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    I first saw the house two years ago and it is a knock-out inside, as would be predicted. But the kitchen? I shrieked upon first stepping into the circa-1980 horror. “Carl! How have you lived with this for four years? I would have torn this out during the first month!” Carl sighed. “Yea,…

Last Saturday I made a road trip! I hooked up with my friend Carl, and we drove to St. Joseph, MO, to visit my friend Blair, and tour the city. St. Joseph has long intrigued me, mostly due to the comments on Old House Dreams when a house from the city is posted. It seems…

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  Three options: Gray is dead. Gray has had a really hard day. Gray figured out how to unlock the liquor cabinet.  

For two decades, whenever I visited the city, I would always drive by to see The House. I loved the house. It was brick, 1880s, and with an extraordinary turret rich with leaded-glass curved windows. Also of note was its condition. Which was terrible. The porch was decaying, paint peeled on every surface, and the…

After I fed the goldfish, Gray pondered: To dive in? Or not to dive? THAT is the question.      

I am so excited! Yesterday, the absurdly expensive super-deluxe custom-made KittyMansion™ from catsaregods.com arrived! And I am thrilled that Gray loves it! I feel SO much better about spending $4,865! Wanna see? Scroll way down…                                        …

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So, I came home around 5PM and went out to feed the yard kitties. They were all acting strange. This is NOT a good sign. I looked around and saw several cats around Flash, who was standing still. With something in his mouth. Something furry. Shit. I calmly walked towards Flash. Then I yelled: FLASH!…

This morning, I showered, and then reached for the towel to dry myself. Then I placed the towel back on its hook. It was then that I saw a spider at the edge of the tub. I like spiders. So, I wished it no harm and turned away. A moment later I moved to the…

This is a political post. If you don’t like politics, don’t scroll down.                                       Trump spent eight years claiming that the economy under Obama was terrible. This, like almost everything Trump says, is a lie. Trump has…

  Gray likes to sit, like a furry gargoyle, on the back of my desk chair. Tonight, I thought: can I snap a picture of her behind me?          

I have just aged ten years during the past two hours. My nightmare began when I got home at 5:30, and went to feed my yard kitties. These are my outdoor beasts, safe behind an eight-foot-high unclimbable fence. During the day, I let Gray out into the yard. As mentioned previously, I found her last…

  Gray is thinking: Can I turn this into a water slide? Fine is thinking: Can I wrap up the new cat and ship her to…    

  Gray. You can just hear her thinking: What? What? I haven’t been anywhere I wasn’t supposed to be. Really! And why don’t I quite believe her?  

This is a political post. If you hate politics, do not scroll down. If you do scroll down….caveat emptor.                                     After four decades of hard work, our lakes and rivers are vastly cleaner. Today though, the GOP is…