There are a lot more uses for rebar rods and wire ties than you think. Most people never give a second thought to construction. If something needs to be built, you call in an expert. That is fine for people with money, but I never had much of that. If I needed something fixed, I […]

I had to stop in my tracks and call the office immediately, because we were sitting on a huge load of forming wire, bar wire, and rebar rods that we could not seem to sell. When you run your own business, you never really have a day off, not entirely. Even on vacation I might […]

When I first went away to college I fell head over heels in love with Jessie. We met in building construction school, which is an incredibly rigorous and work-intensive program. We were together for over a year, and then she got a new interest in life. She didn’t want to be an architect or a […]

Helen and I met in building construction school. It was an intense and rigorous program intended to produce the next great class of architects and builders. Helen was much more driven and focused than I was … especially after I fell in love with her. Eventually we parted ways, and I can’t say that it […]