So…apparently arc fault breakers are a freakin scaaaaammmmm y’all. Wow. We had three of them fail within 24 hours. Three completely separate circuits. Electrician out almost all day trying to figure out what in the heck was happening. I definitely think the heat today...

A well-used circuit in our house has an arc fault. We tried figuring out what was triggering it today to no avail…only to realize that there were more outlets on that circuit! One of which is a on and off flickering bedside lamp! Might be it. Won’t know until we test...

Making it a quick one tonight because I’m writing on my phone…Joy has decided to annex my lap, so no iPad with keyboard folio tonight, folks. Just Joy. Got the parking space all leveled. Put down the weed barrier. Don’t think I’ll get anything done tomorrow morning,...

Got up early and worked on the front yard. It was SWEATY work. But, better super early as opposed to when it actually gets hot. Still leveling. One corner left, though I think it will take a decent amount of work. The yard isn’t level, you know? It slopes down towards...

Played catch with Wolfie today. I taught him how to do a full pitcher’s wind-up. He loved that. He wanted to do it the whole time after I showed him how. And he did good with it, too! He really liked how hard he could throw the ball with it. I taught him, too, that...

Back at it tomorrow, y’all. This front yard project needs to get DONE. Got to. So, I’m getting up early (on time) and getting my ass out there before the sun breaks through the morning overcast-ness, and this parking space is gonna be leveled. Then, later in the day,...

We watched Howl’s Moving Castle tonight. Always a special watch, for sure. Miyazaki at his most creative, no doubt, and some of his highest artwork. Truly spectacular, the level he jumped with Spirited and Howl’s. Maybe the best animation ever? It’s breathtaking. Busy...

A light day of work today, which I needed, for sure. Whew! I took the day off in terms of pushing to get anything “extra” done, like writing, or any of my multitude projects. It worked so well…I actually did get something done: I put up my office shelves, finally....

Wiped, so making this a quick one, but…slow day today. Exactly what I needed. Whew. Didn’t write. Didn’t have to. Won’t for a few days, I think…but then back at it. Work was blessedly slow. I got some groceries. Hung out with the pups. Started watching a movie. Life...

Do you remember The Brave Little Toaster? It’s so hard to find these days. The first one, at least, which is the only one I’ve ever seen. It has an interesting story—it was developed in part by Jon Lasseter before the Pixar days, and animated by a bunch of future...