Comet NEOWISE

Posted on 21 July 2020 by matthannan

This thing was in the sky for about a month before things lines up enough for me to get a glimpse of it. Never could see it with my naked eye.

Most folks say binoculars are the sweet spot. Guess what I do not have.… Read the rest

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Shut the front door!

Posted on 29 June 2020 by matthannan

The ladder injury really slowed me down, as has the weather. In the last few days we’ve had more rain than in the last month! But now that my hand is healed, I am back to dodging raindrops.

Doors, it turns out, are a massive pain in the arse to build, even when you use the material cut out from making the doorway!… Read the rest

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Solar

Posted on 19 June 2020 by matthannan

We just signed up. This will be interesting. I like being deep into mid-life and signing long-term notes.… Read the rest

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That’s gonna leave a mark

Posted on 17 June 2020 by matthannan

Tonight after work, I went to the basement and gathered a few tools that I would need in order to bang out the door for the fort. By the time I got to the backyard, however, my plans had been changed.… Read the rest

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Piper Wai Natural Deodorant

Posted on 15 June 2020 by matthannan

Been a while since we went down this rabbit hole.

To sum up, my pits are too delicate for baking soda deodorants. I had been using Zion Health Claydry for about a year, but I was never totally happy with it.… Read the rest

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It’s all over but the shouting

Posted on 14 June 2020 by matthannan

I think, and I could very well be wrong, but I think I am done with the main structure for the fort.

The painter showed up bright and early this morning. She was sober this time, which was a plus. She stained the gangplank, then knocked out the unpainted half of the front wall, then got started on the light blue of the inside.… Read the rest

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Gangway for The Mighty Roof!

Posted on 13 June 2020 by matthannan

Or something like that. The hardware for the gangplank came in. As I was heading into The Big Orange Store, I spied that someone posted to Amazon that they used 2x10s for their ramps. Sold.

I managed to hit joist while trying to secure the gangplank to the deck.… Read the rest

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When Life Closes a Window…

Posted on 8 June 2020 by matthannan

You should cut out a doorway…and put trim around the window.

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Full Frontal

Posted on 6 June 2020 by matthannan

Both panels are up on the fort! We are about to get socked by a big lightning and thunder storm, so I did did not want to rush cutting out the door.

Blue lines mark the door.

Figured I would have just enough time to get the second panel up, and I was right.… Read the rest

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Fronting

Posted on 2 June 2020 by matthannan

While the rest of America tears itself apart, I was in the backyard tonight annoying my neighbors. Half of the front wall is up! It has a window!

Somehow, my 90″ wall, sandwiched between 1.5″ sides, is only measuring 95″, not the 96″ it should be, so the plywood for the door side of the wall is going to need to not only be cut to 72″ high, but also have that 1″ trimmed off the side.… Read the rest

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