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Daylight Is Burning Boy!
Yup, I already feel like I am behind on the things I need to get done. The front of the house isn’t done yet, my grow boxes aren’t done yet, I have not even put down my pre-emergent Daylight is burning, before I know it it’ll be July.
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Fast and Faster
Boy the pinewood derby can consume your life. Another than the family things that have been in my mind nothing has interrupted the “How can I make this block of wood faster,” train of thought. We did not have to follow the rules, but I wanted to be as close to regulation as possible. Chey […]
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Pinewood Derby
This year as the cub scouts were doing their pinewood derby thing. Someone decided that the activity day girls should have a chance. So my first foray into making a pine wood derby car since the one I made when I was in Cub Scouts.
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Let’s Face It I’m A Weirdo.
Who makes their own garlic salt?? Well it appears that I do. And if you want too here is how. Ingredients: 1 tlbs minced garlic 2 cups kosher salt (that is the real reason to do this kosher salt tastes much better). Using a mortal and pestal grind garlic to a paste, it helps to […]
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Holy Crap, a Bear Cub!
After a weekend of doing girly stuff, I needed a shot of testosterone. So I requested, some might call it a demand, that we spend some time doing something for Dad. Sportsman’s Warehouse it is. When we got there there was a line clear out of the store for something, then we saw the signs […]
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As a computer, I find your faith in technology amusing
This a quote that comes free of charge from the software that I was to manage this blogg. This post is actually about technology. Recently I got a laptop that has a built in camera. Even more recently, my father-in-law called wanting to try Skype’s free video chat feature. It was really cool we, me […]
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The Chemist In Me.
Or is the the boy in me that likes to see things explode. Those of you out there who are chemists, don’t kid yourselves we all go ga-gaa over the exothermic reactions. Anyway I just had to post this link that Wired had for its top ten Amazing Chemistry videos. Link is below: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/03/top-10-amazing.html
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Spring Fever
I am starting to feel like it might be spring soon. It is now snowing and then melting, what a concept! Anyways, I have several projects left over from last year that I would I hope to finish this year. The “curb appeal” of our house needs some work with good garden beds by the […]
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Music When Did It Change??
Or is it me. I was a metal head growing up Crue, Maiden, Ozzy. I did not even hear about it if it was made before 1976 (when AC/DC released Dirty Deeds), but oddly enough I hated Metallica. Anyway, as I have gotten older my tastes have changed massively. The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Metallica […]
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Garage Door: Part Duex
I had Garage Works come and look at my door today. They put in a couple of reinforcing struts to make the door work correctly. It still was sticking a little as it went down. So the guy took some ski wax and rubbed it on the inside wall of the garage and boom perfect […]