Tales from FAR Manor

James Kunstler’s column today is the sort of thing that brings FAR Manor to mind. Not so much the state of architecture, nor even the shodd...

I’m normally not a Linkin Park fan, but I’ll make an exception for this song (and video). Linkin Park – What I’ve Done

The steps leaving the porch out back have been in a state of disrepair for some time now. Daughter Dearest nearly hurt herself when the top ...

The drive-ins closed years ago, and it’s getting to expensive to drive anywhere anyway. Friday Night Cinema lets you take your laptop outsid...

Another roundup… The Boy got out today! The paperwork was apparently sitting on the D.A.’s desk: he called the public defender, that worthy ...

The Boy is still “vacationing” at the Cinder Block Resort, but with any luck he’ll come home tomorrow. We’ve been pretty good about going to...

For all those who are broke and hyper… Friday Night Cinema comes to the rescue, with short freebies and free shorties! Tonight’s feature is ...

Current music: BeirutNights Radio Jimmy Last-Minute brought his tax stuff by late Saturday morning. Unfortunately, the chicken house festoov...

Middle of April? check Planet Georgia? check Now could someone explain WHY there is SNOW mixed in with the light rain this afternoon? As if ...

A while back, The Boy ended up spending a few days in the clink for a probation violation. He got out, said he was ready to straighten up… ...

Winter, or what passes for winter on Planet Georgia, has made one final visit to FAR Manor: A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD SOUTH F...

It took a while, but the basil seeds I saved from previous years’ plants are starting to sprout. I was starting to wonder… and most of the m...

Pet photography can be… frustrating. I learned that a long time ago (dang, has it really been 24 years?). Megabyte (age 11 months at the tim...

As I said earlier , Daughter Dearest now has her “real” driver’s license, and got Cousin Splat’s parking permit in return for taking him to ...

Jack at Tallpoppy , a commuting cyclist, writes: Texas just expanded the legitimacy of deadly force to include vehicles and workplaces . [.....

Very few things in life are purely good or purely bad, and that includes spring. The downside to spring, of course, is yard work. It was qui...

One certain sign of spring at FAR Manor is that the weeds start waking up and (in some cases) offering bribes. One of the prettier weeds, th...

Another collection of things, too short by themselves to merit their own post… New computers! We made a pilgrimage to the Apple Store yeste...

I said winter had just gone by , and this morning and tomorrow morning are around above/below) freezing. Stay warm, wherever you are.

A post on 43 Folders today linked in turn to a Brian Kim post about things that schools should be teaching: personal finance, communicati...