I had never seen a live wild fox up close until last week. Now I am intimate enemies with it. I was caught off guard and felt all the helplessness of seeing it show up in broad daylight and kill chickens while I was a few feet away in the house. So, we moved the […]
Using Plastic Zip Top Bags to Organize Those Hard to Organize Items
What do camera cords, sewing patterns, and puzzle pieces all have in common? They are items that are hard to store in a neat, accessible manner. Somewhere along the way, it occurred to me to use zip top (ziplock) plastic bags for these and other hard to organize, but useful things. Charger cords and connector […]
If You Understand the History of the Stock Market You Can Ride the Waves Better
Just like with basic economics, if you are getting your information from the government and general news sources, you are likely confused. It is the goal of these entities to keep you that way, thinking you need to keep coming to them for answers and regulation. The book Stocks for the Long Run: The Definitive […]
Helpless Female Faces Sprinkler Connectors Aisle
Have you ever been to shop for connectors and joints for sprinklers? There’s this whole aisle of little white and grey pieces, with various sizes of threads, attachment points, and bends. There are tiny little labels under each box that give the the dimensions, which is fairly useless for me because I can’t seem to […]
Roasted Chicken Legs to Rave About and Biblical Food Metaphors
If God was gifting the ancient Israeli’s a land flowing with milk and honey, then I’m going to guess that an abundance of dairy products in the diet is desirable and sugary sweet things were designed to delight the palate. If Jesus refers to himself as the bread of life, I am comfortable assuming that […]