I may have alluded to this in a previous post, I occasionally listen to the short wave radio, both the international broadcast band and non-broadcast services. When I was younger I was bitten by the radio bug and never quite seemed to get over it. There are some things that can be learned from international [...]
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Strawberries, bird nets, mulch, and Wrens
We have been a little busy around here lately. Not so much on the home improvement front, but other things. I thought I’d play a little catchup.
Strawberries
Last year we moved the strawberry plants. They had been in the same location for about 4 years or so and the concenus is that they only last 4-5 [...]
Enjoy Your Memorial Day
Update: And bump. I was going to write a post about Memorial day this year, but I read through what I wrote two years ago. I don’t think I could write anything better today so I’ll bump this one to the top with a few technical edits.
Remember why it is a holiday.
I am going to [...]
Ack!! The’re stealing my MONEY!
Outrage! Outrage, I tell you! More taxes! More incompetant theiving (guess which political party)! Oh, the horror!
Oh, who cares… Is that how we really measure wealth in this country? By how little taxes we pay and how much money we get to hoard? Ridiculous. Taxes? Who created the currency? The government did, that’s who. Give [...]
Future tool reviews
I own a fair amount of tools. Thus I though it would be nice to share my experience using those tools; What I found useful, what I have not, what works well, etc. Generally, I buy good quality new tools, not cheap Chinese knock offs. Most of my tool experiences have been positive [...]
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