Hybrid House, Part 1

Hybrid means a mixing of unlike parts.  In this case, the mixture is that of wood and metal.  The next few posts about the house will show you how I’m getting that done, with my trusty builder.  And remember, folks, you heard it right here on BW first. This house has been a long time…

I just love wood!

Don’t you? It’s versatile.  (meaning:  so many uses) You can heat your home with it. You can cook with it. You can pick your teeth with it. You can paddle a ball with it (or a hiney wink wink just kidding) You can measure with it (yard sticks and rulers) You can play basketball on…

Beam Me Up!

those lonely pilings still waiting out there in the foggy morning . . . I went inside to get some coffee thought I heard the sound of a wood pecker. I went outside and sure enough, out front on the utility pole, was a red bellied woodpecker going at it. Soon after, I heard some much louder pecking in the backyard.

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WATS strikes again!

or appliance buyer beware of the fine print on the extended warranty plan being sold to you . . . or how BW became a little more self sufficient today. Freezing temperatures.  No clothesline.  Under those conditions, which appliance does NOT need to get broken? If you guessed clothes dryer, you guessed correctly.  This would…

Chapter 4 – New Job

My first job as a roustabout for an oil production company was a great experience.  Even though it ended abruptly, I never pursued justice but instead turned my focus to finding another job.  Being single again, there was no second income to fall back on, and a J-O-B was what I needed F-A-S-T.  Despite the…