Gracias, guys. Hey, JP, that Mandingo and one his girl friends kidnapped women and held them as sex hostages for a few days each at their house in LA.

First Bobby Brown, now this! You DO know how "ta pick 'em."

Got lucky when an over-committed workmate threw me a "bone" of a small frpl. mantel. He didn't know the frpl. dog had a neighbordog who popped by during my visit with "frpl. dog lady" to tell me she wanted me to design/build a MUCH bigger mantel for her and to then come re-do every surface in her "big 'ol barn" of a house. THAT made it easier to pull the trigger on a self-indulgency, like new speakers, for sure. Of course, I'll cut him in on as much of the work as he wants. Don't misunderstand, I AM an a-hole, just not THAT kind.


Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.