Author Archives: patrickrhett

The gallery was starting to look a little dark and dingy to me, so I threw open the curtains and got rid of that old gray and white theme. It was never very user-friendly, and I only liked it for … Continue reading →

First, you click this link and choose 5 or 6 of the mostly nice words that you think describe me. Then, you click this link and choose 5 or 6 of the mostly bad words that describe me. Then we … Continue reading →

1. How to disassemble and replace all the moving parts in a toilet tank. 2. How to caulk a window pane into a window frame. 3. There is a type of pipe known as Orangeburg. It is a bituminized fiber … Continue reading →

We spent our first night in the house Saturday the 29th. We have a complete bedroom, about 75% of a bathroom, 50% of a kitchen and 25% of a living room. All of our textiles are moved, and we’ve done … Continue reading →

*Date approximate* 23. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Also known as “Chavez: Inside the Coup”, which is not near as catchy a name if you ask me. There’s no picture or Amazon link because it’s not currently available commercially, … Continue reading →

I’ve been crazy busy getting the new house ready for occupancy, so I haven’t been posting much here recently. I have, however, added a couple of destinations in the “Travel” folder and added a “Home” folder over in the gallery. … Continue reading →

*Date approximate* 22. Veronica Mars, Season 1 If a 2 hour movie deserves a place in this list, then so does a 22 episode TV series on DVD with a 935 minute viewing time that we devoured in less than … Continue reading →

21. The Corporation Based on the fact that you are reading this, you are probably in the top 5% of the wealthiest people on the planet. Does that make you feel good or bad?

20. The Village As I recall, people kinda panned this one. I saw most of the twist coming from a mile away, but it was a perfectly acceptable rainy afternoon flick. Joaquin was, as usual, excellent, and, while I was … Continue reading →

In the three days since my last post we: Bought a refrigerator. (Giant Discount Appliances rocks.) Bought a washer and dryer. (Ditto.) Planted flowers in the front porch planter. (Which, prior to our arrival, appears to have been the neighborhood … Continue reading →