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New themes

Posted on 2007-08-16 by Jim Vanderveen

My old theme, [Journalized Blue][], didn’t *quite* survive yesterday’s [WordPress upgrade](http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/2007/08/15/wordpress-upgrade/). I’ve downloaded [Journalized v2][] (beta), but while I was at it I decided to go “theme shopping”. I was looking for a 2- or 3-column *fluid* layout–<rant>I **hate** it … Continue reading →

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WordPress upgrade

Posted on 2007-08-15 by Jim Vanderveen

My web host, [pair networks][], is upgrading my server tomorrow, so it looks like a good time for me to [upgrade WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress). Hopefully I’ll be posting a comment on this article in a few moments saying how easy everything went… … Continue reading →

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Dodgy network wiring

Posted on 2007-08-07 by Jim Vanderveen

The network connection at our house is still pretty wonky. 🙁 Some days it’ll work (at least for a few hours), and some days all I see is a flashing red “DSL” light on the modem. It’s put a bit … Continue reading →

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Busy, busy, busy!

Posted on 2007-07-23 by Jim Vanderveen

I haven’t been able to blog much lately–too busy with the remodel! I took a “vacation” from my regular job last week so that I could devote all my efforts to the addition. I’ll post more on the project status … Continue reading →

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Our roof is finished!

Posted on 2007-07-14 by Jim Vanderveen

Our roof is finished! Bill and his guys came by this morning and got it done in a few hours. I didn’t have time to go up and take a picture of Barb’s shop. There is some extra roofing material … Continue reading →

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Remodel subcontractors’ business cards

Posted on 2007-07-13 by Jim Vanderveen

I’d like to recommend some of the great subcontractors that we’ve worked with. Unfortunately, many of them don’t have web sites for me to link to. I’ve got a few business cards in my wallet, and I started scanning those … Continue reading →

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Roofing started

Posted on 2007-07-12 by Jim Vanderveen

Our roof was “loaded” (i.e. the material was delivered and distributed around the roof) on Tuesday. The truck just *barely* fit down the backyard driveway. (More photos on the [Roofing photoset](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600786074539/) on Flickr.) Hall’s Roofing started putting up our composition … Continue reading →

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Gutters are in

Posted on 2007-07-10 by Jim Vanderveen

Louie Lodi installed our gutters over the past few days. The took measurements late last week. Gutter material was delivered on Monday, and they were able to install the gutters on the front of the house that afternoon. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Remodel week #12

Posted on 2007-07-09 by Jim Vanderveen

Progress on our remodeling project as of week 12. Continue reading →

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Our house, then and now

Posted on 2007-07-08 by Jim Vanderveen

I dug up some [pre-remodel pictures](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600701788230/) of our house. I thought it might be interesting to see the “then” and “now” pictures: I’ll have to see about taking a new picture from the same viewpoint as the 2005 picture above…

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