Kimi’s Carpets Plus – Fuquay Varina

My wife and I hired Kimi’s Carpets Plus in Fuquay Varina to replace all the carpet in our house with hard surface flooring, specifically luxury vinyl plank (LVP), a $12k+ project. We made this decision in part because we both suffer from allergies, and having carpet doesn’t help. On October 30 2018, they sent an…

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Conquest Maps – Review

My wife and I travel a lot. I’ve been to seven other countries this year and fifteen states, with one more country planned for December. As we strive to progress toward a minimalist lifestyle (baby steps!), we have a policy against returning home with souvenirs other than memories and (mostly) digital photos. We try to…

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Yak Milk Soap by Yak My Body

Recently my wife launched Yak Milk Soap by Yak My Body. This is a social enterprise that empowers marginalized Tibetan women with soap making skills to become economically independent. My personal favorite is the Uncle Tomba Sandlewood & Lemongrass Yak Milk Soap. (Uncle Tomba is a characher in Tibetan Folklore, read about him on Wikipedia here).  …

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WordPress 4.4

WordPress 4.4 has just been released. Check out the notes and video below to see what’s new. For Users -New Default Theme Twenty Sixteen –Responsive Images –Embeds improvements For Developers –Rest API –Terms now support metadata –Comment query improvements –Term, comment, and network objects  

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