Me, I Buy

I don’t know what to make of the way the new pillow has affected me. I must have slept really well last night, because I’ve felt like Buddy Love all day. So energetic I’m almost obnoxious.

I ran over to Bed, Bath & Beyond and got a second synthetic pillow and a mite-proof cover. This pillow is pleasantly mushy, and it some kind of down substitute other than the dreaded polyester fill. I think the most disgusting thing I saw over there was a tag that read “recycled polyester.” Great. A pillow made from old couch cushions sick kids have peed all over. No thanks.

Hey, you know that expensive lathe I ordered, and the toolpost set I had to get? And you remember how I wanted to get a Bridgeport? Look what this guy did with a couple of crappy benchtop machine tools. CLICK. He made his own toolpost set, and it’s magnificent. He refers to a Japanese site where he got the plans. The Japanese site is also a major humiliation. Some guy over there has a mill and a lathe in a 25-square-foot closet, and he makes amazing things.

Maybe the Millrite is not such a bad idea. Maybe you don’t need a big mill to be a metalworking superhero.

Of course, the toolpost set has already arrived.

The obvious question is, why would any hobbyist buy a toolpost set if you can make better ones in your garage?

I think I’ll go feel insignificant for a while.