$16.98
Blame it on my mother, who spent her teens and early 20s in the Great Depression, and then managed a family of six on a blue-collar guy’s wages: I grew up well-schooled in the notions of value.
In other words, I can be cheap. Very cheap.
Category: Blogs
Becker’s Blog #12: How’s the Fishing?
Even with a lull in on-site work in a Midwestern cathedral restoration, Joe Becker still finds plenty to do in putting the pieces together — including the need to change quarries in the middle of the job.
Want to Teach at StonExpo?
If you’d like to share your knowledge with other in the stone industry, StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas is a great place – and you can be part of that experience next January.
Becker’s Blog #11: Holidays @ Home
Editor’s note: Joe Becker continues his report on the natural-stone segment of the St. Joseph Cathedral restoration in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Becker’s Blog #10: Floor It!
Editor’s note: Joe Becker continues his report on the natural-stone segment of the St. Joseph Cathedral restoration in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Have you ever been driving out in the country, with your mind kind of wandering, and … you blink and miss a small town? I use to live near one of those places: Padua, Minn.
Becker’s Blog #9: History Lesson
Editor’s note: Joe Becker continues his report on the natural-stone segment of the St. Joseph Cathedral restoration in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Our trip to Italy on June 20-24 was another step in the long process of completing the project. We made a location visit last year to view materials the first time, so this trip was to check on fabrication and to view the progress of Cathedral-commissioned artist Cody Swanson.
Check the Footprint, and the Foot
Spend more than a few minutes searching the ‘Net, and you’ll find plenty of people offering advice on choosing countertops from an ethical and sustainable standpoint.
And, after reading them, I’d be glad to give my own counsel: Go out and learn something about countertops and material origins. Please.
Becker’s Blog #8: June Swoon
Editor’s note: Joe Becker continues his report on the natural-stone segment of the St. Joseph Cathedral restoration in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Swoon can refer to a temporary loss of consciousness, and it’s happened here – not in reference to my blogging skills, but to our jobsite status. While our installers didn’t black out or flash-forward, we did have a temporary absence from the jobsite.
Casting Out the First (Official) Stone
Somewhere in the hallowed halls of California’s Capitol in Sacramento today, the process started to officially throw out the official state rock – and, as it might turn out, not invite another mineral to take its place.
Becker’s Blog #7: Men at Work
Editor’s note: Joe Becker continues his as-it-happens report on the St. Joseph Cathedral restoration in Sioux Falls, S.D.
As promised last month, this blog will be filled with pictures and installation shop talk. Our first container of stone arrived April 20, so I went to the jobsite with my camera for some in-progress photos.