This week has been a long month already.
Friday is in March, right?
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by Patrick Rhone, Master Generalist
This week has been a long month already.
Friday is in March, right?
Took care of the other wall of tile today. Apart from a single tile I’ll need to find a ceramic hole saw for, this part of the project is complete.

Finally some progress on the walk in shower at the Summit House today…



Everything you need to know about shovels (the non-snow variety).
This is awesome. I’ve been thinking about a solution to this same problem and, while I doubt I’d have the gumption to build such a solution it has spurred me to think of coming up with my own solution to this problem.
(also via Jack Cheng)
Opinion | In Defense of Messiness – The New York Times
The parts of my brain that allow me to produce handmade Renaissance costumes are the same parts responsible for a dining room bursting with fabric scraps and sewing supplies. It’s time we admit that what makes us shine can’t be divorced from what makes us scattered.
(via Jack Cheng)
The problem with common sense is that it isn’t all that common and many people think they have way more sense than they really do.

What we (Minnesotans) believe in.
Coined by my friend Garrick this morning, a concept I plan to try to practice more of this year…
Unreasonable Optimism.
A defense against the reasonable pessimism I, and I’m sure too many others, feel these days. An intentional striving for a change in perspective.
There are no words I could write that would provide any comfort for what’s happening in Los Angeles right now. Devastating and heartbreaking. Just thankful that the few people I know out there are safe.