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Rock Ready
The first wall rewired, blocked, shimmed, plumbed and ready for (sheet)rock! The blocking has made the walls much more sturdy, to the point that Camille quipped that in the next earthquake, we should run to the kitchen! We’ve been without … Continue reading
2013 Mini-Med School (Session 1)
The University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) presents a series of lectures every year that highlight the cutting edge research and community outreach that the UWSOM is involved in. It is primarily a PR program to encourage people to … Continue reading
To The Dump
Stuffed to the gills, with 820 pounds of crumbling drywall, collapsed cabinets, and the cheapest studs I’ve ever seen! It amazes me that there is an endless steady stream of people filling this transfer station with everything you can imagine. … Continue reading
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Strikeout
Behind the kitchen cabinet, I see that some doofus tried more than TWENTY FOUR TIMES to find a stud with a nail, and never did connect. Nothing unusual behind the drywall, just evidence that there are people out there who … Continue reading
To The Studs
All opened up, with a house full of plaster dust and the stink of years of bad cooking and nonexistent hygiene. I should have worn a mask for this…
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Dinner at Stanford’s with Jeff, Kim, Kali, Summer, Tristan, Robin, Camille and Erin Monroe!
Boom Time
This weekend, the complete tearout!
Mackerel Sky
As an eight year old, I remember walking along Porter Avenue in Buffalo with my father. We were talking about the weather, that I was interested in understanding it, and he told me that the proper name for the study … Continue reading
Freezing Fog
It’s beautiful, but lots of locals would rather have rain. We’ve had a solid week of freezing fog, while temperatures in the mountains are in the 50s and 60s – similar to conditions you’d expect in May. It is a … Continue reading
Soffits Begone
We’re making slow progress. I’m tearing a little out at a time so I can fill our 64 gallon garbage bin to the hilt every week, thereby minimizing the weight I wind up trucking to the dump and paying (by … Continue reading
A Mild 2012 in the PNW
In 2012, the Pacific Northwest was relatively quiet earthquake-wise, despite more than 4,800 small events:
Chillin’
Deeply engrossed in the history of the Congo, under the rapacious exploitation of King Leopold of Belgium. The book, “King Leopold’s Ghost” by Adam Hochschild, was a Christmas gift from my sister-in-law, Jenifer. It describes the genocidal plundering of the … Continue reading
Maury Christmas
Master Bedroom Lighting
Expanding the master bedroom lighting. When completed, it will run the full fourteen foot length of the soffit.