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Month: June 2016

Window-Dressing – A Modern Home Window Primer

Window-Dressing – A Modern Home Window Primer

This little corner of a modern house is a veritable laboratory of ways to incorporate windows in a home. It wasn’t my intent when I designed the home. It just worked out that way. Standard punched window, inset in the

Tim Bjella June 27, 2016May 7, 2018 Cool Details No Comments Read more

Extreme Air 5k – A Creative Run

Extreme Air 5k – A Creative Run

A four-family 5k run with bouncy houses Just another race for team “Ice Cream Truck Chasers.” I lobbied for the name “Team Bad Ass,” but nobody wanted to be half or dumb (I called dibs on smart). Yet, we snarfed down

Tim Bjella June 25, 2016May 7, 2018 Family Stuff No Comments Read more

Haikuing the Obvious

Haikuing the Obvious
Tim Bjella June 23, 2016May 7, 2018 Writing and Poetry No Comments Read more

Color vs. Monochrome – Sketching the Desert Southwest

Color vs. Monochrome – Sketching the Desert Southwest

Occasionally I’ll dab some color on a monochrome sketch. I’m not sure which I prefer, the integrity of a raw sketch, or the vibrancy of added color. Any opinions? These are sketches from Arizona and southern California.  

Tim Bjella June 22, 2016May 7, 2018 Sketches No Comments Read more

Solution: Light Switch Logic Puzzle

Solution: Light Switch Logic Puzzle

Solution to the light switch puzzle: Flip the first switch and leave it on for a minute, then switch it off. Ignore the second switch. Flip the third switch and leave it on. Hoof your way, painfully gasping, up the

Tim Bjella June 21, 2016May 7, 2018 Miscellaneous No Comments Read more

100 Posts!

100 Posts!
Tim Bjella June 19, 2016May 7, 2018 Miscellaneous No Comments Read more

A Box with a Secret – See, Mom, Physics can be Fun!

A Box with a Secret – See, Mom, Physics can be Fun!

Beck wanted to build a locking box to keep safe the valuable things 9 year old boys collect (most of them are dead). A quick accounting revealed we had the required stuff: Old cedar from a recently demolished closet… Check. Tools… Check. Can-do

Tim Bjella June 18, 2016May 7, 2018 Art & Craft No Comments Read more

Bathing in Water and Light – A Contemporary Bathroom

Bathing in Water and Light – A Contemporary Bathroom

This contemporary bathroom illustrates a guiding principal behind much of my work: windows should be more than mere holes punched through walls with a bit of glass thrown in to keep the bugs out. Windows make great walls of their own, transparently filling the space between solid

Tim Bjella June 16, 2016May 7, 2018 Bathrooms & Bedrooms No Comments Read more

Dadssert

Dadssert

What does mom’s night out mean? For me and Beck, it means Dadssert – anything dad can scrounge from the pantry that includes sugar or sugar-like substances. The only things not allowed are those mom wants us to eat. The best

Tim Bjella June 13, 2016May 7, 2018 Family Stuff No Comments Read more

I Switch Which Switch?

I Switch Which Switch?

Here’s a logic puzzle for your amusement: You live on the top floor of a highrise. On your desk sits a lamp which is currently off. The lamp has no integral switch. Instead, it is conveniently controlled by a switch in the sub-basement (the architect of

Tim Bjella June 13, 2016May 7, 2018 Miscellaneous No Comments Read more
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