Los Angeles: A New Beginning

...ecord as LA’s longest serving mayor while enjoying the ever popular Cheeto Chicken Sandwich™ that replaced the bland hospital fare of his youth. At his side was Lauren his sustainability minister. The mayor put down his sandwich and began to stammer, “Bi, biiiiii bi biiiiii” “What are you trying to say?” asked Lauren. “Biiii, biii, biiii, biiiiiiiiii, biiiiicyyyyy . . . bicycle,” said the mayor. It was the first time in his many years as mayor tha...

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Christmas Eve Tweets

...ter.com/CVFvrYvcSD — Best of Nextdoor (@bestofnextdoor) December 17, 2018 "CHICKEN FOUND IN BLUE PANTS" pic.twitter.com/vcavTdL6jQ — Best of Nextdoor (@bestofnextdoor) December 18, 2018 Douglas Rushkoff: Join "Team Human!" https://t.co/fNNqfE1Hep — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 18, 2018 Solemn Christmas Mass at @stjohnsla Monday at 10:30 PM. Ancient liturgy and beautiful music: https://t.co/JoQ3Go14x2 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 22,...

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By Hand and Eye

...sign tasks such as creating a website, laying out a newsletter, building a chicken coop or, most recently, creating a spice rack for the kitchen. When it came time to design that spice rack, thanks to By Hand & Eye, I was no longer intimidated by how to begin. I could get out a pair of compasses and start marking out certain proportions that human beings of the past have judged to be more pleasing than others. The door of my spice rack is a golden...

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I Made a Mallet

...tools. I’ve done a lot of carpentry over the years such as building sheds, chicken coops, laying floors, repairing joists and hanging molding. I’ve done this all with hand held power tools. But I have very limited experience with chisels and planes as well as shop machines such as table saws and bandsaws. And I’ve never paid enough attention to the details. Kelly is thrilled with my attempt to, ever so slightly, raise the quality of work around th...

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