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Commentary on the Trinity Theory
The Trinity "Doctrine" has been debated since The Council of Nicaea established the Trinity and
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Sanding paint off an old wood floor
Often I am asked to sand paint off of an old wood floor. Today I would like to share with you some information and pictures about what this kind of job entails. The landlord of this apartment has been...
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Franklyn's Wood Flooring School
On July 15th one of my dreams will start to come true. I will actually have a permanant location to teach wood floors. They are hanging sheetrock for the new facility Monday and Tuesday. If things...
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Some signs for the Fourth of July
I was doing an estimate for a wood flooring job up in Lacey WA, I got the job and scheduled it for next week. The owner had some concerns about discoloration from pets after she took up the carpet....
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The Porch Oval and Swinging Doors
I always love to try something new and making the oval and swinging doors was one of those challenges. The homeowner who I have done a lot of wood projects for wanted some privacy for their back...
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Born Learning trail at Decatur Woods Park
Often times I take my dog with me when I do wood floor estimates or just in home consultations.Usually these are short so Marley...
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Adding a concrete footing for a set of stairs
Sometimes I do some deck work when the wood flooring business is slow. I am going to write about a deck where I built a set of stairs to the back lawn. I learned a lot from this project and have...
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The ultimate goal one should have in life.
I just read a post on my Facebook (like and share if you agree)
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A day with Dave Savula
You may not know who Dave Savula is so I will tell you a little about him and share my experience with a live training with him.Dave Savula is the #1 money earner in LegalShield with over 20 years of...
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Launch Yourself to Success with the Power of Belief
I've been a firm believer in the power of belief for some time now. I have used it repetitively in my wood flooring business. I now think it will help me in my endeavor to start and succeed with...
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Win Success by Believing You Can Succeed
This morning I was on a call and they were talking about how the reality around us on the outside is very much a mirror image of the reality in our inner belief. I took some time to ponder that thought...
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Fixing squeaks in an old wood floor
A common problem I run into is squeaks in an old wood floor. Most squeaks are caused by movement and two pieces of flooring rubbing against each other. I recently looked at a floor and there seemed...
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Inlaying 7 pointed stars in wood floors
One of the things I am working on right now is designing a template to make 7 pointed stars in both wood floors and wood table tops in a variety of different sizes. This is a very interesting...
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Where can I get my will done?
Let's face it, we are all going to leave this earth at sometime. What happens to your assets after you leave is the purpose of having a will. A will isn't about you but about the welfare of those you...
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Selling Used Cars by the Pound
I always enjoy seeing someone using creative advertising to market a product or service. I got a real chuckle out of a sign I saw recently at Campbell Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram at 217 West Main Street...
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Converting my gasoline powered Astro to an all electric vehicle
As many people know, I am researching the practicality of converting my gasoline powered Astro to an all electric vehicle. One of the things I am exploring is vehicles that are currently being offered...
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3000 Miles to Cape Canaveral, Florida
Several years ago I made a road trip on what I call the "Great Continental Diagonal". This was the second time I had made this trip to spend a month of quality time with my mother who lived in Cape...
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Can Twins be born in different months?
Today as I write this it is September 1, 2013 and I woke with this question on my mind. "Can twins be born on different months?" It's possibly something you have never thought about but it's not...
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Thousand Dollar Restaurants
My son played travel ice hockey from age 7 to age 15. This created a lot of situations where we were eating out of town at a local restaurant. My son and I gave the waitress on one such occasion our...
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Pastor's Barbeque sends wrong message
Several years ago I visited a church next to where I was working. It was the Mountain View Baptist Churchin Centralia, WA. They have digital recordings of the sermons on their website if you are...
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How did they get 300 beer bottles past security at the airport?
As I was returning home from Ithaca, NY one of my layovers was at the Philadelphia International Airport. Due to thunderstorms flights were running a little behind schedule. My flight came in at the D...
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The 950 dollar violin
We had just moved to Billings, Montana. We had driven 2000 miles from Upstate New York to relocate there. We knew no one and were starting over from scratch. No one in our immediate family had ever...
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Our First Professional Baseball Game
My son and I got to see our first Professional baseball game at SAFECO field on September 27, 2013. It was the last home game of the season and was Fan Appreciation Night so we got some extras like...
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24 Secret Passages in the New Testament
I am a Mason and often people seem to think that since something is done in secret. it MUST be bad. However, if you browse through the 24 verses from the New Testament often times secrets are a good...
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Why I Decided to Become a Mason
I was on my way home from a job and decided to stop by a rest stop on I - 5 and get a cup of coffee and a cookie or two. I always like to see which organization is running the rest area and stop...
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