Herding Bunny, Reciprocating Saw
I was going to post about the reciprocating saw that we just bought, but then I checked Google+ and a friend of a friend had posted this:
What a bunny!
Moving on… This is our very first reciprocating saw (AKA Sawzall, but that’s a brand name, like calling tissues Kleenex.)
Why, you may ask, am I buying a reciprocating saw? Why, to demolish our porch with, of course!
In the middle of winter…
With 4 inches of WET snow on the ground… (and the porch)
See, when we bought the house there was an above ground pool, and because of it our back porch has a regular 2-3 foot high portion and then a higher, 4-5 foot portion that was flush with the top of the pool. Well, we got rid of the pool, so now we have a porch with an un-railed 4-5 foot drop to the ground.
And we’re trying to refinance to take advantage of lower rates, but found out Monday that the appraiser won’t sign off on the house’s condition unless we either rail the porch or take it down.
And deconstruction seems easier than construction in this case, so…
Updates to come, weather allowing!
Spider Decoy!
This is too cool not to share. 
Crafty Peruvian Spider Builds its Own Decoy
Not only does this spider build a big fake spider in its web (they think to decoy birds away from eating the real spider), it builds fake spiders with eight legs, and then shakes the web to make it look alive. 
The real spider is the tiny thing above the decoy.
On another note, I hope everyone had lovely Christmases, Hannukkahs, Solstices, Kwanzaas, and winter days, as applicable.
Yo-Yo Ma is awesome!
Yo-Yo Ma meets Wilbur the Wombat.
Too cool, I approve!
In other news, I continue to recover, slowly, from my pulmonary emboli. So far, it sucks, but it’s way better than the alternative!
I managed not to get lost on the way home…
I managed not to get lost on the way home… which is more than I can say for on the way *to* the place I’ve been taking my car for service for at least five years.
Yes, it’s one of *those* days. It’s sometimes disconcerting to have such variable mental capabilities. Mostly on days like this, when I’m at a nadir. Zenith days are a little weird too, but mainly I just enjoy them while they last.
I can’t even pretend I think it’s a brain tumor or something new or unusual, because I’ve been like this my whole life. Some days I’m brilliant, and others I can’t talk clearly, can’t tell right from left, and can’t find my way anywhere reliably. It always baffled and annoyed my family, because it’s hard to understand why I can’t do today what I do almost every single other day with no problem. (And no, it’s not just driving, that’s just where it’s most obvious.)
*I* don’t understand why either – I just try to be aware of what kind of day it is and compensate. Put off errands and decisions and so on if I can, and if I realize in time. Do more at work on my good days so I can slack off without anyone noticing too much on my bad days.
And I really appreciate Brian, who can watch me take the wrong exit on the way to the car place, and when we finally get there just observe “you’re really bad today!” and understand that it’s just one of those days. Just one of the many reasons we’ve been together 17 years.
In other news, here are some cool articles I’ve read in the past couple of days:
Did Bacteria Spark Multicellular Life?
Can the mapping drones from Prometheus be far behind?
And finally, Have you heard of Instructables? I hadn’t really thought about it before reading this article, but I’ve used a couple of Instructables guides that I found via Google – one on knots and another on making a paracord bracelet. If you’re into making stuff – not just crafts either – it could be a fun place to browse around.
Pole Barn customization for the Zombie Apocalypse…
So, I got a random email today:
“I stopped by antheastrezze.com earlier today and noticed you tend to write about zombies from time to time. Because of that, I thought it might be worth it to share an article with you published by CB Structures Inc. with detailed information on how to prepare a barn or garage for the zombie apocalypse.
Check it out here:
I checked it out, and it was quite amusing, so I thought I’d share.
© 2010 Catherine Wechsler, used with permission.
