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Category IconFilm Review: The Big Lebowski

May 14th, 2007 No Comments

The Big Lebowski is currently my favorite movie. A story about a middle-aged slacker, the film paints a picture of Jeffrey Lebowski, aka “The Dude”, a man who wants nothing more than to bowl and drink White Russians.

His peaceful existence is shattered when his house is broken into and his rug urinated upon. This leads […]

Category IconLeonardo Da Vinci Site

April 13th, 2007 No Comments

While looking at the Webby Awards, which are given out annually in lots of categories, I came across this Leonardo Da Vinci site with lots of great stuff. It’s got images of sketches, paintings, and inventions, plus a thorough and expansive history of everything Da Vinci.

Besides all of the great information, the site has a […]

Category IconMy First Dumpster Wine Rack

April 12th, 2007 No Comments

I enjoy transforming things into wine racks. This first started when I discovered several closet doors in a dumpster in Onset, MA. They were perfectly fine, and as I looked at them, I realized that a few notches in the slats would cradle a wine bottle very nicely.
Those fancy wine racks from Create & Barrel […]