#homeowner — Public Fediverse posts

Homeowner Says Neighbor Expected to Use Their Yard for Weeks Without Asking https://www.allforgardening.com/1942568/homeowner-says-neighbor-expected-to-use-their-yard-for-weeks-without-asking/ #backyard #BackyardFence #BackyardGarden #BackyardGardening #homeowner #OvergrownYard

Homeowner Says Neighbor Expected to Use Their Yard for Weeks Without Asking https://www.allforgardening.com/1942568/homeowner-says-neighbor-expected-to-use-their-yard-for-weeks-without-asking/ #backyard #BackyardFence #BackyardGarden #BackyardGardening #homeowner #OvergrownYard

Iowa expands free radon testing through cancer initiative

Nearly 10,000 free radon test kits distributed as Iowa expands rural cancer care Less than a month after…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #access #countyhealthdepartment #freeradontestkit #healthyhometowns #homeowner #Iowa #LungCancer #nitrate #official #part #program #radon #specialist #state #telehealth
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/859313/

Vermonters could lose their homes due to confusing paperwork

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – When a homeowner dies without completing the proper estate documents, it can make it…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #aid #Business #Castleton #covid #documents #estate #homeowner #Housing #Legal #PersonalFinance #Vermont #wcax
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/855519/

@nyhan

Indeed why do we say homeowner instead of investor when somebody has a range of properties which rents out or prepares for future sales.

The association with homeowner is his personal home, to live in.

#RealEstate #HomeOwner

@ai6yr

@nyhan

Indeed why do we say homeowner instead of investor when somebody has a range of properties which rents out or prepares for future sales.

The association with homeowner is his personal home, to live in.

#RealEstate #HomeOwner

@ai6yr

@nyhan

Indeed why do we say homeowner instead of investor when somebody has a range of properties which rents out or prepares for future sales.

The association with homeowner is his personal home, to live in.

#RealEstate #HomeOwner

@ai6yr

@nyhan

Indeed why do we say homeowner instead of investor when somebody has a range of properties which rents out or prepares for future sales.

The association with homeowner is his personal home, to live in.

#RealEstate #HomeOwner

@ai6yr

Homeowner Gives Tree Crew Access to Yard, Then Discovers Beloved Mulberry Gone https://www.allforgardening.com/1940851/homeowner-gives-tree-crew-access-to-yard-then-discovers-beloved-mulberry-gone/ #backyard #BackyardGarden #BackyardGardening #homeowner #MulberryTree

Homeowner Gives Tree Crew Access to Yard, Then Discovers Beloved Mulberry Gone https://www.allforgardening.com/1940851/homeowner-gives-tree-crew-access-to-yard-then-discovers-beloved-mulberry-gone/ #backyard #BackyardGarden #BackyardGardening #homeowner #MulberryTree

A Restaurant Owner Tried to Bully His Neighbor Into Selling His House — Then the Restaurant Was Forced to Close https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/26497/ #ENTITY #homeowner #inheritance #neighborhood #Picture #ProRevenge #Reddit #Restaurant #Restaurants #TOP

A Restaurant Owner Tried to Bully His Neighbor Into Selling His House — Then the Restaurant Was Forced to Close https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/26497/ #ENTITY #homeowner #inheritance #neighborhood #Picture #ProRevenge #Reddit #Restaurant #Restaurants #TOP

Backyard treasure hunt: homeowner digging a patio unearths 1,000-year-old Viking treasure

A homeowner in northern Denmark set out to build a new patio and ended up uncovering the country’s…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #homeowner #northernDenmark #silverbars #Thor’shammer #Viking #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/730381/

UK homeowner eyes more plug-in batteries as power prices rise, learns they can’t feed the grid

Photo Credit: iStock Rising power bills have pushed one homeowner in the United Kingdom to consider adding more…
#NewsBeep #News #UnitedKingdom #Batterycapacity #batterystorage #electricityprices #GB #GreatBritain #homeowner #UK
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/769369/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1201892/ UK homeowner eyes more plug-in batteries as power prices rise, learns they can’t feed the grid #BatteryCapacity #BatteryStorage #Britain #ElectricityPrices #England #GreatBritain #Homeowner #NorthernIreland #Scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales

On Not Being a Homeowner

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-weekend-essay/on-not-being-a-homeowner

Homeowner discovers Denmark’s biggest-ever Viking silver hoard while digging new patio

Homeowner discovers Denmark’s biggest-ever Viking silver hoard while digging new patio. A homeowner digging a new patio discovered…
#Denmark #Danmark #DK #Europe #Europa #EU #denmark #gardenfork #homeowner #patio #silverbars #silveringots #Viking
https://www.europesays.com/3241439/

https://www.europesays.com/dk/162806/ Homeowner discovers Denmark’s biggest-ever Viking silver hoard while digging new patio #Danmark #Denmark #GardenFork #Homeowner #patio #SilverBars #SilverIngots #Viking

I replaced our attick hole with an attick door

#DIY #HomeOwner

State approves ‘Zone Zero’ fire-safe landscaping rules https://www.allforgardening.com/1937100/state-approves-zone-zero-fire-safe-landscaping-rules/ #board #california #californians #DeadVegetation #FireOfficial #foot #GardeningCalifornia #home #homeowner #LocalFireDepartment #LocalResponsibilityArea #regulation #Rule #state #year #ZoneZero

State approves ‘Zone Zero’ fire-safe landscaping rules https://www.allforgardening.com/1937100/state-approves-zone-zero-fire-safe-landscaping-rules/ #board #california #californians #DeadVegetation #FireOfficial #foot #GardeningCalifornia #home #homeowner #LocalFireDepartment #LocalResponsibilityArea #regulation #Rule #state #year #ZoneZero

ASIC warns home owners being left short after accepting cash settlements on insurance claims

Australia’s corporate watchdog is sounding the alarm over insurers’ use of cash settlement…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #AAILimited #AlanKirkland #AllianzAustraliaInsuranceLimited #asic #AU #Australia #buildingrepairs #cashsettlement #homeinsurance #homeowner #insurance #InsuranceAustraliaGroup #insurer #QBEInsurance(Australia)Limited #rectification #SureInsurancePtyLtd
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/874324/

Moved Into House My Partner Owns; How We Handle Money, Payments

“I never want to own a house.” That’s what I had said, confidently, for years. After growing up…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #Business #Cost #fear #finance #Garden #homeexpense #homeowner #house #life #move-in #Nerve #partnerowns #PersonalFinance #rent #roommate #Utility #year
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/813619/

Moved Into House My Partner Owns; How We Handle Money, Payments

“I never want to own a house.” That’s what I had said, confidently, for years. After growing up…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #AU #Australia #Business #cost #fear #Finance #Garden #homeexpense #homeowner #house #life #move-in #Nerve #partnerowns #PersonalFinance #rent #roommate #utility #year
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/855161/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/636991/ Moved Into House My Partner Owns; How We Handle Money, Payments #Business #Cost #Éire #fear #Finance #Garden #HomeExpense #homeowner #house #IE #Ireland #life #MoveIn #Nerve #PartnerOwns #PersonalFinance #PersonalFinance #rent #roommate #utility #year

#Homeowner post alert:

For 5 years, I've wrestled a HEAVY 4-stroke Honda string trimmer. With so much of my yard on rather steep angles, it was nearly impossible to get to some of it.

Now, with this new Makita 40V electric trimmer, it weighs probably 30 percent of the Honda, and without the shoulder strap, I can whip it around in the unusual parts of my yard. It also seems to have tons of speed/torque. Going forward, the Honda for big jobs like cutting paths, the Makita for everything else.

#Homeowner post alert:

For 5 years, I've wrestled a HEAVY 4-stroke Honda string trimmer. With so much of my yard on rather steep angles, it was nearly impossible to get to some of it.

Now, with this new Makita 40V electric trimmer, it weighs probably 30 percent of the Honda, and without the shoulder strap, I can whip it around in the unusual parts of my yard. It also seems to have tons of speed/torque. Going forward, the Honda for big jobs like cutting paths, the Makita for everything else.

#Homeowner post alert:

For 5 years, I've wrestled a HEAVY 4-stroke Honda string trimmer. With so much of my yard on rather steep angles, it was nearly impossible to get to some of it.

Now, with this new Makita 40V electric trimmer, it weighs probably 30 percent of the Honda, and without the shoulder strap, I can whip it around in the unusual parts of my yard. It also seems to have tons of speed/torque. Going forward, the Honda for big jobs like cutting paths, the Makita for everything else.

#Homeowner post alert:

For 5 years, I've wrestled a HEAVY 4-stroke Honda string trimmer. With so much of my yard on rather steep angles, it was nearly impossible to get to some of it.

Now, with this new Makita 40V electric trimmer, it weighs probably 30 percent of the Honda, and without the shoulder strap, I can whip it around in the unusual parts of my yard. It also seems to have tons of speed/torque. Going forward, the Honda for big jobs like cutting paths, the Makita for everything else.

Florida homeowner covered a front yard with cardboard to build a native pollinator garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1909705/florida-homeowner-covered-a-front-yard-with-cardboard-to-build-a-native-pollinator-garden/ #EdiblePlants #florida #garden #homeowner #MakeoverShows #NativePlants #PollinatorGarden #SheetMulching #youtube

Florida homeowner covered a front yard with cardboard to build a native pollinator garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1909705/florida-homeowner-covered-a-front-yard-with-cardboard-to-build-a-native-pollinator-garden/ #EdiblePlants #florida #garden #homeowner #MakeoverShows #NativePlants #PollinatorGarden #SheetMulching #youtube

Get a chance to view rare gardens around CT. Here’s how to attend https://www.allforgardening.com/1906456/get-a-chance-to-view-rare-gardens-around-ct-heres-how-to-attend/ #attendees #Bridgewater #ct #CTNews #entertainment #event #garden #GardenConservancy #Guests #HartfordCourant #home #homeowner #LocalNews #MaxImagePreview #OpenDays #OpenHouse #outdoors #oxford #private #Redding #ThingsToDo #viewing #washington

Get a chance to view rare gardens around CT. Here’s how to attend https://www.allforgardening.com/1906456/get-a-chance-to-view-rare-gardens-around-ct-heres-how-to-attend/ #attendees #Bridgewater #ct #CTNews #entertainment #event #garden #GardenConservancy #Guests #HartfordCourant #home #homeowner #LocalNews #MaxImagePreview #OpenDays #OpenHouse #outdoors #oxford #private #Redding #ThingsToDo #viewing #washington

Neighbor mocked native plant yard for 2 years, then asked how to convert part of his lawn https://www.allforgardening.com/1903351/neighbor-mocked-native-plant-yard-for-2-years-then-asked-how-to-convert-part-of-his-lawn/ #ConventionalLawn #garden #gardening #homeowner #NativePlants

Neighbor mocked native plant yard for 2 years, then asked how to convert part of his lawn https://www.allforgardening.com/1903351/neighbor-mocked-native-plant-yard-for-2-years-then-asked-how-to-convert-part-of-his-lawn/ #ConventionalLawn #garden #gardening #homeowner #NativePlants

Inside the War Over Leaf Blowers Tearing Hamptons Homeowners Apart https://www.allforgardening.com/1896293/inside-the-war-over-leaf-blowers-tearing-hamptons-homeowners-apart/ #ban #BigLawn #charger #CharlesLeak #city #EastHampton #GailPellet #garden #gardening #GasLeafBlower #homeowner #JeffPeters #Landscaper #LeafBlower #Money #town #year

Inside the War Over Leaf Blowers Tearing Hamptons Homeowners Apart https://www.allforgardening.com/1896293/inside-the-war-over-leaf-blowers-tearing-hamptons-homeowners-apart/ #ban #BigLawn #charger #CharlesLeak #city #EastHampton #GailPellet #garden #gardening #GasLeafBlower #homeowner #JeffPeters #Landscaper #LeafBlower #Money #town #year

Bear sightings reported near Sandia Mountains spark safety reminders

Bear sightings repo…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #albuquerquenews #Bear #Bearencounters #bearsighting #bearsnearsandiamountains #encounter #fishofficial #footage #gameandfish #homesouth #homeowner #koat #largebear #lauridodge #Nature #newmexicogame #NewMexicoNews #noise #safetyreminder #sandiamountains #Science #tijeras #wildanimals #wildlifeexpert
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/773981/

https://www.fogolf.com/1326053/a-las-vegas-woman-takes-on-a-golf-course-after-balls-repeatedly-damage-her-home-costing-thousands/ A Las Vegas Woman Takes on a Golf Course After Balls Repeatedly Damage Her Home, Costing Thousands #AlianteGolfClub #Channel13 #Golf #GolfBalls #GolfCourse #GolfNews #homeowner #Homeowners #HomeownersAssociation #LasVegas #NorthLasVegas #SunCityAlianteCommunityAssociation

A Bear Wandered Onto a Hokkaido Property, So the Homeowner Set Off Fireworks to Scare It Off

Houseguests are fine to invite over when you’re putting together a fireworks show at home. But when that…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Hokkaido #bearattacks #homeowner
https://www.europesays.com/japan/58805/

https://www.alojapan.com/1512495/a-bear-wandered-onto-a-hokkaido-property-so-the-homeowner-set-off-fireworks-to-scare-it-off/ A Bear Wandered Onto a Hokkaido Property, So the Homeowner Set Off Fireworks to Scare It Off #BearAttacks #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #homeowner #Japan #news #北海道 Houseguests are fine to invite over when you’re putting together a fireworks show at home. But when that guest is a bear, and you’re using the fireworks to get it to leave, well, not so much. One homeowner in Kamisunagawa Town, Hokkaido, Japan, used fireworks to drive a wayward bear awa

https://www.alojapan.com/1512495/a-bear-wandered-onto-a-hokkaido-property-so-the-homeowner-set-off-fireworks-to-scare-it-off/ A Bear Wandered Onto a Hokkaido Property, So the Homeowner Set Off Fireworks to Scare It Off #BearAttacks #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #homeowner #Japan #news #北海道 Houseguests are fine to invite over when you’re putting together a fireworks show at home. But when that guest is a bear, and you’re using the fireworks to get it to leave, well, not so much. One homeowner in Kamisunagawa Town, Hokkaido, Japan, used fireworks to drive a wayward bear awa

Kristin’s definition of the perfect sized home? You …

https://enjoythetypos.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/kristins-definition-of-the-perfect-sized-home-you/

Territory Labor politician Manuel Brown dumped as opposition whip following speeding saga

The Northern Territory opposition leader has dumped Labor MLA Manuel Brown from his role as opposition whip following…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Darwin #driving #homeowner #manuelbrown #nt #palmerston #pubtest #residentialproperty #RobynCahill #travelallowance #travelfunds
https://www.europesays.com/australia/45784/

After sewer work destroyed their lawn, homeowner created a breathtaking front garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1861365/after-sewer-work-destroyed-their-lawn-homeowner-created-a-breathtaking-front-garden-2/ #BuffaloGrass #DrainRepair #garden #gardening #GardeningIreland #homeowner #PhotoCredit

After sewer work destroyed their lawn, homeowner created a breathtaking front garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1861365/after-sewer-work-destroyed-their-lawn-homeowner-created-a-breathtaking-front-garden-2/ #BuffaloGrass #DrainRepair #garden #gardening #GardeningIreland #homeowner #PhotoCredit

Should definitely replace the outlet on the wall there with a GFCI as well 😮‍💨

#homeowner #plumbing #electrical

Should definitely replace the outlet on the wall there with a GFCI as well 😮‍💨

#homeowner #plumbing #electrical

Should definitely replace the outlet on the wall there with a GFCI as well 😮‍💨

#homeowner #plumbing #electrical

Should definitely replace the outlet on the wall there with a GFCI as well 😮‍💨

#homeowner #plumbing #electrical

Oklahoma homeowner turns full lawn into pollinator haven with husband-built ‘witchy’ garden shed https://www.allforgardening.com/1807964/oklahoma-homeowner-turns-full-lawn-into-pollinator-haven-with-husband-built-witchy-garden-shed/ #ConventionalLawn #garden #gardening #homeowner #PhotoCredit #PollinatorGarden #reddit

Oklahoma homeowner turns full lawn into pollinator haven with husband-built ‘witchy’ garden shed https://www.allforgardening.com/1807964/oklahoma-homeowner-turns-full-lawn-into-pollinator-haven-with-husband-built-witchy-garden-shed/ #ConventionalLawn #garden #gardening #homeowner #PhotoCredit #PollinatorGarden #reddit

Proposed Florida property tax break may shift burden to second-home owners

Proposed Florida property tax break may shift burden…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #ahomesteadexemption #annecalascibetta #burden #Entertainment #floridapropertytaxbreak #floridavoter #Headlines #Home #homeowner #karenmontgomery #lakearrowhead #latenews #non-homesteadproperty #propertytaxcut #second-homeowner #taxis #Topstories #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/687737/

I Need a Nap

I’m stressing out about home improvement projects, big time. 

1–800-GOT-JUNK was here today. I had so much shit for them to haul off that they had to send a second truck. That sounds bad because it is bad, but it’s not as bad as it sounds (talking in circles much?). The first truck was about 1/3 full before it go here and they actually fit everything into the first truck, but they had to pull a few things out from the previous stop and move them to the second truck so that they could go to a different facility because they were metal and get recycled differently? That’s what they told me at least.

The bad part is that we’re going to be scheduling another pick up next week. All of this so that we can clear out our cellar storage space so that a work crew can get easy access to the exterior walls so that they can close up any gabs between the house and the foundation. All of that so that we can qualify for a Massachusetts loan and rebate when we buy and install a new AC unit for our central air. They are coming to do the foundation stuff on June 12th and they just asked if we wanted the new AC unit on the same day. Do we? I thought we were going to wait until the fall but they said the loan and rebate paperwork will be complete by the 12th so why not do both jobs at once.

Ummm… okay?

My head is literally spinning. There’s also a customer project at work that is stressing me out too. I am just Mr Stress today. You know what would be nice? Not being stressed. That would be nice.

The good news today? I took the last week of July off from work. Turns out the new Spiderman movie comes out that week. Might we be sneaking in a matinee? Could be. 

Okay. That’s enough of a mental health minute for me. Back to stressing out.

I Need a Nap

I’m stressing out about home improvement projects, big time. 

1–800-GOT-JUNK was here today. I had so much shit for them to haul off that they had to send a second truck. That sounds bad because it is bad, but it’s not as bad as it sounds (talking in circles much?). The first truck was about 1/3 full before it go here and they actually fit everything into the first truck, but they had to pull a few things out from the previous stop and move them to the second truck so that they could go to a different facility because they were metal and get recycled differently? That’s what they told me at least.

The bad part is that we’re going to be scheduling another pick up next week. All of this so that we can clear out our cellar storage space so that a work crew can get easy access to the exterior walls so that they can close up any gabs between the house and the foundation. All of that so that we can qualify for a Massachusetts loan and rebate when we buy and install a new AC unit for our central air. They are coming to do the foundation stuff on June 12th and they just asked if we wanted the new AC unit on the same day. Do we? I thought we were going to wait until the fall but they said the loan and rebate paperwork will be complete by the 12th so why not do both jobs at once.

Ummm… okay?

My head is literally spinning. There’s also a customer project at work that is stressing me out too. I am just Mr Stress today. You know what would be nice? Not being stressed. That would be nice.

The good news today? I took the last week of July off from work. Turns out the new Spiderman movie comes out that week. Might we be sneaking in a matinee? Could be. 

Okay. That’s enough of a mental health minute for me. Back to stressing out.

I Need a Nap

I’m stressing out about home improvement projects, big time. 

1–800-GOT-JUNK was here today. I had so much shit for them to haul off that they had to send a second truck. That sounds bad because it is bad, but it’s not as bad as it sounds (talking in circles much?). The first truck was about 1/3 full before it go here and they actually fit everything into the first truck, but they had to pull a few things out from the previous stop and move them to the second truck so that they could go to a different facility because they were metal and get recycled differently? That’s what they told me at least.

The bad part is that we’re going to be scheduling another pick up next week. All of this so that we can clear out our cellar storage space so that a work crew can get easy access to the exterior walls so that they can close up any gabs between the house and the foundation. All of that so that we can qualify for a Massachusetts loan and rebate when we buy and install a new AC unit for our central air. They are coming to do the foundation stuff on June 12th and they just asked if we wanted the new AC unit on the same day. Do we? I thought we were going to wait until the fall but they said the loan and rebate paperwork will be complete by the 12th so why not do both jobs at once.

Ummm… okay?

My head is literally spinning. There’s also a customer project at work that is stressing me out too. I am just Mr Stress today. You know what would be nice? Not being stressed. That would be nice.

The good news today? I took the last week of July off from work. Turns out the new Spiderman movie comes out that week. Might we be sneaking in a matinee? Could be. 

Okay. That’s enough of a mental health minute for me. Back to stressing out.

Busy Busy

Today is Sunday. The last day of May, 2026. It is about quarter past 8:00am and it is 48 degrees out. It is warmer than it was for most of the day yesterday. Thanks for nothing, mother nature.

I have a home owner type project going on this weekend that is both overwhelmingly intimidating and completely kicking my ass. That’s probably why I am writing this post rather than actually working. That’s okay though. I guess. Maybe?

We are doing a long term sort of thing. At some point later this year we are going to upgrade our HVAC system. We had a guy out to do some routine maintenance on the AC unit and he told us it’s pretty much at death’s door. Shit. The upgrade is going to cost a fortune, but Massachusetts has some solid rebate and loan options if you qualify. Now in order for us to qualify we have to have some work done on the house to bring us up to code. 

One of those upgrades requires me to clear a three foot wide path around the outer walls in the cellar. Unfortunately for me, about 60% of those walls is made up of storage and closet space, all of which is full to bursting with crap. I have to clear all of that out which wouldn’t be too bad except that our cellar interior is also full of crap… well, crap, a laundry room, an office space where I do my morning exercise and my music stuff, and a living room. Basically, I have to pull everything out of storage but the only place that makes sense to move it to is already full of stuff. Shit.

The solution then is to purge. We’re going to book a visit from a junk removal service. They are going to take as much of the shit as I can pile up. Then we’re going to book a second visit and they will take the rest of the shit when I pile it up where the first load of shit was piled up. After that I just have to move furniture away from the walls. It’s going to suck to the high heavens, but it is worth it. We have all of that storage space (which was a huge selling point when we bought the house) but it’s all full. Now it will be cleared out for the most part and we can get to work filling it with new useless shit. Bonus!

So that’s my big project for this weekend. My smaller, less important project is already finished. On Friday night after work I mixed two songs. I wrote them on Monday, Memorial Day (I think the last time I wrote about them in a post here I said I wrote them on Sunday, but it was Monday). I had the bass, drums, and rhythm guitars done on Monday. I put the vocals on both songs on Thursday morning before work, and put the lead guitars down on Friday before work. Then I mixed them and uploaded them to my alonetone.com account before bed on Friday. For the first time in ages I submitted something to the RPM Challenge’s Record Every Month challenge thing. 

I accomplished something musically. That felt good. Maybe next week I can accomplish something photographically too. That would also feel good. Creativity is good for my soul, or something like that.

So Much for Grand Awakenings

What Can You Do

Okay… time to start my day and see if I can’t get some stuff done. Happy Sunday, everyone.

Busy Busy

Today is Sunday. The last day of May, 2026. It is about quarter past 8:00am and it is 48 degrees out. It is warmer than it was for most of the day yesterday. Thanks for nothing, mother nature.

I have a home owner type project going on this weekend that is both overwhelmingly intimidating and completely kicking my ass. That’s probably why I am writing this post rather than actually working. That’s okay though. I guess. Maybe?

We are doing a long term sort of thing. At some point later this year we are going to upgrade our HVAC system. We had a guy out to do some routine maintenance on the AC unit and he told us it’s pretty much at death’s door. Shit. The upgrade is going to cost a fortune, but Massachusetts has some solid rebate and loan options if you qualify. Now in order for us to qualify we have to have some work done on the house to bring us up to code. 

One of those upgrades requires me to clear a three foot wide path around the outer walls in the cellar. Unfortunately for me, about 60% of those walls is made up of storage and closet space, all of which is full to bursting with crap. I have to clear all of that out which wouldn’t be too bad except that our cellar interior is also full of crap… well, crap, a laundry room, an office space where I do my morning exercise and my music stuff, and a living room. Basically, I have to pull everything out of storage but the only place that makes sense to move it to is already full of stuff. Shit.

The solution then is to purge. We’re going to book a visit from a junk removal service. They are going to take as much of the shit as I can pile up. Then we’re going to book a second visit and they will take the rest of the shit when I pile it up where the first load of shit was piled up. After that I just have to move furniture away from the walls. It’s going to suck to the high heavens, but it is worth it. We have all of that storage space (which was a huge selling point when we bought the house) but it’s all full. Now it will be cleared out for the most part and we can get to work filling it with new useless shit. Bonus!

So that’s my big project for this weekend. My smaller, less important project is already finished. On Friday night after work I mixed two songs. I wrote them on Monday, Memorial Day (I think the last time I wrote about them in a post here I said I wrote them on Sunday, but it was Monday). I had the bass, drums, and rhythm guitars done on Monday. I put the vocals on both songs on Thursday morning before work, and put the lead guitars down on Friday before work. Then I mixed them and uploaded them to my alonetone.com account before bed on Friday. For the first time in ages I submitted something to the RPM Challenge’s Record Every Month challenge thing. 

I accomplished something musically. That felt good. Maybe next week I can accomplish something photographically too. That would also feel good. Creativity is good for my soul, or something like that.

So Much for Grand Awakenings

What Can You Do

Okay… time to start my day and see if I can’t get some stuff done. Happy Sunday, everyone.

Busy Busy

Today is Sunday. The last day of May, 2026. It is about quarter past 8:00am and it is 48 degrees out. It is warmer than it was for most of the day yesterday. Thanks for nothing, mother nature.

I have a home owner type project going on this weekend that is both overwhelmingly intimidating and completely kicking my ass. That’s probably why I am writing this post rather than actually working. That’s okay though. I guess. Maybe?

We are doing a long term sort of thing. At some point later this year we are going to upgrade our HVAC system. We had a guy out to do some routine maintenance on the AC unit and he told us it’s pretty much at death’s door. Shit. The upgrade is going to cost a fortune, but Massachusetts has some solid rebate and loan options if you qualify. Now in order for us to qualify we have to have some work done on the house to bring us up to code. 

One of those upgrades requires me to clear a three foot wide path around the outer walls in the cellar. Unfortunately for me, about 60% of those walls is made up of storage and closet space, all of which is full to bursting with crap. I have to clear all of that out which wouldn’t be too bad except that our cellar interior is also full of crap… well, crap, a laundry room, an office space where I do my morning exercise and my music stuff, and a living room. Basically, I have to pull everything out of storage but the only place that makes sense to move it to is already full of stuff. Shit.

The solution then is to purge. We’re going to book a visit from a junk removal service. They are going to take as much of the shit as I can pile up. Then we’re going to book a second visit and they will take the rest of the shit when I pile it up where the first load of shit was piled up. After that I just have to move furniture away from the walls. It’s going to suck to the high heavens, but it is worth it. We have all of that storage space (which was a huge selling point when we bought the house) but it’s all full. Now it will be cleared out for the most part and we can get to work filling it with new useless shit. Bonus!

So that’s my big project for this weekend. My smaller, less important project is already finished. On Friday night after work I mixed two songs. I wrote them on Monday, Memorial Day (I think the last time I wrote about them in a post here I said I wrote them on Sunday, but it was Monday). I had the bass, drums, and rhythm guitars done on Monday. I put the vocals on both songs on Thursday morning before work, and put the lead guitars down on Friday before work. Then I mixed them and uploaded them to my alonetone.com account before bed on Friday. For the first time in ages I submitted something to the RPM Challenge’s Record Every Month challenge thing. 

I accomplished something musically. That felt good. Maybe next week I can accomplish something photographically too. That would also feel good. Creativity is good for my soul, or something like that.

So Much for Grand Awakenings

What Can You Do

Okay… time to start my day and see if I can’t get some stuff done. Happy Sunday, everyone.

Busy Busy

Today is Sunday. The last day of May, 2026. It is about quarter past 8:00am and it is 48 degrees out. It is warmer than it was for most of the day yesterday. Thanks for nothing, mother nature.

I have a home owner type project going on this weekend that is both overwhelmingly intimidating and completely kicking my ass. That’s probably why I am writing this post rather than actually working. That’s okay though. I guess. Maybe?

We are doing a long term sort of thing. At some point later this year we are going to upgrade our HVAC system. We had a guy out to do some routine maintenance on the AC unit and he told us it’s pretty much at death’s door. Shit. The upgrade is going to cost a fortune, but Massachusetts has some solid rebate and loan options if you qualify. Now in order for us to qualify we have to have some work done on the house to bring us up to code. 

One of those upgrades requires me to clear a three foot wide path around the outer walls in the cellar. Unfortunately for me, about 60% of those walls is made up of storage and closet space, all of which is full to bursting with crap. I have to clear all of that out which wouldn’t be too bad except that our cellar interior is also full of crap… well, crap, a laundry room, an office space where I do my morning exercise and my music stuff, and a living room. Basically, I have to pull everything out of storage but the only place that makes sense to move it to is already full of stuff. Shit.

The solution then is to purge. We’re going to book a visit from a junk removal service. They are going to take as much of the shit as I can pile up. Then we’re going to book a second visit and they will take the rest of the shit when I pile it up where the first load of shit was piled up. After that I just have to move furniture away from the walls. It’s going to suck to the high heavens, but it is worth it. We have all of that storage space (which was a huge selling point when we bought the house) but it’s all full. Now it will be cleared out for the most part and we can get to work filling it with new useless shit. Bonus!

So that’s my big project for this weekend. My smaller, less important project is already finished. On Friday night after work I mixed two songs. I wrote them on Monday, Memorial Day (I think the last time I wrote about them in a post here I said I wrote them on Sunday, but it was Monday). I had the bass, drums, and rhythm guitars done on Monday. I put the vocals on both songs on Thursday morning before work, and put the lead guitars down on Friday before work. Then I mixed them and uploaded them to my alonetone.com account before bed on Friday. For the first time in ages I submitted something to the RPM Challenge’s Record Every Month challenge thing. 

I accomplished something musically. That felt good. Maybe next week I can accomplish something photographically too. That would also feel good. Creativity is good for my soul, or something like that.

So Much for Grand Awakenings

What Can You Do

Okay… time to start my day and see if I can’t get some stuff done. Happy Sunday, everyone.