by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 28, 2012 | Featured, HousePosts
I have been away for a couple of days but the work at the house has continued nicely. Yesterday they began building the first wall behind our house. Looks pretty amazing!
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 23, 2012 | Featured, HousePosts
Today the repair of our property began in earnest. Trees were cut. Dirt was moved. General mayhem was taking place almost everywhere, most of which was designed to create a road down which the heavy equipment could travel to rebuild the boulder retaining wall and...
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 20, 2012 | Asides
Today’s LA Times has a followup story on Caine’s Arcade. The kid is taking his show on the road. The cardboard arcade will be at the Exploratorium in SF. How cool is that?
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 19, 2012 | Asides, Featured
CNET News reported yesterday that Apple is giving away Snow Leopard to boost iCloud migration, which is true of you’re a MobileMe user who hasn’t taken the Lion plunge or haven’t yet upgraded to iCloud. Note the screenshot below. All you have to do...
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 18, 2012 | Asides, Featured
From Ann Patchett’s Op-Ed piece on her disappointment over the Pulitzer Board’s announcement that there will be no prize for fiction this year and why the Pulitzer matters for fiction: Let me underscore the obvious here: Reading fiction is important. It is...
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 11, 2012 | Asides
Awesome beyond reason. And, yeah, I teared up a little bit. Caine’s Arcade on Vimeo
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 6, 2012 | Asides
Hilarious. Chicago vs. Chicago | via Devour.com