Biodiesel Class Write-Up: Weekend One.

First some history: At some point, Melinda and I came up with a bit of a manifesto, or… maybe a code. Hell if I know what it is exactly, but somewhere along the way we came up with a purpose to live by. It all started with TV. We don’t have cable. In fact we [...]

… On Taking It to the Next Level.

I find myself talking… a lot.  And while most of it’s on things I have a fairly good knowledge of, it’s rare that I ever hit upon topics I’ve actually experienced.  This weekend I’m hoping to change that. Here, I’ll explain as well as give an example of what I’m getting at. I’ve been a [...]

Working With One’s Hands…

So yeah, the pollen in NC at this time of year is pretty damn unbearable. I sneeze a ton, and my nose is reduced to this almost unbearable leaky faucet, but, through over the counter remedies and tissues by the fistful, I’ve been able to accomplish a lot with my hands as of late and [...]

Feeding the beast!

Compost bin, meet the world! World? Meet my compost bin! It’s been such an awesome year for Mel and I in the green thumb department. We’ve built an incredible vegetable garden, which we write about frequently in the various corridors of tadandmel.com, that has provided us with a fine bounty of food. But before all [...]

An interesting evening…

Tonight we got home from work at the usual time and about an hour into us resting and enjoying our evening the electricity conked out. Now, typically we are home to witness such events, but at the time we were walking the kids and I had even extended Mathias’ walk to get him to complete [...]

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