Galley & Dumplings

After finishing off the Cowboy Pot roast, Senior Management and I decided that I must make another Dutch Oven dish.  This time I made “Chicken Dumpling Stew” (A few Pics Below).  It turned out really well.  I used a recipe found in the cookbook “Texas Treasury of Dutch Oven Cooking“.  The corn was processed & […]

Progress 0%…Fun 100%

This past weekend, Senior Management  treated me for my birthday.  She made a spectacular breakfast Saturday Morning & scheduled the rest of the day just for the two of us.  It was my first day off in 18 and a welcome change from daily life. Sunday morning was spent with family & then we all […]

Where Trailers Go to Die

I hadn’t thought of making a performance teardrop until seeing this video clip. I’d like to pull one with a high performance vehicle just to say I’d done it. Caravan Racing

Now We’re Cooking

Christmas afforded little time for work on the jPod but some work was accomplished.  With about 5 feet of snow in a week, I spent most of my spare time shoveling the driveway, street, roof, other people’s driveways & roofs, pulling people out of the ditch, & generally wishing I could move without aching.  Plus, […]

Progress Resumes in New Work Space

Well it has finally happened.  I had a few spare minutes to sort through some of the tools and scraps of wood enough that some progress could be made on the jPod.  Moving to a new house really messed up my build organization.  However, the move also provided me with a safe wheat-free environment & […]

A little crying is good

Senior Management and I have had a busy couple of weeks.  We bought a new house, moved to it, and the day after moving I had a nose surgery.  The best news is that when we moved the jPod to the new house, it went really smoothly.  I hardly knew it was behind the Jeep.  […]

On the Move

There has been little progress on the jPod.  I got sick with E.Coli and a broken nose (surgery soon). Senior Management and I are in the process of moving so the jPod has been a bit neglected.  The exciting bit though is that the new house will have a two car garage that doesn’t flood […]

Primer, Cookies, Kidneys, & A Nose

I just got back from a camping trip for a week.  While I was gone, Sr. Management & one of our neighbors continued priming the jPod (see Body:External).  While I was gone, I tested out the Camp Chef Camp Oven. Nathan and I made Tea on the stove top while baking cinnamon rolls & gluten […]

Tear Drop Design Ideas

I have had to develop many of my methods for construction.  I have also had lots of input from other tear builders.  However, I think the most innovative craftsman out there is a guy named Joe Harmon.  He is building a car out of wood that will go 240mph. The jPod is not a car […]

Senior Management Gets Blue Collar

It has been a while since my last post & update.  Senior Management & I have been focused on the jPod more than the jPod website.  But for all of those people who have been keeping up, here is what has been going on. I started teaching again so my life came to a complete […]