Author: Jamal

My wife and I knew that we were having problems with the air conditioner, because the indoor air was starting to feel warm and clammy. Even when the air conditioner was running nonstop, it was still struggling to cool the temperature down to 73 degrees. During the summer time days, the best temperature we could […]

He never fixed the problem with the furnace and he spent almost two hours in the garage. When you need to have the furnace serviced, it’s important to call a licensed professional. The right heating or cooling company should be certified, licensed, bonded, and insured. This is the only way to cover your home and […]

I have constantly been passionate about visual art, however I never thought I could turn it into a career someday. I figured that I’d entirely land myself a 9 to 5 office job where I’b relegated to resting in misery in a cubicle for the rest of our adult life. I went through that process […]

I have always been romantic about visual art, but I never thought I could turn it into a job someday. I figured that I’d honestly land myself a 9 to 5 office task where I’b relegated to sitting in misery in a cubicle for the rest of my adult life. I went through that process […]

The quarantine was bad enough, but now because of all these forest fires everything is turned up another level. 2020 is one corker of a year, isn’t it? Over the last few months my wife and I have played every card game, dice game, board game, video game, and role playing game that we have. […]

Building this log cabin has been a lifelong dream of mine, and a source of worry and work for the last three years. I think I may have another year or so left until I am done with it all. Part of the reason for that is me being in no hurry at all. I […]

The family cabin had not been used in some time, probably since Aunt Mable died and that was almost a decade ago. I called around to a few people, just inquiring if the cabin had been sold, or if anyone was staying there, but no one knew anything. Mable was the only one who ever […]

First of all, before I talk about this I need to say that everyone involved is totally safe. They are in the area of the wildfires out west, in fact they are completely surrounded by wildfires! But my friend and her family are all very safe, because they live above the timberline, so there is […]

It was really interesting to try my hand at design. While I have a fairly creative brain, I am not very good when it comes to putting it down on paper. Or in this case, a computer program. However, with my wife’s help, we started doing just that with house plans. This began a few […]

When you live in an area that is renowned for the heat, you better be sure that you have the HVAC situation in order. That much is a for sure certainty. The home we bought had a decent HVAC unit. We actually negotiated a better price because it was past the middle of its productivity. […]