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Shelving Ambitions, 22 June 2009
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<< MORE >>Llama Dung: A cautionary Parable, 24 Feb 2009
It is too easy to stick with old, tried and true.
Frequently, the original rationale is long forgotten, and all you have is "that is the way we do it." This type of thinking sticks the company, church,
school,
county or state in a rut so deep that fresh air cannot be breathed. Here is the Parable of the Llama Dung.
Parable of the Llama Dung
We engineers are ...
<< MORE >>Barn 1, Barn 2, Barn 3, 22 February 2009
Barn 1:
Terry's Barn started as a Pole Barn, in the New England tradition. The plan was to build as time and money allowed. The pole barn approach allowed the approach of "build a little", "wait some
time",
then repeat as cash flow and his paying job allowed. He bought blueprints for the New England style barn, and corresponded (a lot) with the AIAA architect to ensure that he understood. He even
figured out the ridge beam. ...
MAJOR MOVE ON EE DERIVATIVES, Columbus Day, 2008
With the major exchanges tanking, Terry has decided to review alternative places for capital appreciation. Buying old people's life insurance contracts and
then wait for them to die is a bit ghoulish.
After taking due diligence, and reading the market papers, it looks like Stock Exchange Derivatives are promising; the Equine Exchange Derivatives are
especially appealing. The derivatives are easier to handle, being in a more uniform mass than the input to the Equine Exchange, and dividable into ...
Purchasing for the Pole Barn, 8 October 2008
One activity Terry treated Gerald to on his vacation was buying supplies for the Pole Barn. After picking Gerald up at the airport, the next morning Terry got Gerald up early
and
ran to the site of the Building Supply Auction, in Celeste, Texas. This was to scout out what was available, and the rules of the game. Next, Gerald needed some seasonal shirts, so he enriched
Sam
Walton's progeny. After that it was fishing in Beatrice's Pool.
The next AM, ...
<< MORE >>Getting ready for Gerald and the Farm, 30 Sept 2008
Betsy is busy beaver getting the place together for Gerald's visit. We have "redecorated" at least 4 times in the last 4 years, moving pictures
back/forth/up/down/left/right. This has left lots of holes in odd locations. She has filled them in and painted. where did the holes go?
Betsy's first DAR meeting of the year went well, but because of Ike, they had to skip the Graveyard dedication.
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Start of the Barn and the little red wagon, 18 September 2008
The Boss finally allowed a check to be cut for the "Start" of stage 1 of Terry's Barn. This was for grading down 12 inches below the organic
overburden,
and hauling 200 tons of "select fill." Thus, the pad is now in, and Terry is going around saying that he has had his "paddling." The plan is to let the Winter storms beat the pad into a hard
surface
before putting in ...
Barn Pad, rough utilities, and the "little red wagon", 18 Sept 2008
The Boss finally allowed a check to be cut for the "Start" of stage 1 of Terry's Barn. This was for grading down 12 inches below the organic overburden,
and
hauling 200 tons of "select fill." Thus, the pad is now in, and Terry is going around saying that he has had his "paddling." The plan is to let the Winter storms beat the pad into a hard surface
before putting in the poles for the Pole ...
Buffalo Grass on the Berm and Dock Design, 15 March 2008
I added native Buffalo Grass to the dam berm to make it easier to walk on. I spread cheaper annual rye grass to the slopes. When Gerald, Shirley,
and
Mom were here, Gerald and I went to the annual Master Gardener's convention, and won a door prize of $50.00 bag of native wildflowers. These went on the wet side of the berm. They also witnessed
the
arrival of the first 9 x 8 ...
FANNIN COUNTY IS IN TOP 10% OF BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN SW (TX, OK, NM, AZ), 1 November 2008
33rd of 379 counties per Progressive Farmer Magazine and on-line Magazine
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