Helicopters flying over my quiet L.A. neighborhood maybe 10x/day. What a waste. No, it isn't reassuring. It's an attempt to intimidate. Please leave, you're not welcome here.

And a smaller 'fridge. Nothing fancy, more like 1922.

A friend enjoys Nathan W Pyle's Strange Planet characters and sends me such things for a chuckle.

Roses or eggs for Valentine's Day? I chose eggs and saved $2 over the roses. Either way, a treat!

Replaced 1922 wiring for entire tiny bungalow.

On 26 January 2009, hail fell in Los Angeles

Learning to convert a conventional sprinkler head to drip.

Large piece of ash.