Domestic Life

Kitchen Refresh, Before and After

June 2, 2010
By LHP
North Wall, sink, counter. Looking east: After.

Not a major kitchen redo, just paint, new cabinet doors and drawers and hardware, and deep drawers finally installed in the kitchen nook cabinet.
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Chocolate Covered Peeps

March 29, 2010
By LHP

Chocolate Covered Peeps are turning up everywhere (google ‘em) and I just want to point out that CCPs have been a tradition hereabouts for about a decade. I’m a terrible monetizer.
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Doughty’s Surgery Update

November 4, 2009
By LHP

Pulmonic Stenosis is a congenital obstruction in the right heart that restricts the flow of non-oxygenated blood out of the heart, into the pulmonary artery and on to the lungs for oxygenation. The condition leads to an enlarged heart (“hypertrophy”) and eventually failure and sudden death. The degree of obstruction is determined by measuring...
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Kitchen Nook Cabinet

September 18, 2009
By LHP
Kitchen Nook Cabinet

Our house has a nook at the back of the kitchen. We didn’t have a use for it, so stuff started piling up on a folding table we set up last Christmas. I built a cabinet to replace the folding table. The plan was to tile the counter-top to match the existing counter-top (as...
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Doughty at the Park

July 27, 2009
By LHP
Doughty at the Park

Just like it says.
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Fresh Fender Ding

July 16, 2008
By LHP
Fresh Fender Ding

Sometime in the last two and half hours, somebody stopped by and left a ding, a scratch, and a tire smudge behind. Didn’t leave a note. Must have been an oversight.
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The Narrow Space Between Us

July 28, 2007
By LHP
The Narrow Space Between Us

That’s the view facing west. Our place is on the right. It’s sunnier in there than I thought it was. I’d like to screen the windows, but I don’t want to build a nine foot wall all along the walkway. Any ideas?
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An Interesting FAQ Item from the Federal Reserve’s

August 30, 2006
By LHP

Comprehensive Consumer Guide on Auto Leasing. 26. What happens if I die during the lease term? Generally, this event qualifies as a default. Your lease terminates early, and your estate is held responsible for any early termination charge. Some lessors may allow your spouse or another party to assume the lease. Emphasis mine.
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My New Catch Phrase

April 6, 2006
By LHP

In the Inbox this am: Dear customer of Chase Bank, Technical services of the Chase Bank are carrying out a planned software upgrade. We earnestly ask you to visit the following link to start the procedure of confirmation on customers data. To get started, please click the link below: https://Chase.com/update?account152030896 This instruction has been...
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Cordbox Action Shots

February 10, 2006
By LHP
Cordbox Action Shots

Here’s the Cordbox doing what it’s supposed to do. Tidy. Charge. Charging still. Hide.
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