Posts from November 2018

Well that was quick! I don't know about you but I got the feeling Thanksgiving snuck up on me this year. You certainly can't escape the incessant black Friday advertising, but I was hoping we'd have another week of peace before the commercial extravaganza that is Christmas was forced upon us. It's not that I don't enjoy the holidays, it is just the cash-grab from ever retailer in the country that rubs me the wrong way. For those of you who know me, I'll see you out on the trail! So far the wilderness is too far for them to conquer.

If the first wave of holiday revelers is currently making their way through your home you still have some time to tidy up before Christmas. Who knows? Maybe you could even recruit some of your more industrious guests to help out. Today we're going to tackle t...

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Perhaps it was the Patriots having a simply horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day, but it felt good to sink into the couch on Sunday and Pretend TB12 was someone else. (Maybe Eli!?) If you've been reading along over the last 8 years you likely know that I'm someone who lives for the outdoors. That said, there's nothing I love more after a day on the slopes or in the woods than a hot shower and plopping down on the couch for some racing, football or UFC. I'm easy to please. Today we're going to talk a bit about a shift in the housing arena and where we're choosing to plop!

We've talked about the disappearance (or obsolescence) of the formal dining room. Kitchen bars and more casual dining settings are taking over for their convenience and wide ranging utility. Now it seems we're...

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To date, the largest project I have tackled was general contracting the construction of my house in Lincoln a few years ago. I had a very supportive boss at the time who joined in on the fun and shared a boatload of advice and tips along the way. The biggest surprise during that time was the number of decisions that had to be made at literally every turn.

For those of you about to embark (or even just considering embarking) on a large renovation project, I'd like to share a few tips and tricks I learned along the way. They may allow you to sidestep some of the mistakes I made and could help you plan a little better for the whole project. Let's get started.

As I mentioned above, the constant requirement for decision-making was not expected. I somehow assumed that once we settle...

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When I got laid off back in 2000 I actually remember not being that upset. I wasn't all that thrilled with the job anyway and didn't have the gumption to jump ship on my own. Little did I realize that my path would lead me to living in a resort town, working on ski patrol and living the life I'd only dreamed about in high school. All those hours spent watching Glen Plake and Scot Schmidt jumping off cliffs, not to mention the classic, Ski Patrol movie were now my (significantly more mellow) daily life.

Living in a resort town like Lincoln or North Conway is a dream of lots of people, especially those who enjoy all that those areas have to offer. Most people simply visit the White Mountains for a weekend or a week and then cruise back down 93 to their "normal" life. The fortunate ones actua...

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