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Chapter One By Cognitive Dissonance   Regular readers may remember a humorous post from November of 2014 by Mrs. Cog titled ‘Amps Times Volts Equals Watts’. In that article Mrs. Cog relates ...

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Have you ever walked into a public bathroom and suddenly realized you're in the wrong one? Where's the urinal's? Or maybe you've entered a room expecting to join a meeting and you quickly realize...

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By Cognitive Dissonance Updated on Saturday, November 15th, 2014   Did you know the explosive force of one gallon of gasoline is equivalent to several sticks of dynamite? While it is admittedly ...

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Spring has sprung, which not only means we have begun our first full growing season here on the mountain (last year we didn't move in until mid June) but several projects we have been planning ov...

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Since I am new to the whole-hearted efforts of gardening, it is beyond refreshing to have the perennials on the property come blasting into renewal on auto-pilot with their Spring buds. This self...

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Click on any of the images to enlarge them. For half of the 70's and all of the 80's I was a remodeling contractor in addition to being a general contractor. So not only did I provide top to bott...

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When Mrs. Cog and daughter joined me in life several years ago they brought along a third member of the gang: Tramp, a 18-20 lb 'personality plus' Maine Coon Cat who was King of the Castle. Tramp...

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The beautiful frozen branches in the above photo are not covered in the ice or snow that has been falling here on the mountain since Sunday, it is frozen fog. When the fog seeps in and hangs thic...

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Hardy Kiwi were another wonderful discovery that came with the homestead. Also known as "Chinese Gooseberries", Hardy Kiwi is a cousin to the fuzzy kiwi that you may have tried before. They are h...

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