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.
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My blog posts are below. Enjoy!
Gilda. My favorite ever cat.
Oh. Dear. God.
This is a political post. If you hate politics, do not scroll down. If you do scroll down….caveat emptor. Trump tweeted this yesterday. This is real. Why would he do something…
Continue ReadingA Year Ago Today…
This is a political post. If you hate politics, do not scroll down. If you do scroll down….caveat emptor.
Continue ReadingMissing Kitties
Yesterday, Gray went to the vet. Time to get spayed. I will pick her up tomorrow. And my house feels utterly devoid of life without her. How can a creature which I did not know even existed two months ago so infiltrate a human heart?
Continue ReadingNEW THEATER POSTS!
I posted two new 1900 Theater posts! Here! Here! Enjoy!
Continue ReadingSee-through Brilliance
My friend Eric, and his partner, Jim, have an old barn-like structure on their property. The siding on the structure was ancient, full of holes, and with missing pieces. But Eric loved the look of the structure, its patina, and its only-time-can-create aesthetic. So, how to make the structure weather-tight while preserving all this? Scroll…
Continue ReadingA NEW THEATER POST!
I posted cool news on the 1900 Theater blog! Enjoy!
Continue ReadingNew Kitty Goes To Work With Daddy!
While feeding the stray “front porch” kitties one morning, I saw a pair of eyes looking at me between the deck boards. The eyes were under the deck. As I continued sprinkling dry food on the deck, a small gray paw reached through the boards and clawed at some food, which disappeared between the crack….
Continue ReadingAnd So It Begins…
Last year I joined the Strong City Preservation Alliance. Strong City is a small town (very small, population 455) in Kansas. I have lived here since 1996. The Alliance has been focused on restoring the devastated 1900 Auditorium, and I suggested, of course, a blog. The blog went live today with its first post. …
Continue ReadingCruelly Tossing History Into The Dumpster
I have done numerous posts about FABULOUS houses being brutalized by new owners. Original kitchens, for example, which I would kill for have been torn out and replaced with Home Depot crap. Varnished trim has been painted white. Gorgeous mantels have been replaced with plain slabs of marble. You know what I mean. Yet, this…
Continue ReadingA Furry Visitor
As he/she ate, I was able to pet the newcomer who growled and grumbled nonstop at the surrounding crowd. So, New Cat did not seem afraid of me but sure did not intend on mingling with the other beasts. After dinner, New Cat lounged well away from everybody…and then…
Continue ReadingSpot and Fine and…
Last night Spot and Fine were on my desk. I suddenly realized how they framed my computer…
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