Studio711 - Ben Martens - All Comments

re: Calculating Sun Position

Ken C. — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:26:08 GMT

According to Matthew McConaughey, that's the best time of day to kill a dragon as well. :-)

re: Garden Progress

Tyla — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:51:03 GMT

He loves his gardening and yard work! As I read this he's out watering everything and moving it around :)

re: “Best” Buy

BenM — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:04:10 GMT

Oh I hadn't heard about that! Welcome to the club. We have always had to pay Amazon sales tax here in Washington since their headquarters are in Seattle. I think I still spend more money there than any other store though. (Except maybe Home Depot this year?)

re: “Best” Buy

Ken C. — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:21:41 GMT

And people wonder why brick and mortar stores are loosing to online companies like Amazon. Then they pass stupid laws like the one in Indiana that will start requiring Amazon to pay state sales tax.

re: Where The Green Grass Grows

Tim — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:02:02 GMT

Let's chat about dethatching sometime. I'd be interested to hear what the book says as this is becoming a outdated practice.

re: Build Your Own Theater

Nancy — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:54:18 GMT

You forgot the rope lights :)

re: Dutch Oven Chocolate Cake

Dudley — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:56:25 GMT

The cake was very good, and no, I would not have known it was cooked with charcoal if I hadn't seen it for myself.

One thought on the time required to bake the cake. You added coals later in the process, but ended up with practically no burn spots in the final product. So you cooked longer at a lower temp. If you add more coals at the beginning, it will be interesting to see if the final product equally pure.

re: Blog Books

Dudley — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:38:05 GMT

Your grandparents are special indeed. But the events and history of each person's life covers some interesting ground. And the quantity of entries you have provide insight into what life was like during the life and times of BWM. And of course beyond all of that, I know that you are a special guy. And as you get older, you'lll accumulate lots of good stories. Keep up the good work!

re: Caribbean Cruise Photos

BenM — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:57:28 GMT

Yep! Stay tuned for the video. It might be a while though because we took so much video! It's a lot of work to edit it all.

re: Caribbean Cruise Photos

Ken C. — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:56:03 GMT

Did any of your time lapse attempts work out?

re: HERO

Ken C. — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:33:51 GMT

“Push Down and Turn” was the name of my Jerry Reed cover band.

re: Presidential Popularity

Dudley — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:57:34 GMT

"1) Half the room disagrees with you."

Really?! You've gotten it down to half? All things considered, I'd say you're making great progress. But I think I'll wait until you pull in another 10% before I consider any big moves.

re: Stevens Pass Photos

Rachel — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:59:24 GMT

I love the last picture. What great photos!

re: Projector Screen

Mom — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:14:00 GMT

I am really looking forward to watching a movie when we come this spring! Can't wait.

re: Remodeling

Dudley — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:00:05 GMT

Oooh! I like the Before-After comparison. You guys really opened up the kitchen, both in layout and in lighting. Very nice Ben! Congrats to the donor, the church, the contractor, and of course you, on a big job that looks like it's really well done. I hope everyone is enjoying it!