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I couldn’t wait to get home today so I pick up my and install my new solar screens. My first challenge was to figure out how to get a 4′ x 4′ screen home while driving a Toyota Paseo??? It wouldn’t fit … Continue reading →

I have heard it said that good and bad are like trains that run on tracks right beside one another and they usually arrive at about the same time. Cakes started college today…but not the traditional way. She has enrolled … Continue reading →

I never cease to be amazed by my own weakness… I came home from work last night, ate my dinner and headed up to the bedroom to tackle my latest construction project. You would think that the fact that I … Continue reading →

I had a practical demonstration of the destructive nature of the welfare state this morning… My wife left for Texas yesterday afternoon. She will be staying with our oldest daughter, Bean this entire week while attending the Southwest Believer’s Convention in … Continue reading →

This is a common sight in my neck of the woods. Deer seem to be everywhere in both states… No, I don’t mean Kansas and Missouri… I mean dead or alive! It is very rare to drive a road or … Continue reading →

I eat almonds for a snack at work. They’re good for you…or me. And, I can eat them without getting Dunlop’s disease. You say you’ve never heard of that? You see men with that condition all of the time if … Continue reading →

Last night, I thought so much that my brain just stopped working. I know from experience that if I proceed in that frame of mind, all I will accomplish is to make new mistakes! So I went to bed last night pondering … Continue reading →

I started working on the remodeling of our master bedroom and very quickly discovered a problem. I am installing a flat ceiling underneath the vaulted ceiling. Essentially, I am making a type of attic. The new ceiling will have R-30 insulation in it … Continue reading →

I have told you on more than one occasion that I literally spent 20 years remodeling and adding on to our house in California. One of my goals was to make the house energy efficient. The house was a typical … Continue reading →