Building Moxie’s Characters and Contributors

* jb (the MC) – I began blogging to explore ideas around a new business, also called Building Moxie. But as I got into it, I began to write more, more about the fundamental reasons for, and the related challenges with, performing home improvement. I am a Software Quality Assurance Engineer and I have come to believe that Home Improvement isn’t much different than developing software. It’s Incremental and Iterative, it’s often only as good as the collaborations you have.

I am reminded frequently that “It” often isn’t as easy as following a how-to recipe or some framework. But … I do believe that anyone can do, and that the best way to learn to do . . . is to do. For a deeper looking to the madness, please see – Meet Mr. Moxie || My Life is a Home Project.

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* b (the sounding board aka Barry Morgan) – Life’s turning points are often the result of an arbitrary choice going on to have a profound and lasting effect. A friend of mine calls this – The whim becomes a way of life.

One such whim for me was moving into a dilapidated, century-old schoolhouse in my early twenties. Without this house, where I still live, I most probably would not have become a carpenter, and, later, would not have associated with this blog.

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* Jennifer Ingool (Mrs. Moxie) – Jen has been a Real Estate Agent for 20 years. (Now with Compass Real Estate). I am constantly impressed by how hard she works for her clients. Unless you’re the spouse of a real estate agent, you’d be amazed at how frequently I personally get sucked in. You seen her on the site, and I posted about a few up-models (aka flips), she did with a partner named Paul (the Other Man) between 2012-2016. (They were fun and profitable, but god damn – flipping at least around Baltimore, has gotten so cutthroat (thank you HGTV) – so they don’t do that anymore).

She has never contributed an article to the site, but frankly I couldn’t imagine doing any of this without her. To read more >> Meet Mrs. Moxie || An Interview with Real Estate Superstar Jennifer Ingool. ~jb

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* Evyn & Eva (The Baby Moxies) – Occasionally you might see one or our 2 daughters on this site. Much younger, they are both now in college (2024). Interesting they both have shown signs of great skill when it comes to real estate and home improvement. I am interested to see where that goes. To read more >> Meet the Baby Moxies || Life of a Princessitect :: Passion for Design Starts Young. ~jb

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* Tammy J. Dalton (the Moxie Proxy) Tammy Dalton is a Florida Registered Interior Designer based in Stuart, Florida.  Through her design practice she offers full-service interior design and also e-decorating and design services for do-it-yourselfers.  She’s been practicing interior design for residences, offices, yachts, hotels and restaurants for way longer than she’d like to admit.

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* John Douglas Poole (The Technician) John Poole is a computer scientist and technologist. His mysterious Second Life, however, is almost singularly driven by an all-consuming passion for carpentry, woodworking, timber framing, and the restoration/renovation of old colonial homes, of which he currently has two ongoing projects. In his copious spare time, John enjoys rowing, skiing, sailing, reading, and sometimes even a little gardening.

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* Sean Lintow, Sr. (The Auditor) Sean Lintow Sr. has over 20 years in the trades and is the owner of SLS Construction which primarily focuses on remodeling. He founded the company in 2006 shortly after moving from Arizona to Alabama. As an individual who not only strives to be the best, but to help others do the same, he started a blog entitled the Homeowners & Trades Resource Center (HTRC).

Two years ago in an effort to help other builders (and to save his back), he became a certified RESNET Rater, CEA, LEVEL 2 Infrared Thermographer. As he states, we provide solutions not sales pitches, for everyone from DIYers to Industrial Customers. We offer Certified Energy Audits & Ratings / Infrared Thermography Scans / Code Compliance & Program Testing / Modeling / ENERGY STAR Verification / Consultations and Training.

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* Lisa M. Smith aka The Decor Girl (The Bad-Ass) Lisa M. Smith is the founder of Interior Design Factory, Ltd. a boutique design firm.  She blogs @ DécorGirl.net.  Lisa is known as the “color girl.”  Thinking outside the box is her forte.  She combines her sensitive artistic abilities, and an appreciation of architecture with her no-nonsense business-minded approach to create interiors appropriate for real living.  Traditional or modern the interior is always fresh, timeless and happy.  Motto: Do it once, do it right.

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* Jeremy Parcels (Special Correspondent & More) Jeremy Parcels is a kitchen and bathroom designer for a remodeling contractor in Bradenton, Florida.  He grew up in the construction industry and began working with cabinets and carpentry at a young age.  Designing spaces that are both functional and beautiful now is his passion.

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* The Guest Room (The Do Together) – Through the years we hosted countless Guest Posts. On the shorter side, I hope they always added some value for you – maybe provided an answer to some question you might have had, or at least provided some entertainment. For the record, Building Moxie was fortunate enough – these posts were never, ever paid for or bought. Read More >> Our Disclosure Statement. ~jb