Category Archives: House

Hammer, saw, nail.

Goodbye 2008

Posted on December 31, 2008 by cbd

Let’s review: Jan 5: Madelyn starts the Big Girl sleep plan. I’m happy to say this continues; the Bee is pretty easy to put to bed now. Feb 21: I get an awful flu bug, missing classes and losing eight … Continue reading →

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Powerless to grade

Posted on December 22, 2008 by cbd

Using Google Docs for managing student work is great. Except when the power goes out. We had a pretty bad ice storm last Thu PM/Friday AM. Besides ice raining down on the house all night, the snapping tree limbs and … Continue reading →

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Jackleg Construction Company

Posted on July 21, 2008 by cbd

Some of the awful “home improvement” work I’m undoing and fixing Continue reading →

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Counters, meet Clyde

Posted on July 15, 2008 by cbd

Kitchen counters: prepare to meet the hammer Continue reading →

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Odds and ends Thursday

Posted on June 5, 2008 by cbd

Catch-all: strawberries, cleaning, accessibility internship, writing a review Continue reading →

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Odds and ends rebound

Posted on March 2, 2008 by cbd

Odds and ends on a warm weekend: storm windows, a visit from Erin’s friend Cindy, etc. Continue reading →

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Odds and ends Sunday

Posted on February 3, 2008 by cbd

The Easterling-Dilger household is bustlin’ these days, so bloggin’ sometimes has to take a back seat. I’m very, very glad to say I’m reading a fair amount these days. I’m halfway through a second reading of Tufte’s Beautiful Evidence, which … Continue reading →

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Odds and ends Wednesday

Posted on November 21, 2007 by cbd

I have been grading; the last big push of the year. More on that in a separate post. (updated to add link Erin and I worked on the house quite a bit the past few days while the weather cooperated … Continue reading →

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Odds and ends Sunday

Posted on October 14, 2007 by cbd

Three runs this week: Tue 3 x 1600 @ 6:45; Thu 6mi with 4mi @ 8:04/mi; today 13.1mi, 1:54 (8:42/mi). Doug really pushed me on the long run. I probably would have been around 2:04 without him. My speed is … Continue reading →

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Back to the front porch

Posted on July 28, 2007 by cbd

For quite a while, Erin and I talked about removing the old, worn-out windows from our front porch. Today I did it. After I cleaned up most of the mess, I immediately took advantage of the “new” space. What a … Continue reading →

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