tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77263417901681241152024-03-05T01:45:49.750-05:00Junction Home ServicesBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-78742370213898263362010-04-24T11:32:00.004-04:002010-05-02T23:16:29.598-04:00Crunch Time<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p>The lead up to the summer season here in coastal Delaware has me slamming and jamming. As a result I have had to prioritize myself right out of the blogging business for a bit. Being a better juggler of time is high on my priority list. We have made some great additions to the van this year resulting in far fewer trips off site for things like fasteners, caulking and the little things which seem to come up repeatedly on jobs. The programs we invested in in 2009 are doing their job of speeding things along but still I find myself always working to refine this system or that to make things flow. All said, I am pleased with progress but like most folks who are building a small business I wish I had more hours in the day... </p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-80929883763497607252010-01-01T13:24:00.003-05:002010-01-01T13:29:13.648-05:00New year's day<p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://amultitudeoflifechangingevents.blogspot.com/2010/01/wishes-made-truth.html">wishes made truth</a></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-13224238743680961792009-12-27T10:56:00.006-05:002009-12-27T11:02:34.505-05:00The beginning of understanding is always innocent.<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p>Some things are not simply about how things look. Some things are about where things came from and where we want them to be going.</p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-60845374712892080262009-12-10T20:49:00.016-05:002009-12-10T21:16:33.505-05:00Storm Damage...<p align="center"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p align="center"><strong>...in Bethany Beach, DE from the storm of 11/12/09</strong></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9c7cLXViUYGiyAioKTgCKEINZ5etreE1HNGjLyjLwnt5GJ9CbUeSrFR7jAjZucQIlgS6-JsQUbuq2T5XXsri_Z9AAmDY7unrRzBkiF9b4nTEivRKwXQQBfcyPrOb7BKWVO3hrh6oPALm8/s1600-h/JunctionBox_Storm_Damage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNFWHpHgSgHpG3ArGkhh1bU3DYhdXh0PadYZ89H213JIlLm-OM7g5xcha0qUMmz9fZ_UEnzoxWi9NbBnRdYijNcBesIgvgGmw9wKl8U1oi-lF3sN_YUabciHtmASWLHSTMpl0zPvH3bKC/s320/JunctionBox_Storm_Damage-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413790177709486114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4ZIsQWAzAXG7MHWYorBf1Wo1JsJaaFkWqxajkcwEZ65zIFQDtwb-BerXKM5q6mE6Swim_PXMIJ4oQgSqIF0I0sgxPmwEuTPfuljhiPcwHb0PZkrwWpS2NFhReEd6uuamqUu8YS9nwuUC/s1600-h/JunctionBox_Storm_Damage-8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4ZIsQWAzAXG7MHWYorBf1Wo1JsJaaFkWqxajkcwEZ65zIFQDtwb-BerXKM5q6mE6Swim_PXMIJ4oQgSqIF0I0sgxPmwEuTPfuljhiPcwHb0PZkrwWpS2NFhReEd6uuamqUu8YS9nwuUC/s320/JunctionBox_Storm_Damage-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413790029192562466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrRdln3Sis0_ilBALx7x_GHBDAtH3LzvIJ-QIYjrCqbZRPAhQ5Y_TkgckHeldeJaCbRZW1rRVBYzklU8ajNCDjmIN_x7guZmHPcmPN4zU4x58kDwjn9j2GvAPj0Wy_QRZ8kD49Q1Vt70X/s1600-h/JunctionBox_Storm_Damage-9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrRdln3Sis0_ilBALx7x_GHBDAtH3LzvIJ-QIYjrCqbZRPAhQ5Y_TkgckHeldeJaCbRZW1rRVBYzklU8ajNCDjmIN_x7guZmHPcmPN4zU4x58kDwjn9j2GvAPj0Wy_QRZ8kD49Q1Vt70X/s320/JunctionBox_Storm_Damage-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413789944164624338" /></a><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCshBBHL4BooBFrP-e99qEAbHtHKAf5HmPASErF4WrvEEI721_TAZYZMHl46v4438GmAvY9ZVosa9FU-LZG5I4_WVhViMop9GD_gkAypXL2bo_sXPTEwMQJCy-EkYfkMC2ZsU8gM_PL2Q/s1600-h/JunctionBox_Storm_Damage-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCshBBHL4BooBFrP-e99qEAbHtHKAf5HmPASErF4WrvEEI721_TAZYZMHl46v4438GmAvY9ZVosa9FU-LZG5I4_WVhViMop9GD_gkAypXL2bo_sXPTEwMQJCy-EkYfkMC2ZsU8gM_PL2Q/s320/JunctionBox_Storm_Damage-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413789873239553058" /></a><br /></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-6441962744845234012009-12-08T22:26:00.002-05:002009-12-08T22:27:36.489-05:00Frog Prince<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ49Brmy_wjDx0QPlN8qp6Y43hM_Obf1w_zEFjvgA2Ut_GUE5xP2B_X2Nd4L-JqwaJ1L73CEiFPAeYKTZiiR2HID2f4CgYNyBoz-zuJL8yKiKhjgq0NMaobf8xygybaIAtKAz16QMIj4c/s1600-h/Frog+Prince.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ49Brmy_wjDx0QPlN8qp6Y43hM_Obf1w_zEFjvgA2Ut_GUE5xP2B_X2Nd4L-JqwaJ1L73CEiFPAeYKTZiiR2HID2f4CgYNyBoz-zuJL8yKiKhjgq0NMaobf8xygybaIAtKAz16QMIj4c/s320/Frog+Prince.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413072784517478850" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-55649884717262665462009-12-02T19:37:00.007-05:002009-12-02T21:46:16.011-05:00Collective Memory<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p>My friend <a href="http://twitter.com/eXapath">Mike Hines</a> has lost it.</p><p>He has dropped his guard, stepped up to the plate and is <a href="http://homepathproducts.blogspot.com/2009/12/forgottenbut-not-gone.html">going out on a limb</a> for some <a href="http://twitter.com/katrinasos">folks</a> he barely knows. </p><p>...some folks he met online.</p><p>Yup, my friend has lost it...</p><p>and given how maddening mistrust can be, I hope he never gets it back.</p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-43772079675703886562009-11-20T07:22:00.006-05:002009-11-20T07:41:13.992-05:00LLC<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p>This week I officially signed the paperwork and paid the state of Delaware to change the name of my business from Strange Renovations, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LLC</span> to Junction Home Services, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">LLC</span>. It is both a milestone and old news as I have been using the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">JHS</span> name since I registered it with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">prothonotary </span>some time ago. It was my understanding that I would have to start a new company for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">JHS</span> but this transition feels way more comfortable. I like that the work I have done before will be connected to my future with an easy to follow legal through-line. </p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-33613098775569484802009-11-15T19:52:00.003-05:002009-11-15T20:22:34.509-05:00#PRTF<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p><p>On twitter an activity has evolved called Follow Friday where Tweeple (Twitter Users) will recommend other Tweeps (also people who use twitter) for following (receiving updates of their tweets).</p><p>Although I like the idea of #FF (Follow Friday) I find the lumping and listing of great follows a little awkward and often hard to pull off with my present schedule.</p><p>Enter the "Personal Recommendation To Follow" or #PRTF. </p><p>I like the thought of these because they can be posted anytime and contain as much or as little information as I like. </p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p><p></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-75980123045411036582009-11-07T07:02:00.002-05:002009-11-07T07:09:58.452-05:00Open Season<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwuVx6hVzkibKM56FXkwzTNeinUFITEVOztA5lG4i94OpybS-Q2raZCD-AXrOlRzpIV3CK7Z52VHwy41ZBiadHhCH2Vuflia9-ABsmf0U1Mk6RpWda49wA8NXmE_-9M8k-e9laXVp47oY/s1600-h/open_season.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwuVx6hVzkibKM56FXkwzTNeinUFITEVOztA5lG4i94OpybS-Q2raZCD-AXrOlRzpIV3CK7Z52VHwy41ZBiadHhCH2Vuflia9-ABsmf0U1Mk6RpWda49wA8NXmE_-9M8k-e9laXVp47oY/s320/open_season.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401332667323063186" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-85458581342959426112009-11-05T05:45:00.002-05:002009-11-05T05:49:16.138-05:00<p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Does anyone know of additional, alternative or colloquial names for a turned baluster?</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-81166189254780831302009-10-20T07:05:00.001-04:002009-10-20T07:08:14.416-04:00Great Spirit Prayer<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></div><div align="center">"Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind,<br /><br />Whose breath gives life to all the world.<br /><br />Hear me; I need your strength and wisdom.<br /><br />Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.<br /><br />Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice<br /><br />Make me wise so that I may understand the things you have taught my people.<br /><br />Help me to remain calm and strong in the face of all that comes towards me.<br /><br />Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.<br /><br />Help me seek pure thoughts and act with the intention of helping others.<br /><br />Help me find compassion without empathy overwhelming me.<br /><br />I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy<br /><br />Myself.<br /><br />Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes.<br /><br />So when life fades, as the fading sunset, my spirit may come to you without shame.<br /><br />- Lakota Sioux Chief Yellow Lark</div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-71612526134638467082009-10-17T13:35:00.004-04:002009-10-17T15:55:53.240-04:00What is this detail?<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Lzdoqx6uDPfDOAfZPPGtB2ZDXxhTEO3fxYQuntHHaEuhUeafYcN7z94rpUpuyKcJ5oZdOSpa7az6fAFjaA6a0l2uOvck5HKLulElRDJdenKu611qW7jKkGvlWUDkUDQ660FuOJuUQYIU/s1600-h/BBBoBworking.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Lzdoqx6uDPfDOAfZPPGtB2ZDXxhTEO3fxYQuntHHaEuhUeafYcN7z94rpUpuyKcJ5oZdOSpa7az6fAFjaA6a0l2uOvck5HKLulElRDJdenKu611qW7jKkGvlWUDkUDQ660FuOJuUQYIU/s320/BBBoBworking.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393658561715705026" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Does anyone know a name for a roof that steps like this?</span></span><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkL09Zutl15O5czQKYqkQ32LqSO0_6jeugd3U4GletySH6NftUwW1YgoceqirQ_h9Jge4VKTzvGT5vzH9zwrsPKJL7KYJ2WdYYhYqxy1fZDYFyOyvLMfeilKOkiIWhnkvPZCZb69v2u8-f/s1600-h/stepped+roof.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkL09Zutl15O5czQKYqkQ32LqSO0_6jeugd3U4GletySH6NftUwW1YgoceqirQ_h9Jge4VKTzvGT5vzH9zwrsPKJL7KYJ2WdYYhYqxy1fZDYFyOyvLMfeilKOkiIWhnkvPZCZb69v2u8-f/s320/stepped+roof.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393658557979076226" /></a><br /><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-27145322019382533842009-10-15T08:18:00.008-04:002009-10-15T15:00:51.634-04:00Empty box, fill again.<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p align="justify">Thinking outside of the box is something we must do every day of our life as we are constantly creating new boxes for ourselves. Even the ones we feel comfortable in are best served by our examining them for restrictive qualities. Stimulus is our best asset in helping us to get out of our own way. It can come in millions of forms limited only by our antennae and willingness to receive. <br /></p><div align="justify"><br />Several weeks back I published a blog post about twitter being best looked at as a tool. I said my favorite people on the site were those who were sharing articles and information. I downplayed the social aspect of social networking and not for the first time. I put twitter and everyone on it in a box and then this week watched as they all came busting through the top flaps and tantalized me to rethink my position.<br /><br /></div><p align="left">Thanks to everyone I have met who has spurred my growth and challenged me to trust my aesthetics.</p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">. </span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-64911961297621357622009-10-10T16:12:00.009-04:002009-10-22T19:12:08.851-04:00BBBoB Resources<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaP5I45lejonkl-4KuOCd2Nyx4_HX-bl5Vi9G47rRxAPLrppprWkzWzJ_8ziw8IWGQ6Mf9LBzFayZThkA-pA2YoEgPnetTOVeQZoc4WW7DKvDnOYbBqAcGxTjBfASFbZIwFowu8BSlP5m/s1600-h/Resources.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaP5I45lejonkl-4KuOCd2Nyx4_HX-bl5Vi9G47rRxAPLrppprWkzWzJ_8ziw8IWGQ6Mf9LBzFayZThkA-pA2YoEgPnetTOVeQZoc4WW7DKvDnOYbBqAcGxTjBfASFbZIwFowu8BSlP5m/s320/Resources.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391067004579033298" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">I follow my nose to many of the conclusions I draw on the <a href="http://bigblogofbuilding.blogspot.com/">Big Blog of Building</a>. It would be difficult to list every source I use but these I return to time and again:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></span></p><p>Book: American Shelter by Lester Walker</p><p>Book: Dictionary of Architecture and Construction by Cyril M. Harris<br /><br />Book: A field Guide to American Houses by Virginia and Lee McAlester<br /><br />Book: A visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture by Rachel Corley</p><p>Book: A Visual Dictionary Of Architecture by Francis D. K. Ching</p><p>Individual: Don Fountain - Sales at <a href="http://www.dukeslumber.com/">Dukes Lumber</a> <br /><br />Website: <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a>: Search Engine<br /><br />Website: <a href="http://twitter.com/">Twitter</a> and the entire Twitter building Community<br /><br />Website: <a href="http://www.ritchiewiki.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page">RitchieWiki</a> - Equipment Specifications, Information, and Photos</p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span><br /><br /><br /></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-36032750096691212672009-10-06T22:32:00.001-04:002009-10-06T22:34:28.552-04:00Building Business<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p>I have been spending all of my free time lately taking photographs, studying and creating entries for <a href="http://bigblogofbuilding.blogspot.com/">Barry’s Big Blog of Building</a>. I am pleased with the progress on the blog. I have learned a lot in the past week and there is much dust settling as I speak. It really amazes me when I think of all of the things I saw and recognized but did not know a formal name for. It is very cool to have a gauge for new knowledge.</p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-27066877475581105002009-10-01T20:15:00.003-04:002009-10-01T20:17:31.474-04:00Flying Dutchman<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj3qEiAeBNHVMtdJS99G63yGpkWhQSajtstk_6dDvD2_nQa_eifimMCWEmUGCZj7A6jmXtO-EifjFjI7L3_nslQJkNDnbs39Hr1Fu0Iqx18n9JFzff6_dTLHKCHMmNJvq4i-yIrmamTkZ/s1600-h/Flying-Dutchman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj3qEiAeBNHVMtdJS99G63yGpkWhQSajtstk_6dDvD2_nQa_eifimMCWEmUGCZj7A6jmXtO-EifjFjI7L3_nslQJkNDnbs39Hr1Fu0Iqx18n9JFzff6_dTLHKCHMmNJvq4i-yIrmamTkZ/s320/Flying-Dutchman.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387789768815727874" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-22837165741324371412009-10-01T06:30:00.004-04:002009-10-01T06:52:48.081-04:00The reality of the situation<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p>My Friend, Concord Carpenter, has a <a href="http://aconcordcarpentercomments.blogspot.com/2009/09/its-never-as-easy-as-it-first-seems.html">post</a> this morning about the oft hidden hitches of home renovation. </p><p>You really do not know what you will find when you open up a wall or floor. </p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-29182140337026682402009-09-30T07:28:00.002-04:002009-09-30T07:30:01.143-04:00Five<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTK42arvTJPM3tzRdqk12bGRfU_JYbDXOzWLixNdPOy74oCX6g2L4QKl4YbgpvzFKpS7J0Iaw985oloBRfOR9xu_uWntRFCzNkxh3-XgJN1L8QKRj3MMQ7MPABdKP3qxoWCOM6G577viTc/s1600-h/five.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTK42arvTJPM3tzRdqk12bGRfU_JYbDXOzWLixNdPOy74oCX6g2L4QKl4YbgpvzFKpS7J0Iaw985oloBRfOR9xu_uWntRFCzNkxh3-XgJN1L8QKRj3MMQ7MPABdKP3qxoWCOM6G577viTc/s320/five.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387221032522895842" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-38966151745176696142009-09-29T08:10:00.009-04:002009-09-29T08:36:57.119-04:00Even the best laid plans...<p><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Or</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Incarnation - Fermentation - Explanation</span></p><p><strong><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></strong></p><p>I have decided to give the building elements I have been posting here their very own blog. This will make the catalogue far easier to search as I can build it from the foundation. It will also give me many more options and allow JunctionBox to remain free as a bird. A special thank you to everyone who has shown an interest in this project, please join me at the <a href="http://bigblogofbuilding.blogspot.com/">Big Blog of Building</a> for more. </p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-16693949770525965702009-09-28T07:40:00.005-04:002009-09-28T07:54:37.418-04:002009 Lewes Block Party<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p>This past Saturday I had the privilege of attending a block party in Lewes, DE. This annual event is the brainchild of my clients Jim and Barb. I was told they initiated it a decade ago. A party like this is such a wonderful treasure. The conversations I had ranged from physics to Lewes’ history to nicknames and their origins. I love it when a community dialogue has such a festive vehicle.</p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOpwdOVhhEAfPf1kouV_0DnOH8V9NMq67wD4RC7pMFWhDFUK6_bHyfJAnbyiicEFtmE6M_idIeiTnnJ9e0T-MYWxqaFxanMqUyczmE6GV3lKv4i5b9PnAKILmzvXaZSP0nfL-lWLyaGJF/s1600-h/2009_Lewes_Block+Party1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOpwdOVhhEAfPf1kouV_0DnOH8V9NMq67wD4RC7pMFWhDFUK6_bHyfJAnbyiicEFtmE6M_idIeiTnnJ9e0T-MYWxqaFxanMqUyczmE6GV3lKv4i5b9PnAKILmzvXaZSP0nfL-lWLyaGJF/s320/2009_Lewes_Block+Party1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386482432261584338" /></a></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8P66_IAMLrKVfWO8j1A1QoMN0-CDAbpLUtZVmrWE6mSZ1wSB92XgeKLxAH_PW2m95XLV6cMts4lUu02ZJgFuKIGy9VOsffE4pCkKh_vb4i-x4VAoLiXYmNOAGhZ6WvbtZPFTVHT2VAWY/s1600-h/2009_Lewes_Block+Party2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8P66_IAMLrKVfWO8j1A1QoMN0-CDAbpLUtZVmrWE6mSZ1wSB92XgeKLxAH_PW2m95XLV6cMts4lUu02ZJgFuKIGy9VOsffE4pCkKh_vb4i-x4VAoLiXYmNOAGhZ6WvbtZPFTVHT2VAWY/s320/2009_Lewes_Block+Party2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386482351879479586" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScyQE04cT66XrlGRLIx26YGOL_OqTrd2Zz12jl-Te-ImN_ZAhEYGoJjqNkcO69m8SbCDnF2JOynrokMKwJCPwDECuF456u2NvjxCMyf_Bhj2IgaLybWGcY8r0xJB6u5Shm8SWO8y2bd7O/s1600-h/2009_Lewes_Block+Party3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScyQE04cT66XrlGRLIx26YGOL_OqTrd2Zz12jl-Te-ImN_ZAhEYGoJjqNkcO69m8SbCDnF2JOynrokMKwJCPwDECuF456u2NvjxCMyf_Bhj2IgaLybWGcY8r0xJB6u5Shm8SWO8y2bd7O/s320/2009_Lewes_Block+Party3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386482343538812850" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXys0pWa_MwCdlrY0JSeGNwBhpgjOc1ipmPG_vBfukZSFvqWccnvYdaSBAbsxm409hlxSWNwxR_Il1Wt_lrT18N-6JTjGwi4aMd3UZABe4XVNRZ3tnzxuVpDpoPuTxpSd9Rofj5a8oTllv/s1600-h/2009_Lewes_Block+Party5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXys0pWa_MwCdlrY0JSeGNwBhpgjOc1ipmPG_vBfukZSFvqWccnvYdaSBAbsxm409hlxSWNwxR_Il1Wt_lrT18N-6JTjGwi4aMd3UZABe4XVNRZ3tnzxuVpDpoPuTxpSd9Rofj5a8oTllv/s320/2009_Lewes_Block+Party5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386482336044070738" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAchyDSq1H0rdyB8pC7gMiwwoXvOI-F4gYK6JUg9ENgHbkAJ_Kh9bF38LsvjArBxWggOr67TxR96MNdtc08wv6MU9CMUSmE8e9zGhPstK36UnDxGnMTib28JCGei1kH8IVGXHAWjtojfS/s1600-h/2009_Lewes_Block+Party6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAchyDSq1H0rdyB8pC7gMiwwoXvOI-F4gYK6JUg9ENgHbkAJ_Kh9bF38LsvjArBxWggOr67TxR96MNdtc08wv6MU9CMUSmE8e9zGhPstK36UnDxGnMTib28JCGei1kH8IVGXHAWjtojfS/s320/2009_Lewes_Block+Party6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386482327578600242" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-85042445164542675112009-09-26T08:51:00.002-04:002009-09-26T08:54:45.399-04:00Cross Gable<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRtxcybJuAwph3n42cUDSVMMdnUejfMhOgrPoEb97f_pKBokLaV0VqrnEnrCCx5rEw0Qpm9Ptfud-b7NdVaPm292CmuAhdWAqiDQE0vpVUOtNtk4JQ3QLbOlz9pMb7fCar65YkRGCLe08/s1600-h/Cross_Gable_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRtxcybJuAwph3n42cUDSVMMdnUejfMhOgrPoEb97f_pKBokLaV0VqrnEnrCCx5rEw0Qpm9Ptfud-b7NdVaPm292CmuAhdWAqiDQE0vpVUOtNtk4JQ3QLbOlz9pMb7fCar65YkRGCLe08/s320/Cross_Gable_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385758196357220994" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-59179775428590316682009-09-25T16:23:00.008-04:002009-09-25T16:47:16.491-04:00Chimney Crown with Corbel<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TWq-_ZBl7MivEB_M8johqiBYy27gOr636h9FdAHAtalh9nGT7i_hnINvDdqqMvZPEr-Y6mXdngW85bnQeG2SZn7rdQaqhHtuRs9-_JN9xyJX9DABt_begYsw5Nb8VYWz0vvvdNWQ57Dk/s1600-h/Chimney_Crown_With_Corbel_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TWq-_ZBl7MivEB_M8johqiBYy27gOr636h9FdAHAtalh9nGT7i_hnINvDdqqMvZPEr-Y6mXdngW85bnQeG2SZn7rdQaqhHtuRs9-_JN9xyJX9DABt_begYsw5Nb8VYWz0vvvdNWQ57Dk/s320/Chimney_Crown_With_Corbel_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385509157873045314" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-63243456551273149982009-09-25T06:23:00.002-04:002009-09-25T06:25:51.071-04:00Triangular Dormer<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8T2_2ahtgJOHBmsf8B6T6_ukK3SvVli7jXROtWQK4DOJEmUfSsNHqw3rmh0uAa8z9XQOUkA0wrmQsVuV4oIS3sG2szZcUxutVxKaVySZyCZmWZiBtSwL_s-r_Z37sxiHU6Q7W9bMOLkq/s1600-h/Triangular_Dormer_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8T2_2ahtgJOHBmsf8B6T6_ukK3SvVli7jXROtWQK4DOJEmUfSsNHqw3rmh0uAa8z9XQOUkA0wrmQsVuV4oIS3sG2szZcUxutVxKaVySZyCZmWZiBtSwL_s-r_Z37sxiHU6Q7W9bMOLkq/s320/Triangular_Dormer_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385349008628347714" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-47341387031611764062009-09-24T13:38:00.007-04:002009-09-24T15:33:57.902-04:00Open Road<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p>I have always had a fascination with offices. Ever since I was really small I can remember being in one kind of office or another. The way they work or don’t work is fascinating and it all boils down to systems. Add in the humans and you have Eco-systems.</p><p>I remember the office of Highway Motors, a used car lot my grandfather owned on Route 13 in Dover, Delaware. I was all of 4 but at 43 I’m still very familiar with the battleship grey of the desks in the converted trailer home where Bernard, my dad and grandfather sold quality, pre owned cars. My mom worked in that office too, handling paperwork and making typing better than television for watching. <br /></p><p>It is interesting how we grow up watching our relatives work with their hands. My father was a truck driver when he finished selling cars. He slung crates of milk on delivery in Salisbury, Maryland. He always wore gloves and could keep the gray water from the floor of the truck, off his clothes. He had probably had some experience slinging things on his father’s farm as a kid. (Before they sold the farm and took up selling cars.)</p><p>Out the back door of the office-trailer was the shop where a mechanic named “Little Man” worked in coveralls. Little man was Popeye-esque in that he was grizzled in appearance at a fairly young age. All I ever heard anyone call him was Little Man. I don’t think I ever saw him mad. I just remember a smiley, greasy face and maybe even a wink. He was really at home in his own skin as they say. About ten years ago I heard little man had died. <br /></p><p>There is a lot to remember and I want to say light bulbs, not flags, lined it. And there were loads of automobiles on blue and white gravel. I guess I would have washed the cars on that lot had the business stayed in the family. Instead, It was sold to a man named Slaughter and I took on the job of cleaning up, next day, at the drive in. Boy is that another story.</p><p>I thought about calling our business today “Highway Home Services”. </p><p>Highways have Junctions...</p><p>It is a stetch...<br /></p><p>Hit the road Jack.</p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.<br /><br /></span>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726341790168124115.post-8024907530260782922009-09-24T07:10:00.006-04:002009-09-24T07:26:53.053-04:00Diagonal Wooden Sheathing<p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaiIOA8MZqtqlcyulnfYYRWhO-BsxHaljRG-d4-fs62Zv3Jw_I8Y9lmFk1s2uPcVfDIquE2lLdveBKkjEbVex2jcK0EwJ_Daroa7kEhRv-bmn3hWVQ4TnP5ZDr1-UfoOz-g4xnmkQVgWM/s1600-h/Diagonal_Wooden_Sheathing_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaiIOA8MZqtqlcyulnfYYRWhO-BsxHaljRG-d4-fs62Zv3Jw_I8Y9lmFk1s2uPcVfDIquE2lLdveBKkjEbVex2jcK0EwJ_Daroa7kEhRv-bmn3hWVQ4TnP5ZDr1-UfoOz-g4xnmkQVgWM/s320/Diagonal_Wooden_Sheathing_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384991429341812066" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffcc;">.</span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796669780146766468noreply@blogger.com0