When I first started this blog, the plan was to update it every week, on either Saturday or Sunday.  I maintained this grueling schedule for an entire two weeks.  I then decided to update once a

I live about 1/2 mile from the local Post Office, yet I have to have a P.O. Box.  I don’t want a P.O. Box, it causes me all sorts of problems.  For example. the DMV will not mail a license renewal

As much we who live here would like to think, Rhode Island is not always a forward thinking state.  Local law is made in a knee-jerk fashion, usually in reaction to a major tragedy or during an

After waiting the requisite week for the plaster to completely dry, it was time to paint.  Of course, painting poses (more than) a few problems for me.  First, we have to pick a color.  I agonize

During the destruction phase of the renovation, we knocked down a wall dividing the living room and bedroom (see Walls Walls, What Are They Good For).  This opened up the small space and made it