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Turning The Houselights Up High
The transition from fall to winter means many things here at the One Acre Ranch, not the least of which is the placing of plumeria seedlings under artificial lighting in what during the rest of the...
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But Do The Spirits Possess Opposable Thumbs?
A writer is one who obsessively tells, who can’t help sharing personal details, who reveals secrets, who tattles, spills, babbles, blabs without regard to (or more accurately), in spite of the...
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Divine Plumbing Guidance
Next time, when confronted with weather cold enough to freeze and burst your water pipes, ask yourself this question: What would Jesus do? From Chapter 1, The Secret Life of Bob’s Christmas Lights
View ArticleAccidentally Off The Grid
I’ve explored the idea of installing solar panels on this damn old house, as it has a great roof for it, oriented south. All I’d have to do is take down one pecan tree growing up through the middle of...
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South Texas Winterization Checklist
→ Drive to Home Depot after dropping kids off at school in the event they have one last electric heater available – Check! → No such luck. But buy some outrageously priced foam pipe insulation, two new...
View ArticlePeace Through Manual Labor
As I’ve worked through my grief over dad’s illness and death, I’ve found quiet relief, oddly enough, in rote, menial labor. This is good, because we’ve been spending so much time reclaiming land and...
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Down but Not Out
At around 12:30 Saturday morning, I awoke suddenly out of a deep sleep for no apparent reason. The bedroom door was shut, and I saw light coming in from underneath. I opened the door and saw the living...
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Tearing Down, Building Back
It’s been a week since the fire. That night (early morning, really) firefighters pulled out our electric meter and turned off the natural gas and water lines. The first order of business was to get...
View ArticleHomes Sweet Homes
This morning in early conversation with my wife I came to the realization that I have lived longer in this damn old house than any other. The realization made me feel somewhat gypsyish. Had I no roots?...
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