Michelangelo of Deck Construction

Peeps...

Many of you frequently ask me for my home improvement advice which I freely give.   But the fact remains that your Mountain of a Man is a full bore Home Improvement Contractor, licensed by the Commomwealth of Massachusetts, so my advice to you is not only free.... it's also official.
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Truth is, I've held the license for quite some time now and just had to renew it in time to pull the permit for Tommy O's deck.     That deck will be a pristine, state of the art example of a lifetime of training, just like the other decks that I have in my extensive deck building portfolio.
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The key to a Nanepashemet deck is in the over-engineering.   We double up on the joists. posts, and headers and end up with a structure that you could land a heliocopter on.  The post holes that are supposed to go down 36" by code, go down 42" and the concrete is reinforced with #4 rebar.
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Stepping on a Nanepashemet deck is like closing the door to a Mercedes.  Solid quality.
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After that, the artistic side kicks in with orginally designed and constructed railings, stairs and finished decking.  You could get aroused just thinking about it.
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But don't start bugging me with requests for deck projects.   The O'Shea deck is slated to be a work of art, and you can't rush  perfection.  Did Michelangelo get rushed to paint the Sistine Chapel????? Hell no.
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So Back Off.

Brown on the Bumper

I ordered my bumper stickers from the Scott Brown campaign today.  It wasn't a hard decision.   When I contacted the Elizabeth Warren folks they offered Wampum and some authentic Cherokee recipes for Maize and Succotash in a brash attempt to get me to festoon the Nanepashemet vehicles with pictures of Warren with feathers and buckskins.
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Peeps.... you know I can't be bought... don't you???
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Maybe I can... but it would take a hell of a lot more wampum than the Moonbats were willing to deliver.
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Brown however offered the stickers free of charge with no strings attached.
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You should order you own...http://www.scottbrown.com/show-your-support-with-a-scott-brown-bumper-sticker/    When it comes to supporting a true Brown man over a fake Native American, this Nanepashemet Mountain of a Man has gone Brown.

Nanepashemet Milestone

Sometime today, this pathetic Blog was hit by one of you hapless Peeps for the 150,000th time.   That's a lot of seeking for solace and wisdom, don't you think?
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Naturally, I'm honored by the milestone.  Most of you have handled the addictive nature of this Blog responsibly, but a few have real problems.  You've allowed this Blog to rule your life... living from post to post.... thinking every vague reference is about you.... coming back to check for hours on end every day.
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I've told you that the cure for this is to send me money everytime you hit Nanepashemet.... and granted many of you have sent me money which I've donated to my favorite charity... the JJ Fund.   But not enough to bring about a significant cure.
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You have to dig deep to get this monkey off of your back... because I'm not going anywhere and this Blog is here to stay and can only get worse

Nanepashemet Nod for President

In a speech to his supporters in Roanoke, VA yesterday, President Obama said the following....

" If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help.  There was a great teacher somewhere in your life.  Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive.  Somebody invested in roads and bridges.  If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that.  Somebody else made that happen.  The Internet didn’t get invented on its own.  Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet."
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This above all says to me why our President doesn't get it.  If he ever experienced running his own business, he could never fabricate a statement that "you didn't build that" as you daily meet the challenges to make your business move forward.   That is a cutting insult to millions of small business owners who have made sustained personal sacrifices to make their businesses viable.
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"Somebody else made that happen."  ?????  Who?  Who pulled together the customers, the bank, the employees, and the vendors to make my business happen?... and who spent the hours and the money and the sleepless nights to make a simple business success happen????  SOMEBODY ELSE?????
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WTF is he talking about???

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It's crystal clear to me now, that he has no experience, and no agenda but Government spending, because he can't conceptualize anything else.   Government created the Internet?   I thought it was Al Gore!

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Nanepashemet Nod for Mitt Romney.  There is no other choice.

Trophy Wife in Training said....7:43 AM

Such contempt for achievement. He needs to stop channeling Elizabeth Warren. When are you Rollin out bumper stickers?
Kerry D'Orio

Paradise

Bacon and Eggs on a summer Sunday July morning.
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Does it get any better than this?
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No it doesn't.

Tuna Lips said....6:30 PM

Short of throwin' a hump into the roadhouse ham lyin' next to me on any given Sunday, I has to agree with ye. Loves me some bacon and eggs.

Good Old Days.

I was over at the Beverly Ave house today in the garage working like the old days when Kathy and Jim Peabody came by to interrupt me with a beer.... just like the old days.
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I really like  the old days.
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So we invited the Peabody's over to the Sundance House for dinner.  The old days aren't over yet.

Friday Evening

So it's Friday night, we did the BYC porch thing for a light grill dinner, which has become a most enjoyable event, then headed back to the Sundance House.
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The grandkids are over for the weekend and are at D'Orio's for Friday night videos.  Current POTY Kerry D'Orio has sent a couple of cryptic texts which we are trying to decipher and Joanne and I are settling in for a relaxing Marblehead Summer evening.
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Life is freaking good... isn't it?
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I'm on my second can of Harpoon's UFO Unfiltered Wheat Beer and have added an orange slice per the recommendation on the can.  Peeps... it's a taste sensation.   I am totally in admiration of this remarkable brew.
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I can sense an official Nanepashemet endorsement in the works.

Dennis Miller Show

Went to see Dennis Miller at Hampton Beach last night with my friend, Peter Lojko.
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Peter introduced me to the Telecom business and is one of my two professional mentors, so I was really excited that he invited me to the Miller event.
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Dennis Miller delivered as usual....  one hour non-stop, hard hitting jokes and insight.  I was tired from laughing at the end.
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I also was impressed with Hampton Beach.... the Boardwalk is cleaned up and you don't get the general public jolt that I was expecting.
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An overall highly enjoyable evening.

Another Process

Peeps....
Remember the tenant that we evicted, then collected a Compensatory Damages Judgement for his contempt of the process?
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We are very close to introducing him to a new process contained in the Massachusetts General Laws Criminal Harrassment statute.  The next couple pieces of evidence will wrap this up according to the police.
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My guess is that this self-destructive guy is ultimately heading for jail time, all due to either incompetence, stupidity or both.
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Intimidation of a Mountain of a Man?  Highly Impossible.   
Maximus.
So Close.  One or two more is all we need,

Official Constable of Nanepashemet

Made the New Haven run today, but not before I picked up some documents from Constable Paul Minsky of Swampscott who did such a good job serving and executing legal stuff for me recently that he merits the coveted endorsement as the Official Constable of Nanepashemet.
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It's been a while since I've added to Nanepashemet Official Endorsements, and Paul was a suitable choice to break the ice.
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Peeps.... if you ever need to serve legal documents, I highly recommend that your hire Paul.  He gets it done, and has a lot of respect in the profession. A good Constable is worth it  in these situations.... you get what you pay for.
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Hopefully, I won't have to utilize Paul's services too much in the future, but it's nice to know that he is there when you need him.
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After the Minsky business, I headed out the Mass Pike and down Rt. 84 to meet some landlords and survey some rooftops for one of my carrier customers.   Usually, when we get to this stage, I can close the deal for a telecom site, and today was no different.

Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye

Peeps...
So many of you recently have been asking me lately what is the deal with our Congressman from the 6th Congressional District here on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
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Don't you read the freaking newpapers??? Can't you figure this shit out for yourself????

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Obviously not.... so in the interest of getting you pathetic whiners off of my back for the next day or so, here is the scoop as I see it.
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Congressman John Tierney is under siege lately because of his wife's involvement with his brother-in-law's illegal gambling business headquartered in the offshore Carribean island of Antiqua.
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Apparently, Tierney's wife kept the books and cashed checks to herself of a couple hundred thousand dollars.... as well as some other company perks.
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And Tierney took two trips to Antiqua to the company headquarters.
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But when the shit hit the fan and his wife went to the Joint for 40 days or so, the Congressman claimed that he knew absolutely nothing.
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Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye
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Here is the complimentary Nanepashemet political advice for the beleaguered Congressman.... Fess Up.   You are going down faster than Barney Frank on his honeymoon, so you might as well do it with a little integrity in the mix.
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Obviously you knew something.... or you would have to be accused as a dim witted nincompoop... and that you are not.   So say something like...."I was scared for my wife when I found out that she had gotten so deep into this, and my judgement was flawed by not coming forth to the authorities.   I am sorry and wish to move on from this dreadful matter that has engulfed my family."  And, sorry to say, you should then resign and become a lobbyist or something.
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Everybody has family that strays from the path once in awhile.  This would appeal to a more sympathetic response to your unfortunate plight, and you wouldn't be insulting everybody's intelligence by claiming that you were blind to all of the Horseshit around you.
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For the record, Peeps, I think that John is a pretty good guy, and I'm sorry to see him take this hit.
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And no Peeps.....  I absolutely will not be running for his seat.  If I was elected, I'd have to resign almost immediately with all of the Bullshit in my past.

Old Neighborhood

Peeps...
We laid out Tommy O's deck today and I already have it built in my head.   Now all we have to do is get it out of my head and into his back yard.  We spent the day in the old Beverly Ave. neighborhood with the neighbors working in the garage like the old days.
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As much as I like the Sundance House, I miss woodworking in the garage and the Peeps in the neighborhood who would drop by and successfully get me to shut down the work with a friendly beer... or three.
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Being back on the deck and in the basement brought back such great memories with the Peabody's, O'Shea's and others being so close by.
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But the new tenants are moving in this week.  Business is business.  @BT