I finally got around to putting some information about Evan’s clubhouse bed online. I spent a good portion of my holiday break down in the garage cutting, painting, sanding, etc. and now that I’m sidetracked by another project, I figured I might as well share the information I have. Visit the Clubhouse Bed page for […]
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Playset construction day 3.5
Ok, I’ll call this the update day 3 and a half, since I can’t really count the short amount of daylight after work as a full day. I did work until 9pm last night using spotlights, but anyway… Dusty has been helping me, and we’ve finished the main framing, basically. It’s taken quite a bit […]
Playset construction day 2
I planned on spending most of today (sunday) working on the playset, but we got a phone call in the morning from the in-laws. They came up to visit Evan, and the side effect was that I had a couple of sets of extra hands! My father-in-law, sister-in-law Megan and I managed to get the […]
Playset construction day 1
I spent some time on Saturday working on Evan’s playset, and I didn’t have a ton to show for it. Much of the time was spent trying to figure out what I was going to be able to do on my own. I took it pretty slow, thinking before cutting, since the placement of the […]
Playset construction has begun
In order to add a degree of public accountability to the project, I’m posting my progress on building a backyard playset for Evan in hopes that I’ll finish it as soon as possible. So far I’ve got my plans drawn up as well as almost all of the materials purchased and hauled to the house. […]
Tax time heart attack
I’ve slacked a little bit this year on filing my tax return, but I basically finished up tonight. I’m using the TurboTax online service, which guides you through the process of entering the numbers from your forms and finding deductions, etc. As you enter your data, a little ticker displays your estimated tax refund/bill. As […]
Does driving sedately really help gas mileage?
I just concluded a three week experiment with the gas mileage in my truck. My previous 3 fill-ups showed DISMAL mileage, that’s with moderately agressive driving, mostly to and from work (7 miles) in cold temperatures. I’m sure the fact that the truck was was cold for the first half of each trip didn’t help […]
Do you know what a bouzouki is?
It’s a musical instrument (somewhat guitar-like) that is often used in Greek music. Would you know one if you heard one? If not, Evan’s got you beat. A bouzouki has eight strings arranged in pairs and is similar in appearance to a mandolin. The paired strings and tuning create a distinctive sound shared by the […]
Trailer backing game
Quite a while back I posted a link to a Flash game for parking a car and commented that a game like that for parking a trailer would be good practice. I just found one: Pépère and his trailer I wish they had more situations, longer/shorter trailers, etc. but it’s still neat. BTW my best […]