Bookshelf down

I have dismantled the book shelf in the study in order to clear the room for a fresh coat of paint and new carpet.

Partly because the room needs painting, partly because I'll need a formal desk, partly because it was just time to do it.

Taking the books and other stuff off the shelves took the longest amount of time. Once the shelves were clear, taking it apart was easy. My grandfather, Armand Joyal, had helped me craft this. He was a cabinet maker and a real craftsman. The simplicity of the design: steel dowels to support the shelving, the reuse of the two outside poles from my family's basketball hoop, the two angle brackets to tie the shelving to the wall, all marvelous.


Here is a condensed view of the dismantling:





What work around the house do you like to do?

Painting, cleaning, gardening, cooking, ???

World AIDS Day

Thanks to Christopher S Penn for the prompt via Twitter

take the civics quiz

Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams.

The 35 question quiz can be found here

Let me know how you did and we can compare scores.

Send an email to me (shersteve at gmail dot com) or leave a comment.

job searching notes - information interviews

One of series of tips from a local networking group of folks who are or have been at one time looking for new work. These are considerations; one might provide a disclaimer that the mileage on these suggestions may vary. Through the sharing and collaboration, these may at least spark some useful thought process that will ultimately lead you to a successful position.

Once he developed his business plan, he was abandoning resume posting and instead spending time with informational interviews. He felt this was was working better.

empty nest

When the trees shed their leaves, you get to find out where the birds nested. The empty nest will not be used again. It will remain nestled in amongst the branches until the weather brings it down.

The birds do this properly, creating a new nest each year. Think of all the stuff we would leave behind, or even better, not accumulate if we did likewise! Nothing like getting a clean start each year.

Do yo have anything you are hanging on to that you should put aside?

When are you going to empty your nest?