Here is where I left off with Part 1:
Once I got the bed installed to the case I needed to make sure it went up and down without any issues. Here is the leg that swings out to support the feet when you lower it:
Next I needed some stoppers to keep the bed from going inside the case too far:
So now the face of the bed frame will sit flush with edge of the case:
Now I can do the trimwork, which involved staring at it for a while. I decided I liked the panel look on the changing table I made so I wanted to replicate the square edges and lines. That involved ripping various widths of poplar down to ¼ inch thick, so I bought a bandsaw to make this task easier. I bought this WEN 10″ model and a ½ inch Woodslicer blade. The widths of the trim pieces are 1 ½ inches, 4 inches, and 6 inches. The saw handled the 1 ½ inch boards no problem, did okay with the 4 inch boards, but struggled with the 6 inch boards so much I ended up using my table saw instead. Here is the 1 ½ inch board:
The motor just isn’t strong enough for the 6 inch boards, and wandered a lot with the 4 inch boards until I figured out a better technique. If I did this again I would probably cut them to 5/16ths of an inch and plane them down to ¼ inch. I figure this saw will be able to handle just about everything else I want to do, but If I ever get to where I’m resawing a lot of wood I will need to upgrade to something more powerful.
Once I got everything cut, it was easy to get it nailed on with some ⅝” brads. I didn’t use glue, but in hindsight I probably should have as a few of the pieces popped off when I moved it to paint. Here it is ready to go with the latches on the sides and a handle in the middle:
With everything installed I gave it a few test runs and there were only a couple of spots where the bed frame rubbed against the case. The frame needed some sanding and softening of the edges with a ⅛” roundover:
Then I added a headboard and took it into the paint booth I set up in our basement:
I draped some plastic on the walls by tucking it into the drop ceiling tiles, and used an old area rug to protect the nasty carpet. The area rug sat on the plastic and really helped seal all of the dust and overspray into the booth. Mrs. McGinty was a little skeptical about this idea, but I proceeded to man-splain all of this manly stuff to her and she eventually came around. Here is the first coat of primer:
My painting experiences have taught me that white paint needs gray primer, and gray paint needs white primer. That way you can see what you’re doing. I didn’t bother painting the inside since the mattress would be covering it up. After this side was painted, I flipped it over and painted the front:
You’ll notice some streaks in the finish. I laid the paint on thicker than I normally would since the surface was flat. As the paint dried, the thinner spots dried first and affected the sheen. It’s noticeable when the light hits it at certain angles, but otherwise only my nit-pickyness can tell. I may stop by someplace that does commercial painting and ask for some free advice.
The weather worked out so I was able to paint the case outside. It was a pain in the ass to move, mainly due to Mrs. McGinty lacking upper body strength and not listening to me, but I was also getting tired of working in it day after day. I finally got it all painted, hauled into the basement, and set up. I added a strap to hold the mattress to the bed frame when it is in the vertical position where the legs attach to the frame:
At this point I realized it sits too low for my dad, so I bought a box spring to raise the mattress up about 5 inches. Perfect height. Then I proceeded to raise the frame up to check the weight, and realized the legs that support the foot end won’t properly close. After some profanity, I figured some blocks that raise the bed 2 ½” inches will be fine. Crisis averted:
As an added bonus, the blocks create some space to hide contraband. Here it is with the mattress:
And the final test…
I used 4 inch lag screws to anchor it to the wall, hitting the studs solidly in 4 of the 6 tries. It’s solid, and my dad says he sleeps great on it so I’m happy with that.
This was really a challenge to build due to the unexpected hurdles and the size.
Sneak peak at my next write up:
This was the display for the Violins of Hope here in Nashville last year. I built the workbench.
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261 responses to “Murphy Bed – Part Two”
That workbench … OMG. That’s hawt.
The bed is cool too.
I wouldn’t be able to use the bench.
The bench is way beyond what I can do, the finish (or wood? ) is quite striking.
It’s just pine boards. I’ll try to get that write up done soon. It was an interesting project.
AWESOME.
And now for some woodworking porn.
Thanks Beam!
More wood porn:
https://www.lumberjocks.com/
That’s not what I was expecting at all. ?
For you.
I’ll have to sand off those tatts but I think I can work with it.
Is that a Bear Gryll’s axe? Totally killed my boner.
Very nice work. The final product is superb.
Thanks Spud!
That truly is impressive. I don’t think I could do that in a million years.
Thanks Count!
What kind of jig do you use for the pocket screws? Kreg? Something so advanced that they wouldn’t even sell it to me?
Kreg is hard to beat for simplicity. I use the Festool Domino joiner occasionally but pocket screws are just easy.
Ooooh Festool. I bet you even have their track saw. Well la de da, moneybags!
The track saw is indispensable but Tundra is the one with their gold plated miter saw.
It’s pretty goddamn sweet.
Yeah it’s a Kreg. I had only used it a few times and it seemed like the logical choice for this project as opposed to lap joints or mortise and tenon.
I love the Kreg. I use it all the time. If it’s not heirloom furniture, it’s the bomb.
Do you glue it when you screw it?
(shut up idiots, it’s serious question)
Yes. Particularly where there will be stress on the joint.
That’s what she said!
I didn’t but I did glue the frame to the plywood. If I used 1/4 inch plywood instead of 3/4 inch I probably would have glued them.
Limited woodworking experience, but from the experts I’ve watched, screws are only to hold it until the glue dries. That’s obviously oversimplified, but the point is, always glue it.
“Once I got everything cut, it was easy…”
Lol, always true. Aside from all the swearing I normally do during fit up when somehow it fits differently from the dry fit and all my glue is drying. I wish I’d written up something for the bench with hidden compartment I made. Seems kinda similar.
“After some profanity, I figured some blocks that raise the bed 2 ½” inches will be fine.”
Too bad you didn’t put the pieces for the frame tall side vertically to begin with, you would not have needed the blocks and it’d be stronger too.
How did you round the edges? Router?
I’m guessing palm router. One of my favourite finishing tools.
I remember Palm (1992-2011, NASDAQ: PALM). I don’t remember their routers among their gadgets.
Router
⅛” roundover
A palm router with a 1/8th round over bit. The smaller router is definitely easier to control for something like this.
Nice work. I’m refinishing an old oak dresser right now. It’s a minor nightmare because the wood is so hard and doesn’t want to sand well. We’ll see if i complete it.
Other than that, I’m working hard at cocking up my marriage while irritable on prednisone.
Maybe you should get with the wife instead of sanding your wood.
I don’t think there’s going to be any nailing tonight.
Too bad. Physical intimacy is the glue that holds relationships together.
Apparently, the fit isn’t tight enough.
I’ll have you know that I rely on an interference fit for all my glue-ups.
“in·ter·fer·ence fit
noun
noun: interference fit; plural noun: interference fits
a fit between two parts in which the external dimension of one part slightly exceeds the internal dimension of the part into which it has to fit.”
Cough, cough, bullshit!, cough, cough…
Certainly requires some wood.
Thanks Scruff!
Try using 80 grit paper to strip the original finish then work your way up to 120,180, and finally 220 grit to get a smooth, uniform finish before staining. If your worried about making divots in the surface keep just enough pressure to keep the entire surface of the sand paper on the wood, no more.
That’s pretty much what I do. After the first coat of primer I give it a light sanding with 220.
A few months ago at work I had to stain some preexisting flat faced door casings on an old house. I’m kinda my company’s ‘stain’ guy. Anyway, the day prior to getting to the job one our apprentices was told to sand off the old stain. Whoever somebody forgot to tell him how to do that so when I get there I do a light sanding then condition the wood, wait at bit for the conditioner to set, then begin staining….and all I see are pig-tails covering the surface. The guy used an orbital sander. It took me nearly two days using the steps above to work those out. I wanted to first kill the kid, then my project manager for not telling the kid how to sand.
Oh that sucks.
Do you have a sandpaper preference? I bought a bunch of Mirka which seems to work pretty good.
God, I’ve been forced to use 3M Pro Grade for so long I’d be lying if I said I can recommend another product. Not that a different one isn’t better, I just would know anymore.
*warm glow*
A criterion for any project is that is require a tool you don’t already have.
^^^This^^^
+1 trip to Woodcraft
Also you must break one tool and offer a blood sacrifice.
Lol. I have a suture kit.
I get extra derma-bond from work. It burns, but even an idiot can do it.
That might be better for me. Can a civilian buy it?
It’s basically superglue, which I’ve used on occasion.
Just use a fresh tube
I try and keep it to liquid skin, band aids and electrical tape.
I try to pull this over on the Mrs. especially if it’s something I’m doing for her.
Nice. Very nice.
What is the finish on the work bench?
My guess – a dark walnut stain on #2 pine.
I think that’s what I did. That was made over a year ago so I’ll need to dig through my pictures to see what I have.
You can probably sand out the paint and recoat to get rid of the finish issues.
I’m not sure what happened. I wonder if I clear coated it if it would even out.
I agree with Scruff. Sand and recoat.
Looks like it dried before it leveled. I find it easier to work with an oil based enamel than the water based products. They dry more slowly and predictably.
I like Benjamin Moore Advance.
Goes on nice, doesn’t slough easily. It’s kind of a hybrid.
Yeah, some of the new alkyds are really nice, particularly for doors and trim. But I still like oil based for furniture, far more forgiving and I’m not great with a brush anyway.
I use BM’s Aura (in satin finish) for cabinetry etc. with a foam roller. With a little patience, I can get a finish that’s almost indistinguishable from a spray.
I spray both the millwork and the first couple coats of trim. I fill holes and do the final trim coat with a brush. The Advance smooths out nicely.
The company I work for uses Sherwin’s ProClassic on our interior trim work. It’s okay but I’ve had issues with sagging hours later if the room is a touch under heated.
That’s what I use. I have had issues with spraying when it’s below 60 degrees, so I just try and avoid it altogether.
I use latex for easy clean up of the sprayer and to cut down on fumes in the house. The primer I used is shellac based and it can be quite stinky. Maybe one day I will try spraying something with oil based paint to see how it goes. Thanks for the suggestion!
The Advance is technically a water clean-up, but you should run some solvent through the gun. Easy as hell.
Try it.
Will do. Thanks Tundra.
Well, I had been thinking about a small woodworking project, but now I’m all intimidated and shit.
Amazing work and wow, what an excellent demonstration of ingenuity and adaptability. That workbench at the end looks amazing too, good stuff!
Thanks Raphael! Mistakes will be made that’s for sure.
white paint needs gray primer, and gray paint needs white primer
obviously true but I never thought about it before
As someone who can’t rip plywood evenly, im in awe of this work.
Track saw on a sturdy surface.
DTs makes working wood rough.
I embarrassed myself a couple weeks ago cutting OSB panels for a barricade wall. Combination of killer hangover plus a shitty, shitty skilsaw blade.
Huff thinner once, cut off finger twice.
Stone cold sober for a week I couldn’t do much better with that fucking blade. It was a woodchip bukakke the entire time.
woodchip bukakke
The most Glib form of porn.
HM approved!
Here you go, my dudes.
I like how it’s going right on her chest.
I’ll be in the closest bunk
*insert carrot slices bukkake girl gif*
https://i.imgur.com/FuvdSWs.gif?noredirect
Found it!
That sure is … something.
Rule 34, dude.
“Baltimore mayor proposes public boxing rings to reduce violence
In a violent weekend for Baltimore City, police responded to a deadly stabbing and eight shootings. Police said 11 people were injured and two men were killed, including a 17-year-old.City leaders are now saying it’s time to try different tactics to reduce violence.Mayor Jack Young said he’s considering having people solve their issues in a boxing match.”
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-mayor-proposes-public-boxing-rings-to-reduce-violence/27696878
https://twitter.com/wbaltv11/status/1135651466126012416
Jack Young, Marquess of Queensberry
I eagerly await the first shootout at once of the matches.
Next proposal a colosseum.
Bully for you!
Of course.
*shrugs*
It works in Frostpunk.
I prefer pistols. If your only resolution is fisticuffs, it allows hulking beast to go around being jerks.
Oh, but, people with excellent hand/eye coordination and steady hands are saints??? Pffftt…. Pull the other one, FM!!
That’s it! Swords at dawn!
There is something to be said for idea of just getting the aggression out of your system in a constructive way. A few of my childhood friends were at first enemies until we duked it out. It’s a bizarre form of bonding, I guess.
I had that happen to me in sixth grade. The teacher had a “bring your favorite album day.” The fight started because I brought Graham Nash ” Songs for beginners” and this mexican dude brought Zeppelin 1. He tried to punk me out for bringing some hippie crap. I actually liked Zep at the time too. We met behind the hill at the back of the playground and duked it out. The very next day we were best friends. Jimmy something or other. This was 1976 or 77. Good times.
Nice work!
I was hoping you would do a follow up.
As far as temporary paint booths, I used ZipWall to make a paint booth in my garage when I did my last last trim/millwork project. Works like a champ.
Your workbench is awesome. My next project is a low-profile, rolling, tool-holding workbench. I don’t have the room for a big, permanent structure. Thanks for giving me a kick in the ass!
Thanks Tundra! I’ve seen those zip walls and think I may end up getting one. I would need to finish off the exposed joists above my shop area first though.
I have a small rolling bench that I put my miter saw, router table, planer, and other tools on. It could be better so I might build a new one and write about it.
Yep. ZipWall is mandatory at my job for interior work.
You’re a pro, though. If you ever had time, some tricks of the trade would be much appreciated!
Seconded.
Now that you mention it, I just might have to do a write up on staining soon.
$1,285.60??
This thing is cool AF, but my next project is a “digger” style bike using a 1966 XLCH motor I originally bought in 1984. I’m waiting for the frame to get UPS’d to me right now. I have almost every thing else. I’m kinda scared to kick start the thing. I got injured a few times back when I rode this daily, and that was when I was 20 y/o. Magneto sportsters are not easy to start.
*Trips and falls onto I.B.’s murphy bed, gets slammed into wall*
That is one cool bed. Surprised those things aren’t more popular here given the premium put on space in houses and apartments.
Agreed 100%. My mom could use one, and my sister and brother in law might get one. I find it to be very handy for situations like this.
I’ve never seen one in NYC either.
I’ve only seen them in sitcoms
Yeah, I was going to say “sixties NYC sitcoms”.
I’ve always assumed (because of movies and TV) that they were common in small, older NY apartments/hotels.
My guess is that futons killed them. I did live in a Manhattan studio for a couple years – no Murphy. Had to get a futon.
So, futons killed the murphy-bed star?
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So, dinner, and then, “coffee”, eh?
Is this, like, a two-in-one date, or something?
Time to buy a futon https://youtu.be/bJhj7n1BJhU
I have a 3 bedroom house, I sleep on a futon, because I felt I was being a slob sleeping on the couch. *true story*
There are an awful lot of handsy, I mean handy Glibs. We should get together and build something for burning man. Some sort of industrial sized wood chipper with pyrotechnics. I don’t know. Something amazing.
Given the Libertarian bent, I expect ManBearPig made from wood, and unable to stand without supports. And the main support would be in the form of a penis.
Maybe a large variant of the Catherine the Great table
https://images.app.goo.gl/VtgzS9QWR6WEde7w9
Hawt!
Nah, a hollow, giant porcupine humping a pile of money. We wheel it in, then at night, those of us hiding inside spring forth with swords drawn and guns blazing and sack the joint.
DINESDALE…
I considered using Spiny Norman as my avatar when I first migrated over here from TOS.
And Ethel the Frog is the best skit MP ever made. They use they’re entire comedic arsenal in that one. Hell, it might be the single best skit in television history.
*their
I’m stoned, fuck off.
Not for nothing
(but very close)
I have said this over and over. You continue to amaze me. All of you but when I see a project like this I see art and creativity that I can’t even imagine. I not only lack the skills, I lack the imagination to start with. Damn, that’s really nice, really useful. I don’t know where one learns those things but it wasn’t in the shop class I had in school.
Good j…, no, fantastic job, I.B.
Thanks for your article, I have to hide it so my wife doesn’t realize what a clod she married.
Thanks Fourscore! It’s funny, I never took wood shop even though we had it in middle school. I remember some of the kids got busted for making pipes. I didn’t really pick this up until about 10 years ago, and I think my first project was making a headboard out of a 5 panel hollow core door slab. We still have it.
I wish I had the time, motivation, money, and skill to create things like are shown in this thread. Instead, I have a plank of oak to put safety legs on my daughter’s kitchen tower. Hopefully I can use the miter saw, tabletop router, and wood glue without losing any fingers.
We all started in the same place, man. Take your time, wear safety glasses every time and keep learning.
^ This. And definitely use safety glasses. I wear glasses but they’re not the same. After a few bits of wood hit just below my eye I switched to actual safety glasses. Fortunately I can see up close just fine.
A friend of mine – a professional – is blind in one eye from a piece of wood kicked out of a miter saw. He wasn’t a green-pea either. It was a ‘quick cut’.
Wear your fucking glasses.
I’ve been to the ER twice for metal chips in the eye. It ain’t fun.
I was wearing safety glasses while cutting out a muffler. A chip blew into my eye and I had to go to a doctor to get it taken out.
And for four eyed Glibs like me, most optical shops can order safety glasses at around the same price as regular glasses. I started with a pair that work bought me, liked it far more than regular glass + safety glasses that I bought my own pair for at home and the range.
https://www.framesdata.com/mfg/HoyaSRXPlastic
I have the blue with clear carrier. Integrated side shields so I don’t have to futz with putting them on or off.
And my stupid not using PPE story- I had the mesh face shield up while I was using a chainsaw for better visibility. Got popped square in the mouth with a inch chunk of wood. Busted my top and bottom lips, but fortunately didn’t knock any teeth and didn’t hit somewhere else on my head.
Gustave is 100% right. I just want to add for those who are short on cash and work doesn’t cover it; you can get safety glasses with removable side shields (as Gustave alluded to) that no one would ever be able to tell were safety glasses once you take of the side-shields.
They sell magnifying safety glasses. I have some.
So do I, they are “readers” on the the bottom.
Bricks and 2 X 12s for me
Biden’s getting dragged over Hyde. The Dem frontrunner is getting pantsed for not taking an unpopular position on abortion. Dems are going to lose again to Trump over this shit. When everything’s a priority…
LOL, what a clown.
The Charlie Browniest of all the candidates?
If Charlie Brown had zero principles.
What a coward.
I haven’t seen the polling numbers, so maybe I’m wrong and there’s just legions of voters eager to see federal monies directed to abortion. I can’t help but think that’s unlikely, given that PP makes such a big issue of how little of their donations go to performing abortions. But I’m thinking Biden on Hyde is about as consequential for most voters as amnestying illegals but only to vote Democrat, or banning all firearms capable of accepting a magazine.
If the elections were held today, he’d beat Trump. 8 point average lead. Way higher than the error margin of the Hillary election polls.
All that obtuse motherfucker had to do was say as little as possible.
But at one point Hillary was leading Trump by similar margins so….
And in the interim, lefties have made it very, very unpersuasive to come out as closet conservatives. I’d lie to pollsters, too.
How the hell is this NHL finals game still only 1-0?!
It’s a great game. Lots of chances. Bennington is killing it,
Ha! That’s what I’m watching too.
Oh, shit! Blues gotta away from one. How is that not tripping?
Cam Neely looked upset.
‘Kick his ass, SeaBass!”
+4 boilermakers
I forgot…
I’m reminded of a Piers Anthony book where the protagonist takes part in a computer-simulated football game and loses because the programming has a built-in random chance of the refs getting a call wrong.
Intent? Guy wasn’t reaching, Bruins dude was standing still. Could really have gone either way.
You’d know better than I. I’ve watched hockey off and on for years and still barely understand the rules, much less the offense and defense strategy.
I would have called it. I was just pondering why they didn’t.
Don’t care about either team but looked like a penalty.
I’ve already said, but I’ll reiterate. This thing is cool as all hell. I love the idea and the execution. I just have one question ( that I’m too lazy to google,) why is it called a Murphy bed? Who’s Murphy and why does he get a whole subset of beds named after him?
“The bed is named after William Lawrence Murphy (1876–1957), who applied for his first patents around 1900. According to legend, he was wooing an opera singer, but living in a one-room apartment in San Francisco, and the moral code of the time frowned upon a woman entering a man’s bedroom. Murphy’s invention converted his bedroom into a parlor, enabling him to entertain.[1] Earlier foldup beds had existed, and were even available through the Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog,[2] but Murphy introduced pivot and counterbalanced designs for which he received a series of patents, including one for a “Disappearing Bed” on June 18, 1912[3] and another for a “Design for a Bed” on June 27, 1916.[4]”
Thank you. So, he was trying to get her into bed, he just didn’t want her to see it first? Ingenious. A hundred years later his name is still being talked about.
There’s a place in El Segundo that does some good work:
https://www.wallbedsbywilding.com/california/el-segundo-murphy-beds/
That’s cool. I can see how some of those work similar to mine.
“Wallbeds”. Never heard that one before.
Thanks Blackjack!
And now NYC v Cincy. MLS is fun this week with everyone away on international duty.
Yay Blues. After they got wrecked in game 3, never thought they’d be in a position to win the series.
Flipping around now and found Honeymoon in Vegas which I haven’t seen in forever. Say what you will about Sarah Jessica Parker, but in her youth she had a sensational body.
She was great in Secretariat.
I think the ‘neighs’ have it, cs,
She looked pretty good as the hippie chick that Steve Martin tapped in LA Story.
Hard to believe that movie is almost 30 years old.
Looks GREAT! I enjoyed the beginnings of this series and am glad you shared the finished product with us, I.B.!
If that’s really your name…
Just watched (probably rewatched) MST3K’s episode of Bride of the Monster. Now I really wanna make my 50s horror schlok I’ve been working on for 10 yrs. Sadly, due to doxxing being a thing, very few of you will get to see it if I make make, that gives me a sad.
There’s “make”, then, there’s make-make.
Also, I’m now 2 t-shirts poorer, TYVM.
I’m telling you, this damn wireless keyboard is only compounding my poor editorial skills. And blessed be the Digby! ‘Heeth like the betht fuckin guy’! Huzzah!
BTW, you did see my email from earlier, right?
Yes. Zardoz bless you.
::crossing my fingers::
The next time they offer a deal on stickers (done every so often), I will probably stock up on some.
I want a report on your initial excursions wearing the shirts. That could be a nice article. You could have pictures of the shirts, and such. It’s time you Contributed, boy!
Ugghhh……OK, I may come up with something. This is coming from someone who doesn’t want to be in front of a camera, for the most part.
Danny, make-make your future, be-be your future.
+1 RAT FART!!
Or, should it be
+1 gunga-lagunga
?
Well, if you don’t actually finish it, even less people will see it.
From someone that has pretty much no interaction with any tools (esp. power tools), that looks amazing.
Also, to summarize I.B.: https://youtu.be/Hzx8KHjQD6c?t=25
I can not draw nor cut symmetrical things. Symmetry was created by the man to keep me down!
Well, if the item is big enough, and has mirror symmetry, you really only have to
makemake half.*BREAKING NEWS!!!*
OMG OMG OMG.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ghHO9062wo
/Snark off. Fined a half million for that?
*INSERT PISTONS CLIP HERE*
Just throwing this out there, maybe he was upset the guy just crashed into the stands and hitting that lady in the boob. Sure, ban him from games but the fine is stupid, do they even have the authority to fine him?
“Mark Stevens, the Golden State Warriors investor who pushed Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the 2019 NBA Finals, has been fined $500,000 and banned from games for an entire year. ”
Since when did the NBA start fining part-owners?
::long sigh::
http://www.fox4news.com/news/north-texas-plumbers-remain-concerned-about-industry-becoming-deregulated
Look–I love Texas. I hope others here do, too. If you aren’t familiar with it/us, and have been told that things are like ‘the wild West’ here, and that anything goes….yeah, bullshit.
Wait a tick….this is about money, and squashing competition?!? NO!!!1!1
22 years to learn how a pipe wrench works, that is a slow learning curve.
In fairness, one of the master plumbers I knew liked to melt lead in a little crucible he kept… I don’t think master plumbers are necessarily bright, or well-informed.
Last I heard, he’s being taken care of by his daughter.
Calling yourself Master of something just rings pretentious to me. Granted, I’ve only been editing for 20yrs, not 22, But I still would feel like an ass hat if in 2 years I were to call myself a Master Editor.
It didn’t take long for me to call myself a master baiter.
Gotta keep muh industry as tight and closed as possible. Can’t have any easy competition, nosiree.
I am a committed nawtherner – I have no opinion on Texas other than the weather is not for me. But I do have a theory that Texas will be destroyed by the sheer numbers of people moving there – it doesn’t matter where they come from, it just matters that they’re crowding out the place.
I’m convinced that Texas will turn solidly purple, if not blue, in my lifetime.
Assuming the USA as we know it lasts that long.
Florida, too.
*groans in South Florida*
Not to mention Virginia, North & South Carolina, and Georgia.
Good news everyone! If the Overton window keeps shifting radically leftward, some of those states remain or turn red.
Purple is the perfect state-TOS
I think you’re right. I mean, I obviously hope you’re wrong, but….
It’s just shocking to me how much Texans will beg for a good, ol’ fashioned rogering from Government, when we are supposedly more liberty-minded.
Regulations?? I mean, how could we ever have standards, if it weren’t for government??? No, it’s about squashing competition.
I find it hard to predict future trends in political beliefs for any demographic at this point. So much info being shared instantaneously around the globe. Maybe a cognitive Tower of Babel situation occurs where even if you understand the words coming out of people’s mouths, it will be nearly impossible to grasp the concept they’re relaying.
Well, if not, it won’t be for a lack of trying
There is a built in poison pill for statism: eventually the state favors one favored group more than others. Resentment builds. Whether that escalates into bloody revolution immediately or takes a few generations is the only real question.
Okonomiyaki tonight. Don’t forget the octopus (stupid recipe omits it). Serve with an ice cold Premium Malts or Yebisu White Label for best results.
https://www.japancentre.com/ja/recipes/1-okonomiyaki-savoury-pancake
Uhhh….oh, shuck-ee-darns. Slipped my mind. Oh well–maybe next time!
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Fine. You guys can substitute squid if the octopus is too much for you. (Seriously, just use pork instead)
Let me know when Beyond Octopus comes out.
#ImAVegeterian
*chops up some rubber bands*
Pass. One time at the lunch buffet joint near my office I chose the usual stir-fry noodle thing I often did without looking too closely at it and took it back to my cube and started eating it and wondered why it tasted like shit and peered down at it and saw those wriggling nasty sea-monster tentacle things in it and nearly threw up.
I went from being grossed out at sashimi 30 years ago to the point now where I’ll eat almost anything they put in front of me. I draw the line at fugu-blowfish. Tasting bad and death are not the same.
This is true, but, why chance it, ya know?
Because you may like it, Sam I am.
Sorry, I draw the line at Inago. Neba happen GI.
ice cold Premium Malts
Just rubbing salt in.
¥320 for a tall can. How much where your at? Or it’s just not available?
Just not available. Except for craft beer, I think most “Japanese” beers here are brewed in the US or Canada.
4 bucks Canadian for a tall can? That sounds… expensive.
$2.95 US…Almost 2-buck Chuck. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
And learned a new useful phrase in class tonight
肝休日 (かんきゅうじつ liver rest day)
ダメダメ, 毎日晩酌のがイイ.
In spite of my best efforts, those squiggly lines are actually resolving to something I can understand or at least pronounce.
Scary.
เรียนภาษาไทยต่อเป็นไง
OK, Gustave, it’s not a link (an HM link), so we’re probably safe.
Probably.
Ah, looks like the language of the Vermicious Knids in Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
Domo Arigato Mister Roboto
Being an Asian beer noob, is there a story to go along with Premium Malts? To clarify, does it have a bad reputation, or, something?
It’s great. We normally drink happoshu (near beer thing) but use Premium Malts for special occasions like weddings and New Years.
x2. Tasty beer (but discount for my lack of discerning palate).
Well goodnight all. The power company has turned off the juice for the night. Quite eerie to be that dark and quiet outside.
My oldest graduated high school tonight. We went out for a late dinner with both sets of grandparents afterwards to celebrate. Graduate lost it around 11 when my MIL was talking about a great book she is reading about the Donner party. Oldest declared talking about eating children wasn’t something she wanted to hear at a celebratory dinner. Wife sort of laid into her. All I could think was she’ll be at college soon. I’m going to miss that kid.
You could prepare her for collegiate life with a lovely H&H t-shirt. Or, maybe, a throw pillow….
She’s not ready for the hard stuff yet. Since she will be going to school in DC, I give it a year or two.
That long? In DC?
Skip to 9:18 or so. It’s how I envision that party.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FB-mdaUcLak
I’m going to go out on a limb and say the left has a problem with anti-semitism.
https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2019/06/06/very-intersectional-of-us-dont-bother-bringing-your-jewish-pride-flag-to-the-dc-dyke-march/
Can I bring this flag? (((v)))
I’m thinking of turning gay so I can.
My take.
Good news. We’re both right.
Maybe marrying the woman you already divorced is a bad idea.
https://www.dailycaller.com/2019/06/06/robert-de-niro-estranged-wife-divorce/
Maybe marrying DeNiro is a bad idea.
Yeah, yeah–both right.
DeNiro May be an ass, but it’s BS that she’s trying to get that much.
It seems to me that the type of person who would be attracted to and marry the kind of ass which DeNiro is would be some kind of special mess herself.
I kinda want to just grab some popcorn and watch what happens. I’m not necessarily an entertainment junkie, but, he wants to get on soapboxes.
Piss on ’em both.
entertainment *news* junkie
This was great. Looking forward to the bench.