Thinking about History and salvaging my 1909 Craftsman.
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Make it big if you have to. Keep at it. Fight your way through. I gave up on a lot of stuff. The only thing I regret is the stuff I gave up on. Not the things I did. Not the things I said. Just the stuff I gave up on. Fight your way through.Thanks, Ira. Thanks, AU....read more
Posted 5 hours 18 min ago.
I’ve noticed that each passing television season brings a greater number of shows dealing with the question of those who cannot die. First it was HBO’s True Blood with its Southern Gothic vampire culture. Then it was my personal favorite from last spring, The Walking Dead, a tale of survivors surviving a plague of zombie-ism. Then Torchwood. In the world of Torchwood, people suddenly stopped dying. They still suffered wounds and disease and the attendant pain of their wounds and disease but they do not suffer death. They just go on – in pain. So what is with all the un-death and un-dying on cable TV these days? Are our greatest anxieties in the 21st century now spurred not by death-too-soon but by life-too-long?...read more
Posted 15 weeks 3 days ago.
Remember back when I blogged about Rejuvenation Hardware coming to my own fair city? Well, tonight was the gala grand opening party and I was there to give you a report. Let me tell you, I walked in and was so overcome with the need to visit every gorgeous little item, I could barely settle down to enjoy the dippables and savories on hand. But they did have a very welcoming offering of beverages, of which I was happy to partake - The first thing you see as you walk in the a lovely, metal Bear of California - Hello, Brother Bruin!...read more
Posted 16 weeks 2 days ago.
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Posted 16 weeks 6 days ago.
Woo hoo! A Rejuvenation store has opened in Los Angeles!No longer must my drooling over reproduction vintage lighting and fixtures be limited to a catalog. Now I can slobber in an actual store. Life is looking up.I haven't had a chance to actually visit the store since its September 17th opening but I hope for the same well-detailed, thoughtfully-planned layout as the catalog's.I can't wait to meet in person the delightfully designed (if unfortunately named) "Hood." Oh, Skyport! How I long to breakfast with The Jetsons under your polished nickel reflections! (Skyport also comes in an "Old Brass" finish, though I'm not sure why.)And you, saucy little Dorena! You remind me again why Deco is my favorite of all design eras.And yet, how ironic, now that Rejuvenation has arrived in the fle...read more
Posted 18 weeks 1 day ago.
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Posted 18 weeks 3 days ago.
No, not Marvin Gardens - Marvin Windows and Doors. This article in Sunday's New York Times tells how the family-owned business has struggled since the Collapse while refusing to lay off workers.Good for them. This is a company that understands the value of its workers. I also notice that the company is privately held. This is the difference between a private company and a public one - acknowledging its debt to its workers.I'm done buying windows. With the exception of one tiny little window that does no harm,every horrid, crappy, aluminum-framed, louvered window in my house has been replaced, mostly with Pella. Pella is also a family-owned American company....read more
Posted 18 weeks 4 days ago.
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Posted 19 weeks 1 day ago.
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Posted 25 weeks 3 days ago.
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Posted 25 weeks 6 days ago.