Background I needed to replace a very very old electric tank water heater before the bottom fell out and flooded my basement. I wanted to switch to gas for cost reasons. I didn’t want to install it close enough to the chimney, which is far from all the plumbing,… Continue reading
On the events of today. I was going to go to the North American International Auto Show to run my yearly scans of what vehicles exist which might be suitable replacements in case the Jeep up and dies as it is likely to do. Instead I woke up at noon,… Continue reading
Because, really, what am I going to do with a dining room?
I’m in the process of building a new computer, something I said I wouldn’t do until I was living on my own, and, that time I has come. So far, I have only the two monitors and the case. I’m very excited to have a computer built in this decade,… Continue reading
And, less than a week later, I have filled the existing space with crap. WMCKA‘s having their winter pool sessions now. Josh and I went to the first one on Saturday and as a result I had gathered the kayaks. I had forgotten that on our last trip of the… Continue reading
For the pretty much past year, since I moved from East Lansing, I had been living with my Aunt & Uncle in Ada. It was an arrangement that was originally supposed to last three months, time for me to look for a house. Well, I did look, but I didn’t… Continue reading
The last two weekends I, among others, ventured across the state to run the mighty Huron river in Ann Arbor. It was good fun with good people and good students. Beyond that, this post is likely interesting to very few people. Last weekend Todd, Linda, Dennis, Kathleen, Doug, Josh, Jeff… Continue reading
The past two weekends have seen two runs on the mighty Huron river. The following is probably only interesting to a few people who likely don’t read this, so it will serve mainly as a future reference for myself. Last weekend the Huron was running at about 550 cfs. On… Continue reading
For those who haven’t met me in person, I drive a blue Jeep Cherokee. It’s old, it’s rusted, it’s dented, it’s been rolled once and declared totaled, and I don’t do preventative maintenance. I have about a five mile drive into work. Last Friday, about 3.5 miles into the trip… Continue reading
This is the first post coming to you through the WordPress installation on norconk.com. I’ve spent far too much time in the indecision of how to design my site. About two years ago, I had it all set up how I liked it, but then wanted to convert it to… Continue reading