“Next year.” That’s what we’ve said pretty much every year for the last decade or so when considering the seemingly fearsome task of replacing the original windows in our little bundle of 1930’s Del Ray house joy. Sure, new windows were probably the smart, greenish, sensible thing to do before that cool built-in bookcase, or stylish [...]
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Tale of the tape on my now 9 month adventure in regular fitness and eating differently: Lost 35 lbs, bodyfat in the mid-teens, waist 38 –> to 34 Can bench press more than my weight Never felt better (seriously, the 40 me could thrash the 20 me) How? I certainly get tons of questions about it. And it’s been [...]
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After a workout recently my wife noted…“maybe people who exercise are just happy people.” Really? Come on, the world is full enough of trite, bumper-stickery ideas that don’t really hold up, particularly when it comes to health and fitness. Sure, I get the whole endorphin thing, that people feel better and maybe they have more [...]
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The stats wranglers at WordPress.com mulled over how lokalgood did in 2010, and here’s their high level summary of its overall blog health. I’ve added a few comments in (parentheses) throughout. All in all a fun year with this experiment. Would be great if more folks added their own content too but as it’s turned [...]
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Embarking on a paint job for your palace is fraught with peril by its very nature. How great (or grossly off) will your color picking be? What about the mess factor from moving all your stuff, or the invariable drips and splotches from so much new pigment flying around? What happens when you pursue a [...]
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It’s roasting like Riyadh, muggier than Manila and the rain only seems to arrive via a tropical storm wind that also has a thing for snapping trees and yanking down power lines. Not exactly the time of the year when you’re just dying to get outside and toil on your little patch of heaven. But [...]
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My historical approach to exercise can best be described as intermittent. Particularly now that I’m starting to encounter the nagging injuries that come with the crappy little gift basket that is turning 40. So anything that makes getting a workout easier and faster is welcome. Working with a personal trainer (in my case Chad Cirri) [...]
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So you’ve captured your must haves (postcard #1), found an architect (postcard #2) and whipped up a set of plans that would make Frank Lloyd Wright himself get a little misty. Now you’re ready to shop your plans and dive into the really deep end of the home addition pool – picking a contractor. Given [...]
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It’s spring and the mosquitos aren’t quite bat size yet here in our happy little swamp. So a quick hitter on grilling. Not exactly core to the mission of the site but this is self-publishing, who’s going to object, the editor? After my circa 2000 Weber died, I recently splurged on a Big Green Egg [...]
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Back to the series on the big process of adding on to your house. In Postcard #1 I talked about nailing down a clear “must-haves” list so you can stay on course through all the slings and arrows of this typically year long process. Now on to the Architect phase. Lots of different choices here [...]
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