Remember all that cash I invested in my septic system earlier this year? If not, it is chronicled here. In short, my lift station had collapsed and a whole new lift station was needed along with the lift pump, wiring, risers, pump out, etc… Interestingly enough, the system started backing up again the other day. … [Read More]
PVC Bike Stand
I have found that I MUST stay busy. If I don’t, bad things start to happen (as in depression and all that it does to a person) – particularly at this time of year. Winter is an easy time for me to lay around and feel lousy, throw Christmas on top of it, and… well…… [Read More]
Filling the Void
Note from JD: This is part of the energy savings project that I started here. The most obvious first improvement to the energy efficiency of my home is the insulation of the dining room ceiling. As you can see from the photos, I have a plank type ceiling (which I really love). For some reason,… [Read More]
Formating to Food
Another great flight in search of food. Luckily, these three near-starved aviators found sustenance and survived! This was also formation practice day. In addition to our normal join-up and parade practice, we also began practicing missing-man passes with me flying the #2/missing-man position. Temperatures here in New Mexico have cooled down (considerably!) and the airplanes… [Read More]
Aghast!
December has arrived. Yesterday I looked at my Strava cycling data for November and was aghast! (yes, truly “aghast”! Both shocked and horrified. I don’t even want to tell you the number of rides or total miles, it is terrible. First, my defense. I traveled two full weeks in November and fought off one head… [Read More]
Homemade Money
Money – there is never enough of it. A few weeks ago, I turned my hot tub down to it’s lowest setting (80 degrees) to save some electricity as I was traveling out of town. I’ve actually left it at that setting for nearly a month. I received my electric bill the other day and was… [Read More]
Sprinting from a flat
After my week long eating binge (otherwise known as “Thanksgiving week at my Mom’s”) I returned home NEEDING to put some miles on my bike. The long riding pants/bibs and jersey that I had ordered from China (long ago) had arrived and I was excited to give them a try. However; I had caught a… [Read More]
Homeward Bound
I made the 800 nautical mile flight home to New Mexico this past Saturday from my Thanksgiving trip to the St. Louis, Missouri area. The visit with family was great! I so much enjoy getting to visit with my sisters (and brother when he is there), in-laws, nieces, nephews and, of course, my Mom. Getting to… [Read More]
Thankful
I heard a fabulous sermon this pas Sunday! Ironically, it was about being thankful. I think I am a pretty thankful person. I certainly do not believe that I deserve the many, many blessings that I have and I think I thank God for these things pretty regularly. However; I am not a very vocal… [Read More]
Desert Rose
This past week I was invited to attend a play at a local playhouse called the Desert Rose Playhouse. The play was a musical version of Jekyll and Hyde. The playhouse was incredibly small. The cast was FANTASTIC! I was very surprised at the quality of the production and the super great job that the… [Read More]
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