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Jackson and “Jacked Up.”

Posted in Commentary, Container House, Democrats, Energy, Environment, Family, Green Design, HowTo, ISBU, Modern Times, Opinion, Politics, Republicans, Shipping Containers, Technology, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, alternative power, architecture, construction, housing, personal, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Okay, so I took a few days off…
It’s been “pretty difficult” around here lately (in fact, on a one to ten, it’s been an “eight”). The “Mommy” is slowly recovering (“Mommy” recently had a stroke), and Joshua, astutely sensing a momentary change in the balance of power, has taken the opportunity to wage a full [...]

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Thank You.

Posted in Commentary, Container House, Energy, Environment, Family, Green Design, Helping Hands, HowTo, ISBU, Military, Modern Times, Obama, Opinion, Politics, Shipping Containers, Survival, Technology, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, alternative power, architecture, construction, housing, personal, recovery, tagged , , , , , on May 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Memorial Day, which was originally called “Decoration Day,” is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service.
But where did it come from?
Although dozens of cities claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day, my favorite attribution is the evidence that organized women’s groups in the South were decorating graves before [...]

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Mr. Ronin’s Neighborhood

Posted in Container House, Energy, Environment, Family, Green Design, HowTo, Humor, ISBU, Shipping Containers, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, alternative power, architecture, construction, housing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 18, 2009 | 8 Comments »

Greetings and salutations, fellow campers!
Welcome to “Mr Ronin’s Neighborhood!”

Now, as you know… my family is building a home out of recycled boxes. Won’t you be my neighbor?
NO!??
Hey, it’s not like it’s refrigerator boxes, or TV boxes, or even those cool boxes that your washer and dryer come in… Although those are in [...]

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Assume The Position!

Posted in Activism, Modern Times, Opinion, Shipping Containers, personal, tagged , , , , , on May 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Look, when I started this blog, I told you that  I would take a position, and then…
The shouting matches would probably begin. Take a look around you.  America is in real trouble, and even with all the talk and banter about how screwed up things are, nothing is really getting done to fix things.
So, [...]

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Another Container Home hits the street!

Posted in Commentary, Container House, Environment, FEMA, Family, Green Design, HowTo, ISBU, Opinion, Shipping Containers, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, alternative power, architecture, construction, housing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Recently, I was contacted by “The Divine Miss M’s” designer (you remember HER, right?)…
Michael Mardis (of Workshop308.com) asked me to post pictures of ISBU houses I’ve participated in building, because he wanted to know “what I thought an ISBU house should look like…”
Now, I suspect that he’s pissed that I “took issue” with [...]

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“Peek-a-boo” ISBU!

Posted in Container House, Environment, Green Design, ISBU, Shipping Containers, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, architecture, construction, housing, tagged , , , , , on May 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Okay,
I’m hesitant to do this, because I know it’s gonna spawn some crazy conversations, but here goes…
Evidently, an architectural group known as “Bellemo & Cat Architects” decided that they’d build a container house of their own. Now, seeing as how they didn’t want the house to be a “blight on the landscape,” they pulled off [...]

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Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Posted in Container House, ISBU, Shipping Containers, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, architecture, construction, housing, tagged , , , , , , on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m reminded today of the “Battle of Puebla” where 4,500 untrained Mexican commoners courageously defeated 6,500 Mercenaries, Indians and French soldiers, to voice their opposition of oppression.
That history lesson seems particularly fitting, as America tosses and turns in it’s bed, waiting to see what each new day brings. The economy is in shambles, mortgages are [...]

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Isn’t Missouri the “Show Me State”?

Posted in Container House, Environment, Green Design, ISBU, Shipping Containers, Stimulus Bill, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, architecture, construction, housing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 4, 2009 | Comments Off

Recently, I ran a post about a lady in Missouri that is building her container house. I’d spoken with her designer and provided him with a copy of the post I intended to publish, out of respect for “a fellow tradesman.”
But, lately, I’m still getting email from people asking me about what’s going on, and [...]

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Pipe Dreams

Posted in Commentary, Donations, Energy, Environment, FEMA, Family, Green Design, HowTo, ISBU, Opinion, Shipping Containers, Technology, The Bubba Effect, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, alternative power, architecture, construction, housing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 1, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Once upon a time…
As you no doubt know by now, my family is building a new home out of shipping containers, and other cast-off stuff. (I suppose the first clue was that blue box up there in the banner, huh?)
It’s a tale told with turmoil, torment, treachery, and even some triumphs, and we’re [...]

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