Jul 30
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Here are a few plans for modest little cottages from AUDELS GUIDE to CARPENTRY – circa 1906. Audels is a series of guide books for almost every ‘mechanical, engineering, and building trade’ These pictures are from my fathers four volume set ‘Carpenters and Builders Guide’ published in 1906. The books cover every aspect of the […]
Jul 24
James Holmes walked into a theatre in Aurora, Colorado with a shotgun, semi-automatic rifle, and a semi-automatic pistol. In a matter of minutes, he killed twelve movie goers, wounded more than fifty, and then walked back out the door and was later arrested in the parking lot by police without a so much as a […]
Jul 20
I’d like to make a serious proposal that could bring a better perspective to those tasked with executing the laws of our fair land. A new Cabinet Officer , appointed by congress, to serve in the executive branch as a liaison between the Legislature and the Executive. Its title would be – ” The Department of History” – […]
Jul 18
If you were brought up in the Baptist Church, you were probably taught that one of the most important duties of a Christian was to Witness to your fellow-man; to share the ‘Hope that is in your heart’. There are basically two ways to accomplish this sacred duty. One way is highly effective, very difficult, […]
Jul 14
When I was twelve or so, I started working summers on my fathers construction jobs. I think he paid me ten dollars a day, which, for a twelve-year-old kid in 1962, was a fortune. [ He subtracted the dollar or two a day he advanced me for lunch; there’s no free lunch. ] Most of my […]
Jul 10
[special report from Jake’s Post Super Collision Garage—Somewhere, Alabama;] Scientists today announced the successful conclusion of a decades long search to find the ellusive “Dodge Particle”; the original building block of The Automobile, which they proclaim explains the existence of cars without the need to believe in the supernatural creator Henry Ford. Working at the worlds […]
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