Category: DIY

Duracell and Energizer, how loathe thee

Ok, I had to bring this one up since I absolutely hate store bought batteries. I feel it's time to do something about it. Alot of people insist on purchasing whatever single use batteries they get at the stores without much thought or care about their actions. Did you know: Most are not disposed of [...]

Wednesday May 5th, 2010 in DIY, Tips & Trick | No Comments »

Here’s a little project I’ve been working on

Over the last few weeks I have been helping out the Rick and Linda with little projects that seemed to contribute to the overall big project of turning a plain backyard to a hill country sort of oasis.  They have been so kind to me and letting me help them with around the house and [...]

Saturday May 1st, 2010 in DIY, Family, Gardening | No Comments »

Another PDF trick with a Mac!

So yesterday I spent the day looking for methods of adding a page to a PDF file and was amazed at how much easier it is on  a Mac than in Windows.  Here is the very simple, yet apparently daunting task for a Windows user(if you don't own Acrobat[not Reader, the full version ~ $280 [...]

Wednesday March 24th, 2010 in DIY, IT/Network, Mac/Apple | No Comments »

Some pictures of Tulsa at Far Away

Tami's dad brought Tulsa by since he was in the neighborhood after an old fashion trail ride with wagons and the works.  He loves going through and eating the grass in the front yard. Other than this visit there really wasn't much that has happened today.  I managed to build a small enclosure for my [...]

Thursday March 11th, 2010 in Animals/Pets, Carnivorous Plants, DIY | No Comments »

Chicken Coop – Part III

Well, its been a while and the coop has been done for about 2 weeks now.  Here are the final build pictures, we didn't take pictures during the painting process.

Tuesday March 2nd, 2010 in Animals/Pets, DIY | No Comments »

Project Chicken Coop – Part 2

So, here I am, another day building this thing.  It seems almost more of a bother than its worth but I know I will feel better once I get it up and running and get the chickens in there.  Part 2 consists of a few more pictures, as you can see, its turning out to [...]

Saturday January 30th, 2010 in Animals/Pets, DIY, Entertainment, Tips & Trick | No Comments »

Project Chicken Coop – Part I(one)

Well, This is my first attempt at a chicken coop.  I only looked up pictures of other coops and figured the rest out through trial and error, there are no exact dimensions available other than that its 5 foot by 3 foot and the floorboard of the coop sits about 24 inches off the ground, [...]

Wednesday January 27th, 2010 in Animals/Pets, DIY | No Comments »

Future site of new bog, a.k.a. gBog

So as the fall starts to roll in, I have plans to start construction of my first in ground bog.  The current projected size is roughly 3ft. x 12ft.  Here is a picture of what the site looks like.  It is located directly on the east side of the house and get about 5-8 hours [...]

Wednesday September 2nd, 2009 in Carnivorous Plants, DIY, Gardening, Tips & Trick | No Comments »