John Stamey

@lauralorson.net Opus 1 hole music for ATC background is a new one to me. If that was your call: Bravo! Regardless Keep up the great work all around. Your contribution matters to me.

Good clean living is paying dividends

My Fitbit thinks I am amazing and my phone would like to see me try a little harder. Reality is somewhere between the two I suppose.

This wall paper sparks joy. Not so much for me directly but I love the reaction to it.

Snow cover means it’s a good day to burn our brush pile. Year’s worth of limbs gathered and bagged leaves from town are soon incinerated. Pretty good evening. Kids stayed occupied on the snow pile as a sledding hill.

Anybody out there make a vinyl cut sticker when and idea strikes them. I’m not an artist so AI helped, but porky the little forky is my idea.

Did finding facts that way mean less facts but better learned? I think my net number of learned facts remains the same but i look up an awful lot more.

Asked a mason once what vitrified means. Seeing “VB&T” (vitrified brick and tile) stamped on paving bricks. He didn’t know. You probably do, but to save a search it’s essentially oven fired in the years since I’ve never seen vitrified called out in a spec or drawing. So much to learn about bricks.

Was a bit startled to have bumped into a high school classmate while grabbing coffee today. I was mired in a late day effort to saw and was dusted accordingly. A bit of my ego was questioning my life choices that put me where I was but in the end I am proud to be doing the work I do.

With very few followers there is no audience to post for. However, I want to post because it’s often my best/only chance at reflection and thought gathering.

Thought of something that would make a good post. Damned if I know what it is now though. Maybe it’ll come back to me.

Learned a fair amount about water well contamination and septic systems today. Wasn’t planning to do either but here we are at day’s end slight smarter about both.

Got this gable dormer mostly framed today. Past the tricky parts for sure. Not perfect but happy enough.

One thing that came to mind: this was far from automatic for me. Having some solitude to just think on it was vital. Got to remember that when tasking others.

Progress on the nat continues. Kinda sluggish lately but that’s okay.

Changed the whole house water filter this morning. My goal is to work like a pit crew and be done before the family notices I shut off the water. 12 month streak so far and counting.

Organized a PPE cabinet, discussed thermostat placement, graded rock, graded a yard (not pictured) fixed our well (also not pictured) and caught the sunrise of the month. There will be better days but today will do.

Organized a PPE cabinet, discussed thermostat placement, graded rock, graded a yard (not pictured) fixed our well (also not pictured) and caught the sunrise of the month. There will be better days but today will do.

In the spirit of posting more: here’s a pic from work. 1. I love these leather bags. Still breaking them in but the authenticity and durability are unbeatable. 2. Handy trick to make a hook for hanging them. Set a nail about 3/4” out and claw the hammer to make a shelf. Works slick.

I’m posting here about 12x more than I do in all other social media combined. It’s a two tiered effort: firstly it’s practice at making posts worth reading. Secondly I want this to succeed so I figure posting should help more than hurt. Time will tell on both.

I think it’s a fad driven by stupid influences. it’s much cheaper to just throw up some shelves, than cabinet doors. So just like how open floorplans were driven by HGTV types to get better camera angles open shelving was driven as a way to avoid the cost of legitimate cabinets.

Agree. Of all the analysis this one makes the most sense.

I enjoyed a nice walk through the Flinthills this morning. The only downside was my choice of footwear and having to push a bicycle with a flat tire.

My company finished a solid project today. Super collaborative effort with several great companies. I intend to remember the gratification of this job well done as we look for the next.

Thinking about motivation and finding something to smile about. The troubles of day can sour any puss. Exuding positivity is really hard to do, but I’ll be damned: it actually works. Not only for those in your orbit but for yourself. I’ll keep trying.

Wind is blowing. Always unsettling when it gusts through the night.

Pretty great day. Built some more of the pool house. Got donuts on a ride through town.

An audience of one (as of this writing) makes it seem a little awkward to be writing posts. However, I am gonna post because I really don’t anywhere else.

This is why I ride for short money.

@prairielaura.bsky.social cool to hear about the move and I am sure some architectural info will be appreciated, but what about the dogs? How are they liking the new digs?