Category Archives: General

NIM goes Trashifarian

No Impact Man (NIM) goes dumpster diving with the Freegans, or as I prefer to call them, the “Trashifarians.” If this term takes hold everyone, starting with the almighty Google, should know I thought of it first:

I first used the term in conversation with my in-laws as early as Thanksgiving 2006. NIM’s recent article has […]

‘Scooter’ takes the Bel Air Turtle Derby by storm

Here are a few pictures we took of ‘Scooter’ at the 2007 Bel Air Turtle Derby. He entered the race in the Box Turtle category, racing in support of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Mulch mostly migrated

Well, nearly. What’s left of the monster mulch pile is almost small enough amount to fit in my car. Not the hatch-back portion, mind you, but the entire car. Considering it started out as wide as our driveway, as well as longer and taller than our minivan, I hesitate even to call this small remnant […]

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

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 […]

Roughing it at home

Yesterday afternoon when I came inside from edging and mowing the front lawn, Andrea commented she felt pretty hot, and I didn’t think much of it because of course I’d been outside, so anything out of the sun felt cool to me.
Last night I noticed there wasn’t any air coming from the vents downstairs. […]