Category Archives: Cheap Philosophy

It Lives!

Posted on February 24, 2017 by kimerer_brian

The tablet has been brought back to life (knock wood). After researching the problems that tablets have, and accessing the knowledge of some younger experts, I have brought back the Tablet. It appears to be working again. We scrubbed it … Continue reading →

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On Retirement

Posted on February 20, 2017 by kimerer_brian

One of the downsides of retirement is that after a while, you occasionally need reminders. Actually. Now that I think about it. Maybe that really is an upside.

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What we meant to do was…

Posted on February 14, 2017 by kimerer_brian

What we meant to do was make a path through the snow for the oil delivery guy… so he can find the spout and not have to wade through knee-deep snow. So we ran the Augernaut up the side of … Continue reading →

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Woo Hoo!

Posted on February 12, 2017 by kimerer_brian

I FOUND MY MARBLES! That is a lot more difficult than you might think at my age. But there they are. The big Shooter in the middle….. That’s the Big Boss marble. I had these when I was a kid. … Continue reading →

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Marble

Posted on February 2, 2017 by kimerer_brian

Hey, look! Somebody found a marble (it wasn’t me). Nice looking marble. Blue. Cat eye. And it’s just sitting there, not rolling. Sweet.

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Still No Marble

Posted on February 2, 2017 by kimerer_brian

I still have not found any marbles to test my new shelf, however, I did find this: That is a ball bearing, which is very like a marble but heavier. It is an odd household where one cannot find a marble, … Continue reading →

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The Marble Test

Posted on February 1, 2017 by kimerer_brian

After yesterday’s post, a certain family member, who has a facility for things mechanical, did not believe the level as it was placed on the new shelf, and demanded that we do the marble test to see if the shelf is, indeed, … Continue reading →

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Check One Off

Posted on January 31, 2017 by kimerer_brian

Check one off the list. Today I finished one of my Old Retired Guy chores. I put up a shelf in the laundry, and I did it myshelf. Check it out. That thing sitting on the shelf is my level. … Continue reading →

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Don’tcha Just Love Mondays?

Posted on January 30, 2017 by kimerer_brian

I used to ask that question of my exhausted co-commuters at 6:00 a.m. as we stood on an open, frozen platform headed back to another week, waiting for another late train. “Don’tcha just Love Mondays? Mondays are my favorite day! What … Continue reading →

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Trophy!

Posted on January 3, 2017 by kimerer_brian

Look! This blog won a trophy! Well. OK. I made it up. But it will look nice on the desk anyway.

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