There are a lot more uses for rebar rods and wire ties than you think. Most people never give a second thought to construction. If something needs to be built, you call in an expert. That is fine for people with money, but I never had much of that. If I needed something fixed, I […]

My cousin used to want to be a painter, but after dropping out of college she decided to become a sculptor instead. My family thought Bess was crazy, but I knew she was just an artistic, sensitive girl who wanted to follow her dreams. I would agree with the rest of the family that there […]

I love going to yard sales and garage sales, but what I really love is the flea market. Do you have flea markets in your area, or are they called something else? I went to something called a “swap meet” one time, and was surprised to find that it was basically just a flea market. […]

My Uncle Mike was a deranged hillbilly genius, and I say this as a compliment. Mike was smart enough to be an engineer, but he dropped out of high school to become a pot farmer. In my teenage years I spent a lot of time on his property, which adjoined the property owned by my […]