Kick Ass or Die
Well, shit. That’s about the only articulate thing I can say about 2020. To be fair, I’m out of practice. However, I’d also guess I’m
Well, shit. That’s about the only articulate thing I can say about 2020. To be fair, I’m out of practice. However, I’d also guess I’m
Even before I knew how to name it (or identify it) one of the core principles of my life was always to follow my energy.
Oh, hey, look what we’re talking about again… the second longest running bathroom remodel in the history of houses I’ve owned. (Technically there was a
Sometimes I wonder if there will be a point in the future where someone googles my name for something important– you know, like a potential
Up here in Michigan we had beautiful fall weather for about two weeks and then mother nature smirked and drop-kicked us right into winter, which
Listen, I know that Daylight Saving Time has been a part of my life every single year of my existence. This shit has happened to
So many weird and wonderful (and kind of unexpected) things have happened to me in the last year, not the least of which is that
Unsurprisingly, spending multiple weeks away from the farm this summer created a serious backlog of work to tackle now that I’m home. Some of that
You know, even after fourteen years of telling stories about my life (and the things I build) on the internet, I still spend an inordinate
The last week in May is what I’ve come to think of as my Spring Sanity Week. Up until that point, I’m usually trying to
A few nights ago I had one of those dreams that was oddly real, but, you know, also clearly not real and therefore incredibly disorienting.
To say that last year wasn’t my best year as a beekeeper would be a massive understatement. I lost two of my hives mid-fall after
Spring on the farm is so wonderfully insane that all I really have time for is making lists. Like this one, for example, because there
Spring on the farm is always such a brilliant and confusing mix of relief (winter is over!) and wonder (all this beautiful new life is
Let’s start this post off by talking about personal strengths. Mine fall along the lines of 1.) tearing apart a house I’m living in, 2.)
I'm not interested in a mediocre life. I'm here to kick ass or die.
Back in 2004 I started writing about my adventures in fixing up houses on the internet. A lot of things have changed since then, with me, with my houses, and with the internet. These days I am basically a cranky old man trapped in a slightly less old woman’s body. The internet has changed and I am staunchly refusing to change with it. You won’t find any algorithms here, or feeds, or ads, or social media. Just good old-fashioned stories about a woman drinking beer and building shit, and living an unexpected life.
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