Home Maintenance – Pick and Choose Your Battles

There are a lot of great DIY, home remodeling and fix up shows on TV today. Somehow I wish that I had all these skill. From framing to painting to electrical and plumbing. The truth is that I can do a lot of these skill, but the other truth is that I don’t like doing […]

One Year of Solar Electricity and What I have Learned

There are a couple of items that I have learned over the last year of my foray into solar electricity. When you monitor and analyze your electrical usage on a daily basis you learn a lot more than when you just get the bill at the end of the month. So here are the items […]

Building a Custom Home in Long Beach

In the process of building a custom home, I’ve learned a few things, uncovered some myths, and confirmed some of my original beliefs. Most importantly, I have learned that a good team of specialists is the solution to most every problem. I correctly anticipated the level of complexity in building our first custom home. Yet […]