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
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 Detroit. Why … 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
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 a … 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
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 little … 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