tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24782091772125484722024-03-04T23:15:58.641-08:00Idiot WindsolidJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-53882399875755668862010-08-27T16:40:00.000-07:002011-10-18T13:00:08.517-07:00How to Restore Your Lineberry Furniture Cart!My Lineberry Cart restoration adventure. As mentioned in the previous post, this info is from a beginner, for a beginner. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Find a Cart</span><br />We just got married in May, and needed a coffee table. We bought one on Craigslist, thanks Ikea. But I ended up not liking it; too cheap looking. I kept looking for more tables on Craigslist, and found a few "Lineberry furniture carts" that people were turning into coffee tables. Seemed easy enough and I really liked the retro look. Then I saw the SAME tables for sale on Restoration Hardware's site for $1300 (now they're around $900). Off to calling random people about their 100 year old carts!<br /><br />I met a guy in Bunn, NC to look at his cart, and it was way too rusty, and the wood looked like it would have been too much to deal with. Contacted another guy who had one for $195, but the wood was water logged and very brittle, pass. The third try: found a cart at Market Imports in Raleigh. Great people, cool reclaimed stuff (some overhead), but got a really good deal. <span style="font-weight:bold;">TIP</span>: Don't give in too quick - there are hundreds of carts out there. Go ahead and haggle too, I mean, it's Craigslist. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHlkSIwy6gDR7sZ3DZ8C67pH0AkEUwReLR34A2yeg0pyxl0f_7uSVdY7th2_0P7WmgQE5M7_Lt6JRZxzWZJWIPTJXN9fFkKTC-tqtKYFB3S5cn3buMYe9uUZO6yanLLNhCY7VA-laDgsp/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHlkSIwy6gDR7sZ3DZ8C67pH0AkEUwReLR34A2yeg0pyxl0f_7uSVdY7th2_0P7WmgQE5M7_Lt6JRZxzWZJWIPTJXN9fFkKTC-tqtKYFB3S5cn3buMYe9uUZO6yanLLNhCY7VA-laDgsp/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513840928929403154" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Get an SUV or Truck, and lift with your legs</span><br />It took 2 dudes to load the cart into my Explorer. The cart has to be over 400lbs. Awesome. It was so heavy that when we returned home, dilemma. I actually took the cart's cast iron pieces off while it was still in the SUV. Saved some time and muscle strain. If you can, get a strong friend to help you move it to your garage, man cave, or back porch of your one bedroom apartment. I worked with the latter. <span style="font-weight:bold;">TIP</span>: Get a clean work area ready, equipped with a drop cloth (I chose a piece of old carpet). Another <span style="font-weight:bold;">TIP</span>: Take plenty of pictures of the piece before you dismantle it. Trust me. Lots of pics. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Get a belt sander</span><br />One of the first mistakes I made was trying to get 100 year old gunk off a table with Kleanstrip. Don't waste your time with chemical stripping. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIrcPRsfBwPmVv3aR6E1-ZXULrk3oxPCZm6ayOkaLi3OI6ymVlUndeUZYqx1TM71KK8-p4Om9nurljznn3M4FQldxIpZ8eN-iMvOgXaydjOu4squKmUhpWI9WaTGRIkLKKwTZguPgZK3H/s1600/stripper.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIrcPRsfBwPmVv3aR6E1-ZXULrk3oxPCZm6ayOkaLi3OI6ymVlUndeUZYqx1TM71KK8-p4Om9nurljznn3M4FQldxIpZ8eN-iMvOgXaydjOu4squKmUhpWI9WaTGRIkLKKwTZguPgZK3H/s320/stripper.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513842897435171218" /></a>As I said earlier, I have incredibly limited resources, and I thought stripping it would be easier than sanding. Get a belt sander from a friend. Or buy one from a pawn shop - with the economy like it is, pawn shops are filled with used tools. Buy a 36 grit sand belt. Hammer the nails into the wood to avoid tearing the belt. Go to town, sanding WITH the grain. Took 30 minutes, whereas the stripping and scraping took hours and did NOTHING. Sand it!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rust</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7dKivVtiF0un3FNelv6lVPlYnUvIUkjxl50eL6pFd6xSyoC65tdU8miSX6ZTUFncKWT0_Zt8fW_-aVhUno9cu3Ql8ML7Jq0CrJoK0iVvSM6hTo841-dmhw1rS7UOK2sZccw0hgYiTvey/s1600/IMG_3260.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7dKivVtiF0un3FNelv6lVPlYnUvIUkjxl50eL6pFd6xSyoC65tdU8miSX6ZTUFncKWT0_Zt8fW_-aVhUno9cu3Ql8ML7Jq0CrJoK0iVvSM6hTo841-dmhw1rS7UOK2sZccw0hgYiTvey/s400/IMG_3260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513843881362653682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETALH2NdMS0dev9itvyNSxxt46FKfzoLywkUB_r4Z69KAubrMfZWlPnU0CrWdR6q1NTu_rfNlwXt4u5ErQhp53mOvia59MhOcYQiziZZmd3wgAJLXXiqBWY2HZF6HtN869_zEDdAmNo2v/s1600/IMG_3256.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETALH2NdMS0dev9itvyNSxxt46FKfzoLywkUB_r4Z69KAubrMfZWlPnU0CrWdR6q1NTu_rfNlwXt4u5ErQhp53mOvia59MhOcYQiziZZmd3wgAJLXXiqBWY2HZF6HtN869_zEDdAmNo2v/s400/IMG_3256.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513846423394181378" /></a><br />Your cart's iron pieces with undoubtedly have some rust on them. You have a couple options. One, get a wire brush and scrub 'em with WD40,and rinse. Two, get Naval Jelly for those tough rust spots (in the wheels especially), and follow the directions carefully. Use a wire brush here too. Get some latex gloves and cover your mouth. This stuff is pungent, but it works quick and cleans deep. <span style="font-weight:bold;">TIP</span>: This is the elbow grease part, wear old clothes. Rinse well and dry. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Options for priming, painting, patience</span><br />Hey beginners, there is no way you will finish this in a day. Pace yourself and slow down so you won't skip any details. Painting. I had some people suggest that I leave the iron in its natural state, and not paint it. But after looking on RH's website, a dude's Etsy page, and a couple other Google image searches, I opted for the a flat black finish. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kjuEGQJHGavhEqF68vAHLJ4WhEhsyfpCT37SC_Y3xqQv_UiCnAgQ62ShjHtKCnS0j9YVFAb0sjGkpadHhtS_8LblEwxHdPAGHYuxmvqcKxN6dn27nikQHTr-Uxrelc4aheDBhXuTM8Dv/s1600/IMG_3253.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kjuEGQJHGavhEqF68vAHLJ4WhEhsyfpCT37SC_Y3xqQv_UiCnAgQ62ShjHtKCnS0j9YVFAb0sjGkpadHhtS_8LblEwxHdPAGHYuxmvqcKxN6dn27nikQHTr-Uxrelc4aheDBhXuTM8Dv/s320/IMG_3253.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513848547614844594" /></a> I just dried the iron pieces, cleaned them with some <span style="font-weight:bold;">0000 steel wool</span>, primed them with a couple coats, and then finished with the flat black. Take a day or two to allow for proper drying. Stupid NC weather; the humidity was around 80-90% which slowed the process up. <span style="font-weight:bold;">TIP</span>: You can put car wax on the iron to seal it or something. I didn't. Got tired of looking up techniques and getting lost on unhelpful wikihow pages.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Stain</span><br />This was one of the hardest things for me. I'm a perfectionist, and I had no furniture staining experience. I had no clue the difference between water and oil based stains, or how to sand the wood in between coats, how much stain I would need, and the list goes on. After literally 6 trips to Lowes Depot, and after 5 different stains (!), I found it. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6WKzOUH9uBnfb-JZNH90TDgHieVsmkPKMkc2ZvgkdvZHNy4rESuZcSGBXbb3zehdSbvSUhQNP2UNl9UHwuzdXqfttIPt9KUtdZ5Ezua6k48KFzpIK_pDH_uJjPzb8Ehu3rj4ncEIFIU8/s1600/IMG_3356.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6WKzOUH9uBnfb-JZNH90TDgHieVsmkPKMkc2ZvgkdvZHNy4rESuZcSGBXbb3zehdSbvSUhQNP2UNl9UHwuzdXqfttIPt9KUtdZ5Ezua6k48KFzpIK_pDH_uJjPzb8Ehu3rj4ncEIFIU8/s320/IMG_3356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513849854657798402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4S3aVdM9g08DFuwkMdL6oqYzAeCKlRXqJ_iJ0oUwqbT36cSMG2jwDhexPe9PLP0DxdN5lY-ObFtQxGQ1PT85b702ZM5WwbonKdcmCh2NARS_3lq-aqiFx-7Kwj-sJZ6DEQaFHEzT9lj-/s1600/IMG_3352.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4S3aVdM9g08DFuwkMdL6oqYzAeCKlRXqJ_iJ0oUwqbT36cSMG2jwDhexPe9PLP0DxdN5lY-ObFtQxGQ1PT85b702ZM5WwbonKdcmCh2NARS_3lq-aqiFx-7Kwj-sJZ6DEQaFHEzT9lj-/s320/IMG_3352.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513849846069479538" /></a>I wanted the sandy, natural look, without all the shimmer and gloss. So after all that searching, I found a water based stain by Minwax called "desert sand." Stained the whole thing with an old white t-shirt, and went back to have a drop of 109 added to darken it up (made it a cocoa color). Coated the top with the darker stain for subtle contrast. If you like this look, you're very, very welcome for this info. <span style="font-weight:bold;">TIP</span>: Don't forget to get the Minwax Polycrylic sealer to finish the job. I did 3 coats, sanding with 220 grit sand paper in between coats. TIP: Kind of a generic tip here, but read the can before you start. You will mess up if you don't (see end of article where I outline mistakes I made). <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Nuts and Bolts</span><br />This will vary from cart to cart, but I found that replacing all the hardware was the best way to go. The bolts were stripped and badly dinged up, and the nuts were rusted. And they were 3/8 x 2.25 carriage bolts! The hardware available today only comes in 2 or 2.5 in, not 2.25 in. Kind of a small detail, but I wanted the bolts to be flush with the nuts. So I swapped out bolt after bolt and tried many options before discovering that a 3/8 x 2 carriage bolt with no spacers or lock nuts worked perfectly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XSsWavpxslIwtf8k_USTActwfnM0irPU24W9OgoSL1zg74EHmXvnwIGqeKoVCesOgWoGIjaVkV18g09bfD43BIOkImxr_653vyqTYBHIRjrS3o5DV70K0x4_QrB9La7uyciuGwgQ_36p/s1600/IMG_3376.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XSsWavpxslIwtf8k_USTActwfnM0irPU24W9OgoSL1zg74EHmXvnwIGqeKoVCesOgWoGIjaVkV18g09bfD43BIOkImxr_653vyqTYBHIRjrS3o5DV70K0x4_QrB9La7uyciuGwgQ_36p/s320/IMG_3376.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513852013373553202" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhTh1Pd7FNPUln0kuTjHSJCbpBGvNdryLqgFMLeLznfxVwyuuG6P13Ylih5jgZHi0TeoZSsCsr73RbhJlcphEkQuLju73H7vaNyf5ftRstsuTFrIgxAYd2WhS3sHiYit3gJg19yBTgTjk/s1600/IMG_3378.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhTh1Pd7FNPUln0kuTjHSJCbpBGvNdryLqgFMLeLznfxVwyuuG6P13Ylih5jgZHi0TeoZSsCsr73RbhJlcphEkQuLju73H7vaNyf5ftRstsuTFrIgxAYd2WhS3sHiYit3gJg19yBTgTjk/s320/IMG_3378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513852021315424994" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">TIP</span>: Take your bolts to the hardware store. Do your measurements, it will save you many return trips to the store and many headaches. Also, I went with square bolts. Check the "specialty bolts" drawer at your hardware store. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Black out the bolts</span><br />Dilemma. There are no black bolts. You can get them powder coated, or paint them yourself, screw them on, and they touch them up. I patiently primed and painted the bolts (much like the iron pieces), and let them sit for at least 24 hrs before I touched them. This strengthens the bond. Clean and sand your bolts for a better bond. <span style="font-weight:bold;">TIP</span>: Get a spare piece of card board and arrange the bolts on it for painting. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizA7MrDQtW3wW6e_dfcV7yIykW3INVd56N2NMhNDcvhSzB6wKWwYtZHR75qSL8EEjPNWrvBlbMG742w_WmBTMNc6VQxGViUta2MK4OrwY7HZVaJtP9KhFItwVBdRuOmflv2qbWvCnpkDYD/s1600/IMG_3386.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizA7MrDQtW3wW6e_dfcV7yIykW3INVd56N2NMhNDcvhSzB6wKWwYtZHR75qSL8EEjPNWrvBlbMG742w_WmBTMNc6VQxGViUta2MK4OrwY7HZVaJtP9KhFItwVBdRuOmflv2qbWvCnpkDYD/s320/IMG_3386.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513852025478952434" /></a>They'll stick to the cardboard and break off easily when you start to use them. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Put it together</span><br />Now the fun part! Hopefully you have been patient. I flipped my cart upside down on my make shift sawhorses, and attached the corner pieces and wheels. The new nuts and bolts came in handy here, as screwing them together was incredibly easy on the hands and their new paint job. To tighten the bolts I put an old t-shirt over my wrench to protect the finish. Remember when I said take pictures? The middle wheels were a bit of a challenge to install, but I was able to look at my old pics to figure out where the washers went, which way the wheels faced, etc. Then the cart was ceremonially flipped over and rolled into the house! <span style="font-weight:bold;">TIP</span>: Even after the meticulous prepping for the paint job, there was still some debris from the black paint that I needed to lightly rub off. I caught this before rolling it onto our white carpet, whew. You can steel wool it or just wipe it with that old t-shirt you used to tighten the bolts. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Touch Ups and Consequences</span><br />Once flipped over, there were some spots I missed with the spray paint. I crafted a piece of cardboard to protect the wood, and touched up as necessary. Take your time. I missed one piece and sprayed about 2 inches of the wood. Bah. Sanded it off. Now that the cart is inside, you will probably notice a few things you would have done differently. Another coat here, a quick sand here, more attention there, etc. I just had to realize that the cart has character. The blemishes are part of its 100 year existence. Cool. Also, your cart may rock, or teeter a little. Mine wasn't bad enough to spend time on it. We're fine with it!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">You're Welcome</span><br />I know that someone will find this beginners' DIY helpful. As stated before, I contacted at least 5 people on some useful tips on how to restore these carts, with no help at all. Below is a list of what you may need. If you have any other tips or comments, please feel free to post your thoughts! For those following the steps, please post your progress! Let's see some before and after shots!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVr-Tcr5PAm0tzV1pvN5ypbHrTcX5kWOGIuMxSe0rKA_rE7uvrJwKoQdiQ3q-QiVc2btin9wi2L4LRKkFei3Vyknou9bfwGX6gsFYEQMRLP_Nz3GyXSuPicewmfaeWVEooX8iLsweAZZjp/s1600/IMG_3396.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVr-Tcr5PAm0tzV1pvN5ypbHrTcX5kWOGIuMxSe0rKA_rE7uvrJwKoQdiQ3q-QiVc2btin9wi2L4LRKkFei3Vyknou9bfwGX6gsFYEQMRLP_Nz3GyXSuPicewmfaeWVEooX8iLsweAZZjp/s400/IMG_3396.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510935954665878594" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">My $60 Store List </span><br />Belt Sander with 36 grit belt (borrowed)<br />Drop cloth<br />2 Combo packs of sand paper<br />0000 Steel Wool<br />2 paint brushes<br />1 wire brush<br />WD40 and/or Naval Jelly<br />Latex gloves (painter's mask/goggles if you're extra-careful)<br />Metal pans (used old pie pans)<br />2 cans Rustoleum Flat Black<br />1 can Rustoleum Primer<br />Minwax water based wood stain: Desert Sand/Cocoa<br />Minwax water based polycrylic<br />28 3/8 square specialty bolts<br />28 3/8x2 carriage bolts<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">My Mistakes</span><br />Applied a polyurethane right after sanding before deciding on a stain<br />When testing stains, I opted to paint the whole table. Once it absorbed, and I didn't like it, I had to sand the whole table again to re-stain. Stain small sections first. <br />Made my list too late (too many return trips to hardware store)<br />Ripped a sanding belt because I didn't hammer down the nails enough<br />Went with a chemical stripper over sanding at first<br />Lost a couple receipts<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Did this article help you out? Please donate:</span><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><br /><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><br /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="KMKBWX7UBCQ56"><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"><br /></form>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-87446176680289721852010-08-26T11:13:00.001-07:002010-09-12T13:14:44.219-07:00New Project: Restore an Antique Lineberry Furniture Cart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyG0MDGaQtRbpt1ynvnSZCW_6lkonYTsqpqTSHxlacevNF6nA348bg8i-PJiRU7OVEZycLIj2Xc9VxsyyP3es-mx-tsjfo3vocZI8_oO5ocevNse5c8PkErXfnrXwp2thWyr66e8DAqDuV/s1600/IMG_3247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyG0MDGaQtRbpt1ynvnSZCW_6lkonYTsqpqTSHxlacevNF6nA348bg8i-PJiRU7OVEZycLIj2Xc9VxsyyP3es-mx-tsjfo3vocZI8_oO5ocevNse5c8PkErXfnrXwp2thWyr66e8DAqDuV/s400/IMG_3247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509786380968150786" /></a><br />I'm going to walk through how I've restored my old cart for a couple reasons: <br /><br />1. No one wants to buy a $1300 coffee table from Restoration Hardware<br />2.These carts are everywhere and range from $50 to $350 used<br />3.Anyone can do this with about $100 of Home Depot goods and some elbow grease<br />4. No Lineberry cart "vendors" gave me ANY hints, techniques, suggestions, etc.<br />5. There must be others out there searching for this kind of DIY project!<br /><br />I will be posting my progress, failures, and suggestions in the coming days. There will be, undoubtedly, some misinformation, due to my inexperience. There will be some carpenters and iron-workers who may post and say I wasted my time with something, should have bought such and such a product, or flat out did a few steps wrong. That's great! I think that is what a lot of DIY's out there are looking for. So get ready, and feel free to comment if you found this by googling! <br /><br />Anyone interested?Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-57849385615051393582010-04-17T19:17:00.001-07:002010-04-17T19:19:42.769-07:00What if you saw this on Craigslist?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfosioohhtuz2poD_JyutOj-KEt0ukjoQsTXFVpWlc6QY40uztHavepjYvJsy53v7JTY_A2s4AgNi9vm-eZKveOKIj6oX4PQUuNMLN67MjYIYQZyPOiaUIflcIaI5EJ6KRW9-i0e2Be-m/s1600/freexbox.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfosioohhtuz2poD_JyutOj-KEt0ukjoQsTXFVpWlc6QY40uztHavepjYvJsy53v7JTY_A2s4AgNi9vm-eZKveOKIj6oX4PQUuNMLN67MjYIYQZyPOiaUIflcIaI5EJ6KRW9-i0e2Be-m/s400/freexbox.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461296208973006210" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I sure did. And I'm pretty sure some kid got pranked. <br />And yes, I called the number. The kid's name is Daniel.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-11089977283114732022010-01-14T09:55:00.000-08:002010-01-14T09:59:45.167-08:00Caribou JournalOne entry: "Pray for Haiti"<br />Another entry: "Or actually do something useful about it"<br />Yet another entry: "Or do both"Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-44490026668359033582010-01-13T09:15:00.000-08:002010-01-13T09:28:26.788-08:00The Proper ResponseAnother natural catastrophe struck Haiti. There is still no word concerning causalities. Their National Palace, parliament, and tax office collapsed, as well as some sschools, and hospitals. Their Arch-Bishop Joseph Serge Miot was among those killed. And in complete disarray, "people wandered the streets holding hands. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Thousands</span> gathered in public squares to sing <span style="font-weight:bold;">hymns</span>." <br /><br />"The hospitals cannot handle all these victims," said Dr. Louis-Gerard Gilles. "Haiti needs to pray. We all need to pray together." <br /><br />I can not give you a great argument for why God allows these catastrophes. I really can not. But I can quote Christ's words in the Gospel of Luke:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. </span><br /><br />"Haiti needs to pray. We all need to pray together."Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-36148128601718216052009-12-22T19:15:00.000-08:002009-12-22T19:16:21.939-08:00Wha-oh<a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/19/8-barack-obama/">Here</a><br /><br />And do read most of his posts.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-46546493069882491252009-12-21T09:09:00.001-08:002009-12-21T09:16:55.869-08:00"Hearts on Fire" contest/engagement story in the mix, here's an excerpt from my FINAL Hebrew paper...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKMVKvazRpp2XrHDOygBiHC2nx-DX4MiV_T4LPkN2sTuzLh_WX96n3sht6G5eg2MlB1sL-mxoaJ9M1ATc6Rra-Mkwi8uq7doEwdYAgjemqXyCPs3Ew-1_55m2tLXm7Agz6_iucVsHH__3/s1600-h/tree.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKMVKvazRpp2XrHDOygBiHC2nx-DX4MiV_T4LPkN2sTuzLh_WX96n3sht6G5eg2MlB1sL-mxoaJ9M1ATc6Rra-Mkwi8uq7doEwdYAgjemqXyCPs3Ew-1_55m2tLXm7Agz6_iucVsHH__3/s200/tree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417739650340328354" /></a><br />In response to the sixth commandment, mankind naturally fails in keeping it. He fails accidentally, as a manslayer, because he lives in a rebellious world ruined by sin. He actively fails in his premeditation, proving the filthy, wretchedness of his own heart. God communicates the warning “You shall not murder,” because he knows what is in all men. Men will kill because they are murderers. Jesus Christ beautifully developed this command in Matthew 5:21 – 26 by attributing hate of one another as equal to murder. Later in Matthew, in response to the rich young ruler’s response to have kept the Ten Commandments, Jesus’ reply points out that the young man was still not righteous (Matthew 19:18-22). Jesus would state that most important command is to love the Lord with all you heart and love your neighbor as yourself. The command against killing is not meant to provide humans with an ethical checklist in the sense of creating their own righteousness. As murder is equal to hate, the point of the command is to drive man in-ward, into his own soul, to arrive at the conclusion that he cannot keep this law, or any law that God demands, perfectly. What is then communicated in the law is the separation of the character of man from the character of God, and this leaves man helpless. Glory be to God, that Jesus Christ comes in flesh and fulfills the entire law, including “you shall not murder” and offers the gift of salvation from bondage of sin to those who would become children of God.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-24646631307324520082009-09-16T15:38:00.001-07:002009-09-16T15:46:57.798-07:00Great Stott!Man, I've read <span style="font-style:italic;">The Cross of Christ</span> three times now, and it still so good. <br /><br />On the Last Supper, and the need to appropriate the death of Christ personally: <br /><br />"Again He took and blessed the cup, but then he explained its meaning as he gave it to them to drink. Thus they were not just spectators of this drama of the cross; they were participants in it. They can hardly have failed to get the message. Just as it was not enough for the bread to be broken and the wine to be poured out, but they had to eat and drink, so it was not enough for him to die, but they had to appropriate the benefits of his death personally. The eating and drinking were, as still are, a vivid acted parable of receiving Christ as our crucified Saviour and of feeding on him in our hearts by faith." (cf. Jn. 6:53-55)<br /><br />pg.70Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-66734056255594829692009-08-28T13:37:00.000-07:002009-08-28T13:45:10.512-07:00WhewConcerning the parallels of Adam and Christ in Romans:<br /><br />We may not try to trace parallels in every detail; in the operation of redemptive grace there are factors which far transcend the operations of judgment in our relation to Adam's sin, as Paul observes in Rom 5:12-19. But a parallel to this extent is surely not without warrant, that as representative solidarity with Christ in his obedience unto death and in his resurrection secures and insures subjective renewal in regeneration, so representative solidarity with Adam in his sin involved for posterity their subjective depravity as well as the forensic judgment of their being "constituted sinners." <br /><br />From Murray's <span style="font-style:italic;">The Imputation of Adam's Sin</span>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-44873143006950789472009-06-03T17:27:00.000-07:002009-06-03T17:41:09.146-07:00"Dogmatics in Outline" insights:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3n-UJP3OVQkfIU8cH98ie19ISaY_4RssE3ss9KnMwkeB5fzsNiXWNedterweIbR3a7z4XmQyLeHJzt0l7MDDc4JWH_3WwQwfSKCVaRpdx76nK5fVLCvZ3XJ-c_6uE3LRlu1oiC8jNfKC/s1600-h/karlbarthpipe.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3n-UJP3OVQkfIU8cH98ie19ISaY_4RssE3ss9KnMwkeB5fzsNiXWNedterweIbR3a7z4XmQyLeHJzt0l7MDDc4JWH_3WwQwfSKCVaRpdx76nK5fVLCvZ3XJ-c_6uE3LRlu1oiC8jNfKC/s200/karlbarthpipe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343265898607941890" /></a><br /><br />"Christian dogmatics will always be a thinking, an investigation and an exposition which are relative and liable to error…as a science [it] takes about the content of the proclamation in the Christian Church."<br /><br />(i.e. Thinking through the whole of Scripture, understanding it to be Christ, and the labor of laying down principles as incontrovertibly true THAT the proclamation of Christ would be more pure and more powerful. This is me talking.)<br /><br />“If we look past [Christ], we must not be surprised if we fail to find God and experience errors and disillusionments, if the world seems dark to us. When we believe, we must believe in spite of God’s hiddenness. This hiddenness of God necessarily reminds us of our human limitation. We do not believe out of our personal reason and power. Anyone who really believes knows that. The greatest hindrance to faith is again and again just the pride and anxiety of our human hearts. We would rather not live by grace. Something within us energetically rebels against it. We do not wish to receive grace; at best we prefer to give ourselves grace. This swing to and fro between pride and anxiety is man’s life. Faith bursts through them both. Of his own strength a man cannot do it. We cannot deliver ourselves from pride and anxiety about life; but there will always be a movement of defiance, not last against ourselves."<br /><br />"<span style="font-weight:bold;">Wisdom</span> is the knowledge by which we may actually and practically live; it is empiricism and it is the theory which is powerful in being directly practical, in being the knowledge which dominates our life, which is really a <span style="font-weight:bold;">light</span> upon our path. Not a light to wonder at and to observe, not a light to kindle all manner of fireworks at – not even the profoundest philosophical speculations – but the light on our road which may stand above our action and above our talk, the light on our healthy and on our sick days, in our poverty and in our wealth, the light which does not only lighten when we suppose ourselves to have moments of insight, but which accompanies us even into our folly, which is not quenched when all is quenched, when the goal of our life becomes visible in death. To live by this light, by this truth, is the meaning of Christian knowledge."<br /><br />And finally, <br /><br />"Where there is faith, man in his complete limitation and helplessness, in his utter abandonment and folly, possesses the freedom, the <span style="font-weight:bold;">freedom royal in all humility</span>, to let the light shine of the <span style="font-style:italic;">doxa</span>, of the <span style="font-style:italic;">gloria</span>, of the glory of God. More is not required of us but that is required of us. This public responsibility of our trust in God’s Word and of our knowledge of the truth of Jesus Christ is the general concept for what in the Christian sense is called confessing and confession."<br /><br />And breathe...Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-53530418077239824242009-05-28T12:42:00.001-07:002009-05-28T12:43:47.902-07:00Step 1 of 6 this Summer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvgdOHMQmYId9MeS8ce4W_1nCAi_OnXe22wScLKI54TEl09HuA9gM-Oyi5tfv30rVTCVzq6P9ec0b8Myx5NVKqTAmD0Wub9oDh_WfKi8_nRKQL_0JR4Nxm70idYhlnixb0na9FiHkq7RV/s1600-h/Photo+33.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvgdOHMQmYId9MeS8ce4W_1nCAi_OnXe22wScLKI54TEl09HuA9gM-Oyi5tfv30rVTCVzq6P9ec0b8Myx5NVKqTAmD0Wub9oDh_WfKi8_nRKQL_0JR4Nxm70idYhlnixb0na9FiHkq7RV/s320/Photo+33.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340962814969190994" /></a>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-15203878751193524412009-05-02T09:49:00.000-07:002009-05-02T10:11:26.433-07:00May 2<object width="446" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/MikeRowe_2008P-embed-PARTNER_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MikeRowe-2008P.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=477" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="446" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/MikeRowe_2008P-embed-PARTNER_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MikeRowe-2008P.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=477"></embed></object><br /><br />1. A video with Mike Rowe from dirty jobs. (also check out <a href="http://www.ted.com/">TED.com</a>)<br />2. Here's a website about the new epidemic: <a href="http://doihaveswineflu.org/">doihaveswineflu.org</a>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-5732453119663617612009-04-21T20:09:00.000-07:002009-04-21T20:23:19.615-07:00Canes Win!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJv-ZpERho3jbwlaPSqlV2PkU5N_g2USgO9G00BgslAHWMKSq8egBd7uQDziy6O2zRwQX9J3Ehfm9_19YUsjfTJX-esnOB-NFaVsUpRLSyAX8pZ617LlVWCx4hJC2PHPhwzCtNZMvp49w/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJv-ZpERho3jbwlaPSqlV2PkU5N_g2USgO9G00BgslAHWMKSq8egBd7uQDziy6O2zRwQX9J3Ehfm9_19YUsjfTJX-esnOB-NFaVsUpRLSyAX8pZ617LlVWCx4hJC2PHPhwzCtNZMvp49w/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327350946953197474" /></a><br />Normally I wouldn't write about a hockey game. But this one was sweet. <br /><br />Canes 4 Devils 3<br /><br />Rachel's friend had 10 extra tickets to tonight's game. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils. Playoffs. The seats were on the first level, right behind the Devil's net, so we got to see a couple goals scored up close. Thrilling. The idea of hockey is not laughable to me, but somewhat, mystifying I guess. Put big men in even bigger pads, strap knives to their feet and try to smack a rubber disc at a net. I guess I'm not cold blooded enough to grasp it inherently. But I did appreciate the game tonight. <br /><br />Experiencing this game made me feel like my life was a little more complete. The loud cheering, the boisterous atmosphere, the high stakes, the last second goal and the final eruption, all that made me feel a little more human. Loud speakers, and being surrounded by many more die-hard fans sort of helped. Odd. I feel like I have one more trick in my arsenal of personal experiences. One more story to tell. <br /><br />I know what you're thinking. If you were not a State fan, you would have this high much more often. Well. You're probably right.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-91990325806204800122009-04-15T13:17:00.000-07:002009-04-15T13:32:26.574-07:00Ark the Chinese Builders Bring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUw5knqPNOQvRI4l3AVyy2EUwy0-fRXeEvh1R0rYHJMF3zKuOEvTJ4t3OOt-6yjUZVlOXFUxh2yGDRXJf4ojzoRtyeJb7Ck-KWrwtDWlhzHWusKYneM-6tu_EW6K7segNrDScmqwV54pBi/s1600-h/na+rk.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUw5knqPNOQvRI4l3AVyy2EUwy0-fRXeEvh1R0rYHJMF3zKuOEvTJ4t3OOt-6yjUZVlOXFUxh2yGDRXJf4ojzoRtyeJb7Ck-KWrwtDWlhzHWusKYneM-6tu_EW6K7segNrDScmqwV54pBi/s320/na+rk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325018694790713426" /></a><br />Making Noah proud in <a href="http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/index.php">Hong Kong</a>. Brought to you by Breaking Christian News.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-60590405718015511092009-04-14T11:15:00.000-07:002009-04-14T11:37:39.838-07:00Web and the Extreme Pro-LifersI had a couple more hot seconds today. Which is great. Little boring but great. <br />Yesterday I worked a looong morning shift, crammed for a Hebrew exam for 2 hours, then took the exam. Then hung out with Rachel a bit - she's slammed with lab reports, 3 papers on cultural events, one on bone fusion, and heaven knows what else. All that with leading a bible study, working in a lab, playing club ultimate for State - pretty busy all the time. Which leads me to my next point. <br /><br />I frequent a few news sites when I first start up my MBP. Wired.com is always first. Today they had a column with their resident Mr.Know-it-all, an Ann-Flanders-type deal. That story led me to <a href="http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jwcwolf/index.html">Clark Wolf's</a> homepage at Iowa State. Then I looked into a syllabus of his for a <a href="http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jwcwolf/ClassSyllabi/336S08SYLL.htm">bioethics</a> class he taught last year sometime. Scrolled down and found a reading assignment on <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/12/pillow.QA/index.html">the Ashley Treatment.</a> What? How did I miss this last year? <br /><br />This girl's parents decided to keep their little girl, well, little. She had severe mental disabilities and in order to spare her more pain, they basically extracted her womanhood. You can read more about it <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashley_Treatment">here</a>. They also cemented her bones with estrogen therapy so she would stay the size of a 10 year old. <br /><br />As far as blogs go, this certainly is not a current events update. But man that is twisted. What do you think?Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-70146802253501874352009-04-08T13:40:00.001-07:002009-04-08T16:16:02.182-07:00I went through a "Frasier" phase for a while...Here are some vocab words from the show:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Hothouse flower</span> – someone who needs pampering or special conditions<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Charlatan</span> - a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Flop sweat</span> – nervous perspiration caused by a fear or failure before an audience<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Busman’s Holiday</span> – vacation during which one engages in activity that is similar to one’s usual work <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Asinine</span> - extremely stupid or foolish <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rapscallion</span> - one who is playfully mischievous or a scoundrel<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Eleventh Hour</span> - the latest possible moment <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">In Flagranti Delicto</span> – caught in the act<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Anon</span> – soon, shortly <br /><br />And now I will recount one of my favorite memories of Theology so far...<br /><br />Dr. Hogg just finished an explanation of the location of inspiration in Scripture, and a guy raises his hand. I can't remember his question exactly, but it was something rambling like, <br /><br />Guy: "Uh Dr. Hogg, with what you just stated concerning the revelation as found in, ah, the Old Testament, or was it the...(checks his computer), or maybe it was the New Testament, in Galatians, then how...where are we to find a correspondence or, or evidence of the new work that, that the Holy Spirit is actually present or if the Father is in the Spirit present?" (Something like that)<br /><br />(A good four second pause)<br /><br />Dr. Hogg, looking up: "I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention to what you were saying, what was the question again? I was watching an episode of Frasier in my head, and Niles was trying to put out a fire in the kitchen while Frasier was entertaining guests..."Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-32555201560342006772009-04-05T12:12:00.001-07:002009-04-05T12:19:32.778-07:00Hot SecondFinally got one of those lazy, sunny days on our hands. Though pollen is caked on my car and circulating through my nasal cavities, it's still very nice to be alive. I'm sitting here with Rachel at Caribou, with not much to work on, thought it was time to update. <br /><br />Mom is getting "better." The docs' found a trace of cancerous cells in her brain, so they're attending to that at the moment. I have no percentages of how bad it is, so we still wait and pray. <br /><br />Did music for Jim and Meghan's wedding yesterday. Beautiful ceremony. I played piano for the first time in front of a crowd - pretty stressful. Before the ceremony started, when they were seating people, the wedding planner asked me to play some background music for 35 mins. Then I played How Great is Our God, then Take My Life on keys. My fingers are still a bit sore from that. <br /><br />I'm still working at Caribou, still in school, still dating the same beautiful girl. <br />Trying to figure out what to do this summer...Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-82531083277532697972009-03-28T11:36:00.000-07:002009-04-05T12:23:24.153-07:00New Bike - 1978 Dawes Echelon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq9TVDnXwps_-Z1TC3MroYmz2Qc_lBYcqcSEcet-Nddp1T_E0kt9zatmM5QiZISON52B_3aZjZsAjNwtc058HomZFYecf1zMwgnfSJe6ISludbDmP2oFc10KnZaf5Y2swQafAklUMZJ4o/s1600-h/IMG_0234.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq9TVDnXwps_-Z1TC3MroYmz2Qc_lBYcqcSEcet-Nddp1T_E0kt9zatmM5QiZISON52B_3aZjZsAjNwtc058HomZFYecf1zMwgnfSJe6ISludbDmP2oFc10KnZaf5Y2swQafAklUMZJ4o/s320/IMG_0234.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318310663653923810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVU1r8IRb-iHtAD9OlGXfjXwFwAj8hmkUGlPpi0V5cIitl9bImOdEzKjDRWUFVhewByAc6H9WaPkDx0fDWWh7KMpW2fIcYDomvTXgLLAaMHj4718Ox38SrfkL7xVMxTaadUnCFetC5EPl/s1600-h/IMG_0226.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVU1r8IRb-iHtAD9OlGXfjXwFwAj8hmkUGlPpi0V5cIitl9bImOdEzKjDRWUFVhewByAc6H9WaPkDx0fDWWh7KMpW2fIcYDomvTXgLLAaMHj4718Ox38SrfkL7xVMxTaadUnCFetC5EPl/s320/IMG_0226.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318310406931087634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeQYki7EfKFR6w05ha9qIR8WXzOQRY0DycYBoLVgVNTN3fuW4671vBAXyEAuI_v5zLo1Gz-tT3Y9myTXr3CPoxZ69EU38va5XYhT_OBdyet9Hp1jhSJ9Qo_vF7zTVyTQoj_oaqzSS4Wnj/s1600-h/IMG_0225.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeQYki7EfKFR6w05ha9qIR8WXzOQRY0DycYBoLVgVNTN3fuW4671vBAXyEAuI_v5zLo1Gz-tT3Y9myTXr3CPoxZ69EU38va5XYhT_OBdyet9Hp1jhSJ9Qo_vF7zTVyTQoj_oaqzSS4Wnj/s320/IMG_0225.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318310032123390866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR5k8cCOOpWq-7Y6sEgsKCU3nwfQn1mv2jUYj-efTvMZ3q9wWYJkj4kt9xgSNzAv-Agyl7_RDqIz4e16EG-og5TQgV0QO42W7aXxqdHunxPBvSoO7KknJuKM0TtgArHJ50B6957Qqoaht/s1600-h/IMG_0224.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR5k8cCOOpWq-7Y6sEgsKCU3nwfQn1mv2jUYj-efTvMZ3q9wWYJkj4kt9xgSNzAv-Agyl7_RDqIz4e16EG-og5TQgV0QO42W7aXxqdHunxPBvSoO7KknJuKM0TtgArHJ50B6957Qqoaht/s320/IMG_0224.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318309741072800402" /></a><br /><br />"New" Dawes road bike. Here's the <a href="http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=525092&highlight=dawes">message boards</a> where I found out the make and model.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-41073869458546920372009-03-16T19:09:00.000-07:002009-03-16T19:11:35.924-07:00I can't figure out if he is acting...Joaquin Phoenix's new career: <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PBoGNBSLYRY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PBoGNBSLYRY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-24270463299448161652008-12-31T20:29:00.000-08:002008-12-31T20:31:03.258-08:00Happy 2009Oh Nine.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-2298264907867602272008-12-27T20:35:00.000-08:002008-12-27T21:07:34.040-08:00Good Morning a.k.a. Moblie uploads that might just make your dayIt will barely be midnight when I post this. But why not...<br /><br />Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Mine was, well challenging. Since my parents are divorced, my holidays are pretty much divorced. I went to 5 different places for Christmas Eve/Christmas. On top of that, my mom was in the hospital for some weird nausea she was having, and I was/am sick with the flu. And, on top of that, Rachel is now residing in the glorious Dominican Republic for a medical/missions trip. And I just slept all day. Enough of that raincloud. There are some brighter moments to update you eight on: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWIWXqeLz3icgdqB3IOYzNnmIr7FGIKgj0xq8gIzGX-GTmTzMXve-EBYH2R-zv9mfVH1tD2aJ_d4mfB01LI8brLZ0MucPX7bA7DdjUhesI6UNai_2C7Dht1iidZtWBmfvsTSGIdONLesl/s1600-h/IMG_0067.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWIWXqeLz3icgdqB3IOYzNnmIr7FGIKgj0xq8gIzGX-GTmTzMXve-EBYH2R-zv9mfVH1tD2aJ_d4mfB01LI8brLZ0MucPX7bA7DdjUhesI6UNai_2C7Dht1iidZtWBmfvsTSGIdONLesl/s320/IMG_0067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284699801088291362" /></a><br />Got my brother a '75 Fuji bike<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscmd2ETyZOSQhIih2iAMWIR87HEyB0nzVYeO-xGvufXBwB5H_k6Mb-SJMzvyLr8vdUsU1SS3coBVuBNjLJmYDoAk_DWRCyOAgxJsnIaqo3FZVS8qEfBLOm4pU7rhE2Re47iZumCGHQdSU/s1600-h/IMG_0068.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscmd2ETyZOSQhIih2iAMWIR87HEyB0nzVYeO-xGvufXBwB5H_k6Mb-SJMzvyLr8vdUsU1SS3coBVuBNjLJmYDoAk_DWRCyOAgxJsnIaqo3FZVS8qEfBLOm4pU7rhE2Re47iZumCGHQdSU/s320/IMG_0068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284700151423660354" /></a><br />3rd row seats at Duke Chapel for Handel's Messiah<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0Jrnt8a8WoW8yYX8aH6aYmzn0AySeuSyaRF6r34n7cilt8dp51L4Cv8fYi5djjeXHwHqguT89wlBgkc3so9XEeD0G8ErtN_p29Z6QCAzhfAzzhkkooqupqaZukuBCjQTFph81f2JBDmQ/s1600-h/IMG_0072.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0Jrnt8a8WoW8yYX8aH6aYmzn0AySeuSyaRF6r34n7cilt8dp51L4Cv8fYi5djjeXHwHqguT89wlBgkc3so9XEeD0G8ErtN_p29Z6QCAzhfAzzhkkooqupqaZukuBCjQTFph81f2JBDmQ/s320/IMG_0072.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284700379864748386" /></a><br />Rachel's sister Rita ran her first marathon (Every word "r")<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGSZwTQLTb0B6KltEouBL_dajm_9FnWAy8i7RFUQ7JzwuG5Y8GKSlY-KlwAVZuiFd4E42WEm5jJq5EQdtEn-nrl7261AFhldsxioLvdjv665OABaF5Xa2kgjZgFphwx2BIkrPpf8xuQd8/s1600-h/IMG_0077.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGSZwTQLTb0B6KltEouBL_dajm_9FnWAy8i7RFUQ7JzwuG5Y8GKSlY-KlwAVZuiFd4E42WEm5jJq5EQdtEn-nrl7261AFhldsxioLvdjv665OABaF5Xa2kgjZgFphwx2BIkrPpf8xuQd8/s320/IMG_0077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284700785720708898" /></a><br />Mom's cat still growing<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXCz-9W03QO-x_Rb0M2mDGmMKnkskc3b9P8iutwFWBxtFV5OCD9OoWH9oVjmWcwbT0yBKdCbPwk4PDy1XfRYqY1v39CZYSYC3_gp2nO4nrqsj0lDTEBuevd3gcNi8VuU427Q4zJnzxLsX/s1600-h/IMG_0082.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXCz-9W03QO-x_Rb0M2mDGmMKnkskc3b9P8iutwFWBxtFV5OCD9OoWH9oVjmWcwbT0yBKdCbPwk4PDy1XfRYqY1v39CZYSYC3_gp2nO4nrqsj0lDTEBuevd3gcNi8VuU427Q4zJnzxLsX/s320/IMG_0082.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284701081030913314" /></a><br />Becoming a Shift at Caribou<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscPtl6jTdnctF336Tnvqv9PqshZlnrmaGWQs5MMWQH8x2AgtHZvirIFGei1pHk94g5KFG-pJpsHirrQ0g7_5ZOPib-QyZHxLcsOAwYuwvrR3rXX0ZkXUqBH_XwwNTlO-MFqhSiVSDMOCO/s1600-h/IMG_0083.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscPtl6jTdnctF336Tnvqv9PqshZlnrmaGWQs5MMWQH8x2AgtHZvirIFGei1pHk94g5KFG-pJpsHirrQ0g7_5ZOPib-QyZHxLcsOAwYuwvrR3rXX0ZkXUqBH_XwwNTlO-MFqhSiVSDMOCO/s320/IMG_0083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284701272496083762" /></a><br />Christmas Decorations?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD09tP4sBKtVjwthqhwbgnbzP63pWiUrb_SnduxJYvPJHCAkuO1-3G5IEExkLFJSf0EwyK07sFrYC5j5M9w1xne2zAVeGPNIz9RXJVmMfmzczCry8U7H1uFl3JePz2fGSwERWnO_Ahzy4G/s1600-h/IMG_0096.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD09tP4sBKtVjwthqhwbgnbzP63pWiUrb_SnduxJYvPJHCAkuO1-3G5IEExkLFJSf0EwyK07sFrYC5j5M9w1xne2zAVeGPNIz9RXJVmMfmzczCry8U7H1uFl3JePz2fGSwERWnO_Ahzy4G/s320/IMG_0096.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284701471302682722" /></a><br />Got a new Driver License at the DMV<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4dWROW7qwXbcixTcc1x99TyGzfjwZzh8kxcNYilr9PNQCu1l9MFGVs0yERCZ-t3BuiVEsLo2W-UhLEy4r1CfOCFPMUchFDvOTMqMb386i76jWSYaqwJGrCjCvVik0pyG-JIj6xrr_kr2/s1600-h/IMG_0098.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4dWROW7qwXbcixTcc1x99TyGzfjwZzh8kxcNYilr9PNQCu1l9MFGVs0yERCZ-t3BuiVEsLo2W-UhLEy4r1CfOCFPMUchFDvOTMqMb386i76jWSYaqwJGrCjCvVik0pyG-JIj6xrr_kr2/s320/IMG_0098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284701686986385730" /></a><br />My swanky new v-neck Vans shirt<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3BtANE8lwdO8eHidbCybSjutAMQObcAo-ZHs-hGBzmaj_05X5b1M8IVHmkwTbp31llZuvfGDXdPGMdzVYsnvvke4Pw0egFTTl-JK6Q8yN5GEQxUDDm7ZTlItdpTZXfm6xZCy6WjADxy1/s1600-h/IMG_0099.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3BtANE8lwdO8eHidbCybSjutAMQObcAo-ZHs-hGBzmaj_05X5b1M8IVHmkwTbp31llZuvfGDXdPGMdzVYsnvvke4Pw0egFTTl-JK6Q8yN5GEQxUDDm7ZTlItdpTZXfm6xZCy6WjADxy1/s320/IMG_0099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284701931726201330" /></a><br />And a Merry Christmas to you too, WillJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-2241742269874586032008-12-10T18:06:00.001-08:002008-12-10T18:14:48.561-08:00How to stay warm this Christmas...1. I laughed for a couple minutes once I found <a href="https://www.getsnuggie.com/flare/next">this</a>. (Watch the video) I just laughed again. <br /><br />2. Grow a beard and work at Caribou. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-pXU4OZtdlC_pfj5mRwAc3OWrO_dCaeUukJtjtcX-OBfXhHI7HncFZVd4cQMJxtp1Eb3gOmHqa38MAXNQrWMchZ9IjWbgT64q0QAEMN_Pea7gwLwuOtaTaMui85kQX7blLi57ycwEk8o/s1600-h/Photo+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-pXU4OZtdlC_pfj5mRwAc3OWrO_dCaeUukJtjtcX-OBfXhHI7HncFZVd4cQMJxtp1Eb3gOmHqa38MAXNQrWMchZ9IjWbgT64q0QAEMN_Pea7gwLwuOtaTaMui85kQX7blLi57ycwEk8o/s400/Photo+10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278349807048019890" /></a>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-18394648847044180182008-10-29T17:14:00.001-07:002008-10-29T17:20:34.938-07:00May it be notedin regard to my "Idiot Wind" header, that I have been advised to clarify that no persons' name is to be associated with the word "Idiot," despite its apparent close proximity to the word. That is all...Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-63066928578397761782008-10-17T07:34:00.001-07:002008-10-17T07:35:30.592-07:00The 100th PostIn lieu of this grand occasion, I give you <a href="http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/09/nebraska-senato.html">this</a>.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478209177212548472.post-58608504220296118682008-10-16T15:48:00.000-07:002008-10-16T18:12:36.858-07:00Another UpdateTo keep you in the loop<br /><br />1. Mom had surgery, they removed the tumor<br />2. During the surgery the doc had to maneuver around a nerve next to her vocal chords; He must have nudged it - one of her vocal chords is temporarily paralyzed<br />3. The surgery was successful, but there is still a chance the cancer will come back<br />4. More chemo to come in the next 6 weeks<br /><br />Thanks again for the prayersJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432715364751617263noreply@blogger.com0