This is so different from the b.s.tiny homes you see on the television these days. This is the kind of tiny home that got me interested in tiny homes in the first place. Listen around the five-minute mark where he … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
This is pretty cool. Curved walls….curved sheetrock (wetted first to conform to the walls)….off-grid. She also talks a little about why some land is cheap….no great revelations, but for an off-grid situation, you can get away with buying property that … Continue reading
There’s a lot of ways to fix things…. You could replace the whole assembly with a sealed assembly (probably the best way to go)…..but probably the most elegant way….and the cheapest way….to do this is to just grease and adjust … Continue reading
Conversation with Nate tonight: Me: Batman’s pretty smart. Nate: Yeah….that’s because he’s a billionaire. Billionaire’s are smart. What? What’s that about? Billionaires? Smart? I need the veneer of money to cement my stature as a reasonably smart guy….or maybe I … Continue reading
How much do I enjoy this guy and his approach to music? The answer to that short and simple question is: a lot. Here’s a guy who does a lot of his touring by bicycle….and who can fill a room … Continue reading
My daughter plays the cello. My daughter is Norwegian. But….if my daughter played cello in some weird Norwegian Death Metal band, I’d be kind of sad. That’s not my style….and, thankfully, I don’t think that it’s her style, either. This band … Continue reading
Here’s an Asheville jazz band called the Digs that I’ve been hearing on the radio some. Good stuff. Live music…..that’s what some people go to listen to when we’re asleep. I don’t know if I could stay up for a … Continue reading
Probably some of the most interesting new music I’ve heard in a while…..Kacy & Clayton. Canadian second cousins, these guys are young….19 and 21 ….and they sound like all the music that I really liked “way back when”….and still do. … Continue reading
I asked our two-year-old what she thought of Donald Trump, and she said, “I think he’s creepy”. That was kind of funny….to me. Had a good day out on the route….saw a couple of very young raccoons who didn’t know … Continue reading
This guy uses the long race as an explanation for why he gets up early in the morning to run. That’s how he justifies all the time he takes running. I realized something today, too: if you have time to … Continue reading