OTHER COOL THINGS is the blog page where I go off topic. In other words, this is a page where I ramble about a wide variety of subjects which have nothing to do with the Cross House restoration or Emporia.
OTHER COOL THINGS is where I might suggest a great new restaurant. Or a movie I enjoyed, or book. Or a favored blog.
OTHER COOL THINGS may — fasten your seat belt — open discussions about dangerous subjects such politics or religion.
OTHER COOL THINGS will, in short, be a page where I ramble about anything which captures my special attention. Like, perhaps, a nice moment I had with my favorite cat Gilda.
I love comments, so please do not hesitate to toss your two cents in, even if you disagree with me.
My blog posts are below. Enjoy!
Gilda. My favorite ever cat.
Bigly Numbers
This is a political post. If interested, please scroll down…..
Continue Reading5 Words
This is a political post. If interested, please scroll down. I think we’re gonna win.
Continue ReadingSome Good News!
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Continue ReadingDear Mr. President
I will email this to Joe Biden tomorrow. Any thoughts, suggestions? Please scroll down if interested: Dear President Biden, I’m a (kinda) average American, 67-years-old, born in Detroit, and now living in rural Kansas. During the 2020…
Continue ReadingBefore. After.
My online vintage lighting store. I also have a similar 3-bulb version but it was missing the decorative ring which goes above the finial. My thought all these years was that I would find a matching ring. But the other day I looked at the forlorn 5-bulb and thought: Screw this! Bring…
Continue ReadingRemoving 1894 Rot
I realized that the damage was not being caused by normal weather conditions (as I had assumed) but rather from water getting (somehow) into the column from the porch roof beam. The adjacent column is also damaged so an investigation is needed to figure out…
Continue ReadingA New Intruder
She arrived in my life, totally unexpectedly, one day in early 1999. My dear friend Christina (who lived across the street) and I were talking in my driveway when a tiny kitten, perhaps just five-weeks-old, scurried up to me, stood at my feet, and meowed. Loudly. I picked up the tiny furry thing. Where had…
Continue ReadingBefore. After.
My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingFour Facades. A Third Time.
Kit recently asked that I do an update on my seemingly well-known Four Facades post from 2015. I was surprised to find that I did an update in 2017. So, Kit, this 2024 edition is for you! And, I…
Continue ReadingShopping for your new Barbie Dream House?
My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingSome Good news!
This is a political post. If interested, please scroll down. With the media in an unprecedented frenzy of bashing the democratic candidate (while giving a free pass to the other guy, you know, the felon), this is a welcome surprise: …
Continue ReadingBefore. After.
My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingBurning Witches
This is a political post. If interested, please scroll down. The mainstream media has lost its mind. In reading thousands and thousands of comment online, I find this: We love Joe. This is in utter contrast to…
Continue ReadingA Tragic Day For Justice
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