Safe Driving
One of the best things about my job is that I will be able to take training and actually get paid while I complete it! New hires at Snohomish County are “encouraged” to take a defensive driving course, which has … Continue reading
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Another Builder Ripoff
While exposing the framing in our house, I noticed that the builder used 2x4s which are made of cutoffs and scraps that have been finger jointed together. The entire kitchen is framed with this shite. I’m absolutely astonished – and … Continue reading
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Moment of Zen
Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
71 Years Ago
Julia Set
An explanation for John Moore: Where n = 3.
Attention Math Geeks
TED Talk – Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover This will be interesting to anyone who is interested in teaching, or has concerns or frustrations with how teaching is done in the US. I’ve said many times – we … Continue reading
TED Talk – Becci Manson: (Re)touching lives through photos
I stumbled upon a very interesting TED talk. Becci Manson is a photo retoucher who flew to Tóhoku, Japan after the 2011 earthquake/tsunami to help with cleanup and rebuilding. She writes: “During those 3 weeks of digging ditches and gutting … Continue reading
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The Kitchen – Part 2
The trim and cabinets are a very cheap grade of particleboard (sawdust and glue, actually) with a plastic coating that serves as a finish. In some places, the bond has failed, and the surface coating is peeling away from the … Continue reading
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Legerdemain and PFM – 5
When removing cabinets alone, it is helpful to stack sawhorses as a support while you remove the mounting hardware. I have two horses, a saw pony (what else would you call a 1/2 sized sawhorse?) and scrap 2 x 4s … Continue reading
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The Kitchen Begins
In terms of scope, time, energy and cost, the kitchen remodel is probably the largest project we will ever undertake on our home. Of course, it will also give us our single biggest boost in equity position as well. I … Continue reading
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Happy Baby
Too cute for words!
Mister Mischief
Tristan was clearly very familiar with the comic aspects of donning grandpa’s reading glasses: Dad seems to be saying, “Seriously?!?!” Click on this for larger size:
The Cobalt Lake
Apophysis 208-3Dhack; three fractals combined in Adobe CS2 “Journeys to relive your past?” was the Khan’s question at this point, a question which could also have been formulated: “Journeys to recover your future?” And Marco’s answer was: “Elsewhere is a … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving Day
Ladder Standoff
We have two fiberglass extension ladders made by the same company, and I decided to make a standoff that will fit both of them. I finally finished it today. It is made from 1-1/2″ PVC pipe and anchored to the … Continue reading
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