Our sympathies go to George and Becky on the untimely passing of Becky’s dad.
Day: April 8, 2003
William Gibson feels the Fahrvergnügen
It seems William Gibson drives a Jetta. And says he would “prefer a fully-loaded Passat to any Mercedes or BMW.” Not because they’re so cool, but because he has “never wanted to drive a car that anyone would have any very strong opinion of.” Hey, I have very strong opinions about my Passat, thanks. But I understand the desire for anonymity behind the wheel.
Continuous improvement
Well, the Great Bricklaying Experiment continues. Yesterday’s work was mostly rained out. We completed most of the other projects, including bricking out a new bed under the cherry tree where the grass has stopped growing and getting landscaping ties in the front of the bed by the street. We did run into a few snags, though. There’s about a two foot gap at the end of the last tie that we’d like to fill with part of another tie, and a six-foot length along the bottom of the driveway that would happily accept the remnants of an eight-foot landscape tie with two feet cut off. The catch is that I don’t have a saw that’s powerful or long enough to cut landscape ties. Maybe my neighbor’s table saw?
Anyway, I think I’ll have to continue to lay bricks between now and kingdom come. Pictures as there is something photo-worthy.