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November 2004 - Posts

Can It Be True?

Posted Tuesday, November 30, 2004 9:39 PM by johnmont
Is Aaron Hess leaving Rex Hill as the winemaker? Rex Hill has some of the best pinots in Oregon and it would take a pretty poor winemaker to make bad wine from their grapes. But Aaron did amazing things with their grapes. If he's leaving, I want to know Read More...
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How to Paint a Room: What Your Mother Never Told You

Posted Monday, November 29, 2004 6:13 PM by johnmont
Someone today asked me how to paint a room. About once a month, someone asks me how to paint a room because they think I'm "handy." I'm not a professional painter. I don't even like painting much. But I have gotten pretty fast at it over the years. I've Read More...
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Fixing My Father-in-Law's Computer... Or Not

Posted Sunday, November 28, 2004 11:51 AM by johnmont
You know it's bad when you have to call support. Read More...
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Windows Forms and Avalon

Posted Saturday, November 27, 2004 1:26 PM by johnmont
When do I use which? Read More...
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If I Had Kids...

Posted Saturday, November 27, 2004 10:47 AM by johnmont
Evolution, schmevolution. Read More...
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Throw The Yule Log On Uncle John

Posted Saturday, November 27, 2004 10:13 AM by johnmont
On falsies (Christmas trees, that is) and PDQ Bach. Read More...
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Building a Platform Bed and Renting an Industrial Space

Posted Friday, November 26, 2004 9:23 AM by johnmont
For several months (ahem, maybe a year) I've been meaning to build a platform bed. Right now our mattress is on the floor which, while convenient for the cats, is less than stellar for getting in and out. So yesterday I took to the shop and built the Read More...
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Are Home DIYers Getting Smarter?

Posted Thursday, November 25, 2004 12:06 PM by johnmont
I consider myself reasonably handy -- drywall, framing, electrical, plumbing (shudder), cabinetmaking. I can do most of them reasonably well (at least if you kind of squint and shake your head really fast when you're looking at my work). Historically Read More...
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Oil vs. Latex Paint

Posted Thursday, November 25, 2004 11:50 AM by johnmont
90% of the time, I use latex paint because it's easier to clean up and dries much faster. But every once in a while, I haul out some oil paint and remember why oil is still superior for some tasks. Last weekend, I primed my wife's chaise lounge with oil-based Read More...
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Comcast DVR

Posted Thursday, November 25, 2004 11:41 AM by johnmont
Locally in Seattle, thanks to a Comcast/Microsoft deal, Comcast has begun a broad trial of a digital cable receiver that's also a DVR (a la Tivo). I'd always wanted a Tivo, but the addition of another remote control, the cost of the service, and the fact Read More...
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