I started reading this book last night. It’s a good one. End of review. NewYorkTimes….sign me up. I’m kidding…that would be a really crummy review. This book deserves better than a crummy review. I have a library full of this … Continue reading
Category Archives: building
I’m working on a bathroom project these days. It should have been something simple. It’s not a full remodel…it’s just tearing out a short wall, rebuilding the wall, sheetrocking and taping and finishing the new wall, replacing the door with … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XN_B1I6IpM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smXcLrn-iWM Here’s the last two parts of the video those two guys made about the Whittier Hotel in Detroit. Some of the language is kind of rough…they drop the “f-bomb” fairly frequently….so be prepared for that. I’m fascinated with … Continue reading
There are a large number of YouTube videos of abandoned houses that I ran across while looking for “log cabin” videos. You can find just about anything on YouTube. Weird. This tour reminded me of the first walk through I … Continue reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-9ZyQTVtkA I made fun of this video when I first saw it. I watched it…my smug attitude barely in check…and thought, “Good gosh…this guy is in for a bruising. Imagine him living off the land? Holy smokes…it’s going to be … Continue reading
Here’s a short video of an “eco-village” that was defined as being “somewhere around Asheville”. What is going on? All these little shacks right next to each other….what’s up with that? I remember seeing videos of field worker’s shacks on … Continue reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl58kpKLsFk Here’s another short video about the “tiny house movement”. The tiny house movement seems to be a nice and more socially acceptable bridge between living in a van down by the river and a typical large house…just takes a … Continue reading
Watching this, it makes me wonder if you don’t have to have some resources to really live the simple life? When frugality and simple living is a choice, it sure does seem a lot more appealing…otherwise you’d lay in bed … Continue reading
“You just have to put your mind to it….and that’s what scares people.” What a tremendous thing it would be to…in addition to an education…give a kid a place to stay that was their own. What an education it would … Continue reading
I wrote a blog post a while back that featured the story of a Mexican fisherman. It was a post about learning to either find happiness in your day-to-day activities…or figuring out a way to move on to something that … Continue reading