And so we return and begin again. We close out our third year of this blog and this renovation with some major aesthetic and architectural transformations. We've gone through a few cycles of the moon in three years and this blog entry falls during a full moon phase, making this a time of high emotions, a time for celebration, and a time that grants the energy for change. As Jim Valvano said in his speech at the 1993 ESPY's when addressing the key things in life, you need to know "where you started, where you are, and where you’re going to be." Now it may seem that I, a simple caveman, am mis-applying the words of a man months away from succumbing to cancer to scaffold the introduction to a renovation blog...which is exactly what I'm doing. Anywho, here's where we were 3 years ago. The untouched front of house, February 2022. So much of that first year involved basic interior safety upgrades and water solutions for the property that it wasn't until last yea...
Happy Pride to those who riot. Wanted to take an appropriately themed moment to focus on an organization doing good work in Texas. TENT (Transgender Education Network of Texas) The Texas Governor and the state Attorney General are actively targeting families with trans children, investigating parents that assist their children in receiving necessary medical healthcare, and are now attempting to force PFLAG (US's largest org that supports the LGBTQ+ community) to turn over information and documents about its support of families in Texas seeking gender-affirming medical care for their transgender youth. Here's the Lambda Legal article on that last item. TENT works to better the lives of the Texas trans community through education programs, community outreach, and collective action. In their own words: Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) is the largest statewide, BIPOC trans-led, trans-focused policy, education, and advocacy organization in the state of Texas. ...
Dear Everyone, We are well. How are you? There are many things to do at Camp Accokeek, I've enclosed pictures of all the fun times we're having. Can't wait for school to start so I can show off my new Michael Jackson Thriller jacket. Anywho, here are the activities we're been participating in. Bridge Building for Beginners With the swale both functionally and aesthetically situated, we were faced with the obvious question, "How does one safely cross such a swale?" Why, I hadn't been faced with such a concave crevasse-ian conundrum since high school where my friend Wyatt and I confronted Map 24 of Doom II "The Chasm" (which we drolly referred to as The Chas-m, using an ecclesiastical 'ch' pronunciation, due to Wyatt's eldest brother being named Chas. We were virgins.). Fortunately in the time it took me to formulate such a needless remembrance, we were the fortunate recipients of two build-it-yourself cedar bridges from Brie's ...
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