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Our new small kitchen

Published in September 27th, 2013
Posted by in household, Timely
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In the previous post I introduced our new 289 sqft home. We, that is to say, I have slowly begun prospecting the shelf and cupboard space. DW prefers to wait until the RV gets serviced next week, but I can’t wait. As mentioned in the post linked above, we have everything a normal “foundation” house […]

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Blog Action Day: Climate Change

Published in April 10th, 2013
Posted by in Strategy, Timely
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Blog Action Day is an annual event where very many bloggers discuss exactly the same thing in the hopes that someone will pay attention. Today 7500+ blogs will discuss climate change. Climate change is a science which is about as old as evolution. It has been known for over a century that atmospheric CO2 acts […]

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Update 4 – Some woodworking projects

Published in December 30th, 2012
Posted by in Personal, Timely
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I build my projects right in the middle of our living room using hand tools. Since I use handtools instead of powertools, there’s hardly any dust, hence no need for a dedicated room or shop. I make the projects out of framing, that is, the infamous 2×4. When we moved in, I insisted that I […]

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