Category Archives: D.I.Y.

Not so worried about the AC now, let’s talk about mulch

2007-06-20 – 19:57

Three days after installing the vent down-stream from the trap in the drain pipe for our upstairs air handler, the whole thing appears to be working exactly like it’s supposed to! There’s a slow, steady drip at the outside end of the drain pipe, and the secondary drain pan is actually bone dry for the [...]

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The AC Saga

2007-06-18 – 21:08

The saga with our air conditioner has continued since my last post on the matter. One of the few disadvantages of growing up as an “Army brat” is that most of my formative years were spent living in apartment-style housing, where any D.I.Y. I may have learned to fix things that went wrong consisted of [...]

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Big D.I.Y. Egg

2007-02-28 – 06:57

bbum’s blog was my first online encounter with the Big Green Egg. Recently he referenced a similar concept, but D.I.Y. instead of purchased. It’s a Terra Cotta Smoker similar to Alton Brown’s, but designed to burn hardwood charcoal instead of using an electric hot plate. The neat thing about this one is I’ve either already [...]

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Lessons in Ironing

2006-10-17 – 12:30

If I’m staying in a hotel and need to iron something, I always check the bottom of the iron to ensure it’s free from nasty things that might get on or even ruin my clothes. I’ve been saved a few times by checking, with the worst thing I found being a big old burr on [...]

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Hunting with a video camera

2006-09-11 – 07:13

Bow season has started here in Georgia. I don’t have a bow, but did get the opportunity to spend a few hours up in a deer stand with a nice digital camcorder sporting a long lens for those close-up shots.
The good news: it was a really pleasant morning to be sitting outside while the day [...]

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