Category Archives: Lifelong Learning
Progress and Accomplishment
They’ve now finished the roof of the chimney and have started installing the flooring and the tile in the entranceway: It’s fun to watch the progress, but the thing that gave me the biggest sense of … Continue reading
Getting Closer
They’re starting to paint the inside of the house now, but they won’t finish the chimney until we figure out exactly how to handle the lightning protection for the stovepipe. We will keep you posted. How was … Continue reading
Snobbishness
My favorite two fonts among the ones that came with my computer are Arial and Comic Sans. I started using Arial instead of Times New Roman years ago because I find it to be be cleaner and easier to … Continue reading
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Colors
For better or worse we’ve picked out a color scheme for the cabin, shown on the bottom board of the picture. It will be Antique copper (the light brown) for most of the walls and columns, Barbados sand (the … Continue reading
New Eyes
The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. —Marcel Proust Do you ever see the world with new eyes? I tend to. Whenever we have to face up to buying a new … Continue reading
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Choices
These pictures were taken last May. We had gone down to a big home improvement store looking for tile for our entryway and bathroom. At first the choices seemed overwhelming, but then the salesman explained that a lot … Continue reading
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Pipes and Roof
Peter has been working hard laying and connecting the various pipes. Gas pipe for the refrigerator as well as the vents and water pipes in the wall between the kitchen and the bathroom. Pipes for radiant heating system in my … Continue reading
Software and More Pictures
I’ve been having a great time the past couple of weeks learning some new software programs. A couple of them have steep learning curves and are great mental exercise. I tend to be happiest when I’m learning new things. I’ve … Continue reading
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College
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water. … Continue reading
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Books
Just the knowledge that a good book is waiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier. —Kathleen Norris Have you read any good books lately? I’ve been reading/listening to a lot of them. Some … Continue reading
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