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Another remodel update

Posted on 2007-04-20 by Jim Vanderveen

Quick update on our remodel project. No photos, though. Continue reading →

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Remodel started!

Posted on 2007-04-12 by Jim Vanderveen

We interviewed a general contractor (GC) a few days ago. He came with excellent references from some people we trust, and he was willing to work with us to keep the project within budget. (For example, they are okay with … Continue reading →

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Mac OSX Finder: “The volume cannot be found”

Posted on 2007-03-28 by Jim Vanderveen

I roached some of the folders in the sidebar of Finder. I wasn’t able to repair them, but I was able to remove only the broken sidebar items. Continue reading →

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Wicked bike hopping

Posted on 2007-03-02 by Jim Vanderveen

Check out this [wicked bike hopping video][]! I hate to think what sort of injuries this guy did to himself… The music is pretty cool, too–It’s a track called “The Distance” from Cake’s album *Fashion Nugget*, which has been added … Continue reading →

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Sacramento County building department

Posted on 2007-02-28 by Jim Vanderveen

Most people I meet have nothing but complaints about the building department. I’m getting tired of hearing all the whining! The people I’ve dealt with have all been good folks. Also included: current project status. Continue reading →

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Remodel update

Posted on 2007-02-21 by Jim Vanderveen

I haven’t posted much about our remodeling project lately, because nothing much has been happening. But last week I got our plans back from the draftsman and resubmitted them to the Sacramento County Building Department about 10 minutes before close … Continue reading →

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Bush’s exit strategy

Posted on 2007-02-20 by Jim Vanderveen

I saw a [great bumper sticker][] yesterday: > At least in Vietnam, Bush had an exit strategy Back in the 60’s and 70’s, joining the National Guard was the “honorable” way to keep your privileged butt from being sent into … Continue reading →

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Plasma screen “speakers”, kind of…

Posted on 2007-02-14 by Jim Vanderveen

Last year we bought a flat panel display. I recently tried hooking up the speakers in the unit and discovered some shortcomings. Continue reading →

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Wil, you crack me up!

Posted on 2007-01-30 by Jim Vanderveen

Wil Shipley writes some interesting stuff in [his blog](http://wilshipley.com/blog/index.html “Wil Shipley’s blog, ‘Call Me Fishmeal’”), but something in [this post](http://wilshipley.com/blog/2007/01/ad-nauseam.html) just cracked me up: Google employees are the Kobe Beef of computer programmers (because Google is made up of a … Continue reading →

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The End of Suburbia

Posted on 2007-01-24 by Jim Vanderveen

My family recently watched “The End of Suburbia”, and it caused quite a bit of discussion. Our teen-aged daughters’ perspectives were especially interesting. This is a movie that I think everybody should see, if for no other reason than to get people thinking about how their lives will change post-Peak Oil. Continue reading →

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