Mouse Mitigation

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

You would think the embarassment of a mouse at my dinner party would have prompted an immediate response, but for someone with my considerable powers of procrastination, a reminder was required.  While sitting at the kitchen table with my older son tonight, I saw a mouse run between the dishwasher and ...

The Mouse and The Dinner Party

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Travel two days back in time with me.  I was cleaning in the kitchen and I noticed that a small section of baseboard trim at the edge of the cabinets was loose-- just held in place with friction against the underside of the cabinet toe kick.  I removed the baseboard ...

Locally-Sourced All-Natural Pigeon Control

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Some fellow Minneapolitans may have found the answer to my pigeon problems. Best of all, this pigeon control solution is completely green, VOC-free, locally-sourced and all-natural. It's a predator! This video was shot by netclift about a mile from my place: And Lost Forest After Dark shows what happens when a pigeon ...

The Man On The Street

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

I was playing with my older son on the front sidewalk a couple days ago when a guy walking by stopped to ask me about the neighborhood. It turns out he's been looking at properties in the area and is thinking of buying a house just up the block ...

Dam, Pigeons

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

A biology textbook might tell you that beavers are nature's dam builders, but the pigeons at my place merit at least a footnote in that chapter. Behold the Disgusting Roof Dam of Pigeon Filth!