January 28, 2007
CSS Color Charts
An easy way to use CSS borders or background images in bullets to create color or pattern charts.

January 14, 2007
Debra’s Dynamic Gallery
A member-based photo gallery using Expression Engine, SlideShowPro and Flickr.

December 19, 2007
The Slide Show
See a slide show of how the cottage is progressing.

May 20, 2007
The Recycled House
I'm taking this funky garage that's been in my backyard for about 80 years and turning it into a rentable unit I'm calling the Recycled House.

May 25, 2007
The I-Beam
How Contractor Scott and I use really simple tools to move a 27 foot long steel i-beam that weighs 3 tons into my backyard.

November 8, 2007
Oh, Happy Day!
We finally get our building permit.

November 17, 2007
The Tulikivi
Scott's a bulldog, he wears me down and gets his wish.

December 13, 2007
Using Odd Materials
Builder Scott finds ways to use odd materials in a creative way.

January 4, 2008
Who ARE These Guys?
Builder Scott has a mini-meltdown, and our workers only want cash.

January 10, 2008
Math is Hard!
Teen Talk Barbie proclaims "Math class is tough!", and she's right!

January 14, 2008
The Angry Neighbor
Builder Scott has a confrontation with an angry neighbor, and comes inside to take his blood pressure medicine.

February 2, 2008
Thanks, Persnickety Rich People!
Here's a big shout-out to rich people who order gorgeous custom windows and then decide they don't want them.

April 13, 2008
The Angry Neighbor, Part 2

The Angry neighbor is baaaaack.

May 21, 2008
Construction Hazards
Builder Scott drops his phone down a hole, and can't get it out.

June 25, 2008
Vertical Day
Vertical Day has finally arrived!

August 2, 2008
The Cornerstone
We get a cornerstone for the Recycled House at an unlikely place

August 2, 2008
The Cedar
Why it's good to talk to strangers with building materials in their trucks.

October 18, 2008
The Cabinets
We score on cabinets because of Scott's compulsive need to hang out at Habitat for Humanity.

October 18, 2008
Free Building Materials
Builder Scott manages to scavenge a bunch of free building materials for us.

January 5, 2009
Oh, the Money!
A mini freak-out as money runs out.

July 17, 2009
There’s Always a Story
How we get a whole bunch of insulation for a very cheap price.

June 4, 2007
Word Reformatting Tips
Sometimes you get a problematic Word document that you need to reformat with clean HTML. It's easier to show than tell, so I made you a little movie. There's also a little-known (but handy) tip about making odd-shaped selections in Word, and (gasp!) working with DOS.

February 2, 2008
Ten Years of Email
I have ten years of email. Am I a freak?

August 13, 2007
Exercise Music - Geek Style

I’ve been working out at home lately. One of the things I do just about every day is go outside and walk briskly around the neighborhood for about 20 minutes. I thought it would be a good thing to listen to some music while I walk. So I got myself an iPod Nano. The question became, how do I find songs in my music collection with the perfect walking pace for me?

December 28, 2007
Secret Holiday Activity
Frances and I made jewelry out of paper clips for the holidays.

August 2, 2008
Potato Chips on Demand
Enjoy homemade potato chips, whenever you want!