Soviet Vending Machine

 December 30, 2026 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, After having a brussels sprout jammed into your ear by your sister, sometime during Christmas break, you might find yourself looking for a quiet escape from the Hallmark-movie-turned-Jerry-Springer-episode unfolding in your living room...
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Combing it over

 December 09, 2025 |Mark Ryan
Cat on a not-hot roof: Working on an outdoor chimney installation last weekend, I gave my wife my excuse for the turtley progress -- Every afternoon, around 2:30, the sun starts its winddown, and just then a biting wind kicks up, and my 60+ bones say:...
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