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Pantry Constructed, Tile Laid

After eight days of work, spanning two Wednesdays, my kitchen has the appearance of completion from a construction perspective. Yesterday the sheetrock went up around my newly-formed pantry’s pocket door and the last of the floor tile was laid.

My appliances are happily sitting in the garage so I may be close to seeing my new fridge, oven, and dish washer installed. The cooktop and sink must wait for the countertop, which is expected next Wednesday. The hood will follow the installation of the wall tile. But since I do not yet even own wall tile I am not sure how long this will be.

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New Pantry Formed, Tile Work Begins

The pace of my contractors’ work continues to amaze me. They have finished rerouting the gas line in the combined pantry, furnace and laundry closet. The new pocket door providing access to this room is in place. And the tile floor is over 50% done.

The only cause for concern is the wall tile I am planning for the wall behind the oven and hood. I was just informed by the tile store that it will not be available until mid-June. This weekend my friend Antonio and I will search for a replacement to try and keep the project on track for a April 9 finish.

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Kitchen Takes Shape

Just four days into construction the shape of the new kitchen has appeared. Yesterday I spent eight hours running around town picking up some of the last items for the kitchen, although I still lack a faucet and pendant lights. I do have paint, floor tile, wall tiles, and all the major items.
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Arouse and Fulfill

I am one third of the way into Randy Olson’s Don’t Be Such a Scientist, which offers communication assistance to the scientifically inclined.  This book is growing on me and has helped me identify and describe a lot of the problems I have in communication and see in my engineering coworkers.  On page 69 Olson relates a quote that provides the fundamental guide for communications: “arouse and fulfull”.

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Gaming Google to Dominate the Drummonds

Six or seven years ago I became intrigued with becoming the Internet’s “Scott Drummonds”.  My Dad had called me up to brag that his home page ranked number one on Google, Yahoo, and HotBot, or some other engine BGE (before the Google era.)  I wasn’t sure how he had done it, but I knew that I wanted to do the same.  And why stop at number one?  Why not go for total domination of the top 10?  I’ve always been curious as to how this can be done.

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