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Boy, I sure have a lot of blog posts. It’s tough trying to figure out ways to link to all of them so they aren’t buried below too many category pages. I though by setting up this really cool HTML sitemap, I’d gain the ability to look through every single post title I’ve ever written, all on one page. It seems like this “Simple Sitemap” plugin is doing the trick. I know, there are a lot of links on this page. That’s why I’m also going to be organizing post by tag as well. I simply don’t have enough category options to cover everything. Enjoy!

Posts

Automotive & Mechanical

  • 1970 351 Cleveland – Ford Mustang Mach 1 – Engine Rebuild
  • 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – Bodywork
  • 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – Door Skin Replacement
  • 1993 Suzuki GSXR 1100 – Not For Sale
  • 2008 BMW X5
  • 2008 BMW X5 Trip Computer – iDrive
  • 2008 Ford F250 Super Duty 6.7L Power Stroke V8 Turbo Diesel
  • 2008 Honda Accord Photos
  • 351 Cleveland Engine Block – Ford Mustang Mach 1
  • A Noise Coming From My Front Brakes
  • About That Drive in the Snow…
  • Ariens Two-Stage 24 Inch Electric Start Snow Thrower
  • Arising Industries Enclosed Cargo Trailer
  • Assembling a Cub Cadet XT1 Enduro Series Riding Mower
  • Assembling a John Deere 7-Bushel Rear Bagger
  • BMW Magazine
  • Bolting Square Tubing to an Existing Trailer Axle
  • Briggs & Stratton Lawn Mower Engine Tune Up
  • Building Wooden Sides For a Utility Trailer
  • Calling the Car Dealer
  • Car Fire On 91 South Near Hartford, CT
  • Changing the Leaky Top Radiator Hose of my 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty
  • Changing the Oil and Rotating the Tires – Honda Accord
  • Checking the Oil in the Cub Cadet XT1 Enduro Ride on Mower
  • Chillin’ With the Guys
  • Cleaning the Battery Terminals on My 2008 Ford F-250
  • Cub Cadet 2X 528 SWE Snow Thrower
  • Cub Cadet Snow Blower Not Throwing Snow
  • Dewalt Reciprocating Saw Blade Kit
  • Driving Through The Car Wash
  • First Oil Change – 2008 BMW X5
  • Fixing an Oil Leak on Our 2009 BMW 328xi
  • Fixing Rear Turn Signal on a 2009 BMW 328xi
  • Fluid Film For Rust Prevention
  • Ford Mustang Mach 1 – Priming the Sheet Metal
  • Getting My Windows Tinted
  • Gorilla Cargo Net
  • Gorilla Cargo Safety Net In Hand
  • Honda Accord V6 vs. BMW 528xi
  • Honda EU2000i Inverter Generator
  • How Do I Engage My 4-Wheel Drive?
  • How to Reset the Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) on a 2009 BMW 328XI
  • How to Straighten a Bent Polar HD1500 ATV Trailer Axle
  • Husky Portable Air Compressor – 6 Gallon – 1.5 Hp
  • I Sold My Motorcycle
  • Installing a Car Stereo – 1998 Honda Accord
  • Installing a Tekonsha P3 Brake Controller
  • Installing Bosch Icon Windshield Wiper Blades on My Ford F-250
  • Installing New Wooden Trailer Sides
  • John Deere X300 Mulching Kit
  • Keeper Four Inch Recovery Strap
  • Low Tire Pressure – 2008 BMW X5 3.0si
  • Mustang Mach 1 – Replacing the Floor
  • My New Dremel 400 Series XPR Rotary Tool
  • New Dewalt 20V MAX Cordless Compact Drill Driver Kit
  • New 2009 BMW 328i xDrive Sedan
  • New 5’x8′ Carry-On Utility Trailer
  • New Campbell 7 Gallon Air Carry Tank
  • New CURT Adjustable Dual Ball Mount
  • New Folding Aluminum Lawnmower & ATV Truck Loading Ramps
  • New Sure-Trac 7’X12′ Trailer
  • New Tekton Adjustable Wrenches
  • New Tool – DeWalt Heavy-duty Jigsaw Kit
  • New Wilton 5″ Multi-Purpose Vise
  • Part 2 of the Brake Controller Installation
  • Putting Wooden Sides On A Utility Trailer
  • Racing the Isle of Man TT – The Dream That Never Came True
  • Reese Towpower Trailer Hitch
  • Replacing a Lawnmower Carburetor
  • Replacing a Serpentine Belt with My New Neiko Torx Bit Socket Set
  • Replacing Quarter Panels – 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1
  • Replacing Rear Brake Rotors and Pads – 1998 Honda Accord
  • Replacing Starter Rope on Stihl MS 250 Chainsaw
  • Replacing the Battery in a 2009 BMW 328XI
  • Replacing The Exhaust On A 1999 Honda Civic DX
  • Restoring a 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1
  • Snow Driving In Central Connecticut – 2008 BMW X5
  • Some New Tools for the Collection
  • STABIL – Fuel Stabilizer For My 1993 Suzuki GSXR 1100
  • Stihl BR 550 Backpack Blower
  • Stihl MS 250 Chainsaw Engine Bogging Down
  • Stripping the Roof – 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1
  • Tekton Wrench Sets & DeWalt Socket Set
  • The “BC” Button – 2008 BMW X5 3.0si
  • The Bodywork On Our Car is Finished
  • The Cars That Flopped
  • The Real 2008 BMW X5
  • The Trailer is on Order
  • The Trailer’s Maiden Voyage
  • Titan Socket Adapter Set for My Cordless Drill
  • Undercoating My Truck With Fluid Film
  • Washing The Car On A Nice Winter Day
  • We’ve Got the Cleanest Cars This Side of Maine
  • Welding Left Quarter Panel – Mustang Mach 1
  • What Is a BMW Standard Scope?
  • What’s Your Car’s Gas Mileage?

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ)

  • 10 Tips On How To Take Great Jiu-Jitsu Photography
  • 2010 New England Grappling Championship – Twin River Casino, Rhode Island
  • 52 Triangle Choke Set Ups With Jason Scully
  • A Better Way To Teach Jiu-Jitsu Online
  • A Bit of Jitsu Enlightenment
  • A Bit Of Jiu-Jitsu Pain
  • A Discussion On the Open Guard
  • A Few BJJ Training Tips
  • A Good First Night Of Rolling
  • An Update On That Keith Owen Thing
  • An Update On the BJJ Triangle vs. the Whizzer
  • Another BJJ Rolling Go-Round – Chris and Jay – Glastonbury, CT
  • Assertive Jiu-Jitsu
  • Awesome Thursday Night Workout
  • Back From a Long Break
  • Benefits of the BJJ Triangle and Advice For Younger Players
  • BJJ Arm Triangle Escapes
  • BJJ Blue Belt Earned
  • BJJ Blue Belt First Stripe and Muay Thai Yellow Belt
  • BJJ Brown Belt Competition Around Europe With Guillaume Huni
  • BJJ Hip Bump To Kimura – One Of My Favorite Combos
  • BJJ Lasso Sweep
  • BJJ Side Control Escapes With Roy Dean
  • BJJ Spider Guard Sweep and Bicep Slicer from Spider Guard
  • Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – Banana Split
  • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Shoulder Roll
  • Breaking the Lock Down and Practicing Passing Guard
  • Brown Belts Are Good – Really Good
  • Butterfly Guard Pass
  • Can Women Handle Jiu-Jitsu?
  • Can You Live a Jiu-Jitsu Centric Life?
  • Can You Use Jiu-Jitsu In a Street Fight?
  • Checking Out Fighting Chance Jiu-Jitsu In St. Augustine, Florida
  • Chris and Jay Rolling in Glastonbury, CT – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  • Cliff Keen Compression Gear Short Sleeve Top – Rash Guard
  • Combat Base Guard Pass, Butterfly Guard Defense and Rafael Lovato Jr.
  • Comparing Jiu-Jitsu To the Game of Chess
  • Defending and Escaping Back Control
  • Defending Guard and Goals For Tonight’s Class – July 9, 2013
  • Defending the Guard
  • Drill To Win In the Jiu-Jitsu Laboratory
  • Drilling In Jiu-Jitsu
  • Earning First Stripe on My Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt
  • Earning My Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt
  • Exploring the BJJ Scissor Sweep
  • Finding the Perfect Jiu-Jitsu School
  • Finishing a BJJ Triangle Against a Whizzer
  • Fourth Blue Stripe On My Brazilian Jiu Jitsu White Belt
  • Getting Down With Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
  • Getting Started With Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  • Getting Your Black Belt In BJJ – How Long Does It Take?
  • Ginastica Natural For Jiu-Jitsu
  • Goals For Tonight’s Class – June 6, 2013
  • Goals For Tonight’s Class – June 18, 2013
  • Goals For Tonight’s Class – June 20, 2013
  • Grip Breaks in Jiu-Jitsu
  • Grip Fighting For Jiu-Jitsu
  • Guard Pass Defense
  • How Do You Stop Bigger Opponents From Passing Your Guard?
  • How To Defend Against Deep Half Guard
  • How To Encourage Learning the BJJ Basics
  • How to Escape the Triangle Choke from Guard
  • How To Get Better At Jiu-Jitsu
  • How To Use Prepositioning In Jiu-Jitsu
  • I’m Thinking Of the Origin Pro Comp 2013 Gi
  • I’ve Been Promoted to Black Belt
  • Is Jiu-Jitsu Like Algebra?
  • Jay and John BJJ Rolling in Glastonbury, CT
  • Jiu Jitsu Flow Rolling
  • Jiu Jitsu Progear Gi Pants
  • Jiu Jitsu Shoulder Roll
  • Jiu Jitsu Triangle Choke from Bottom
  • Jiu Jitsu: Second Blue Belt Stripe – Muay Thai: Purple Belt
  • Jiu-Jitsu Flow Rolling: Jay and Zach
  • Jiu-Jitsu Messes With Your Mind
  • Jiu-Jitsu Pictures Right Around the Bend
  • Jiu-Jitsu Rolling: Jay and Chris
  • Jiu-Jitsu Rolling: Jay and John
  • Jiu-Jitsu Rolling: Jay and Rich
  • Jiu-Jitsu Sparring With Hands Tied
  • Jiu-Jitsu Straight Line Theory
  • Jiu-Jitsu Theories, Principles and Techniques
  • Jiu-Jitsu University by Saulo Ribeiro
  • Jiu-Jitsu Updates For Mid-March – Jeff’s Brown Belt
  • Keith Owen’s Ultimate Guard Pass
  • Lasso Guard Training Pictures
  • Launch Fuel Review – Q5 Combat
  • Learn Checkers To Improve Your BJJ Game
  • Light Rolling Anyone?
  • Low Level X-Pass by Jason Scully
  • Marcelo Garcia and the Mendes Bros
  • Marcelo Garcia Rolling With Rafael Lovato Jr.
  • Marcio Stambowsky and Jay Demonstrating a Jiu-Jitsu Technique
  • Mersh At NAGA New England Grappling Championship
  • More On That BJJ Blue Belt
  • My First Blue White Belt Stripe
  • NAGA Mr. Armbar T-Shirt
  • NAGA New England Grappling Championship
  • Nate Diaz Breakdown by Rener and Ryron Gracie
  • New England Submission Challenge
  • New Koral Purple Belt
  • North-South Escapes For Jiu-Jitsu
  • One Big Jiu-Jitsu Family
  • Open Guard Zones, Grip Fighting and Tactics
  • Ordered My Origin Gi Jacket
  • Origin Pro Comp 2013 Gi – Quick Review
  • Passing the Leg Lasso Guard
  • Practicing the Half Guard Escape and Sweep
  • Prevent the Stacking Defense During Your BJJ Triangle
  • Recap: New England Submission Challenge
  • Roy Dean’s Second Degree Black Belt Test Under Roy Harris
  • Saulo Ribeiro Works!
  • Second Blue Stripe On My Jiu Jitsu White Belt
  • Side Escape Concept by Dan Faggella
  • Six Months Of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
  • Slow Jiu-Jitsu Warm-Up To Loosen the Joints
  • Sneaky Armbar From Scarf Hold – BJJ
  • Splitting It All Up
  • Takedowns, X-Guard & the Shoyoroll Gi
  • The Ambush Choke & the Baseball Bat Choke
  • The Back Pain Of Rolling
  • The BJJ Inverted Guard
  • The BJJ Mount Escape
  • The Clanked Ankle
  • The Cross Grip
  • The Essence Of Invisible Jiu-Jitsu
  • The First Of a Long Jiu-Jitsu Sequence
  • The Fundamentals of the Mount Escape
  • The Guard and Goals For Tonight’s Class – July 2, 2013
  • The Importance Of Wearing a Mouthguard in Jiu-Jitsu
  • The Jiu-Jitsu Addiction
  • The Jiu-Jitsu Omoplata Escape
  • The Jiu-Jitsu Quarantine Has Been Lifted
  • The Jiu-Jitsu Skeptic
  • The Kimura Lock Down
  • The Target On the Back Of the New Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt
  • Third Blue Stripe On My White Belt – BJJ
  • Third Stripe On Blue Belt – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
  • Third Stripe On My BJJ Purple Belt
  • Three More Ways To Defend Against Side Control in BJJ
  • Top 50 Jiu-Jitsu Blogs
  • Training at Fight Science in Flagler Beach Florida
  • Training At Fighting Chance Jiu-Jitsu
  • Triangle Defense with Dean Lister
  • Triangle, Cross Grip and the Side Escape
  • True Jiu-Jitsu Characters
  • Two Really Nice Back Escapes
  • Update On the Pedro Sauer Ultimate Guard Pass
  • Using the Elbows to Break Closed Guard
  • Very Good Night of Rolling
  • Vida Jiu-Jitsu
  • What Is Effective Jiu-Jitsu?
  • What Is Jiu-Jitsu Flow Rolling?
  • What’s the Best Way To Learn Jiu-Jitsu?
  • When We Forget Why We Train
  • Why Do People Quit Jiu-Jitsu?
  • Working My Grip Game
  • Working the BJJ Spider Guard
  • Working the Butterfly Guard and Sweep
  • Wrestler’s Sit Out From Turtle Position
  • X-Pass, the Brown Belt and the Black Belt

Bushcraft & Camping

  • Are Bushcraft Pack Baskets Really Necessary?
  • Are Harbor Freight Wool Blankets Any Good?
  • Bayite Large 6″ Ferro Rod
  • Bugging Out: Has Anyone Ever Actually Bugged Out?
  • Bushcraft 101 by Dave Canterbury
  • Bushcraft: The Five Cs of Survivability
  • Camping at Minus 40 Degrees
  • Camping at the Staunton Verona KOA Campground in VA
  • Do I Need a Jackknife?
  • Estwing 14″ Camping Hatchet
  • Estwing Hatchet Photo Shoot on Mossy Rock
  • Ever Ready Wool Blanket For Bushcraft & Camping
  • Have I Found Fatwood?
  • How Do I Get Rid of the Smell in My Brand New Wool Blanket?
  • How Does Bushcraft Compare to Camping?
  • How Strong is 1050D Nylon?
  • How to Roll a Wool Blanket
  • How to Tie Basic Knots – The Collection
  • Looking For a Bushcraft & Camping Rucksack – What’s the Best Brand to Buy?
  • Looking For the Best Bushcraft Book to Learn From
  • Military Wool Mitten Inserts From Maine Military Supply
  • My Brand New Wool Bushcraft Blankets
  • My New 5.11 RUSH24 Tactical Backpack
  • Schrade SCHF9 Survival Knife
  • Springtime Camping in Farmington, Maine
  • Swiss Army Knife vs. Leathman – Which is Better?
  • The Verdict on the Harbor Freight Wool Blankets is In
  • Visiting Our Winter Camping Spot in Maine
  • Welcoming Myself Back to Camping
  • What are Pack Frames Used For?
  • What are the Best Jackknife Brands?
  • What Are the Best Mittens For Freezing Cold Weather?
  • What Are the Best Wool Socks to Buy For Winter Sports?
  • What Does Fatwood Look Like?
  • What Gear Do I Need For Bushcraft?
  • What is a Tumpline?
  • What is Bushcraft?
  • What is MOLLE on Rucksacks?
  • What Kind of Knife Do I Need for Bushcraft & Camping?
  • What Makes a Good Survival Knife?
  • What to Wear to Sleep While Winter Camping + Check List
  • What’s the Best Bushcraft & Camping Hatchet to Buy?
  • What’s the Best Haversack Out There?
  • What’s the Most Important Gear to Bring Camping?
  • Which is the Best Ferro Rod to Buy?
  • Why Can’t I Find Any Fatwood?
  • Winter Camping in a Chilly 4° Fahrenheit

Carpentry & Building

  • Adding Support Posts to an Old Garage
  • Building a Homemade Puzzle Table From Plywood & Lumber
  • Building a Screened in Porch
  • Fail: Fixing a Bulging Garage Wall
  • How To Cut Crown Molding
  • How To Make Wooden Sawhorses
  • My Very Shiny Homemade Iron Pipe Media Table
  • Rebuilding a Front Porch

Entertainment

  • A Brave New World and The Fountainhead
  • At Sachem Farm, Higher Love, Trade Winds and Uncorked
  • Atlas Shrugged – Part 3 – A is A
  • Atlas Shrugged Part 1 – Opens In Theaters April 15th
  • Duran Duran – MGM Grand at Foxwoods
  • I’ve Given Up On Audio Books
  • Learning To Play the Guitar
  • Napoleon Dynamite – Ending Scene
  • Peter Mulvey and Brianna Lane at Infinity Hall
  • Tears For Fears – Woman In Chains Featuring Oleta Adams
  • The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
  • The Mystery Of the Hidden Room by Marion Harvey

Firewood & Heating

  • A Business Idea – Start Selling Wood Pellets
  • Adding a Section of DuraVent Chimney Pipe
  • Are Fireplaces Obsolete?
  • Breaking in a New Wood Burning Stove
  • Building the Wood Stove Hearth
  • Burning Green Supreme Wood Pellets
  • Chimney Cleaning, BioBricks and a Nice Video
  • Cleaning Out The Chimney
  • Cleaning the Chimney and Pellet Stove
  • Cleaning Up The Woods
  • Clear Choice Wood Pellets
  • Collecting Firewood
  • Cutting Down a White Birch Tree
  • Down Come the Birch and the Maple
  • DutchWest Cast Iron Non-Catalytic Wood Stove
  • Englander Pellet Stove Auger Stuck
  • Enough Kindling Wood?
  • Finishing the Wood and a Backup Heat Source
  • Finishing Up Next Year’s First Row of Firewood
  • Fire Burning in the Fireplace
  • Firewood Box vs. Firewood Rack
  • Firewood On My Mind
  • Firewood Prices – Maine vs. Lower New York
  • Firewood Update for February 2017
  • First Maine Christmas Tree & More Firewood
  • First Winter Fire In the Fireplace
  • Hampton HI300 Wood Insert
  • Hardwood Pellets vs. Softwood Wood Pellets
  • Harman Pellet Stove P38 Auger Not Turning
  • How Long Does It Take For Firewood To Dry?
  • How Long to Bake the Paint on a Brand New Wood Stove?
  • How Many Tons Of Wood Pellets Do I Need For Winter?
  • How Much Firewood Have You Burned So Far?
  • How To Clean Out A St. Croix Prescott EXL Pellet Stove
  • How to Effectively Move Warm Wood Stove Air From One Room to Another
  • I Bought the Pellets
  • Indoor Firewood Rack
  • Installing a Rinnai EX38CTP Direct Vent Propane Wall Furnace
  • Installing a St. Croix Prescott EXL Pellet Stove
  • Installing a Through-the-Wall Wood Stove
  • Installing an Englander Pellet Stove
  • Installing Our New Harman P38 Pellet Stove
  • Is Installing A Pellet Stove Worth It?
  • Maine Woods Pellet Co. – Buying Pellets Directly From the Plant
  • My Current Firewood Collection
  • My Firewood Pile
  • Never Enough Wood
  • Nothing Beats Firewood for Heating a Home
  • Our Wood Stove Pulls an All Nighter
  • Pellet Stove Update
  • Pellet Stove Vacuum Switch Error – St. Croix Prescott EXL
  • Pruning Trees for the Firewood
  • Scavenging For Firewood
  • Snow and Firewood Update for Mid-February
  • Splitting More Firewood
  • Splitting Wood With Rockforge Axe
  • Squirreling That Firewood Away
  • Stocked Up With Firewood & Pellets
  • Taking Down That Huge White Pine Tree
  • Testing Out the Wood Stove
  • The First Fire of the Season
  • The First Fire Of The Season In The Fireplace
  • The Pellet Stove Was Inspected
  • The Pellets Have Arrived
  • The Remaining Wood Pellets Have Arrived
  • The Search For The Pellet Stove Begins
  • The Verdict on the Green Supreme Wood Pellets
  • This is Going to be One Cold Winter
  • Three Tons Of Wood Pellets Delivered
  • Tractor Supply Brand Wood Pellets
  • Trying Out the Bahco Ergo Bow Saw
  • What Happens To a Pellet Stove When the Power Goes Out?
  • White Mountain Hearth Gas Log Set
  • Wood Burning Stove Update
  • Wood Pellets vs. Firewood – Where to Put Your Money

Fitness & Recreation

  • Allen Deluxe 4-Bike Hitch Mount Bike Rack
  • ATV Riding Around the Bigelow Preserve in Maine
  • Canoeing Down The Farmington River, Connecticut
  • Fife’n Drum and Bull’s Bridge, Kent, CT
  • First Bike Ride on the Narrow Gauge Pathway in Carrabassett Valley
  • Hang Gliding & Ultralights
  • How to Get into Shape Physically
  • Learning Muay Thai & Krav Maga
  • Learning to Fly
  • Learning to Play Tennis
  • Maine ATV Riding to Lemon Stream
  • Pax Trax Motocross Park in Bunnell, Florida
  • Riding ATVs Up in the Mountains
  • Riding the Airline Rail Trail From North Westchester To Colchester, CT
  • Snowboarding Is Back
  • Thinking About the Can-Am Outlander X MR 1000R
  • Tony’s Track Days – New Jersey Motorsports Park – Millville, NJ
  • Where to Park When ATV Riding in Carrabassett Valley, Maine

Gardening

  • A Good Day For Autumn Gardening
  • A Huge Flower Garden In The Back Yard
  • A Walk Around the Garden
  • Autumn Plantings for the Triangle Garden
  • Baby Squash, Strawberry, Tomato Flowers & Cucumber Leaves
  • Bare Root Strawberries are Growing
  • Beans, Tomatoes, Squash and Cucumbers
  • Cool Pictures Of Tomatoes And A Mushroom
  • Everbearing Strawberry Plants
  • Feeding Horses & Collecting Horse Manure
  • Fig and Mulberry Trees, Tomato Update and a Whole Lot of Seeds
  • Flowering Strawberries
  • Flowering Tomatoes
  • Gardening Update With an Anole
  • Gardman Fruit Cage To Keep the Animals Out
  • Growing Chard Indoors & Back to the Farm
  • Growing Fig Trees From Cuttings
  • Growing Swiss Chard Indoors Over Winter
  • Growing Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Fig Trees
  • How To Control Japanese Beetles
  • How To Divide Daffodil Bulbs
  • How To Grow Papaya From Seeds
  • How To Mulch A Flower Bed – Benefits Of Mulch
  • Lily of the Valley, Our Fig Tree and Strawberry Plants
  • Lots of Raking Leaves Out of Gardens
  • Mid-Summer Maine Garden
  • More Plantings in the Fall
  • My Micro-Garden
  • New Plantings for the Fall
  • Our 2017 Bountiful Garden Harvest
  • Our 2017 Vegetable Garden is the Best One Ever!
  • Our Beets Are Ready To Be Harvested From Our Backyard Garden
  • Our Fig Tree Cuttings Didn’t Grow
  • Our First Tomato – Right Off the Vine
  • Planting a Rose of Sharon
  • Planting Catnip – Nepeta cataria
  • Planting Tomatoes, Swiss Chard, Kale, & Lettuce
  • Re-Potting Our Knock Out Roses
  • Replanting Bearded Iris
  • Repotting Tomato Plants
  • Soaker Hose for the Garden
  • Soil, Pots, Planting and a Papaya Tree
  • Spots On Tomato Leaves
  • Spring Gardening
  • Spring vs. Fall Plantings & Winter Damage
  • The Deer Have Arrived…T’is the Season
  • The Gardening Has Begun
  • The Tomato Plants Are Growing Strong
  • This Year’s Gardening Season is Almost Over
  • Tomatoes Are Starting To Ripen
  • Too Many Herb Seeds
  • Transplanting Daffodil Bulbs
  • Transplanting Rose Bushes
  • Vegetable Garden Ground Cover to Prevent Weeds
  • What Can I Compost?
  • When Do I Plant Bulbs In The Spring?
  • When To Stake Tomatoes – Growing In Buckets

Hiking & Walking

  • A Cold Walk in the Woods
  • A Nice Day For An Autumn Walk
  • A Nice Winter Walk
  • A Winter Walk In The Woods
  • Accupedo Pedometer For Android
  • An Autumn Walk Along Jerusalem Road in Maine
  • Another Late Winter Walk in the Woods
  • Back To Gay City State Park in Hebron, CT
  • Back to the Poplar Hut Trail
  • Bear Mountian Dogs Walk For Cancer
  • Early Spring Walk in the Woods
  • Going For A Nice Long Walk
  • Hiking a New Snow Trail
  • Hiking Around Carrabassett with my Wide Angle Lens
  • Hiking at Bull’s Bridge – Kent, CT
  • Hiking At Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam, CT
  • Hiking at Gay City State Park
  • Hiking at Minnewaska State Park
  • Hiking at the Pawling Nature Reserve
  • Hiking at the Sharon Audubon Center, CT
  • Hiking Center Hill Nature Trail in Mount Blue State Park, Maine
  • Hiking French’s Mountain Trail in Rome, Maine
  • Hiking Houston Brook Falls in Bingham, Maine
  • Hiking On the Snow Trail
  • Hiking Pico Ridge – the Cliff Above Clearwater Lake
  • Hiking Reed Brook to the Falls in Kingfield, Maine
  • Hiking the Blackledge River In Marlborough, Connecticut
  • Hiking the Cabin Land
  • Hiking to the Maine Huts & Trails Poplar Hut in Carrabassett, Maine
  • Hiking Up Mount Beacon
  • In Search of the Beaver Hut
  • Looking at Land in Maine’s Backcountry
  • Maine Walking Tour For Mid-January
  • Maine Winter Hiking Over the Bridge & Through the Pines
  • Mid-April Hike
  • Moose Tracks in Snow Country
  • More Hiking At Devil’s Hopyard State Park
  • My Morning Walk
  • My New Cabela’s Snow Runner Winter Hiking Boots
  • New Walking Road Above the Lake
  • Sam’s Point Preserve – A Christmas Hike
  • The Air Line Trail in Connecticut
  • The Annual “Dogswalk Against Cancer” at Bear Mountain State Park, NY
  • The Coffee Walk
  • The Hidden Waterfall in the Ridge
  • The Mother of All Trails
  • The Walk at Lemon Stream
  • Unigear Spiked Traction Cleats for Snow & Ice
  • Walking at Gay City State Park
  • Walking Bonney Woods in Farmington, Maine
  • Walking in the Woods Near the Shawangunk Ridge
  • Walking On the Narrow Gauge Pathway Near Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine
  • Walking Steve’s Land
  • Walking Up the Brook
  • We Found the Beaver Lodge
  • We Walked Six Miles Today
  • What Are the Best Trails to Hike in Maine?

Home & Living

  • A Friend In Cuenca, Ecuador
  • A Lazy Afternoon
  • A Little Bit of Ice and Moving Some Furniture
  • A New Chandelier in the Family
  • A New Dunhill Fir Artificial Christmas Tree & Some Snow
  • A Walk to the Old Mill
  • Another Lazy Saturday
  • Backyard Update For July 2017
  • Burning in the Back Yard
  • Cabin People
  • Christmas Tree Growing Strong
  • Eco Home Makeover by Sam’s Club
  • Enjoying the Heat?
  • Entering Full Hermit Mode
  • Eternalite Long Life LED Bulbs
  • First Maine Christmas
  • Fixing Up The Treehouse
  • Fresh Duck Eggs From Up the Road
  • Frozen Sink Drain Pipe
  • Getting into Woodworking
  • Getting Ready For the Cold
  • Grease Marks On Clothes
  • Growing Lemons In Palm Coast
  • Happy Thanksgiving 2016
  • Home Depot is on Suspension
  • Honeywell HWM-450 4 Gallon Humidifier For Dry Winter Air
  • House Offer Was Accepted
  • House Painting, Our Cars & No More Garden
  • How Does a Bug Zapper Work?
  • How Old is That Wood Shed?
  • How to Control Tent Caterpillars
  • How to Deal With a Bad Neighbor
  • How to Make Homemade Grape Juice
  • How To Open Your Swimming Pool
  • I Want the Husqvarna 460 24-Inch Rancher Chain Saw
  • In The Spirit of Alternative Living
  • It’s Time to Tap the Trees Again
  • Just Getting Some Stuff Done Around The House
  • Keeping the Boiler Running All Summer
  • Late Autumn Tree Work
  • LG 11,500 BTU Air Conditioner
  • Locating the Septic Tank
  • Location of Our Septic Tank
  • Losing Heat Through Bathroom Exhaust Fan
  • Making a Beautiful Christmas Wreath
  • Making Money In This Stock Market
  • Making Whole-Wheat Tortillas
  • Merry Christmas 2012
  • Merry Christmas 2016
  • Moving the Trailer
  • Moving to the Log Cabin
  • My Baffin Impact Snow Boots
  • My Bread Recipe and Buying Yeast in Bulk
  • My New Carhartt Logger Boots
  • My New President Lincoln Deep Woods After Shave
  • My New Spot
  • My Road is Finished – Until Next Year
  • My To-Do List For Spring
  • New Amana Electric Clothes Dryer
  • New Buffet, Wooden Spoon & Christmas Tree
  • New Copper Pipe Cutting Tool
  • New Garant Roof Rake
  • New King Size Kingsdown Sleep To Live Mattress Set
  • New MoistAir 14 Gallon Humidifier
  • New Washer and Dryer
  • Not Enough Sleep
  • Oak Tree Falls For Absolutely No Reason
  • One Long Day with No Power
  • Our Christmas Tree – 2008
  • Our Christmas Tree 2014
  • Our Christmas Tree is Decorated
  • Our Christmas Tree Is Growing
  • Our Dirty Watts Whole House Sediment Water Filter
  • Our First Grade A Light Amber Pure Maple Syrup
  • Our First Power Outage
  • Our Second Maine Christmas Tree
  • Our Washer Won’t Agitate
  • Outdoor Research Sombriolet Sun Hat
  • Outdoor Update – End of June
  • Palm Coast Rain Storm and Moving Concrete Roofing Tile
  • Patching a Pool Cover with Fiberglass Screen & Gorilla Glue
  • Picking Out Our Christmas Tree
  • Picking Pears
  • POM Wonderful Vs. Langer’s Pomegranate Juice
  • Pool Area Update
  • Post & Beam Construction
  • Pottery Barn Aris Large Desk
  • Pumping Out the Septic Tank
  • RIDGID 4 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac
  • Setting Up A Lawn Hammock
  • She Says She’ll Find It Without Me
  • SIP Cabins
  • Sites About Maine We Like
  • Stopping by Campbell’s Building Supply
  • Sump Pump Hookup Before the Rain
  • Sunbeam Fleece Warming Throw – Electric Blanket
  • Switching From Incandescent To CFL
  • Taking Down the Basketball Hoop
  • Tapping the Maple Trees For Sap
  • Tennis Balls In Dryer For Static Control
  • The 93 Year Old Homesteader
  • The Basement the Way It Should Be
  • The Benefit of LED Christmas Lights
  • The Day After Moving Day
  • The Health Benefits Of Black Currant
  • The Hot Tub is Gone
  • The House is On the Market
  • The Long Wait
  • The Mystery of the Shower Curtain Rings
  • The New House
  • The Pool Has Never Been So Clean
  • The Pool Temperature is 68 Degrees
  • The Preppers Have Their Day
  • The Real Estate Search Has Begun
  • The Return Of The Humidifier
  • The Snow Storm, the Woodpecker and the Orange Cat
  • The Unveiling of the Pool
  • Versa-Trowel Adjustable Corner Drywall Knife
  • Visiting DMV In Palm Coast, Florida
  • Visiting The Transfer Station For The First Time
  • Waking Up to Frozen Pipes
  • Washing Machine Filling Very Slowly
  • Water in the Basement
  • We Bought the House
  • We Got a New Mattress
  • We Got The BowFlex Ultimate 2 Home Gym
  • We Have Arrived
  • We Signed the Real Estate Contract
  • We Still Have Snow On the Ground
  • We’ve Got Raspberries
  • What A Nice Halloween
  • When It Rains, It Pours
  • ZeroWater 23-Cup Water Filter

Home Improvement

  • A New Kitchen Ceiling Fan
  • A New Work Bench For The Garage
  • Air Sealing Insulation Makes a Big Difference
  • Amerimax Gutter Covers – The Verdict Is In
  • Another Day of Drywalling
  • Bathroom Insulation is Done
  • Bathroom Tile Installation
  • Bubbles in Drywall Tape
  • Building a Pool Fence
  • Chimney Crown Repair and Cap
  • Cleaning Gutters & Installing Amerimax Gutter Covers
  • Cleaning Up the Basement Plumbing
  • ClosetMaid Wire Shelves and a Dewalt Hammer Drill
  • Concrete Basement Floor Ideas?
  • Continuing to Insulate With Rigid Foam
  • Continuing With the Basement Insulation
  • Covering Basement Crawl Space Floor With Plastic Vapor Barrier
  • Cutting Some Concrete
  • Digging Out the Basement – Done
  • Down to Lowe’s and More Work on the Kitchen
  • Encapsulating a Crawl Space is the Only Way to Go
  • Englander Wood Stove Installation Complete
  • Fence Project is Moving Along
  • Filling In a Basement Crawl Space
  • Filling the Trench with Stone Dust
  • Finishing the Basement Insulation
  • Finishing the Driveway Repair
  • First Piece of Kitchen Installed
  • Fixing a Sagging Floor
  • Fixing a Smelly Septic Pipe With Fernco Flexible Couplings
  • Freshly Painted House
  • Frigidaire Dishwasher Installation
  • Hampton Bay Exterior Motion Sensor Wall Lantern Light
  • How To Fix a Loose Sliding Glass Door Handle
  • How to Fix a Sagging Joist
  • How to Fix a Symmons Shower Valve That Leaks
  • How To Remove Painted Wallpaper
  • How To Repair Cracks in the Driveway
  • I Finally Filled the Basement Crawlspace with Sand
  • I Finished Sealing The Driveway
  • I Painted The Red Room
  • Installing a New Dryer Vent and Vent Pipe
  • Installing a New Kitchen Faucet and an Under Sink Water Filter
  • Installing a New Mailbox
  • Installing a Pella Sliding Glass Door
  • Installing a Septic Tank Baffle
  • Installing a Sillcock Valve
  • Installing a Sump Pump in a Crawl Space
  • Installing a Symmons One Handle Shower Faucet
  • Installing A Water Spigot In The Garage
  • Installing Drywall Over Rigid Foam Insulation
  • Installing Kitchen Threshold Moulding
  • Installing Lally Columns and Footings for Girder Beam
  • Installing Laminate Flooring
  • Installing the Last Section of Wood Stove Chimney
  • Installing Two Lithonia Lighting LED Recessed Ceiling Lights
  • Insulating Basement Rim Joists
  • Insulating Part of the Basement
  • Interior Insulation With Rigid Foam
  • Is Re-Insulating Your House a Good Investment?
  • It’s All About the Kitchen Sink
  • Keeping the Basement Dry
  • Kitchen Cabinet Counter Tops and Handles
  • Kitchen Cabinets for the Basement
  • Kitchen Demolition
  • Kitchen Design – The Showroom Visit
  • Kitchen Floor Sanded
  • Kitchen Tile Installation Complete
  • Laying More Tile on Concrete
  • Making Closet Shelves with Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
  • More Stone Dust to Top the Driveway
  • Mounting a Well Pump in the Basement
  • New Dishwasher Plumbing
  • New Mailbox Installed
  • New Medicine Chest and Shower Rod
  • One Wall Done – Drywall, Joint Compound and Tape
  • Other Side of the House Painted
  • Our First Area Carpet & Building Some Iron Pipe Shelves
  • Our Kitchen Layout
  • Our Nice New Area Rug For the Dining Room
  • Paint Finished On Back and Side Of House
  • Painting the Basement
  • Painting the Basement is Finished
  • Painting the Florida Room
  • Painting the Hallway, Living Room & Kitchen
  • Painting the Kitchen
  • PaintStick EZ-Twist Paint Roller
  • Preparing the Kitchen Subfloor For Tile
  • Putting Up the Deer Fencing
  • Re-Insulating the Downstairs Bathroom
  • Remodeling the Bathroom – A New Project
  • Remodeling the Kitchen – Oh No, It’s Begun
  • Removing the Bathroom Floor
  • Replacing a Shallow Well Pressure Tank
  • Replacing a Stem Cartridge Spindle For Symmons Temptrol Shower Valve
  • Replacing a Washing Machine Valve
  • Rolling With the PaintStick
  • Sealing The Driveway
  • Setting Up a Cheap Basement Support Beam
  • SharkBite Fittings and PEX Tubing
  • SharkBite Vs. Traditionally Installed Water Valve
  • Sheetrocking the Kitchen
  • Sidewalk Lights At Night
  • Some New (old) Cabinets For the Basement
  • Some New Shelving For the Garage
  • Staining the Wooden Wood Stove Hearth Edging
  • Starting the Window Replacement
  • Sump Pump Discharge Piping
  • Super Ring for Closet Flange – New Toilet Bolts
  • Taping Some Wall Joints
  • Taping the Drywall Joints
  • Tempering Valve to Stop Toilet From Sweating
  • The Basement Tile is Finished
  • The Bathroom is Almost Done
  • The Bathroom Remodel Continues
  • The Bathroom Tile is Done
  • The Downstairs Bathroom Remodel is Complete
  • The Gutter Covers Are Installed
  • The Kitchen Cabinets Have Arrived
  • The Kitchen Crown Moulding is Done
  • The Kitchen Installation
  • The Kitchen Installer is Gone
  • The Kitchen is Coming
  • The Kitchen Tile is Installed
  • The Leaky Oil Burner Air Vent
  • The Pool Fence is Finished
  • The Second Half of the Kitchen Install
  • The Sheetrock Was Delivered
  • The Tile Installation Begins
  • The Wall is Painted
  • The Windows Are in Hand
  • The Windows are Installed
  • Tile Repair and Carpet Cleaning
  • Trapdoor Ideas
  • Treating The Deck With Thompson’s WaterSeal Water Proofer Plus
  • Tree Removal in My Front Yard
  • Trimming the Foam Around the Windows
  • Ugly Old Shed Demolition
  • Under the Bathroom Sink
  • Using a Belt Sander to Sand Walls
  • Using RedGard as a Crack Prevention Membrane
  • Water That Smells Like Rotten Eggs
  • We Finally Hung the Curtains
  • Working on the Log Cabin Room

Lawn Care & Landscaping

  • A New Front and Side Walkway – Topping the Driveway
  • A New Stone Wall For the Garden
  • Adding Ornamental Grass And Mulch To Mailbox Area
  • Another Year, Another Pile Of Mulch
  • Are Lawn Weeds Annuals Or Perennials?
  • Best Cool Season Grass Seed For Heat and Drought
  • Brinly 40 Inch Tow-Behind Dethatcher
  • Cleaning Up the Front Yard
  • Covering Up a Stump With a Garden
  • Dethatching A Lawn
  • Dethatching, Aerating and Overseeding Lawn
  • Does Dormant Grass Grow Back After a Long Hot Summer Drought?
  • Dormant Grass During the Summer Months
  • Early Spring Lawn Core Aeration and Overseeding
  • Fertilizing With Milorganite Organic Fertilizer
  • Grass Seed Germination
  • How To Deal With Grubs in Your Lawn
  • How To Get Rid Of Crabgrass
  • How To Stop Moles and Voles From Eating Your Holly Bushes
  • I Bought A Ride On Lawnmower
  • Landscaping In The Front Is Finished
  • Landscaping With Mulch
  • Last Mulch of the Season
  • Leaf Mulch and Leaf Compost
  • Mowing Down the High Grass with the Cub Cadet
  • Mowing the Lawn – Or Not
  • Mulch All Done
  • Mulch Helps Trees Grow Faster
  • Mulching Leaves Into Lawn
  • Mulching the Yard
  • My New John Deere X300
  • New Sidewalk Lighting By Malibu
  • No More Lawn Maintenance Until Spring
  • Ortho Weed B Gone Plus Crabgrass Control For Killing Weeds
  • Overseeding Lawn With Neseed Sun and Shade Mix
  • Overseeding The Lawn With Tall Fescue and Kentucky Bluegrass
  • Overseeding The Lawn With Vigoro Contractors Blend
  • Removing Cement Landscape Edging
  • Reseeding With Pennington Smart Seed – Sun & Shade
  • Scotts Kentucky Bluegrass Mix Grass Seed
  • Scotts Lawn Service For A Greener Lawn
  • Screening Compost and Spreading On Lawn
  • Some Minor Landscaping
  • Some More Landscape Lighting
  • Spreading the Mulch
  • The Big Autumn Cleanup
  • The Main Mulching Is Done
  • Tow Behind Plug Aerator For A Healthier Lawn
  • Trimming Shrubs and Weeding
  • Using Milky Spore for Japanese Beetle Control
  • Using Milky Spore To Control Grubs and Japanese Beetles
  • What Is It With Me and Grass?
  • When Does Crab Grass Seed?
  • When to Fertilize Your Lawn
  • When To Plant Grass Seed In The Fall
  • Why Would I Ever Mow the Lawn?
  • Yard Work – Raking the Leaves is Done
  • Yard Work in Autumn

Nature & Outdoors

  • Banded Garden Spider – Argiope Trifasciata
  • Beautiful Sunny Day With Ice On the Trees
  • Berry Picking Up in the Trails
  • Black and Yellow Garden Spider – Argiope Aurantia
  • Black Rat Snake Eggs – Elaphe Obsoleta
  • Broad Necked Root Borer
  • Butterflies In Our Butterfly Garden
  • Carl Sagan’s Perspective on Earth
  • Close-Up Photographs Of a Dragonfly
  • Close-Up Pictures Of a Deer Fly
  • Cutting ATV Trails in the Woods
  • Cutting Trails in the Woods
  • Do Grapes Grow in Maine?
  • Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake in Palm Coast, Florida
  • Enjoying the Snow Thaw in Maine – Tons of Pictures
  • Garter Snake In the Mountain Laurel Bush
  • Grasshopper on the Fence
  • Huge Black Beetle – Broad Necked Root Borer
  • Huge Black Beetle – Central Connecticut
  • Is Cutting Down A Christmas Tree Bad For The Environment?
  • Late Summer and Early Autumn Insect Pictures
  • Late Summer Photographs
  • Laura’s Pond Visit
  • Leaves, Leaves and More Leaves
  • Looking For Moose Tracks in the Warm January Air
  • Making a Stone Dust Road in the Woods
  • May Outdoor Update
  • More Waterfall Pictures
  • Old House Foundation In The Woods
  • Orange Winter Sunset
  • Our Visit to Lemon Stream
  • Outdoor Update – the End of April
  • Pictures of Toads
  • Pulling Out a Bush With My Truck
  • Return of the Snake
  • Salamander Hunting
  • Some Late Summer Photos
  • Spring 2012 Pictures
  • Spring Time In The Northeast
  • Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder
  • Syrup & Snow
  • The Dragonfly
  • The Frozen Stream
  • The Hummingbird Moth and the Beautiful Pink Phlox
  • The Hunt For Ron Voleman
  • The Liberation of the Tadpole
  • The Moss is Back
  • The Most Beautiful Sunset
  • The Plants Are Growing and The Bugs Are Back In Town
  • The Search for Owls
  • The Very Interesting Luna Moth
  • The Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
  • This Week’s Random Pictures
  • Warbler Walk – Western Maine Audubon Society in Farmington, Maine
  • We’ve Hit Peak Fall Foliage in Maine
  • What Does September 27th Look Like in Maine?

Pets & Animals

  • A Nearby Maine Horse Sanctuary
  • Anoles Are Very Photogenic
  • Barred Owl Outside the Window
  • Bird Nest Under the Porch
  • Bird Nests With Baby Birds Under Porch
  • Birds On the Feeder
  • Bison in Maine
  • Bobcat In Back Yard – Palm Coast, Florida
  • Can You Find the Animal In These Pictures?
  • Catching a Mouse
  • Cats In Their New Beds
  • Chipmunk vs. Mourning Dove
  • Common Snapping Turtle – Chelydra serpentina
  • Dares Snakes Up in Dem Dare Hills
  • Deer In the Back Yard
  • Dog In Bathtub During Thunderstorm
  • Early Autumn Hummingbird Photographs
  • Emergency Visit To the Vet
  • Falling Squirrels
  • Flying Squirrel in the Bird Feeder
  • Gopher Tortoise Returns
  • Graham Swamp and Jungle Hut Beach
  • Gray Squirrel Playing in the Snow
  • Great Blue Heron in our Pond
  • Half in the Bag for New Year’s Eve
  • How To Catch a Mouse in the House
  • How to Get Rid of Mice in the Walls – Mouse Control
  • Hummingbird Pictures – In Flight
  • Hummingbirds at Hummingbird Feeder
  • I Miss My Golden
  • Laura Just Saw a Moose Run Down the Road
  • Mother Robin Feeding Her Little Baby Robins
  • New Animals Up the Road
  • North Florida Wildlife
  • Now That’s One Sneaky Squirrel
  • Orange Cat Sleeping On the Floor
  • Our Cat Has Diabetes
  • Our Stray Cat Is Being Fixed
  • Raccoons In The Attic
  • Red-Tailed Hawk in the Back Yard
  • Saving A Baby Bunny Rabbit
  • Simon In His Punishment Suit
  • Simon in the Cat Hammock
  • Simon The Cat Sleeping In The Drawer
  • Simon the Supermodel
  • Simon’s New Cape
  • Squirrel Eating From Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder
  • The Animals of Punta Cana
  • The Cat, Dog, Opossum and Fox
  • The Deer Ate My Crabapple Trees
  • The Ducks Up the Road
  • The Finding Of Ron Voleman
  • The Least Photogenic Cat On the Planet
  • The Worst Wednesday Of Ron’s Life
  • Video of the Gopher Tortoise
  • Voleman Trying to Eat
  • Voleman’s First Swimming Lesson
  • Voleman’s Got a Stalker
  • Vultures Eat Unidentified Animal
  • Waking Up Way Too Early
  • We’re Fostering a Stray Cat
  • What a Cute Possum
  • What’s Wrong With This Picture?
  • When Dogs Attack

Ramblings & Opinion

  • A Car Named Linda
  • A Good Measure of Virtue
  • After Thursday Night’s Class
  • Am I an Angel?
  • An Allegory Of Happiness
  • An Update On This Whole Man and Crocs Thing
  • Another Day in the Life
  • Baby It’s Dark Outside
  • Buying Computer Glasses
  • Corporate Jargon – You Gotta Love It
  • Corporate Jargon Update
  • Daylight Saving Time – Here We Go
  • Days Of The New, Nice To Meet You
  • Does Spinach Make You Stronger?
  • Emails From Crazy People
  • Goodbye, Au Revoir, Adios
  • Happy 5th Of July
  • Happy Friday
  • How Long Does It Take To Turn Into A Herb?
  • How To Be Environmentally Friendly Without Being a Grinch
  • How To Deal With Junk Mail
  • I Have Discovered My Life Goal
  • Interesting Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs
  • Iron Maiden Troubles
  • Learning To Speak Spanish
  • Life Is a Series of Course Corrections
  • Living The Will
  • Meeting Craig For Breakfast
  • Memories of Brewster
  • Men Who Wear Crocs
  • My Morning Walk To The Mailbox
  • Please Forgive Me – I Did a Horrible Thing
  • Reusable Shopping Bags
  • Self-Defeating Statements
  • Some Days, I Don’t Have Anything To Write
  • Standing In The Sun
  • The Funniest Things That Ever Happened in my Life
  • The Mother of All Wasteful Credit Card Offers – With Pics
  • The Problem With Facebook
  • The Rest Of The Summer
  • The Toll Booth Drag Race
  • The Wonderful Introvert
  • Today Certainly is Another Day
  • USPS Tracking – Seriously?
  • We are Doomed
  • What Are We Doing?
  • What Does “LOL” Mean?
  • What’s Wrong With Education?
  • Why Be a Vegetarian?

Technology & Internet

  • A Little Issue With Intuit And Quickbooks Pro 2007
  • Acer Aspire One AOD250-1165 Netbook
  • Alternative To Cron – Windows Scheduler
  • AmazonBasics Backpack for SLR Cameras and Accessories
  • Are Heading Tags Hurting Your Canonical?
  • Avoiding Duplicate Content On Your Own Website
  • Best Video Editing Software Programs
  • Blue Screen After Sleep Mode – Windows Vista
  • Boy, I’m Tired
  • Business Hosting and Beyond – Website Migration
  • Buying and Selling Domain Names
  • Cable vs. DSL
  • Camera Purchase and Photography Tutorials
  • Can You Make Money Blogging?
  • Canon Rebel T2i Vs. Canon Rebel T3i
  • Canon T3i Camera Is In Hand
  • Changing the Logo – MediaWiki – Version 1.10.0
  • Close-Up Photographs Of the Fiddlehead Fern
  • Creating Links – MediaWiki – Wiki Tutorial
  • Creating Short URLs – MediaWiki – Version 1.10.0
  • Creative Sound Blaster Update
  • Deploying mod_deflate On Your Apache Web Server
  • Do Noindex Pages Pass Link Value?
  • Do W3C Compliant Web Pages Affect SEO?
  • Duplicate Content – Mysite.com/ vs. Mysite.com/index.html
  • Easy Traffic From Posting Your Blog Entries To Facebook
  • Editing Video With Windows Live Movie Maker
  • Fat Gecko Mini Camera Mount
  • FeedBurner vs. a Monthly Website Newsletter – It’s a Matter Of Time
  • Firefox Vs. Chrome Vs. Internet Explorer
  • Global Internet Traffic – The Cyclical Nature Of The Web
  • Goodbye MozyPro And Hello Jungle Disk
  • Google Chrome Not Connecting To Internet
  • Google Earth – You Go Boy
  • Google Penguin : A Primer
  • Google Penguin : I’ve Isolated Which Keywords Were Affected
  • Google Penguin : Was I Hit?
  • Google Ranking Drop Because Of Duplicate Content
  • Google Ranking Restored
  • Google Voice – Get Your Invite
  • How To Block An Incoming Call With Comcast
  • How To Check Your Web Page HTTP Headers & Response Codes
  • How To Get Your Blog Listed In Google Blog Search
  • How To Make A Favicon
  • How To Make Music From Your Computer Sound Better
  • How To Remove Whitespace From HTML Code
  • How to Set Up a Custom 404 File Not Found Page
  • How To Turn Off AutoComplete In OpenOffice Writer
  • How To Upload Music To The Droid
  • Hoya Close-Up Lens Filters On 18-135mm Canon Kit Lens For Macro Photography
  • HP Laserjet 1018 – Vertical Black Lines – Windows Vista
  • I’ve Beaten the Phone Company
  • Increasing The Paging File Size In Vista
  • Installing Dreamweaver CS3
  • Installing RAM In a Dell Inspiron Laptop
  • Introducing the New Chromebook Pixel
  • Joby GP2-D1EN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod
  • Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Computer Speakers
  • latin1_bin VS. latin1_general_ci – MySQL Database Collation – Case Sensitive
  • Lighting Effects For Macro Photography
  • Macro Photography – First Effort
  • Macro Photography – Up-Close Pictures Of Weeping Crabapple Flowers and Buds
  • Macro Photography – What Do I Need?
  • Macro Photography: Flash Vs. No Flash
  • Magellan Maestro 4000 GPS Navigation
  • Managed Server Update
  • Microsoft Security Essentials – Free Anti-Virus
  • Motorola Droid Case
  • My New Motorola Droid
  • My New Solostream Theme
  • My New Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 13.6-Megapixel Digital Camera
  • New Blog Theme – StudioPress Genesis Framework
  • New Bose Companion 2 Series II Multimedia Computer Speakers
  • New Business Idea – Create Application Templates
  • Oh, The Phone Calls Keep Coming…
  • Optimizing Your Website For Video
  • Otterbox Commuter Case For My Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
  • Overall Internet Traffic Statistics
  • Playing With Shutter Speed and ISO For Night Photography
  • Playing With the Big Lens
  • Plugged In, Not Charging – Windows Vista and Laptop
  • Power Surge Blocks Access To Server?
  • Received – Sony Handycam DCR-SR42 Hard Disk Camcorder
  • Review : Delkin Fat Gecko Mini Camera Mount
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 4
  • Search Engine Optimization For Your Brand New Website
  • Seasonal Web Traffic
  • Second Life
  • SEO and Your Google PR
  • Setting Up a Cron Job in Plesk
  • Setting Up a Cron Job in Plesk – Part 2
  • Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
  • Sigma 10-20mm Wide Angle Lens Video Test
  • Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
  • Sigma 70-300mm Telephoto Lens Video Test
  • SLIK PRO 700DX Professional Tripod
  • SLIK PRO 700DX Professional Tripod with Panhead
  • SMDV Remote Shutter Release Cable
  • Social Networking / Virtual Community Scripts
  • Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 Sample Photos
  • Sony HDR-XR160 Vs. GoPro HD HERO Video Cameras
  • Sony MDR-V55/BR DJ Style Headphones
  • Sudden Drop In Google Ranking
  • Sudden Google Ranking Drop – Proxy Hijack
  • Switching From Adobe GoLive to Dreamweaver
  • Tablets vs. Laptops vs. Smartphones
  • TaoTronics 60 Watt Equivalent LED Light Bulbs
  • Thanks to FeedBurner and StumbleUpon
  • The Amazon Cloud Player
  • The Definitive Guide To eCommerce Website Categories
  • The Dyson Air Multiplier
  • The Geek Squad Ain’t Coming
  • The Most Basic Of SEO Tips
  • This Amazon Cloud Player Is Really Working Out
  • TimeLapse Driving Video and Camera Window Mount
  • Tripods: SLIK PRO 700DX Vs. SLIK PRO 330EZ
  • Trying Out Evernote
  • Twitter Anyone?
  • Upgrading Amazon Cloud Player
  • Upgrading RAM – Kingston
  • Using a Glidecam For Smooth Video
  • We’re On Skype
  • Website Magazine – The Magazine For Website Success
  • What Do These Top Level Domains Mean? List of TLDs
  • What Does It Mean When a Hard Drive Clicks?
  • What is Web 2.0?
  • What To Do If You Suspect Copyright Infringement
  • What’s Your Budget?
  • What’s the Best Gaming Console?
  • When to Use Excerpts and Noindex With WordPress
  • Which Blog Platform Should You Choose?
  • Why Did Windows Vista Fail?
  • Wiki Installation – MediaWiki – Version 1.10.0
  • Windows Vista 64-Bit Operating System – Freezing Up
  • Windows Vista vs. Windows 7
  • WordPress vs. Drupal
  • Working With A Dell Precision T7400 Workstation

Travel & Destinations

  • A Barbados Caribbean Vacation
  • A Nice Night Out In Chester
  • A Night Out At Evergreen Walk in Manchester
  • A Photo Tour of Smalls Falls in Maine
  • Airline State Park and Rail Trail
  • All-Beethoven Weekend at Tanglewood
  • Almost a Trip to the Frost Valley YMCA
  • Apple Picking at Belltown Hill Orchards, South Glastonbury
  • Apple Picking at Morrison Hill Orchard in Farmington, Maine
  • Autumn Apple Picking In Connecticut
  • Back to Camden, Maine for Some Photos of the Harbor
  • Back To Essex And New Hartford, CT
  • Back to Smalls Falls and Rangeley, Maine
  • Back to the Bronx Zoo
  • Back To The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
  • Bash Bish Falls – Mt. Washington, MA
  • Blue Back Square In West Hartford, CT
  • Blueberry Picking At Belltown Hill Orchards
  • Branford, CT and the Thimble Islands
  • Cabins In Madison, Maine
  • Cherry Picking at Belltown Hill Orchards
  • Cherry Picking at Belltown Hill Orchards, South Glastonbury, CT – 2011
  • Chester Museum at the Mill, Chester, Connecticut
  • Chester Sunday Market in Chester, CT
  • Christmas at the Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA
  • Christmas Dinner At Saybrook Point Inn
  • Christmas Dinner At The Mayflower Inn
  • Christmas Tree From Lebanon Christmas Tree Farm
  • Cleaning the Snow Off of Flat Roofs
  • Clearwater Lake in Industry, Maine
  • Clearwater Lake with Tractor Supply, Ron’s & Renys in Farmington, Maine
  • Come Home to Chester Days
  • Country Carpenters At the Hebron Maple Festival
  • Crossing Wire Bridge in New Portland, Maine
  • Cruising From Portland To Glastonbury, CT
  • Cutting a Christmas Tree at McClure’s Tree Nursery in Kingfield, Maine
  • Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam
  • Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam, CT
  • Driving From Florida to Maine
  • Driving From St. Augustine to Palm Coast, Florida
  • Driving in Maine at Night
  • Driving Through Kingfield, Maine
  • Farmers Market In Coventry, CT
  • Fisherman’s Memorial State Park, RI
  • Flagler Beach at Night
  • Flying Above Candlewood Lake, CT
  • Flying from Stewart Airport to Philadelphia
  • Food Shopping at Shaw’s in East Hampton, CT
  • Great Barrington, Stockbridge, Lenox and Lee, Massachusetts
  • Halloween Dinner at the River Tavern in Chester, CT
  • Halloween in Salem, MA
  • Hanging Out in Farmington, Maine
  • Hebron Maple Festival
  • Hiking Ship Harbor Trail in Acadia National Park
  • Hunt Christmas Tree Farm in Coventry, CT
  • Hunter Mountain International Celtic Festival
  • I Think I May Have Found My People
  • I’m Worried About the Snow
  • Iberostar Bavaro Resort – Punta Cana Pictures
  • Infinity Hall in Norfolk, Connecticut
  • It’s That Apple Time of Year
  • Just a Few More Days
  • Lakewood Theater and Restaurant in Madison, Maine
  • Lee, Stockbridge, Great Barrington and Beyond
  • Logging, Baby Chicks, Wood Pellets & Big Machines
  • Looking Over Rangeley Lake and the Height of Land
  • Madison, Maine
  • Maine Maple Sunday
  • Maine Maple Sunday at Maple Hill Farm in Farmington, Maine
  • Mashamoquet Brook State Park in Pomfret, CT
  • Mayflower Inn in Washington, CT
  • Mayflower Inn It Is – Christmas Dinner
  • More About the Satan Caves
  • More Berry Picking In South Glastonbury, CT
  • Mosher Hill Falls in Farmington, Maine
  • My Trip to New Mexico – Part 1
  • Night Photography On the Connecticut River
  • Oktoberfest at Hunter Mountain
  • Oktoberfest at Mount Snow, VT
  • Our Drive Through the Catskills
  • Our Trip to Lakeville, CT
  • Photo Tour To Publix in Palm Coast
  • Photographing the Carrabassett River & Bigelow Preserve
  • Pick-Your-Own Apples at Cayford Orchards in Skowhegan, Maine
  • Picking Apples at North Star Orchards in Madison, Maine
  • Pictures Of Luray, Virginia
  • Playing at Rye Playland
  • Point Judith Lighthouse, Narragansett, Rhode Island
  • Pumpkin Picking in the Berkshires – Stockbridge, MA
  • Punta Cana Airport and the Bus Ride to the Resort
  • Punta Cana at Night – Taking Photos
  • Punta Cana Beach Pictures – Iberostar Bavaro
  • Railroad Tracks in Chester, CT
  • Red Lion Inn Review – Thanksgiving 2008
  • Riding the Chairlift at Sugarloaf For Homecoming Weekend
  • River Tavern in Chester, CT
  • Rocky Neck State Park In Connecticut
  • Salmon & Jeremy Rivers in North Westchester, CT
  • Salmon River – Connecticut State Forest
  • Sam’s Point in the Hamlet of Cragsmoor
  • Saratoga Springs and Lake George, NY
  • Saybrook Point Inn & Spa For Thanksgiving – Old Saybrook, CT
  • Schooner Cruise Up Connecticut River
  • Sharpe Hill Vineyard in Pomfret, CT
  • Shopping at Pottery Barn and Eating at Carrabba’s
  • Shopping in Punta Cana
  • Shopping The Shops At Evergreen Walk – Again
  • Somerset Square in Glastonbury, CT
  • Something Interesting in Woodstock, NY
  • Something Simple Cafe In Hebron, CT
  • Spring Visit To Chester, CT
  • St. Augustine, the Alligator Farm and Fort Matanzas Beach
  • Stopping For Coffee at the Orange Cat Cafe in Kingfield, Maine
  • Strawberry And Raspberry Picking At Rose’s Berry Farm In Glastonbury, CT
  • Sugarloaf Homecoming Weekend & The Narrow Gauge Trail
  • Sugarloaf Mountain is Simply Awesome
  • Taking Some Video of Mosher Hill Falls in Farmington, Maine
  • Thanksgiving at the Red Lion Inn
  • The Ashokan Reservoir
  • The Beautiful Fields Near Mosher Hill Falls
  • The Brushmill by the Waterfall in Chester, CT
  • The Dairy Bar At Uconn
  • The Day Before Halloween in Farmington
  • The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor
  • The Great Swamp in Patterson, NY
  • The Ice Field and Snowmobile Trails
  • The Latest Trip to Woodstock, NY
  • The Mohonk Mountain House
  • The Olde Stone Mill – Tuckahoe, NY
  • The Pickle Festival in Rosendale, NY
  • The Pool at Iberostar Punta Cana Bavaro
  • The Satan Caves
  • The Subway At Zion National Park
  • The Wells Sugar House at the Hebron Maple Festival
  • The Wenzel Sugar House at the Hebron Maple Festival
  • This Year’s Almost Apple Picking Adventure
  • To Sweden, Maine, North Conway & Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
  • Trucking Up the Logging Roads
  • Turks and Caicos to Nassau Through the Exuma Islands
  • Valentine’s Day At Foxwoods And MGM Grand
  • Visiting Bar Harbor, Maine
  • Visiting Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Acadia National Park
  • Visiting Block Island – Again
  • Visiting Block Island, RI
  • Visiting Bull Moose & Northern Kingdom Music in Bangor, Maine
  • Visiting Camden, Maine During the Holidays
  • Visiting Coos Canyon
  • Visiting Deer Farm Camps in Kingfield, Maine
  • Visiting Downtown Hartford, CT
  • Visiting Essex Connecticut
  • Visiting Freeport & Brunswick, Maine
  • Visiting Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, CT
  • Visiting High Falls, NY
  • Visiting I-Park in East Haddam, CT
  • Visiting Madison Center, CT
  • Visiting Martha’s Vineyard
  • Visiting Millbrook, NY – Park, Zoo & Winery
  • Visiting Newport, Rhode Island
  • Visiting North Conway, New Hampshire & the White Mountains
  • Visiting Old Saybrook, CT For Thanksgiving
  • Visiting Palm Coast, Florida From Hartford, Connecticut
  • Visiting Putnam And Connecticut’s Quiet Corner
  • Visiting Red Hook and Rhinebeck, NY
  • Visiting Schartner Farms in Exeter, Rhode Island
  • Visiting Smalls Falls in Maine – By Motorcycle
  • Visiting Stonington, CT
  • Visiting the Bangor City Forest
  • Visiting the Beach at Midnight
  • Visiting the Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel, Maine
  • Visiting the Canals and Lehigh Trail in Palm Coast
  • Visiting the Cathedral Pines in Eustis
  • Visiting the Christmas Loft in North Conway & the Jackson, NH Covered Bridge
  • Visiting The Harvest Restaurant In Pomfret, CT
  • Visiting the Sandy River Apple Orchard in Mercer, Maine
  • Visiting the Somesville Bridge on Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Visiting the University of Connecticut – Storrs, CT
  • Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT
  • Visiting Woodstock, NY – With Pictures!
  • Visiting Woodstock, VT
  • Visting Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam, CT
  • Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut
  • Walking Along the Salmon River in Connecticuth
  • Walking Tour Through Kingfield, Maine
  • Washington Oaks Gardens State Park in Palm Coast, Florida
  • We Met Whole Foods Today
  • Wedding at Sharp Rock Vineyards
  • Windy Hill Farm & The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA
  • Winter vs. Summer
  • Wire Bridge in New Portland, Maine

Trees & Shrubs

  • April 2012 Buds and Flowers
  • Buying Bare Root Norway Spruce Transplants
  • Can You Identify This Tree?
  • Canadian Hemlocks and Red Maples For Spring Planting
  • Cleveland Select Flowering Pear Flower Buds
  • Cleveland Select Pear Tree Buds
  • Colorado Blue Spruce New Growth
  • Concord Grape Vine
  • Fig Tree Cuttings Update
  • Fig Tree New Growth
  • Green Velvet Boxwood
  • How Fast Will an Eastern White Pine Tree Grow?
  • Huge Sycamore Tree in Chester, CT
  • Ice on Trees – Photos
  • Looking Straight Up Two White Pine Trees
  • Magnolia Stellata Buds
  • Mountain Laurel With Spider Web – Night Pictures
  • New Buds On Lilacs
  • New Cleveland Select Pears and Blue Spruces
  • New Pine Trees From Home Depot
  • New Roto Auger For Planting Small Trees
  • November Plantings From Arbor Day
  • Our New Youngstown Juniper
  • Our Very First Christmas Tree
  • Planting a Blueberry Bush and Pruning an Overgrown Shrub
  • Planting Blue Prince Holly, Rhododendron and Mulching
  • Planting Evergreen Tree Transplants
  • Planting Knockout Roses, Avocado Trees and a Peach Tree
  • Powdery Mildew On Lilac Leaves and Stems
  • Red and Yellow Delicious Semi-Dwarf Apple Trees
  • Red Lilies and Growing Oranges
  • Rhododendrons To Line the Woods
  • Rose Bushes and Crabapple Trees
  • Some Nice Dogwood Tree Pictures
  • Some Pictures Of a Spirea Shrub After Rain
  • The Buds Are Budding
  • The Buds of Late April
  • The Catalpa Tree
  • The Eastern Hophornbeam
  • The New Blueberry Bush
  • The Striped Maple
  • The World’s Tallest Tree – Hyperion
  • Thundercloud Purple Leaf Plum & Bradford Pear Buds
  • Thundercloud Purple Leaf Plum & October Glory Maple
  • Tops of My Pine Trees are Dying
  • Transplanting a Tree During Summer Months
  • Transplanting Pine Trees
  • Transplanting Shrubs
  • Trees Blooming in May
  • Trees From The National Arbor Day Foundation Received
  • Two New Cleveland Select Pear Trees
  • Ugly Oak Tree Pruned, But Still Ugly
  • We’ve Got Blueberries
  • When Do Trees Bloom in the Northeast?
  • When Will the Oranges and Limes Turn Color?

Weather & Seasons

  • A Beautiful Spring Day
  • A Rainy March Day
  • A Rainy Sunday Afternoon
  • After the First Big Snow
  • Another Foot and a Half of Snow
  • Another Snow Storm
  • Beautiful Autumn Leaves
  • Big Hail and Almost a Tornado
  • Cub Cadet Snow Blower in Action
  • Digging Out After the Storm
  • Digging Out From Thursday’s Snow Storm
  • Digging Out Of the Snow
  • Early Autumn In Eastern Connecticut
  • End of Year 2016 Nor’easter Dumps Almost Two Feet of Snow
  • First Maine Autumn Update
  • First Snow 2009/2010
  • Freak Hail Storm In Hartford, CT
  • Frozen Slush
  • Homemade Snow Roof Rake
  • Hurricane Irene – Power Outage in Connecticut
  • Is the End of Summer Really Here?
  • It Feels Like Autumn
  • It Snowed…Again…Again
  • It’s Getting Chilly Out There
  • It’s Getting Kind of Cold Out There
  • It’s Shaping Up To Be A Very Colorful Autumn
  • It’s Snowing…Again
  • Last Day of the Heat
  • March Is In the Air
  • More Snow in December 2014
  • More Snow? Seriously?
  • Mud Season in Maine
  • New York’s First Frost
  • Nighttime Snow Pictures
  • Now For Some Semi-Real Snow
  • Our First Major Snow Wasn’t That Bad
  • Our First Real Snowfall
  • Our First Snow and a Flooded River
  • Playing in the Snow
  • Short Time Lapse of Our First 2014 Season Snow
  • Snow Removal With Backpack Leaf Blower
  • Spring Has Sprung – 2015
  • Spring Has Sprung In Hebron
  • Summer is Over
  • Sunrise and Sunset Times
  • Sunrise and Sunset Times In Your Town
  • Ten and a Half Inches of Snow and Counting
  • That’s One Icy Driveway
  • The BLIZZARD of ’09
  • The December Thaw
  • The Feeling of College in the Fall
  • The First Snow in Our Little New York
  • The First Very Wet Snow of the Season
  • The Heat Wave Has Passed
  • The Ice Storm That Almost Was
  • The Morning After The Snow
  • The Prospect of Snow is Very, Very Exciting
  • This Winter – So Far
  • This Winter Doesn’t Want to Say Goodbye
  • This Winter Just Won’t Quit
  • Three Inches of Snow Overnight
  • Throwing Some Heavy Wet Snow With My Cub Cadet 2X 528 Snow Blower
  • We’re in the Middle of a Snowstorm
  • We’ve Got a Blizzard Going On
  • What’s The Average Temperature For My Town?

Writing & Blogging

  • Beautiful Quotes
  • How To Deal With Writer’s Block
  • Learning English Grammar – Finally
  • My Christmas Story
  • My Live-In Servant and His Little Peculiarities
  • One Of the Shortest Stories Ever Written
  • Stand Up Sparring and Other Stuff
  • The Appointment In Samarra by W. Somerset Maugham
  • The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • The Elusive Goal Of Freedom
  • The Greatest Human Tragedy
  • The Old Man – Full Story
  • Tiny Houses
  • Walk Ten Thousand Miles, Read Ten Thousand Books
  • Walking The Plank
  • What Makes a Popular Personal Blog?
  • What’s In a Story?
  • Writing Is a Lot Like Photography

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