W
e're Asbestos Buddies Now!
Months before this we had removed and secured a lot of asbestos wrapped ductwork from our old house. We double and triple-bagged it in 6 mil plastic, and had stored it out of the way, waiting until I got the paperwork in order for us to haul it to a landfill and dispose of it. The day finally came, and it was oddly liberating. We has this toxic junk sitting next to our house for months, both an eyesore and a reminder of an upleasant and possibly unhealthy task. And it wasn't finished. So this day was a pretty great minor step towards our future. Our hacking, breathless, non-insured due to pre-existing conditions future… DIY this, suckers! =)
6 grainy photos
taken
on July 18, 2011
The last was posted 1 week, 3 days ago on Tuesday, Jan the 17th 2012
Past Mumbling
I
was making a pair of PB
& J sandwiches tonight when the equation clicked. Sally's gone to Kentucky to grade essay questions for students seeking advanced placement, so I've had a fair number of these sandwiches while she's away. The bread was best...
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posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago on Sunday, Jun the 5th 2011
T
oday was election day in
our tiny village, and my spot for Board Trustee was up for grabs. I decided to run again for another four year term. The first 2 years I did it were pretty miserable, because I didn't know...
Read the rest of “Darkhorse Candidate”
posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago on Tuesday, Apr the 5th 2011
T
his morning I found myself
looking up the domain expiration for a friend's site, and as a consequence also saw the original registration date for this particular site you're just so lucky to be reading (or at least the .net version of it) and...
Read the rest of “Running out of fingers”
posted 10 months ago on Friday, Apr the 1st 2011
I
t all goes so fast. There's
nothing particularly wise in noting that, but I think we lead a very different sort of life up until we realize how fast. After the reality taps us on the shoulder, we get to figure out how to spend...
Read the rest of “Drinking from firehoses”
posted 1 year, 3 months ago on Sunday, Oct the 24th 2010
S
o today we crossed into some
new and uncharted territory. We started tearing out the second floor in the sanctuary. It's a tiny job by the standards of any contractor worth his salt, and probably only a medium-sized job to us, the (dumb) people...
Read the rest of “It's a bird... a plane... It's MY WIFE”
posted 1 year, 4 months ago on Saturday, Sep the 18th 2010
T
he Peter Graves TV version,
too, not that cinematic vomit Tom Cruise ran wild-eyed through. Sally and I had a mission, which we decided to accept, to get moved out of our church and activate some demolitions on the way out the door....
Read the rest of “Queue the Mission: Impossible theme song”
posted 1 year, 4 months ago on Friday, Sep the 17th 2010
S
o way back in June Sally
and I entered into our 5th year of marriage, and I lost a lot of bets. On the upside however, we became so disgusted with our living conditions that we've decided to move out. Like rats from...
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posted 1 year, 5 months ago on Monday, Aug the 16th 2010
S
ally's in charge of the radio,
so we're listening to something embarrassing; "Call me Mr. Flinstone, 'cause I can make your Bedrock.".
This is what happens after the 20th hour of a road trip. The system breaks down, radio selections become chaotic, and Sally turns...
Read the rest of “The post where I'm all whiney”
posted 1 year, 6 months ago on Saturday, Jul the 24th 2010
T
he girls are giggly. They'll
dread this news being broadcast to the eight people who occasionally look in this corner of the web, but it's true. They're here because they love sports and have big hearts and want to make an impact and...
Read the rest of “Basque Tripping: Powered by Nutella”
posted 1 year, 8 months ago on Thursday, May the 13th 2010
A
h, the soothing power of
routine. When you're in a strange place, any bit of repetition becomes a point of familiar reference to cling to. It starts with where you sleep, and until you go out a few times, you cower in...
Read the rest of “Basque In The Saddle Again”
posted 1 year, 8 months ago on Tuesday, May the 11th 2010
T
he short version is that
we're at our destination, alive, safe, and really didn't have to deal with anything worse than stress; Escalating, gnawing, soul-grinding stress.
You didn't come here for the short version though, and by gum, I'm incapable of telling any story in...
Read the rest of “Ashes to engines, plans to dust”
posted 1 year, 8 months ago on Sunday, May the 9th 2010
I
had a pretty great birthday
yesterday. It started before the birthday even arrived, in fact, and it really hasn't ended yet because I haven't gone to sleep. My parents and Sally's parents sent nice cards and gifts earlier in the week, and...
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posted 1 year, 8 months ago on Friday, May the 7th 2010
I
'm engaged in time travel
by the most predictable means possible. Today marks a creep forward on my biological ticker, as I plant my foot on the far side of mid-thirties. I am now twice the minimum voting age, and halfway to...
Read the rest of “Travel on all axes”
posted 1 year, 8 months ago on Thursday, May the 6th 2010
S
he couldn't get up stairs
anymore without help, and her pain was evident. Walking was difficult, but she always got up to greet you. The vet came tonight and put her to sleep. She was a good dog. As good...
Read the rest of “Goodbyes are for suckers”
posted 1 year, 11 months ago on Thursday, Feb the 18th 2010
I
thought I was through with
this phenomenon some time ago. I realize, it's "perfectly natural" and I shouldn't be grossed out, but seriously - this last week has been filled with thick, matted, slimy tangles of hair coming out of a variety of...
Read the rest of “Finding hair in strange places”
posted 1 year, 11 months ago on Saturday, Feb the 13th 2010
1 month ago
This looks like your reaction to Sally's photo direction... "Now turn around and look ...
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
I feel your pain. I really do. I think the room looks great now so ...
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
Very interesting, Andrew! Next you'll have to do a blog about the finished product ...
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3 months, 1 week ago
How would you be able to tell Murray and The General apart? They have very ...
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3 months, 1 week ago
Awww, Murray's adorable! Maybe we could babysit him "for a little while" and then ...
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3 months, 2 weeks ago
Haters gonna hate
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5 months ago
Andrew, I'm assuming you didn't follow the arrow.
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
Found this article very appreciable. It make you thought of your moms and her sacrifices ...
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks Mrs. H. I need to find some victims to help put the railings in ...
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
See, Sally, what happens when you leave Andrew alone for a week?? He builds a ...
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Older Film
Part of “By Our Own Hand”
26 stressful photos
taken
between June 29, 2011 & Sept. 3, 2011
We finally did something before it was too late, and decided to take down our trees. They had been shedding branches of various sizes for years, and showing less green ...
Part of “The Bell Tower”
12 sketchy photos
taken
on June 28, 2011
For a few years now we've planned on using the belltower as a covered front porch and locating the front door in the wall of the sanctuary. We're still a ...
Part of “Craigslist Adventures”
3 emo photos
taken
on June 7, 2011
I watch the "Materials" section of Craigslist pretty religiously these days, and when an ad came up for "4x6x14' Vertical nailers pulled from an old corn crib. De-nailed and ready ...
Part of “From the Ground Up”
5 technicolor photos
taken
between May 28, 2011 & May 30, 2011
Picking paint seemed like a crazy point to arrive at, but it proved to be one of the most difficult decisions thus far. Work continued on patching the bedroom floor ...
Part of “From the Ground Up”
10 cavalier photos
taken
on May 14, 2011
Getting to work on the windows was a long standing and much feared step in the process. Windows are mysterious and pointy and drafty and filled with reasons to regret ...
Part of “From the Ground Up”
23 deleted photos
taken
on March 26, 2011
Drywall finishing is well underway, and we have to start thinking about life after drywall dust.
Part of “From the Ground Up”
9 half-hearted photos
taken
between April 9, 2011 & April 16, 2011
With drywalling hung and finished, we were ready to clean up from the dust. This meant we could finally pull down the plastic "ceiling" we had put up to protect ...
Part of “From the Ground Up”
13 technicolor photos
taken
on March 13, 2011
Hanging the sheetrock continues, and a lot more areas start to take shape.
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