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First Planting at Moon Family Farms, Southern Div.

ericmoon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:05:12 +0000

After talking about it every spring for the past ten years, it’s finally happened! Yes, despite our horrible climate and soil to grow anything other than weeds and cactus, we now have a teeny tiny vegetable garden. I wish I could say we have been planning this for some time by working the soil, building [...]

Remote Control Lighting

ericmoon — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:15:09 +0000

We moved earlier this year. In many, many ways, it was a big step up from the old house. However, one decidedly step down was going from a house with a 2 car garage to a house with a very narrow carport. Besides the obvious differences, there was a major annoyance. The carport didn’t have [...]

Taking it too far? DIY Light Box

ericmoon — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:38:45 +0000

I’ll blame it on the weather. With a December cold front blowing in a couple of days ago, and me being ultra-productive nowadays (it’s all relative, don’t forget), I decided to get all artsy-craftsy while staying inside and warm. I’ve had a couple if posts I want to do for this site, but they all involve [...]

Random Photo from the Archives – Lightning!

ericmoon — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:08:12 +0000

Just going through the photos in the hard drive (download Picasa3 if you want an easy time of it). Found this cool shot I took in Cuernavaca, Mexico in July of 2009. Took me about 20 minutes to get it (and I played around with it for a few minutes in Picasa after putting [...]

Wild Kingdom Still Going Strong

ericmoon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:28:25 +0000

I wasn’t sure if the dead tree in the backyard still was home to our furry, yet extremely ugly, family of ‘possums, but I caught this guy (or gal – you can inspect the photo, as for me, I’ll pass) heading out for a night on the town a couple of nights ago. Hopefully they [...]

Sewer Pit : The Finale (I hope)

ericmoon — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:01:05 +0000

I finally had a weekend with good weather, some free time and a clear idea of what needed to be done with the pit. Unfortunately I had no idea how to do it or what stuff I needed. After this weekend, the truck can probably find Home Depot without me now. Home Depot Trip [...]

Cool Tool : SketchUp

ericmoon — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:31:03 +0000

I’ve played around with Google’s free 3D modeling application, SketchUp, since about version 4 or so. I would download the free version, play around a bit, get frustrated and forget about it until I noticed the next version was released and repeat. I always felt it would be a useful tool if I could devote [...]

New Long Commute to Work

ericmoon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:31:51 +0000

Based on the average commute for the family, our move to the center of town is a major improvement. However, if I look at it selfishly and strictly based on commute distance, I lose. I’ve gone from a short and easy 3 miles (and that’s stretching it) to either 9 miles (by car [...]

Educational Opportunities

ericmoon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:07:18 +0000

Do you have any idea what a sewage ejector pump is? Chances are, unless you live on a steep hill, or have a bathroom in your basement, or are a plumber, you don’t. And just a few months ago, I was also blissfully ignorant of such a contraption as well. However, buying a house on [...]

Back and Jet-lagged

ericmoon — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:09:02 +0000

We’ve made it back safe from the other side of the planet. We had an outstanding trip and I’ll be writing more about it soon, but right now I’m fighting some mean jet-lag. Sleep patterns since around 5PM Friday (all days and times are CST): Friday 5pm through Sat 5pm -> on planes, slept maybe 2 [...]