Matt Alber's video brings up a lot of emotion for me. It's wonderful.
http://www.tommyboy.com/audio/streams/maflv/mavid.html
How to Talk to Your Kids About Donald Trump
7 years ago
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
A Peek At The Past
We're pulling handmade, 130 year-old nails out of the house.
When these nails were made;
How cool is that?
When these nails were made;
- World War One was decades away
- The Panama Canal didn't exist
- Jesse James was at large
- Charles Darwin hadn't argued his case
- Only 5 percent of the country had indoor plumbing
- The Eifel Tower was just a blueprint
- There were only 45 States
How cool is that?
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Remodeling Again - Week 1
After the sewer lateral blew up, and the plumbers had to tear out our floors, we decided to go for the long-discussed Bathroom and Laundry Room remodel. Though the process began 8 months ago, we just got the permits and started demolition! We're using my design and with the guidance of an hourly carpenter, my friend Tim, I'm doing the work myself. God help us all...
Before
Week 1
As expected, 100 years of redo on this house left a maze of wiring and plumbing. The first step was to get the plumber and electrician to move everything. Of course the old laundry shack was the nerve center of the house, so the job was extensive.
During the removal of the deck our electricians threatened to walk off the job because of the noise. I felt the need to remind them that they were, indeed, electricians and this was a construction site. They were welcome to walk off the job; in this economy it wouldn't be hard to find an electrician that wants my $10K and is willing to buy earplugs. In the contracting hierarchy I think that electricians are definitely the Primadonnas of the lot.
Tim and I, hard at work. We started the jack-hammer the day after the electricians were ready to strike. Something I said must have changed their minds; they didn't make a peep about the noise.
Buster, who has been staying with us, had enough of the fucking jack-hammer!
Before
Week 1
As expected, 100 years of redo on this house left a maze of wiring and plumbing. The first step was to get the plumber and electrician to move everything. Of course the old laundry shack was the nerve center of the house, so the job was extensive.
During the removal of the deck our electricians threatened to walk off the job because of the noise. I felt the need to remind them that they were, indeed, electricians and this was a construction site. They were welcome to walk off the job; in this economy it wouldn't be hard to find an electrician that wants my $10K and is willing to buy earplugs. In the contracting hierarchy I think that electricians are definitely the Primadonnas of the lot.
Tim and I, hard at work. We started the jack-hammer the day after the electricians were ready to strike. Something I said must have changed their minds; they didn't make a peep about the noise.
Buster, who has been staying with us, had enough of the fucking jack-hammer!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Where Were You When You Were Needed?
I'm not much for A, B or C list "celebrities" spouting their take on current affairs, it seems to flow with the need of the moment, but I really like the over-all message here. Though it makes me ponder; where were you before November 4th?...
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