I heard word that my old house in Plano had burned down.  This is the house where both my children were born.  The house were dozens of friendships were made and grew.  It was my first house.  I cut my homeowner’s teeth there.  It is gone.

The good news is that no one was hurt in [...]

..and the sky grew black as the night…
My six week project ( that mushroomed to ten ) is finished. I have worked sick, missed very many moments with my kids (from Cub Scouts, trips, activities, bed time stories, etc), and after being told my option was to do it or quit, I give you [...]

Larry the Cable Guy would be proud..
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Well, my blog posting seems to have slowed down. I guess it is like a bell curve. The big news in sports is that Boston has won the World Series! Yea!! The manager set a record of winning seven world series games in a row, then extended the record to eight [...]

Well, the ice storm that wasn’t has gone and left us. “And there was much rejoicing…..” My project has gotten an extension to the 25th, so that is good. I am not too worried. I am in good shape, if round is a shape. This weekend I get to go with the Cub Scouts for [...]

Well, it has been long overdue….I am giving you an update.  Trey’s first basketball game was this morning, so the upwards update.  This post will contain a little about the Edwards update, but do not be confused.  That is really Debbi’s job.  I do so much around here.

I am having a conundrum at work.  What energy code to use for the project I am working on.  If I use ASHRAE 90.1 I will not be required to have vestibules.  If I use the 2003 IECC (International Energy Conservation Code) vestibules would be required according to chapter 8.  If I use AHSRAE, the [...]

I registered to take the LEED exam sometime last week. Well, I got the Wednesday, 9:00am time slot. I have spent over a month reading some of the material off and on, but now was time to buckle down. I studied Sunday night (yes, after camping), Monday night, and Tuesday night. The test is difficult [...]

I have a relevant conundrum. The USGBC (United States Green Building Council) is changing the testing for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). I would receive LEED accreditation when I pass the test. The conundrum is: do I take the test. I have until October 31st, and then the test [...]