Comments on: “The Four Quests of Home Building,” 1942

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:57:45 +0000

I’d have to look up the date to know, but the Home Builders became the Home Makers which became the Little Home Makers which were the “Lihomas” when I was that age in the ’60s.

By: Bruce Crow

Bruce Crow — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:54:50 +0000

I had never heard of the Home Builder program. When was it replaced?

By: kevinf

kevinf — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:33:17 +0000

The first three apply equally to boys and girls, which I also find nice considering the time frame. I might choose slightly different vocabulary for the Trail Blazers or Trekkers or whatever the boys were called, but the sentiment is all good. Our relationship with God, developing our talents, and serving others all would be good advice for the young men. But the clear skin, beautiful hair, etc under health seems to ignore the reality of genetics, as someone who inherited the greasy hair and acne genes somewhere along the line can affirm. Eventually, I grew out of it, but let's not make us feel bad because of our parents/grandparents, etc. Of course, maybe it was just the constipation.

By: oudenos

oudenos — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:16:46 +0000

I’m really glad that these beautiful, lovely, charming, and attractive girls are black. Pretty forward thinking for that generation.

By: David Y.

David Y. — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:00:44 +0000

Honestly, by the title, I expected the post to be some sort of treatise extolling the virtues of home ownership. Count this dude as disappointed, too. [wink]

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:37:21 +0000

What a disappointment that must have been, funny man!

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:12:35 +0000

Rats. And I was all set to hear something useful about construction:

1. Square, plumb, level. Start right, or nothing else will come out right.

2. Avoid cheap materials. A warped stud or joist is worse than none at all.

3. If there’s a mistake, fix it now. It’ll cost less than trying to fix it later.

4. Quarter-sawn oak. Nada mas.