Hack
The most important thing I've learned in the first 8 months of home ownership is how to be a total hack.  It's not about fixing things; it's about solving problems.  It's not about doing it right; it's about making it work.  I re-learn this every time I try to "fix" something.  I kept putting off installing a plywood wall because I thought it would be difficult or take a lot of time.  It turns out that it was pretty easy.  And I thought I would need to make straight cuts and have everything fit perfectly.  It turns out that caulk is the solution to every problem.  The second solution is trim/molding.  The bottom line is that if it can be covered up, it doesn't need to be perfect. #lifestyle

Firefox scroll bar
I've noticed a little problem when viewing my site:  Different pages or posts appear to have different widths.  This is kind of impossible because I wrote my template by hand, and I made all the pages and posts look pretty much the same.  So I searched to see if anybody else had the problem.  The answer is yes.  The problem is that Firefox doesn't have a vertical scroll bar unless there's content that extends past the bottom of the browser window.  This sounds good, except that it causes the problem that I just mentioned.  This site says to use html {overflow-y: scroll;} in the style sheet.  It also recommends a couple other similar solutions, none of which I tried because the first one worked.  This problem doesn't occur in Internet Explorer or Opera because the vertical scroll bar is always displayed, though it's grayed-out when not needed.  This solution displays a grayed-out scroll bar, whether there's content past the bottom of the window or not. #technology