A house with no windows.

Straight out with it I personally don't like having windows in my home. Is "seeing out" the motive for windows? Can't that be done quite cheaply these days, with outdoor camera's? Or even a periscope if you must.

Oh the Lighting? I just have to have the lighting. Skylights can do that. Better yet, have you ever reflected the light from the sun onto a building or into someone's eyes by tilting a small even broken off piece of a mirror? Ha, you know you have. If not, go, now if the sun is out, take a hand mirror, make the sun ricochet off of it. Now, Can't you lay those out in such a fashion to keep the sun reflected down into your house through a mirrored light tunnel with openings wherever you want?

The breeze? Really? You live somewhere that moderate that you don't need to change the outdoor temperature the majority of the year? Well even then the rest of the year, windows have long been the culprits for reducing the effectiveness of heaters and air conditioners. But with no windows even that occasional fresh air day would be missed. No, Install crankable roof vents like most every camping trailer has, only fix it where you can rotate the lid around so you'd want it round instead of square. That way the lid "catches" the wind and bounces it down into your house.

Oh ya, windows...an escape in a fire. Yes. Also a frequent entry point for criminals there to rob, or worse. An emergency escape door or hatch would do the same thing for you with less risk.

Habit. Well, imagine putting flat screens in a "looks like a window frame" with curtains. opening curtains turns on the lcd monitor and gives you a full camera view of what is out that window, you can change it to look a different way, or change it to play a scene as if that window were looking out over the ocean.

Hail storms...Got any clue how many times the most serious damage was to the windows and then the resulting storm coming through the now busted out window and wiping out your laptop that was setting on the sofa.

Claustrophobic? Use many mirrors, much lighting, and you have more room for very scenic calming paintings. Or have one small porthole by your chair if you must.

But all in all, I give "Windows" a thumbs down.

People Talking Bad About You?

[1:19:27 PM] I asked my 3rd grade daughter, what would you do at school if some girl was spreading rumors about you that made you look bad, what would you do?

she said: I'd ignore her and walk away.

I asked what if they kept doing it every day? She said; I'd spread rumors about them, then they'd learn their lesson.

I said "What about people you met that believe the rumors ? She said I'd tell them it wasn't true and to shut up and I'd ignore them."

I said "But would you be sad and depressed-when so many people came up to you that believed her?

she nodded

I asked.."What would you do to get over that?".

She said, "I'd forget about it"
"and the people that believed her?"
"yes, them too"
Would you be angry about it? "yeah"
Well what do you mean "forget about it"
"I mean I would ignore them her and them, if they talked to me it would be the same as if they hadn't"

Would you forgive them?
"no, if they kept on doing it I wouldn't, if they were trying to stop I would".

I KNOW, RIGHT?

"i know, right?" ...Something they say in some parts of our culture, basically means the same thing as remarking with "exactly!" or "oh that is just so so true".

Thursday Completions

Finally got the brass fitting out of the gas line and plugged it off where it went to the gas refrigerator now in the landfill.

Got the propane tank checked and seated in good and air bled out and the hot water heater going again. That is a welcome relief, easier to keep the place clean and dishes clesn.

Bought a Filter like thing to make the A/C a new air filter, did that and installed it, hopefully that solves the freezing up problems, we'll see.

Unbolted the receptacle from the wall, behind the refrigerator..moved it out and back so the refrigerator can slide in enough for the front feet to be completely on the support board. Still need to reverse the doors..put a screen on the access door, add some insulation to the side and trim it out and finish the trim...before it is "done done"

Still have a challenge of getting the stuff on the bunkbeds sorted and put away or hauled away, and a couple cabinets to empty out and rework tonight.

Looking forward to parenting time this weekend, (thus the push to get things finished up.) Really need a break myself so it should be very laid back.

So much being pushed to the forefront these next few weeks, time to wrap stuff up and move on towards creating more income.