for the long mlk weekend we drove up to colorado with some folks to do some skiing at wolf creek ski resort. drive was okay but i had more trouble skiing than i’d anticipated. it had been 10+ years since i had hit the slopes and it showed. the weather was pretty great for theContinue reading “ski trip to colorado”
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fucking hot texas summers
while i was cooking lunch i found my infrared thermometer and just for fun thought i’d measure some temperatures right outside our back door. right now it’s 93 degF outside which is a nice break from the 100+ days we’ve been having. surface temp in degF air temp 93 pavement in front of the carContinue reading “fucking hot texas summers”
bathroom remodel – in ceiling speakers
years and years ago (sometime around 2017) i had the brilliant idea to pick up some speakers (bose 791) and an amp (bose sa-4 or sa-5. i find myself with both) to put in our bathroom. not having a great place or desire to mount them on the wall protruding into the space I optedContinue reading “bathroom remodel – in ceiling speakers”
bathroom remodel – ceiling progress
slowly but surely more is getting done. i cut some holes in the ceiling for speakers and lights and patch boys of dallas came out and floated the ceiling for us. i can’t say they did the best job in the world but probably better than what I could have done by myself. once IContinue reading “bathroom remodel – ceiling progress”
bathroom remodel – we have a functional tub!!
From start to finish (signed paperwork on September 1st 2021 to the tub filler being installed on April 26th 2022) it took 237 days for ReBath to do all their work and at least their bit is done. The long pole item was the floor standing tub filler and it finally got installed yesterday. WeContinue reading “bathroom remodel – we have a functional tub!!”
MotoGP weekend
fun weekend outside of austin. i was lucky enough to get a free ticket at turn 15. a couple of highlights shooting some flames after moto2 guy getting back vertical. the track workers barely got out of the way. first and last lap for the MotoGP race and finally riding home packing up some randomContinue reading “MotoGP weekend”
bathroom remodel – week five
monday was another big day for progress as they started turning to more finishing touches. all the walls are now put back together, textured, and ready to be painted. the cabinets are assembled, installed, and primed for the countertop. toilet is ready to go back in. tuesday morning we snuck in to make sure theContinue reading “bathroom remodel – week five”
bathroom remodel – week four
monday came around and the story was more tile and lots of little plastic tile holders. it’s tuesday and you guessed it. more tile. i can’t say that I minded them being slow and meticulous. this is the day when they started to do a bunch of the edges. apparently, our bathroom has a bunchContinue reading “bathroom remodel – week four”
bathroom remodel – week three
the floor was able to be patched up at the start of week three. the tub filler is still on order but with some fancy work the plumbers put everything they needed into the foundation and everything should just click together when the materials finally show up. we were able to use full 4×8 sheetsContinue reading “bathroom remodel – week three”
Oak Meadow Ranch
i think we stumbled across Oak Meadow Ranch on tiktok and I thought it looked pretty intriguing. it turned out it was pretty interesting but in other ways left a bad taste in my mouth. in a nutshell, you make a reservation and that gets you a meal (brunch or dinner) and time with theContinue reading “Oak Meadow Ranch”
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