loosened when “someone” (not me) put some noxious fluid on them and allowed it to leak. The leaked fluid ate at the grout and rendered it into sand, with the result … Continue reading
Old manuals bring back fond memories.
I was poking around the in the unused corners of my basement kingdom (SWMBO rarely lets me play upstairs), and I came across some old manuals. Damn, but they brought back some happy memories! Maybe they’ll do the same for … Continue reading
Sometimes life is just duckie!
I came back from getting groceries and noticed a mallard duck standing in the middle of the road. Don’t know why, but he seemed quite serene and confident. I walked towards him to get a better picture and he started … Continue reading
Twists and turns on the blog.
Greetings, prisoners of the Intertubes. I’ve added some new content, and changed things around a bit. First of all, I’ve added some contributors … the cats demanded that their voices be heard. Secondly, I’ve added a bit of content for … Continue reading
Minor tweak to layout.
I set the site to use “fixed” instead of “fluid” sizing. The latter was causing the LHS menus to drop to the bottom of the page when the browser window was narrower. Now the page is fixed size, which requires … Continue reading
Fixes made and woodworking stuff added.
Greetings, prisoners of the Intertubes. Mistakes and typos have been corrected (thanks, Trit). Pages of woodworking stuff have been put up. Enjoy.