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.
I Keep Saying…
This is a political post. If interested please scroll down…. For several years now I have been repeating: The Republican party has one agenda: to harm the American people. Their only partial exception: The very rich, which the GOP helps to…
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This is a political post. If interested please scroll down…. The other day I did a post about recent horrors being inflicted upon the American people by the Republican party. This…
Continue ReadingMiss Asia
Miss Asia came into my life in, I think, 2010. She was part of a four kitten litter. Their mama was Lucy, a stray which got into my fenced yard to have her babies. After she finished nursing I never saw her again. That same year I had already saved two litters, each…
Continue ReadingI Keep Saying…
This is a political post. If interested please scroll down…. For several years now I have been repeating: The Republican party has one agenda: to harm the American people. Their only partial…
Continue ReadingThe Conclusion. Sorta.
My previous post. Yesterday proved not as bad as anticipated. The liquid was not tasty but not ghastly. Somebody suggested mixing it with 7-UP. I will do that next time. Oddly, I was never hungry all day. Oddly, I didn’t miss…oh, the horror…not drinking. I began taking the liquid at noon and stopped at…
Continue ReadingMy Looming Notfunness
So, y’all know I have been through a lot this past year, health-wise. Good news: I am in much better shape now than I was a year ago. Until last August I never had health insurance so going to a doctor was something fraught with financial terror. But, since August, I now have Medicare, Plan…
Continue ReadingAnd….
I knew that to change the black to another color, there was NO WAY I was going to carefully, tediously repaint a new color around all the molded leaves. My first thought was to remove and…
Continue ReadingA Short Story
I was just on the phone with a friend. After talking for a while he said: “I hope you don’t mind but I was served a bowl of ice cream 10 minutes ago and I’m watching it melt. Would you mind if we end this call?” Me: “Wait a minute. You’ve had a choice between ice…
Continue ReadingSmall Excitements
As I learned from Bo way back, 1890s picture rail was not intended to match the trim in a room. Because 1890s rail was not installed by finish carpenters but, rather, by wallpaper hangers to complement the wallpaper. Who knew? The aim, thus, is not to match the wallpaper but to…
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In 2014, a bunch of PEX lines were run from the two west bathrooms on the second floor (servicing the Round Bedroom and Octagon Bedroom), and to the new utility closet adjacent to the original bathroom. This new utility closet though (which will offer access to the newly heightened dumbwaiter) is narrow and I…
Continue ReadingHappy Fucking Birthday
I posted some of this previously: On this day in 1967 the mother of my best friend said to me: “Ross! It’s your 10th birthday! You must be so excited!” I thought a moment before responding. “Well, I’d rather be 40.” She shrieked a little. “No! No! These are best years of your life!…
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