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Our local Costco has a Spanish cheese called Manchego. Give it a try if you have access.

I guess it’s a mindset. I enjoy learning how to do stuff like that. Many times I finish a job and say I’ll never do that again but I know I could and that gives me satisfaction.

You start by watching other people do stuff, like this video. Or you observe how something was done and repeat it. You ask questions. Will your first ramp be as nice as his? Probably not, but your second one will be damn close. As far as tools are concerned, you could built that ramp with a...

Overweight people who wear football jerseys and long shorts. It's not muscle, dude, you're fuckin' fat.

Can't say I've ever seen it done that way. Many good lucks.

All stair risers have to be the same. It’s safer, easier and usually code. So determine the height and set all of them first. Plumb. Use a level. Then using the edge of the tile that is the riser as a edge, screed or fill in the platform behind the riser with thinset or dry pack. Use a level...

If the floor has that many irregularities in it, level it. It’s not that much work to screed some thinset over it with a metal straight edge. Then you can use the proper notched trowel and not have to lift tiles so often to level your work.

Why didn't you buy a stone that was already cut into a pattern? There are tons that come in a Versailles or Lyon or whatever 3 or 4 piece pattern.

If I had one, I surely would use it as a plus when showing my house and I think most folks would be receptive. As a buyer, and I'm speaking for myself, YMMV, I consider them a negative and here's why. 1)The filters are expensive and proprietary. 2) They consume a lot of water and in some...

It was "cload" on a TRS-80. That worked on a cassette or a stringy-floppy.

And then, because I needed to bring my work home (the Model 3s I had did estimating and the books for my business) I bought a TRS-80 4p, the p was for portable. It was actually about the size of a piece of carry on luggage, but it was portable. About that time, IBM introduced the PC but I...

Get some real gear and wear it. Always wear a helmet. Don't do the cruiser thing and get some cheap ass helmet because it looks cool or some "assless" chaps because all the other cruisers out there wear them. That silly shit the loud pipe gang wears is mostly worthless.

Fuckin' kids. Ever play Zork on a TRS-80 Mod 3? My first computer, a Model 1, loaded from a cassette and Zork only came on a 5 1/4" floppy. Not even my stringy-floppy would work. I had to upgrade.

^ That turned out to be the last photo I took of Max. I had to put him down last week. Fuck cancer.

One of my post-retirement get-out-of-the-house jobs was school bus driver. I don't know who the authority was but we drivers were never to turn right on red. Nobody in town except for school bus drivers knew this rule so it made for some really pissed off drivers piled up behind us as we waited...

Talk to them about ceramic tinting.

It was legal in CA where and when I got my first license around 47 years ago.

You are in the minority and I appreciate your care and your consideration for others. Thank you.

Ok. Here's my problem with drive-through parking. It is anti-social behavior. The automotive world we've set up doesn't accommodate this practice well. First off, most diagonal striped parking lots will have you driving down the lane the wrong way as you exit. No big deal you say, but...

It's the constant erosion of civilized society. It's the substitution of a new normal behavior because of, well I don't know why, probably just fuck you laziness, for what used to be the way things always were. It's selfish behavior. I'm old and crotchety.

People who have to drive through a parking space to park in the one in front of them. I know I gonna take flak for this because most of you fuckers probably do this maneuver, but what in the hell is wrong with nosing into a spot and backing out when you leave? Doesn't your reverse gear operate...

My shoulders hurt so much, I can't roll over without waking myself up. I'm suddenly thankful.

...when you get a safe deposit box to hold your newly minted Last Will and Testament.

I work part-time on the weekends mostly for mad-money and to get out of the house. The company I work for gave bonuses up to $1000 to employees. No one at our store qualified for that. You had to work for the company 20 years. One guy who was there for 16 years got $750 and I received right...

I say that too, until I leave my little subdivision and enter the land of no HOA where one guy has every car he's ever owned on his lawn and the next guy couldn't be bothered to take his old dryer to the dump so it sits out front next to the old water heater that has dandelions growing out of...

The Crutchfield suggestion is good. I haven't done anything to my van yet because OCD won't let me live with loosing some of the functionality of my steering wheel controls and dashboard integration of my current OEM radio. That's an issue with some installs.

I have an old (5-7 years ago, maybe 600 mb) external HD that has stopped spinning. There're some photos on there I'd like to recover. I figure since the drive motor failed, this might not be possible. Any recommendations on how I might proceed or companies that do this work? I've googled some...

Only the Brave (2017) - IMDb 8.5/10 A good retelling of the events from the summer of 2013.

^Not a bad idea, depending on the humidity where you live. Piano Humidifier

The Cure for Wellness-Truly the dumbest fucking movie I have ever seen. Gold-Pretty entertaining with a good twist at the end. McConaughey did an amazing job transforming into the lead character. His acting and a good story make for good time at the movies.

Just saw 'Florence Foster Jenkins'. Funniest movie I've seen in years. I'm not a fan of Meyrl Streep but after watching this, I can see why so many people are. She is amazing. Her singing, dancing, facial expressions couldn't have been better. I rate this movie 9.5/10, because it's not my...

How do you settle on ride height without a motor in it? Other than that, very nice.

How about pitchin' woo?

Happy Fourth

Can you get to the meter? The meter has a very sensitive indicator on it that moves with the slightest flow of water. Mark its location with a sharpie, make sure you turn off everything and then check it again in an hour. See if it has moved.

You can pick up a brad nailer for under $30. You'll need a compressor of course, but both of those are great things to have around the house.

If the eyebolts were shorter they'd be less inclined to bend. Also, upper clamp is on backwards. Probably won't matter but if things start to loosen up check there first. Remember, "Don't saddle a dead horse." Job looks great, though, and using that wire really keeps the view open.