Book Photos

Preface

 

Thoughts on Having a Second Childhood

What and Where is Comfort?

Hidden Strengths

The Power of Perspective

 

Teaching

 

What isn't There

 

Just For One Day

"Knowledge is Power" - Francis Bacon

 

It's so Obvious

Honoring the Dead Men and the Mentors

 

What's the Worst that Could Happen?

 

The Cat Meditation

 

How We Got Into Hot Water

 

 

Water and Energy: Fixing the Leaks

Energy Efficiency... How Far Can it Go?

 

Now You're Cooking with Gas?

A two “burner” induction cooktop

 

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How Much Power Do We Really Need?

How to Look at a Water Heater

Here is anideal water heater. It's a basic tank with no energy affiliation.

top of gas water heater

hot combustion chamber showing discoloration

torque multiplier with 12-point socket and 1/2" drive

Two anodes. On the left is the hex head type, and the other is the hot outlet combined with anode.

 

Here is a typical plastic drain valve held by a basin wrench. A crescent wrench gives the needed force to unscrew the drain.

 

Water Heater Safety and Installation Problems

Hot Water Heaven

How Efficient Can Old Technology Be?

 

 

 

Finding Mama Cat

 

My Love Affair with Water

Growing Old?

What Do You See?

Walking With Dan

It's a Red Sock Day!

Taking Care

What the Animals Do for Me

Water Speaks

Mama Cat's Diary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreaming About Housing

 

 

 

 

 

REALLY Low-Cost Homes

 

How to Look at a House

 

 

 

Lessons in Power from Off the Grid

Systems Thinking Applied to Buildings

On Making a Cat Happy... and Other Worthwhile Purr-suits

Mom Taught by Example

Pancakes

Quiet Time

My Other Father

Being Helpful

What is a Good Investment?

The Stories a Photo Can and Can't Tell

Troubleshooting: Art or Science?

Plumbers' Tools, Old and New

The Properties of All Materials

"You've Got Me Surrounded"

When We Look for the Good

Cat Stories    Shadow is Polite

Mama Cat Walked Out

Memories of Merlin

The Rex

The Philosophy of Good Plumbing

The Chemistry, Physics, and Biology of Plumbing

Plumbing That Works

Is it Ever "Just Plumbing"?

Pros and Cons of Different Piping Materials

What's a Cistern Doing in the Loo?

Mick the Dog

Hallelujah

Abundance

A Very Human Act

Touchstones

Responding vs. Reacting

Talents and Skills

Phases We Go Through

If it Looks Like Magic, You Don't Understand it Well Enough

Taking the Long View

                            Quotations

 

Imagine

Protection

Acceptance Land

If Everyone Were Just Like Me...Musing in a Seussian Sort of Way

How Ya Doin'?

What is the Value of Life?