The passage of time is a funny thing – the only thing constant about the perception of its rate of passage seems to be that it is wildly variable. It was five years ago today that I had what I still see as one of the very best days of my life – my wedding.… Continue reading and it’s you
Category: Domesticamation
Ongoing Solar Savings
So, it’s been five full months with the solar array, and four since I last updated (solar panel system description here). The electrical portion of my bill since the beginning of February has totaled $40. Yeah. Forty whole dollars. Take a look at the data for the last four years: 2010 2011 2012 2013 Feb… Continue reading Ongoing Solar Savings
Here Comes the Sun, do do do dooo
One thing I’ve been working on at home is making it cheaper to live. We’re in the last part of a refinance (the mortgage will be going down $300/month!!), and the weather is cooling drastically – which means tracking down drafts. Winter (or, non-Summer, really) also means spending quality time in the attic, finishing the… Continue reading Here Comes the Sun, do do do dooo
Bananaversary!
Right about this time 2 years ago, I did a very smart thing. Bea and I are currently celebrating in our own unique ways. This post has been pre-written and set up to auto-post at this time, as I am currently hosting a D&D game at my house, and Bea is at roller-derby practice as… Continue reading Bananaversary!
Gutters, Punk.
Depending on your roof, proper gutters in Southern Louisiana can be pretty key. When we bought the house, it only really had gutters on the front – the second story gutters. For just about the entire first floor, which is quite long, there were none. And the 2nd floor gutters just drain to the walkways… Continue reading Gutters, Punk.
I Could Store So Many Tools in a Tardis…
So, we’re in the middle of the “horror” episodes in mid-second season of Dr. Who. What can I say? I really like the show. Anyways, I want to build a scaled-down Tardis for tool storage in the backyard. Maybe even run electrical to it. Here’s how it might look: In case you didn’t… Continue reading I Could Store So Many Tools in a Tardis…
A Streetcar Named Marigny
When it was announced about a year ago that the Marigny would be getting added to the streetcar line, I had to change my pants. Then, the skepticism kicked in and I said I’d wait to be excited until I saw work. Well, they’ve been diggin’ up Loyola from about Girod to Poydras, and I’ll… Continue reading A Streetcar Named Marigny
(Clean a) Thing a Day
Having a one full-time job, a second almost full-time job, two dogs, and a wife with a full-time job and rollerderby (which, believe-you-me, takes up a LOT of time), it’s easy to let our ~2,800 sq. ft. house get into disarray. Really easy. Luckily, I have guys over every other Tuesday for D&D, so it… Continue reading (Clean a) Thing a Day
#00FF00 Onions
So, I can safely add an item to my never-buying-again list: Green Onions. In January, I saw an article on Lifehacker (gorram I dig Lifehacker) on regrowing green onions with just a cup of water. Fast forward to a week ago and a rudimentary fridge cleaning. Bea was about to pitch some old green onions,… Continue reading #00FF00 Onions
You know what else comes in twos?
Dog vomit. I’m not kidding. Almost every time I’ve cleaned up dog puke, the dog has done it twice, and usually inside a span of a minute or two. Indy just threw up, and it was entirely bile. Every last ounce was bile, except for an almost-new Heartgard tablet: Now, to some of you,… Continue reading You know what else comes in twos?