I’ve always been fascinated with oddball architecture and i can’t imagine anything more cool than living in a hobbit house.

So it’s not surprising I am fascinated by this hobbit house that was built in Wales by Simon Dale.

The framing is of locally gathered oak, the walls and foundation are made of mud and stone, and floor walls and roof are insulated with straw.

Virtually everything inside (flooring, windows, plumbing) is made of reused materials.

The house is heated with wood, water comes from a near by stream, and solar panels provide electricity.

You can learn more about this fascinating house at,

http://www.inhabitat.com/extraordinary-off-grid-hobbit-home-in-wales-only-cost-3000-to-build/

It’s facilitated by Kathleen Burton McDade.

For the most part it’s really good, though I don’t exactly fit in. They break the group into WordPress newbies or experienced WordPress professionals.

I don’t quite fit into either group.

I’ve done a number of WordPress blogs, my primary one being for the Washington County Public Affairs forum. I am very comfortable with WordPress, but far from being a professional.

I find the way the WordPress templates use CSS baffling and many of the plugins are downright weird.

None-the-less, I remain a huge fan of WordPress and will continue attending the group because I continue to learn new things.

As long as there is something to learn, I will continue to go.

Proudledrapper is a word that was introduced into the English language on January 7, 2010 by Gary Olson

He invented the word because if you make up words, and enough people use them, it gets into the dictionary, which is cool.

Though Gary invented the actual word, he developed it's definition by asking his Facebook friends for suggestions.  Flemming Laugaard came up with the best definition, which is still in use today.

The word proudledrapper is very flexible.

The definition of the word proudledrapper can be changed based on the context in which it is used, the time of day, or the number of chocolate chips in a two and one half inch Toll House cookie.

The word can be used as a noun, verb, or split infinitive as long as the infinitive is split vertically rather than horizontally.    If you split it horizontally, very bad things will happen.   Don't do it.

We ask that you use the word proudledrapper in a sentence at least three times per day.    If you do, the world will be a better place for your efforts to spread this wonderful new word.

Thank you.

This is a true story about my efforts to increase the usefulness of a dog that was formerly just a pet. With a little effort it was possible to turn him into a working dog.

This is a video I created on how a technique I developed for stacking fire wood. I created it, in part, to practice using my new video editing program.

However, it does have some interesting information, so if you’re interested in learning to stack a wood pile feel free to watch it.