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Sending SBD to Bittrex... Help Please.

I am attempting to send some SBD to Bittrex. I transferred the above mentioned asset to savings, then attempted to send it to my Bittrex account after the three...

Constructing My Garage

I began building our garage in March of 2016 when a friend and I excavated and poured the concrete footings. It wasn't until November of that year when I formed...

Moon Setting Over Iowa City

A Full October Moon Sets Over the Old Capitol I had some work to do one early morning on the roof of a 7-story building in Iowa City, Iowa. I couldn't resist ta...

A Furry Surprise

About a month ago, this little kitten showed up in our shed. Since I cannot turn away from an animal in need, I began to feed her and talk to her daily. She was...

Colors of Fall

I took these photos at an area park last month. These are Sugar Maples, which grow very narrow and tall in the wild, unlike the nearly perfectly round shape the...

Some ATV Fun

When we get four inches of rain in one day... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Ucx2HL7lY Recorded from my Samsung Galaxy S7 mounted on my Arctic Cat 400 4x4. ....

Country Fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NkeJ4qhkOQ Just some good ol' boys......

Odd Little Caterpillars

I found this little character carrying its cocoon across the siding on our garage. My oldest son and I observed it for a short time, then left it alone. The nex...

Someone Has Been Drinking at School

We were remodeling an old school, and someone found this. Considering this was a lower elementary school (K-3rd), I assume it was from the staff lounge. It emer...

Makes Me Wonder...Is This Safe?

We are renovating a 1917 elementary school at work. What I can't help but notice is that this fella is beating away at the walls of a stairwell, while all that ...

Obnoxious Intruder

Nearly every day, our cat Fifi was intrigued by something beneath our kitchen cabinets. Just the other night, she caught the intrusive creature. Since she only ...

How I Built My Own Swimming Pool

I wanted a small swimming pool at our house. My wife and I have purchased many small, cheap pools for our kids, and they usually ended up looking like this. Def...

A Lesson from a Possum

A quote for the read: > "Appearances are often deceiving." > — Aesop          During a recent visit to my grandparents’ house in the ru...

Fisheye View of our Property Taken from a Drone

A friend of mine bought an entry-level drone recently. He brought it out to our property to fly it around and get some practice. The strip of timber in the cent...

Baby Animals on our Property

These photos were taken several weeks ago, so the nests are now empty. I heard strange noises coming from inside the barrel with the small hole in the side, so ...

Porta-Potty Art

Some of my glorious masterpieces I drew on my visits to the "blue room." .JPG)...

Saved From Our Cat

This little bird got caught by our cat, Fifi. I believe it is a Chickadee. Luckily for it, I managed to save it from death and pried it from Fifi's mouth. We to...

Morel Season in Iowa

Morels are coming up here in Iowa, but this year hasn't been as good as previous ones. Still, my son and I found this little bunch around our campsite, which ma...

If I Ever Get Locked In My Own Trunk

Inside the trunk of my new car is this glow-in-the-dark release handle. So not only do I pull it to escape, but the design makes it apparent that I should run l...

A New Toy For Me and My Boys

I recently transported this fine machine 380 miles from Kansas to our home in Iowa. It is a 2003 Arctic Cat 400 4x4 Automatic. It is all stock at the moment, bu...