The Wonder Tool
I've got to plug this AWESOME pair of pliers I've been using around the house. I found these things at Restoration Hardware in the Mayfair mall. When I picked them up, they felt pretty tough. I...
View ArticleThey Should Invent Brown Grass
I'm not watering the lawn today. If the storm doesn't take care of the new grass, that's just tough!I've been nursing the lawn on the north side of the house for weeks now. After the basement repairs,...
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Easy Access
When this house started getting the better of me (day one), I thought to myself "well, at least I can have cool hard wood floors in every room."I had a blast tearing up the carpets: all four upstairs...
View ArticleBatten Them Down Again, We'll Teach Those Hatches
Good news: no storm damage. At least, I don't see any damage. It's awfully difficult to see the roof from the ground. My dad called this afternoon and said that a tree fell on the power lines in his...
View ArticleSkunked!
Last night, we had a visitor. We never saw it, but we sure smelled it!The upstairs bedroom still has a faint aroma of a skunk's perfume...I hope someone pancaked that sucker before he had a chance to...
View ArticleDead Ant... Dead Ant
I decided that I should get at least one project done this weekend. So, I've put out some ant bait to try and kill the ants in the upstairs bedroom.I have no idea how we've got ants upstairs and not...
View ArticleThe Heat is On
I'm trying to get the radiators going today. It wouldn't be so bad, except that I made a rookie mistake. After turning on the pump, I immediately went around to bleed the radiators. The result, is that...
View ArticleI'm a Professional Stripper
I'm finally working on the floors again. There are two bedrooms upstairs that still need to be refinished. So, I'll be spending much of the day wearing my Darth Vader mask.Have you ever tried to...
View ArticleCats Crap in Your House!
Don't let anyone convince you that cats are clean animals. They lick themselves, cough up hairballs, and they stink!A litter box is no place for the timid, especially if it's full of cheap kitty...
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The Doll's Trying to Kill Me and the Toaster's Been Laughing at Me!
Ok, so the toaster's not laughing at me. But, my dining room set could be (the salesman I bought it from certainly is). The saga of the dining room set began in May, but it didn't really become a saga...
View ArticleI Need a Stronger Geek Instinct
The cat got loose in the house last weekend. I'm not sure why, but he must've been afraid to come downstairs and use his litter box. Instead, he found a sheet of plastic drop cloth and went on that. I...
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I Hate Water
I don't do much of anything that involves water, frozen or not. I don't ski, skate, or dive. I don't care for water parks or water based thrill rides, either. And, I'm usually the first one out of the...
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All Work and No Play
I spent one summer working at a power plant in Marquette, MI. The job left me with plenty of time to enjoy the scenery, because I was working contractor's hours (6:30-2-30).This is the Dead River, as...
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The Blur
Here's a little screwing around with long exposures. 16 seconds under low light.
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Dam Break!
Thanks to George for inspiring me to find these photos. Here's the story from 05/17/03:Marquette Flood Delays ShippingShipping in and out of Marquette will be impacted for at least several days due to...
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High Speed Tourism
Taking advantage of a short-term layoff in September '03, I decided to take a trip out to Crater Lake, Oregon. I decided to venture up and down the Pacific coast, from Seattle, WA to Cresent City, CA....
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Shot in the Dark
These are photos of a recent lunar eclipse. I mainly took them to test the exposure functions on my digital camera. I'd never tried anything "fancy" before.
View ArticleTree Stump Removal
My dad and I rented a tree stump removal tool over the weekend.This thing is tons of fun! Watch it eat those stumps!Watch here.
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Copper Falls
It's been a month since our vacation at Copper Falls State Park, and I've really wanted to share these photos ever since.I chose Copper Falls State Park for a few reasons. I haven't been to the area...
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Free At Last!
The upstairs floors are done, after a year of work. Granted, most of that year was spent dreading the task. But, it was all so worth it! Check this out:That's my room. Look at this wood grain!We used...
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My Bowl, My Bowl!
We spent the past week in Ontonogon, MI. It's on Lake Superior, near the Porcupine Mountians in the Northwestern U.P. We were extremely lucky to pick this week, the fall colors peaked a day before we...
View ArticleBurning Down the House Vlog #1
A simple project: installing base board trim.I filmed this, hoping to start a new feature on this blog. Based on how much work went into editing, I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep this up every...
View ArticleBurning Down the House Vlog #2
Last weekend's project was a problem solving exercise. I've been looking for a way to paint my stairways since we moved in. I'm no fan of ladders, so I really needed something that wasn't going to...
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