First night in our new home. Tried to keep track of a movie featuring Marvel Comics characters.
Category: Home Living
We Like Desktop Computers
Set up our old computer in its new home. Threaded cables down a conduit in the wall.
Empty Spaces
Closed on our apartment, started filling the empty space.
Edging Toward a Minimalist Wardrobe
Posted Edging Toward a Minimalist Wardrobe. (I’m not there yet.)
Edging Toward a Minimalist Wardrobe
This is my complete wardrobe: a total of about forty shirts (mainly tees) and pants, and zero suits or jackets. I’ve learned this is not a minimalist wardrobe. Web sites like The Essential Man (“Style Advice for Grown Men”) recommend fourteen pieces, assuming you do laundry once a week. I’m realizing I can do better.…… Continue reading Edging Toward a Minimalist Wardrobe
Annual Spice Replacement
As I do every year at this time, replaced baking powder, baking soda, and spices that are a year old. Total cost: about $3.
British Seasonal Fare
British seasonal fare: Dwight made (sweet) mince pies and I made/assembled sausage rolls.
Specialized Household Items
Posted A Motorized Ottoman and Other Specialized Household Items.
A Motorized Ottoman and Other Specialized Household Items
I like good solutions to household challenges. Take harvesting apples. When we had a house, there was a lovely apple tree in the front yard. Every year it produced an amazing quantity of crunchy, sweet apples. Problem: How do we reach the highest apples?Solution: We used an apple picker. Apple PickerA balding male who attempts…… Continue reading A Motorized Ottoman and Other Specialized Household Items
Test Network Rig
Built a test rig for the network I’ll set up in our new home. Devices connected to the switch in this prototype include: Google Wifi (mesh), OBiTALK (Google Voice VoIP), and Internet of Things (Samsung SmartThings, and Philips Hue).