Finally - our hay garden - you can also see my photo set on flickr here:
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Every show an infomercial? TiVo, Amazon ink purchase pact
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080722-every-show-an-infomercial-tivo-...
now, this is going to get really weird as far as watching TV goes… wonder how much it will interfere with normal watching?
House Diary (entry #1)
As we get closer and closer to the actual “putting on the market” day, I have started to realize how much work I’ve actually done on this house. From 2 years ago (and some months) when we first broke ground on this thing - it’s been an amazing experience experiement. I’ve learned so much about how it all goes together and the best way to accomplish alot of things.
Most of all, I’ve had a blast doing it. I’ve complained alot about all the work we’ve had to do - but that will go out the window when I realize the amount of money I’ve saved because of the choices my wife and I have made. I can’t tell you how many late nights we’ve had because of the work we needed to get done, nor can I tell how many conflicts I’ve dealt with because of contractor no shows or ineffeciencies… There’s been alot, and alot of time juggling doing it - but it’s taught me some valuable lessons about management and people. Lessons I’ll take with me from now on.
My family and I have made alot of memories during this whole “building a house” phase and I cherish them all - they’ve brought us closer together and have provided alot of teaching opportunities for us to teach our kids. I always say I am not married to a house, and would sell any one of them to make a profit (and I have, as this is the 5th living space we’re going to be selling in an 8 year marriage). But I will miss this house a little more than the other - mainly because so much of me is in this house - from the blood, sweat and tears we’ve put in it, to the negotiating deals on major costs, to the laughter and fun we’ve had while doing it all… I think about all these things and almost think about not selling it after all - then I get a friggin mortgage bill and forget about all that…
Hehe - anyway, I love the house that Tim & Jess built - but not enough to not get the profit we can make to help set us up for a great retirement and huge opportunities for our children.
This is the first post of a series I will be posting as we go through the housing process.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Google Docs Templates
http://docs.google.com/templates
I am a huge fan of Google Docs, and here’s a long list of templates for use with google docs - all free ;P
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