Author Archives: Jim Vanderveen

About Jim Vanderveen

I'm a bit of a Renaissance man, with far too many hobbies for my free time! But more important than any hobby is my family. My proudest accomplishment has been raising some great kids! And somehow convincing my wife to put up with me since 1988. ;)

Father’s Day 2007

Posted on 2007-06-15 by Jim Vanderveen

Father’s Day is this coming Sunday. I was wondering how we would manage to get the entire roof sheathed, considering that we’d have to quit work at about noon on Sunday so we could get together with the extended family. … Continue reading →

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Remodel week #9

Posted on 2007-06-14 by Jim Vanderveen

We’re into the ninth week of our remodel, and the roof is nearly framed. The attic is going to be *awesome*! (Along with the rest of the house, of course. But the attic is an unexpected bonus!) Continue reading →

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What is RSS?

Posted on 2007-06-13 by Jim Vanderveen

What is RSS? What is a feedreader? Why should you care about these? Continue reading →

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Ceiling beam

Posted on 2007-06-05 by Jim Vanderveen

I finally go some close-up pictures of the [ceiling beam that was flown onto the roof](http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/2007/06/01/ceiling-beams-up/) last week. This thing is *huge*! If you can’t read the tape measure, it’s 16″ x 5.25″ wide, and 32′ long!

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Raising the roof!

Posted on 2007-06-04 by Jim Vanderveen

Our first rafters and ridge board were put up today! Continue reading →

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Weekend remodel progress

Posted on 2007-06-04 by Jim Vanderveen

Another weekend gone, and we’re a bit closer to a finished house although we *appear* to be going backwards! We took down most of the garage roof this weekend, which was considerably more difficult than the main roof of the … Continue reading →

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Ceiling beams up!

Posted on 2007-06-01 by Jim Vanderveen

We have a pair of *large* ceiling beams that were hoisted into place today. Check out the [ceiling beam delivery](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600294021274/) photoset! (If you have a fat pipe, try viewing it as a slideshow.) We had a slight mishap, though. The … Continue reading →

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Right-click on a (Windows) MacBook

Posted on 2007-05-31 by Jim Vanderveen

We’re deploying a [MacBook][] for one of our users. Thanks (?) to [Boot Camp][], we’re able to install Windows XP and set this as the default OS. But there is one *glaring* problem with running Windows on a MacBook–no right … Continue reading →

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Who doth inhabit the primary?

Posted on 2007-05-31 by Jim Vanderveen

Oh. My. God! Hat tip to [acetylene][] for this [Elizabethan-flavored “Who’s on first?”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaGHVWKrcpQ) I laughed so hard I almost threw up! [acetylene]: http://www.acetylene.net/

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Memorial Day weekend

Posted on 2007-05-30 by Jim Vanderveen

We had quite a busy weekend for the Memorial Day holiday. With temperatures getting into the mid-90’s, we did most of our outdoor work before noon and after 5:00 pm. But over three days we managed to get nearly all … Continue reading →

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