Yes. This blog is named after a Hold Steady song.
“Constructive Summer” by The Hold Steady
All the lyrics are good, but I’ve always felt like these particular lines were especially applicable:
We’re gonna build something this summer
We’ll put it back together, raise up a giant ladder
With love and trust and friends and hammers
The problem with song lyrics is that out of song-context they just fall flat. So for the full effect, listen to this song seven times in a row while taping a bunch of drywall.




Had not known you named after a Hold Steady song. They’re great. I never cease to be amazed and impressed.