Blogula Rasa

David installed the white-painted shoe molding earlier this afternoon, and even got through the angsty moments trying to get the floor brackets for the closet doors re-installed. Now all that remains is the quarter-round. We’d had a bad time with the oak trim that came with the floor product (actually, it was quite expensive) as [...]

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Here’s a quick update on the Floor Project From Hell:
We’re almost done! Except we’ve had scope creep! We started laying out the floor after it acclimated on Friday. It’s now Monday; yes, we’re slow, but we hit a minor snag and we’re now setting up for a big finish. Which involves totally repainting the room [...]

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Hey, remember that floor project I’ve left unfinished for about, oh, four or five years?
Well, this week and next week, we’re on our “staycation.” I get about 6 weeks of vacation a year, and this was the only time I could fit a two-week block in before the end of the year. And so we [...]

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Incidents :: Chicago :: Traffic.com

Flooding
I-190 O’Hare Access Exwy - Outbound
At US-12/US-45/Mannheim Rd (#2) - flooding - Troopers planning to shut down I-190 to OHare Airport.
Flood
CHICAGOLAND TOLLWAYS
Flood - The Illinois Tollway Authority and Illinois State Police are reporting numerous flooded roadways and underpasses on the area tollways. The flooding is due to overnight rain. Be cautious [...]

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Wow, lots to catch up on. Too much to blog via iPhone, so may fire up the frankenmachine and sit properly at a desk for the first time in weeks.
Church this morning was pretty good - outdoors again. Next week we go back to two services, and this year there will be much more [...]

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