The fence around our backyard was old and the paint flaking off. It wasn’t worth repainting, mostly because it just needed replacement! I was in a little bit of a rush because our grapevines were starting to wake up. I wanted to give the grapes something firm to weave through and around. The established grapevines …read more
I’ve always disagreed with the money-grubbing policies of the big banks, but they were just too convenient. I use a small credit union for much of my money needs, but I needed some online bill paying services to make my life easier. I heard about the movement to move money out of big banks, but …read more
It’s almost been a year. I apologize for not posting more about the crazy stuff I’ve been up to. Hopefully I’ll get back into the swing of things again soon.
This summer I decided to work on a project that I’ve had in the back of my mind for a few years: a backyard chandelier. The backyard of the BWMA had a perfect tree overhanging it, but my petty and negligent neighbor decided to cut down all of his trees. The legality of this tree …read more
On April 23rd, 23andme.com ran a special on the anniversary of the discovery of DNA. $99 for their complete ancestry and health analysis kit, which usually costs $499. A bunch of my nerd friends and I got the kit, so we can analyze our own genes. They’re mine, why shouldn’t I know what they say? …read more
Hopefully I’m starting a new habit. I got up and exercised for the third time this week. And the week ain’t half way done yet. I realized that I wasn’t getting the same amount of exercise as I was a year ago. I used to bike 3 miles to work roughly 4 times a week. …read more