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The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon's™ Guide to Alternative Building and Being: Beautiful

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Friday, August 19, 2011. A beautiful way to side a house that both protects it and actually adds to the artistic beauty. Love it! Im glad the CAC is back! August 20, 2011 at 4:22 PM. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark.professionals built the Titanic. - Unknown. Making magic out of dirt and whatever happens to be laying around, since 1998. View my complete profile. Check out my new book - The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon's Guide to DIRT. Quit being a blockhead.

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The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon's™ Guide to Alternative Building and Being: June 2009

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Friday, June 19, 2009. Have YOU got this disease? It's not my fault.I've got a disease—a disease I've had to live with for over 10 years. It's called boredom. I'll bet some of you have it, too. With sameness. A. With our replicated, dull, assembly-line living. Oh I know, the process of replication in the manufacturing, housing, textile and automotive industries has led to much more affordable goods—and services too. Thank you very much Henry Ford! Are you bored with your choices of cars? And so, our hous...

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The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon's™ Guide to Alternative Building and Being: FLYING CONCRETE!

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Check out Ranchito Cascabel aka "Timmyland". This is some of the most amazing free form architecture on the planet! Many more pictures of this increadible home and a New York Times article can be seen and read at http:/ www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-timmyland-photos,0,1918173.photogallery? Also, go to www.flyingconcrete.com. For more homes done in the same free form style and to find out how to do it by taking workshops down in Mexico. All I can say is, "WOW"! Make your bl...

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The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon's™ Guide to Alternative Building and Being: July 2009

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009. 700 Year Old Houses. In the north east of Iran at the foot of Mt. Sahand in Kandovan, the villagers live in cave homes carved out from volcanic rock. Some date back more than 700 years. Just try to imagine how much work it was to build homes into the mountain like this without any power tools. If this one were painted white, you might think it was a picture of a house along the Mediterranean! Homes were sculpted into the mountain on all levels. How about as an adult? The Last Amer...

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The Tuckerbag: Resources

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There's so much information out there that will make vehicle dwelling better! Check out these resources to help you on your journey. Do It Yourself RV plans. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Day #4 and #5: Beveryly Beach to Newport. Old Fat Man Adventures. Full Time RV Road Warriors. Journey Of Little Sanitee. Christy's Traveblogue: Around the world with ME. David Drifter's Lost in Mexico? Life In A Volkswagen Bus. Many Wheels and Blue Sky Expeditions. 1962 Shasta Compact Trailer. More of Ash's books ».

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The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon's™ Guide to Alternative Building and Being: August 2011

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Saturday, August 27, 2011. For those of you who can't quite make up your minds weather to download a copy of. The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon's Guide to Dirt. Victoria in Cape Town wrote,. I started reading The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon's™ Guide to DIRT (I love the title! At midnight, thinking I'd read a couple of pages and finish the rest in the morning. It was so interesting and exciting that I finished it in one sitting. Since then I have been telling anyone who will listen all about it. Ramji in India wrote,.

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The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon's™ Guide to Alternative Building and Being: May 2009

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Friday, May 29, 2009. What's wrong with this picture? Is it or isn't it—only your United States Green Building Council knows for sure. Here is a house that has received not merely a single green certification but a "TRIPLE GREEN" certification through the U.S. Green Building Council, the Florida Green Building Coalition and Energy Star for Homes.AND commendation for "adhering to rigorous green applications.". Sounds great doesn't it? But, here is a prime example of "green" certification gone wrong. Arche...

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The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon's™ Guide to Alternative Building and Being: September 2009

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Sunday, September 13, 2009. Here and There, Up and Coming. Hey all you curmudgeons out there who have been waiting a long time for my next post. We have been in the process of moving from Arizona to northern California. Wow! Architecture is sure different here. There are lots of interesting structures to take pictures of and share with you. AND, look for my book, The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon's Guide to DIRT™ coming soon IN PRINT! As soon as we get enough interest, we will begin printing! Links to this post.