Recipe for yellow snow

Ingredients:
1 gablinglion little snowflakes.
1 creepy guy in a white Tyvex suit.
3-4 unsuspecting victims.

Recipe:
1. Mix snow with creepy Tyvex man until well blended.
2. Gather 3-4 victims outside in open area.
3. Have Tyvex man run full speed at victim circle, yelling obscenities and mis-quotes from the bible.
4. Laugh.
5. Try not getting arrested. (cops are color blind)

lazer bolts

Well as it turns out we did get a bonus at work (though certainly not nearly what was promised) and as dedicated viewers might notice Ive since rescinded my previous slanderous post as a show of gratitude to my company and as an acknowledgement to the fact that I'm not quite prepared to get fired yet (I need another job first). In celebration of my new found wealth I decided to go out and get a trashy haircut. When asked what style I wanted I replied "take me back to the 90's where I belong." My only issue with this cut is that I'm almost certain I asked for lightening bolts. I don't know what crazy space planet the barber comes from but where I live we have a little zig and a zag in our lightning. Honestly though its probably the most favorite haircut Ive ever gotten.

I won't share

This was definately not the greatest week I have ever had. Rushed work, bad weather, and low pay (not to mention our looming end of employment date) made for high stress, high risk roof work. Imagine my delight when towards the tail end of day 35 on Orcas island, I received a call from my lovely wife informing me that I was now the proud owner of a new home.

Perhaps unknowingly, the girl scout troop that made this gingerbread house, created an engineering marvel (the almost 40 lb structure barely supports its own weight). I bid on the house at a gingerbread house auction to support the red cross, and as I nibble away at it in a dangerous game of holiday jenga, I cannot help but think that I got an incredible deal. I have roughly calculated around $30 worth of frosting and candy alone (I paid $10). My equation on the home's worth doesn't even factor in the fact that after exhausting perhaps every type of candy ever created, the girls turned to produce.

I believe I have made a very savvy real estate investment. Unfortunately as I peel away the chimney (which looks to be made of flax seed?), I am pretty sure that I am not helping the resale value. I am crossing my sticky fingers in hope that the interior is lined with thin mints and

samoas.

Canoe?

Inspired by my older brother's recent forays into the world of the online diary (http://gunnigoat.blogspot.com/ ), I too have decided to jump on the blog-wagon...the band-bloggen...tobloggen? So here I shout to the world. I have acquired buoyancy, a borrowed paddle, and have floated the twice width of Lake Padden.

SIPs, or Structural Insulated Panels are the newish "green building material" that boast impressive insulating properties and the ability to "cut your energy costs dramatically!" However, they are made from non recycled Styrofoam sandwiched between two pieces of OSB, or particle plywood. The environmental impact of these materials far outweighs (in my mind) the reduced energy consumption. Polystyrene, though now a far better material than was formerly used, is still highly toxic if burned at low temperatures and does not biodegrade. These panels usually have to be dramatically altered on the job site using a foam cutter and a chainsaw thereby releasing bits of Styrofoam and toxic fumes everywhere, and resulting in large chunks of waste (take my boat for example). There are many alternatives to Styrofoam insulation. You can insulate with sawdust, recycled newspaper, shredded jean material, etc... Also if your house is under 10,000 square feet its a hell of a lot easier to insulate. Build small, stay warm, be nice.