Modular home development and styles today differ greatly than their Eisenhower counterparts

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TEN OF THE WEIRDEST, MOST-UNIQUE, BIZARRE OUTHOUSES YOU'LL EVER SEE! As some of you know, I'm fascinated with outhouses, especially unique ones, and own, and have read several books on the subject (some you can check out below). I also do own my own outhouse at my Vermont Camp/Cabin in the Northeast Kingdom. Its one, since our incessant porcupine attacks (no lie) that we've dubbed "The Bomb Shelter" after being forced to cover the entire structure in 2nd hand, corrugated metal. She ain't purty, but she does the job. If I had to do it over though, especially as its 500 feet or so down a trail in the absolute middle of the woods, I'd add a huge window to one side, for more natural light, and well, a view. Anyway, that said, YES, we have another new bizarre outhouse design that is in the NEW EDITION of "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" (order below) under the title "Here's an outhouse you SHOULD tip over"- its a transforming, self-storing, multi-functional model, AND here are are few other cool outhouses I thought you might enjoy- afterall, they ARE the smallest of houses. This one is computer-faked, I believe, but its still pretty damn cool (until the tide comes in!) Um...yeah....I think I'll stick with the bottled water in Kenya.... Any outhouse that winks at me is immediately classified as "creepy" Dude, I TOLD you to take it easy on the Mexican food! Yeah, if I were Amy Winehouse (R.I.P.) I wouldn't have been so thrilled with my publicist for this stunt. The Amy Winehouse "Craphouse"..... Desert outhouses with faces- Burningman Festival? I have no idea how you get inside, as the opening, or any hinge set-up doesn't seem so apparent. An old two-decker- just don't get caught down below when the top is occupied! These were actually often used in deep snow country, and the top stall would have a seperate shoot that went behind the wall of the one-holer down below. This one, rumor has it, is for scuba divers and boaters.... As for books- "Nature Calls" By Dottie Booth (it HAS to be a fake name- too close to "Potty Booth")- a shortish novelty book (packed with history, a sense of humor, and a "load" of great photos) is one I'd recommend the most, as well as "The Vanishing American Outhouse"- which I still flip through now and again (and have owned it for years and years). BOTH books have been very popular and have sold through many printings, so I'm not the only one who has enjoyed these. And again, the new, expanded edition of my book also touches on the subject with plans for a composting toilet, a tale involving my own outhouse, AND new design- that aforementioned TRANSFORMING, dual-purpose outhouse- that's all I'll say! The book is out on pre-order now for only $11.53 through Amazon.com -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

We'd gladly spend a snow day at any of these.

I am fortunate that I have learned how I can let go and release the negativity that tries to control my life. I am learning not to let my mind be tormented by political intrigue and religious debates. I live in peace with myself, others and with God because of it. So I’m keeping Mindful Christianity simple.

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This Lapland gem is located off a bank of the Ounasjoki River in Northern Finland Contributed by Adriaan Zimmerman “The area is secluded and in the winter can be accessed via a 1km Nordic ski through the forest as the snow is too deep for hiking....

Unsere Liebe zu den Einöden Lapplands hat uns veranlasst, die Unterkunft derart zu gestalten, dass die Natur und das Lappländische kräftig zugegen sind. Obwohl sich die Iglus und Hütten in der Ruhe der Natur befinden, sind alle Restaurants und übrigen Dienstleistungen zu Fuss zu erreichen. Und da wir uns in Finnland befinden, gibt es in […]

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