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hurch Floorplans
Some 3d floorplans we're using to figure out exactly how our hovel becomes a home.
8 dashing photos taken on Feb. 9, 2010 The last made it up here 2 hours, 55 minutes ago on Tuesday, Feb the 9th 2010
Past Mumbling
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o ho ho... Merry late fall. I'm recovering from the bloat of a generous Thanksgiving weekend filled with family, food, and family in my food. Cannibals can be thankful too. Flipping the food coin, I spent part of today at the dentist...
Read the rest of “Playing a little bit of ketchup” posted 2 months, 1 week ago on Tuesday, Dec the 1st 2009
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oday marks my 5th visit to the dentist in the last two months to correct problems that have been left unattended for a few years. One bad tooth, and a bunch of tiny fillings later, things were looking up. Unfortunately, the bad tooth,...
Read the rest of “Sit back, relax. This might pinch a bit.” posted 3 months, 1 week ago on Tuesday, Nov the 3rd 2009
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e just survived another Halloween at the old, creepy church. Thanks to the archive I see 4 years ago when we first bought the place were still struggling with our own horrors and presumably didn't have the energy left to dole out any...
Read the rest of “Living, Breathing, and other Fall Activities” posted 3 months, 1 week ago on Monday, Nov the 2nd 2009
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his is really becoming a bad habit, and in no way passes for a legitimate post, but I spend far too much time trying to divine wisdom and guidance from the depths of Craigslist; I can't help but share. oh joy Santa Claus print FROM...
Read the rest of “It writes itself” posted 4 months ago on Thursday, Oct the 8th 2009
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know I mentioned my late arrival to the Craigslist phenomenon (you know, that it exists and that one can find things and buy them from across the vastness of the internet). I've since bought a number of items from that hideously ugly site,...
Read the rest of “Waving the flag” posted 4 months, 1 week ago on Wednesday, Sep the 30th 2009
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n two hours I'll put on my "nice clothes" and drive back to my home town. I don't visit Washington often, but I'm stalked by all manner of memories when I do. My parents live about 6 miles out of the town proper, so...
Read the rest of “Mom away from mom” posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago on Thursday, Aug the 27th 2009
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s of about 5:35am this morning my brother and his wife are new parents, all over again. ...
Read the rest of “That's MISTER Uncle to you, bub.” posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago on Friday, Jul the 17th 2009
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t's not really summer until you find your pores weeping their saltiness while you sit motionless in your home. I have an informal rule about picking one type of temperature to complain about, and dealing with the other silently (by dealing I mean...
Read the rest of “Is it summer yet? Stuck to the vinyl in Illinois” posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago on Friday, Jun the 26th 2009
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have a friend that claims I'd rather build things than use them. He's wrong, of course; I'll use anything that's built right -- most things are not. As a result I build things I'll be using, and then I can only blame...
Read the rest of “The Crusty Luddite” posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago on Friday, Jun the 19th 2009
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ell, we pulled it off and victory was achieved. Even though we had some communication issues, all units eventually made a showing. Who would have expected such a sneak attack to work on a day in early June? There was some resistance, but...
Read the rest of “Surprise surprise” posted 8 months, 1 week ago on Saturday, Jun the 6th 2009
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n driving into work the other day, I was bestride the miata (strike one) listening to NPR (strike two) and had the top up, even though it was sunny out (strike three). A miata driver going the opposite way saw me give them the...
Read the rest of “The Emasculation Triple-Crown” posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago on Tuesday, May the 19th 2009
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realize it's supposed to be "heavy hangs the crown", but a crown sounds pretentious, and a tiara just sounds confused, so I went the more informal route. My brother and business partner (same dude) took off for a two week party in...
Read the rest of “Heavy hangs the sweatband” posted 11 months, 1 week ago on Wednesday, Mar the 4th 2009
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friend of mine from many moons ago has a blog, and writes at a pretty steady clip. She's married, with kids & a husband, and records her highs and lows with a fair amount of transparency. I'm jealous of her openness. ...
Read the rest of “Bite your [digital] tongue!” posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago on Friday, Feb the 27th 2009
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saw a post from someone that had reached their 10th anniversary blog. It prompted a short visit down memory lane to my first post, back in January of 2002. Clearly I was enamored with the whole phenomenon, because I wrote three posts...
Read the rest of “Hope, Change and Two Smoking Barrels” posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago on Friday, Feb the 20th 2009
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eing the happy-go-lucky member of the citizenry that I am, I rarely find myself questioning the wisdom of my state or local governments. Unfortunately, Sally goads me into a frothy rage over things, and I'm forced to lash out, with angry little...
Read the rest of “Frothing mad” posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago on Tuesday, Feb the 17th 2009
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Chad
Andrew, Your home is looking really nice! view
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Frank H.
Sorry I 500ed all over your site! (Hilarious 500 page) I was trying to subscribe ... view
2 months, 1 week ago
Shep
I thought you'd like this cool photography site: http://tinyurl.com/ycq2388 heheh... snicker ... view
2 months, 1 week ago
EyePulp
We're planning on taping the kitties to the end of a long pole and ... view
2 months, 1 week ago
Shep
That is one Big @$$ Fan!!! :-) I bet when power is supplied it will sound like ... view
2 months, 1 week ago
Josh Davis
That's awesome, though I hope you're making the top easy-to-remove because it looks ... view
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Shep
Maybe we can arrange an offsite lunch meeting with a stop at Flat Top.... on ... view
2 months, 3 weeks ago
EyePulp
You're welcome to visit any time. I can't recall this reference to "working ... view
2 months, 4 weeks ago
JB
Do you have aliens living in the bumper of your car? view
2 months, 4 weeks ago
JB
Nice space dude. Really want to come over and visit, miss working with you guys. view
Older Film
Part of “My Biggest Fan”
14 wayward photos taken on Nov. 28, 2009
Constructing an overbuilt steel support to hold our big fan in the air required a bunch of trips to buy bigger bolts, bigger drill bits, and about 300 times up ...


Part of “My Biggest Fan”
9 rebellious photos taken on Nov. 24, 2009
The fan arrived without any noticeable damage to the boxes. I waited for Sally to get home before unpacking it. She was pretty excited about the free hat.


Part of “Shorter Trips”
15 sordid photos taken on Nov. 14, 2009
My wife, who's completed education is a boulder to her Sisyphus, teaches undergraduate classes as a Graduate Assistant. People in this position have their own classwork as well as teach ...


Part of “Interior”
27 stolen photos taken on Nov. 14, 2009
90% of the way done, waiting for a lot of doors and windows. Most of the walls and floors are in and painted, and it's time to nitpick the details...


Part of “Bar bar bar, bar barber chair”
6 half-hearted photos taken on Nov. 20, 2009
A few documentary photos of the barber chair headrest before we send it off for plating. I'll be amazed if it comes back together correctly.


Part of “How it began”
8 digital photos taken on Nov. 13, 2009
Out of the blue one day, the son of a former pastor from our little church home dropped by to say hello. He lives out in North Carolina and was ...


Part of “The Ceiling”
13 angry photos taken on Nov. 2, 2009
A few shots of our newly exposed sanctuary windows, the ceiling, and some yardwork and landscaping. Fall is less depressing when it's sunny.


Part of “Local Flavor”
5 unrelated photos taken on Oct. 17, 2009
I didn't dislike my college experience, but I stayed pretty far away from anything remotely sport or team related. Three cheers for everyone who likes it, but I couldn't get ...




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