The Nucleus Of John Chapman
The Oskie House! This was quite the impactful place. The fact that Mr. Shultz was across the street was also just very impactful. I took two drone video segments, and a few photos of both the house and Oskaloosa the city. And a little drive up the road getting close to Mr. Schultz’s old house. … Read more
Many childhood years spent here. I remember when they widened the road in front of this house. One morning I looked out and saw them loading up big rocks my dad had put out there. It seems like I was 5. I ran out there and told them they couldn’t take them. My mom popped … Read more
1934 N. 45th St on 4-12-2021 Video below the pictures. I was traveling up to Brainerd, Minnesota, and had a stop in Kansas City. So, I swung by and got some photos of three places where I used to live. This place here is where we lived before me moved to Oskaloosa. It has changed … Read more
About a month or so ago, just guessing, I was grilling at my sisters and brother-in-laws. I was using the wood grill, as I really like the taste of meat that has the wood smoke flavor. The meat had been cooking for a bit, and I came back to check on it, and I found … Read more
I’m helping my sister clear some trees – a crapload of small ones – for a garden area, and for an area to raise chickens. This video was her putting into play things I’d demonstrated. She is doing GREAT!
The whole work/life balance thing is usually only a problem for others. Meaning, you do what you want to do. Work as hard and as much as you want. If you are getting push back, it is from others demanding your time and attention. It is OTHERS telling you to get work/life balance. If you … Read more
The rest of my life will be lived selfishly. Ruthlessly Selfishly. Unambiguously Selfishly. Harshly Selfishly. Selfishly Focused. All. About. Me. When I say those first 5 lines above, repeating several times just to explore how it fits and matches me, I have full realization that it fits me well. Very well. A great match. Perfect, … Read more
I found a great pair of shoes. Turned out, they were retro. Way retro. I found these in a Thrift Store, labeled as “Classic” (or something like that). I prefer shoes with a really thin sole like Sketchers. But, these were cool. But. after wearing them a month or so, they started to … Read more
Replaced my valve body gasket on my Ford Explorer today. Problems shifting, had to manually drop into 1st to take off. Couldn’t go over 72 mph with it slipping. Overdrive acting up. I’d been babying this problem for several years, and it was getting worse. Looking at the worn out disintegrating gasket – it’s amazing … Read more
So I’m up in Maine. Took a day trip. First pics are water-front in Portland, Maine. Rest of pictures are from the bay, right near “The Salt Cod Cafe”. Looking for it on a map, it is at 1894 Harpswell Islands Rd, Orr’s Island, ME 04066 Let’s start with the waterfront – looking at bay … Read more