It has been a few days since my last post, and on the off chance anyone is waiting with bated breath for my next Rough Drafts architecture post, it is in the works. I have been somewhat under the weather,

On September 17, 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention wrote the United States Constitution, and started the process to replace the Articles of Confederation which had previously governed the

Hopefully, this will become a series of posts about drafting and design under an overarching Rough Draft title. Several days ago, I wrote about two problems: the decline of starter homes and retirement

One of the great things about the HIVE ecosystem is the lack of censorship. Unfortunately, that means trolls and spammers still get to continue their nonsense even after being downvoted into negative

25 years ago, the world changed. September 11th, 2001 was an inflection point. We didn't know it at the time, but we woke up in one world, and transitioned into another over the course of the day. Life

Earlier today, I decided to scramble some eggs for a quick, nutritious midafternoon meal. I used some storebought onion, some zucchini from the Mother Thing, and some eggs from a friend's chickens. As

Monday was Labor Day in the USA, so today I decided to celebrate songs with "work" in the title, except with the twist that they have nothing whatsoever to do with the labor movement or economic

Millennials have seen the traditional starter homes fade from the market. Baby boomers are retiring and discovering that homes friendly to the elderly are in short supply as well. Renovating homes for

Last week, I shared three songs from three major fantasy role-playing game franchises: Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda, and The Elder Scrolls. This week, let's lean a bit more science fiction. Halo

Almost 4 years ago, I asked your help to rate my backpack. I have made some major changes since then, and now that my ankle is back to almost normal, the itch to get out into the woods is getting stronger.

Nationality: You Belong to the State Mises Wire • Ulrich Fromy • CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 We must address the totem that is “nationality.” It is an essential part of understanding our reality and preparing for

Six months ago, while negotiations were ongoing, the United States of America and Israel launched a sneak attack against Iran. In addition to killing some not-so-great people who were nonetheless not engaged

Three songs from video games, each with two different performances!

County fairs tend to have many categories of arts and crafts. Baking, canning, flower arrangement, photography, quilting, painting, and yes, often LEGO, too. Back in my youth, I took the risk of damaged

Visiting a county fair in the Idaho panhandle

I should write one of these posts about fun songs. I started to write about some protest music, but got a feeling of déjà vu as I wrote, and a quick search says I shared them before. I'm not in the mood

Yesterday, I went to visit a friend for game night. We decided to try the new-and-improved Halo: Campaign Evolved remake. We have been playing video games since before Halo: Combat Evolved first launched

Somehow a week has flown by since my last post, and I just haven't been inspired to write anything. Plenty of ideas are rattling around in my head, but nothing has gelled to the point of actually typing.

I've tried several times to write posts about architecture, but even more fundamental to the average reader considering remodeling or building new are the principles of good construction. A picture is

I hurt my ankle over three weeks ago. I still don't know how. Every indication is toward soft tissue injury rather than a broken or fractured bone. Ice, rest, and acetaminophen seem to be the only remedy.