The finish line at the Boston Marathon was bombed today.
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Two Dead, over one hundred injured... at least fifteen critically.
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What glorious cause was it to kill and maim innocents watching a joyous event like the Boston Marathon? How can humans get so warped and twisted to randomly destroy others lives?
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What a living hell it must be to have a mind that can conceive and execute this heinous act.
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We like to think we are civilized, but we still live in the Wild West. Little kids get shot in their classrooms, innocent supporting spectators get torn and maimed with shrapnel watching a road race.
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You can never let your guard down.
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Marathon Monday
There are 27,000 runners competing in the Boston Marathon today.
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When I ran it in 1972, there were 3,000 in the race and I remember marveling how crowded it seemed.
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Over the years, the race has gained considerably in popularity. I used to take a bus to Boston at 12:00PM and casually walk over to the Prudential Center finish line to be there at 2:00PM before the first runners came through. Back then, I knew who the runners and favorites were, and was shocked when Bill Rodgers first won, and nobody realized that he was a local guy as he turned the corner on Beacon Street.
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This year, I'll be pulling for Carrie Paige, Shalane Flanagan, the elite Women's runner from Marblehead who has a good chance of winning, and former POTY Tommy McMahon, who doesn't.
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Looks like the weather will hold up.
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When I ran it in 1972, there were 3,000 in the race and I remember marveling how crowded it seemed.
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Over the years, the race has gained considerably in popularity. I used to take a bus to Boston at 12:00PM and casually walk over to the Prudential Center finish line to be there at 2:00PM before the first runners came through. Back then, I knew who the runners and favorites were, and was shocked when Bill Rodgers first won, and nobody realized that he was a local guy as he turned the corner on Beacon Street.
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This year, I'll be pulling for Carrie Paige, Shalane Flanagan, the elite Women's runner from Marblehead who has a good chance of winning, and former POTY Tommy McMahon, who doesn't.
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Looks like the weather will hold up.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Nice Days Work
This morning, I was sitting on the couch, and decided that it was a good day to replace the lamppost at the Nanepashemet house that blew down in the Blizzard. ~
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So by 8:30AM, I was bothering the nice tenants with a lot of noise digging out the old post and planning the project. The lamppost was rotted and the lantern fixture was pretty banged up, so there was no salvage.
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After checking with two HOME Depots, there was no stock lamppost to be found, so I grabbed a leftover 4x4 from the Tommy O deck, notched that for the wire and trimmed it with some 1x6 pressure treated stock that I bought along with a new fixture.
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Jim Bob Peabody lent a hand snaking the wire, and Tommy O brought over his post level. The result is this classically understated and custom crafted lamppost at 32 Beverly Ave. .... All done in one day.... MOAM style.
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So by 8:30AM, I was bothering the nice tenants with a lot of noise digging out the old post and planning the project. The lamppost was rotted and the lantern fixture was pretty banged up, so there was no salvage.
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After checking with two HOME Depots, there was no stock lamppost to be found, so I grabbed a leftover 4x4 from the Tommy O deck, notched that for the wire and trimmed it with some 1x6 pressure treated stock that I bought along with a new fixture.
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Jim Bob Peabody lent a hand snaking the wire, and Tommy O brought over his post level. The result is this classically understated and custom crafted lamppost at 32 Beverly Ave. .... All done in one day.... MOAM style.
I get by with a little help from my Friends.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Latest Entries to the Nanepashemet List of Truths.
Final Greenhouse Steps
The Greenhouse plan has been very hot lately.
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Peeps.... please stop asking me to build one for you. I'm going to test case one on the Sundance property and see how it goes, then I will consider exporting my expertise to the general public.... which is you.
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At Sundance, due to lot configurations, setbacks, topography, and ledge outcroppings, I really can only place it in a certain spot on the lot. But Zoning won't be a problem at the present 12'x24' proposed size.
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The only issue left is whether the structure can be permitted as designed under the code. I want the four foot open panel span of the polycarbonate panels if possible, otherwise, I would have to add a stud in the middle of each which would create a 24" on center framing system, which is an acceptable alternative.
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And I want to see if the pressure treated wall plate contact with the compacted soil at ground as well as a pervious dirt floor will fly. I'm pretty sure that the Building Department will approve the PT issue, because I have addressed this previously with a garage that I proposed, and the dirt floor should be ok given the greenhouse use.
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So with a permit in hand, there is nothing to it but to do it... right????
Wrong, Kemosabe.
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I have a whole list of stuff to do with the existing property leading up to Katelyn's wedding, some of which come with a decent pricetag, before I can indulge in this project for myself.
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Peeps.... please stop asking me to build one for you. I'm going to test case one on the Sundance property and see how it goes, then I will consider exporting my expertise to the general public.... which is you.
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At Sundance, due to lot configurations, setbacks, topography, and ledge outcroppings, I really can only place it in a certain spot on the lot. But Zoning won't be a problem at the present 12'x24' proposed size.
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The only issue left is whether the structure can be permitted as designed under the code. I want the four foot open panel span of the polycarbonate panels if possible, otherwise, I would have to add a stud in the middle of each which would create a 24" on center framing system, which is an acceptable alternative.
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And I want to see if the pressure treated wall plate contact with the compacted soil at ground as well as a pervious dirt floor will fly. I'm pretty sure that the Building Department will approve the PT issue, because I have addressed this previously with a garage that I proposed, and the dirt floor should be ok given the greenhouse use.
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So with a permit in hand, there is nothing to it but to do it... right????
Wrong, Kemosabe.
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I have a whole list of stuff to do with the existing property leading up to Katelyn's wedding, some of which come with a decent pricetag, before I can indulge in this project for myself.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Imagine That
Just Coincidentally, the Greenhouse has enough room to construct a twenty foot long boat.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Repetition is the Path to Mastery
Peeps....
"Repetition is the Path to Mastery."
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It's estimated that you must invest 10,000 hours into a skill or subject matter before you can gain true expertise.
That's five work years.
So I can't yet play the banjo like Earl Scruggs.
And my guitar skills are far less than Stevie Ray Vaughn's.
I'm woeful as a CAD designer, and my woodworking is dwarfed by Tage Frid.
Lots more hours to go, and this middle aged Mountain of a Man is running out of unlimited time.
But someday, I hope to be sitting on a stool that I designed and built and amaze some of my closest Peeps with a stunning rendition of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" followed by a kick ass version of "Pride and Joy".
That will be quite a few hours from now.
"Repetition is the Path to Mastery."
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It's estimated that you must invest 10,000 hours into a skill or subject matter before you can gain true expertise.That's five work years.
So I can't yet play the banjo like Earl Scruggs.
And my guitar skills are far less than Stevie Ray Vaughn's.
I'm woeful as a CAD designer, and my woodworking is dwarfed by Tage Frid.
Lots more hours to go, and this middle aged Mountain of a Man is running out of unlimited time.
But someday, I hope to be sitting on a stool that I designed and built and amaze some of my closest Peeps with a stunning rendition of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" followed by a kick ass version of "Pride and Joy".
That will be quite a few hours from now.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
12 x 24 Panelized Greenhouse
Peeps....
I'm starting to get the hang of this Sketchup Program. Above is my design of a greenhouse that is made up of stock 2x4 nominal pressure treated lumber that is sheathed in 4x8 panels of 8mm polycarbonate panels. All of the panels are fastenened
by deck screws so that the structure can be deassembled and relocated. Rough estimate of the stock is $3,000. With Labor and markup, Nanepashemet Builders can put this in your backyard for about $10,500. and you will be eating home grown tomatoes and smelling the roses in no time.
8mm PolyCarbonate Clear Panel
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Temporary Hiatus
It's been real busy at Nanepashemet Telecom this week, and during the evening, I've been brushing up on my stringed instrument skills, so the Blog has taken a hiatus for a few days. Can't believe its Thursday already.
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But for me, a lapse in posts is usually a good thing.... because this Blog is where I generally work out my frustrations, so I must have not been too aggravated this week.
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Since I made a conscious decision not to get wound up over the Massachusetts US Senate race this time, and Obama and his money grab minions are mired in the horrors of Sequestration (is that still going on?), I just have not been moved to rant about politics.
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And my Spring projects, not the least of which is raising the war chest to fund Katelyn's Nuptuals, have also been taking up what might be bloggable items, but they are not really in full swing with the temps hovering around the freezing mark during these April mornings.
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But don't worry.
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Something is sure to aggravate me soon, and you will be the first to know about it.
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But for me, a lapse in posts is usually a good thing.... because this Blog is where I generally work out my frustrations, so I must have not been too aggravated this week.
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Since I made a conscious decision not to get wound up over the Massachusetts US Senate race this time, and Obama and his money grab minions are mired in the horrors of Sequestration (is that still going on?), I just have not been moved to rant about politics.
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And my Spring projects, not the least of which is raising the war chest to fund Katelyn's Nuptuals, have also been taking up what might be bloggable items, but they are not really in full swing with the temps hovering around the freezing mark during these April mornings.
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But don't worry.
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Something is sure to aggravate me soon, and you will be the first to know about it.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Pondering at Easter
Happy Easter to my Christian Peeps.
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This holiday is the cornerstone of Christianity. If Christ rose from the dead, he most certainly was divine and his teachings were those of God.
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I believe this. And I also believe in teachings of the Buddha and other incarnations of the Divine who have appeared from time to time to try to help humanity in sorting out this crazy existance that we share on Earth.
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Why must religions be at odds? Can't they all have certain Universal Truths that are interpreted through their respective historical and cultural prisms?
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Imagine how may lives would have been saved if people didn't kill in the name of their religion.
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This holiday is the cornerstone of Christianity. If Christ rose from the dead, he most certainly was divine and his teachings were those of God.
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I believe this. And I also believe in teachings of the Buddha and other incarnations of the Divine who have appeared from time to time to try to help humanity in sorting out this crazy existance that we share on Earth.
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Why must religions be at odds? Can't they all have certain Universal Truths that are interpreted through their respective historical and cultural prisms?
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Imagine how may lives would have been saved if people didn't kill in the name of their religion.
Friday, March 29, 2013
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