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Feb 21

What I Tell My Daughter When She Says Her Life is S#@t.

She’s 7, by the way. The other night I heard my daughter crying softly after I put her to bed. I went in there to see what was going on and I asked her: “Why you cry?” in the same voice I use when I am speaking as her favorite…

Family

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What I Tell My Daughter When She Says Her Life is S#@t.
What I Tell My Daughter When She Says Her Life is S#@t.
Family

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·Jan 30

9.) I’m Stuck But Not in the Mud.

I wish I was then at least I would feel like I am making progress. What has happened since the last entry? A lot has happened since the last entry. Not long after I made the shanty to house the stuff in the garage so I could put in the…

Environment

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9.) I’m Stuck But Not in the Mud.
9.) I’m Stuck But Not in the Mud.
Environment

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Oct 26, 2022

I Tried All 5 Love Languages and Nothing Worked.

I came to the conclusion that it wasn’t me. After I read that book, The Five Love Languages, I thought it was an interesting premise and thought I would look at each of these in regard to myself and others. I wanted to see what I preferred and what others…

Relationships

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I Tried All 5 Love Languages and Nothing Worked.
I Tried All 5 Love Languages and Nothing Worked.
Relationships

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·Oct 7, 2022

8.) Let’s go to FantasyLand

It’s always best to know what you want ahead of time. — Y’all remember when vision boards were all the rage and lifestyle gurus were telling us all to get one and that it would help manifest stuff? Yeah, see, the thing about manifesting stuff is that you still have to work for it. It doesn’t just show up. Like, y’all still…

Architecture

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8.) Let’s go to FantasyLand
8.) Let’s go to FantasyLand
Architecture

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·Oct 7, 2022

7.) I Fell Off the Face of the Planet, which is Weird Because It’s Round…

…so where the fuck did I go? This story was published elsewhere on the internets in July of 2022. No, I did not fall off the face of the planet because it’s SPHERICAL but there was some falling involved. …

Women

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7.) I Fell Off the Face of the Planet, which is Weird Because It’s Round…
7.) I Fell Off the Face of the Planet, which is Weird Because It’s Round…
Women

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·Oct 7, 2022

6.) …And Then the Rains Came

every day for a week. It just rained…every day….for a freakin’ week. I’d gotten to the point where 90% of the plants I needed to keep were dug up and relocated in some way. Then there was just rain and more rain. I kept thinking “a little bit every few…

Natural Building

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6.) …And Then the Rains Came
6.) …And Then the Rains Came
Natural Building

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·Oct 7, 2022

5.) With Zip Ties, All Things are Possible

{zip ties and patience hold my world together} The story was published elsewhere on April 25th, 2022. Things didn’t go quite as planned yesterday but that doesn’t mean they didn’t work out. The hoop house just wasn’t working at all. The tension applied to the connections at the ridgeline were…

Humor

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5.) With Zip Ties, All Things are Possible
5.) With Zip Ties, All Things are Possible
Humor

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·Oct 7, 2022

4.) Silly Pinterest: It’s Not as Easy as It Looked

…being short doesn’t help. The was originally published elsewhere on Apr 24, 2022 Yesterday was one of the first truly nice days here in the O-H in quite a while. Over 80 degrees in late April is a treat even if it doesn’t last. …

Architecture

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4.) Silly Pinterest: It’s Not as Easy as It Looked
4.) Silly Pinterest: It’s Not as Easy as It Looked
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·Oct 1, 2022

3.) Gimme Some (Temporary) Shelter!

…for the stuff in the garage This story was originally published elsewhere on April 20th, 2022. In the journey to building this vision I have in my head, the next step as I see it is to move the stuff from the garage to a new sheltered area so that the door can be installed in…

Architecture

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3.) Gimme Some (Temporary) Shelter!
3.) Gimme Some (Temporary) Shelter!
Architecture

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·Oct 1, 2022

2.) Everything All at Once

Seems like so much has to happen at the same time. This story was originally published elsewhere on April 13th, 2022. The way this plays out in my head is thusly: I see the finished product and I have to work backwards to a starting point. There are places in this reverse journey where forks converge, since we are going backwards. …

Environment

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2.) Everything All at Once
2.) Everything All at Once
Environment

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