Quote of the Day

Last night I was frustrated after repairing the brakes on my car.  Mrs. Bugbear and I have had to do quite a few repairs and replacements over the past couple of weeks.  I expressed my frustration to Mrs. Bugbear about all the repairs I was making.  In true Bugbear fashion my wife expressed her heartfelt sympathy.

"Making repairs...it's life, get used to it,"  she said.

I retorted, "I don't want to spend all my life in such a short time, it'd be nice if it was spread out a bit more."

If women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

I'm proud to be able to put the lie to Red Green's oft stated aphorism.  My darling wife is six months pregnant and built us a bed.  Yep, she designed the bed, built it, sanded the wood, while I painted and installed trim in the bedroom.  She's going to put the painter's caulk on the trim tonight while I put the final coat of verathane on the bed.

Of course I get to move the bed into the bedroom...cause 'Nothing says "I love you dear" like screaming lower back pain.

Friggatriskaidekaphobia...NOT

Last Friday Mrs. Bugbear and I celebrated our wedding anniversary.  Yes we quite deliberately got married on the thirteenth.  You see, we started dating on the thirteenth of February.  I asked Mrs. Bugbear to marry me on the thirteenth of August spontaneously. Well I hadn't gotten a ring yet but the timing just seemed right.  We deliberately got married on the thirteenth and Thing one (little Miss Bugbear) was conceived on the thirteenth.

Friday the thirteenth seems like a day to celebrate not a day to fear to me.  Mrs. Bugbear seems to agree and we generally exchange small gifts every Friday the Thirteenth.

This year we got each other a planter.  You've can see a picture of it in a prior post.

More Screaming Lower Back Pain

It looks like I'll be painting trim in preparation for completing the renovations to the Master Bedroom.  While the actual painting shouldn't have much discomfort, installing the trim will.  Below is the pattern that Mrs Bugbear has decided on.  Given her occupation I really can argue with her interior design or architectural decisions.  The trim is a flat with slightly radiused corners on two edges. 

Figure 1, Mrs. Bugbear's Master Bedroom Trim Plan for a Door Opening.

The smaller pieces stand about 3/8" proud of the trim and about 1" proud of the walls.  The wider pieces are 3-5/8" wide and 5/8" thick.  As I mentioned in a prior post the flat trim should be quicker and easier to paint and install.

Trim in Cross-Section.