Trunk-or-Treat
Our church does an event called “Trunk-or-Treat”. The basic idea is that members decorate their cars in the parking lot of the church, and kids come and trunk-or-treat from car to car in a safe environment where they’ll know...
October 31, 2010
October 30, 2010
A Treatise on Tools
One day, when I was about 12 or so, and my Dad was still a garbageman, he came home from work really excited. Dad would often find things of great value out on his route. Hey, one mans trash is another mans treasure. ...
October 25, 2010
Range Hood Install
I started on one of the projects I teased a couple of weeks ago; the range hood. I worked on this Saturday night, and then Sunday after church. My wife was getting a tad bit nervous, as we were hosting a Ravens party...
October 24, 2010
The Camaraderie of Disposal
I got in a couple of trips to the County Drop-off on Saturday. I love going there, but I hate to see some of the stuff people throw away. Luckily, these trips were just to the brush drop-off. The previous owners...
October 18, 2010
Kung Fu: The Fencing Continues
My Kung Fu is weak sauce today, because I am really hurting after a day of:
1) Homework. My night classes. They will not end.
2) Fencing. The digging bar workout. It may not kill me, but I don’t think it’s...
October 17, 2010
I've mentioned him occasionally in my posts, but never introduced him. Howie is the name I use for one of the early owners of our house. When he bought it in the 50s, the house was on nearly 40 acres, and there wasn't much in the way of development nearby. Howard D. was a builder by trade, and the room above the...
October 13, 2010
I had a blog, once. It was before blogger, livejournal, facebook or myspace (remember myspace?). I had a website where I had a blog running MovableType, and for a while, it was a lot of fun. Then spam hit. I spent more time clearing out the spam then I did blogging. Eventually, I deactivated comments...
October 12, 2010
Installing Cabinet Hardware
Look what came in the mail over the weekend.
This has been low on the priority list but high on the "need" list. We're hosting Thanksgiving this year in our new kitchen, so there's a number of things that need to be done before...
October 10, 2010
Hopefully, this blog will be useful to some people doing the same things I have done. Here's a list of products I used in our kitchen, and where I got them. Pretty much everything else (tiles, drywall, electrical, etc) is from Home Depot. I'm still not done with the kitchen; I have to eventually install under-cabinet...
October 9, 2010
Vehicle Access Gate
I've been installing a fence over the last month whenever I can spare the time. Today, I worked on a double-gate to allow cars to get onto the lawn. This actually happens quite frequently. The oil delivery guy,...
October 4, 2010
Fireplace Upgrades
We finally got around to hanging our wedding picture and some sconces up above the fireplace. Also, time for the first fire of the season!
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