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Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Mobile
I just went mobile. I purchased a tablet computer. Here it is: It’s kind of cute. It works OK. WiFi only, but you have to start somewhere. The user manual that came with it is a bit odd. Tiny thing. … Continue reading
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WSJ Channels W. VA
On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal published, on the front page, a story about the chemical spill in West Virginia. Being interested in what is going on, I turned to Page A 4 and found this. That isn’t a shadow. … Continue reading
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CFL, LED, TLA
We have a bunch of CFL’s around the house. They do save electricity, but they do not last as long as advertised. Case in point, the bulb shown below. Because of the high mortality rate of the CFL’s, I have … Continue reading
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Killer Carrot!
I was digging around in the refrigerator vegetable crisper yesterday, looking for something ( I have forgotten what it was ) when I ran into this: The Carrot was at the bottom of the bin, growing. Really. Growing in the … Continue reading
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Hey! It’s Free!
I was walking to the train this morning, and I ran into this, sitting on the sidewalk. Just what I always wanted, and here it is…. just sitting there… free of charge. Too bad I had to catch a train. … Continue reading
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I have been informed….
I have been informed that my previous attempt at humor in yesterday’s blog entry concerning a certain cat-shaped rock was too subtle. So, henceforth, all further attempts at humor will be delivered using this*… * That is a sledgehammer … Continue reading
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Update To Mess
Yesterday, I posted that I had made a mess with my beer project. Little did I know. That was a piddly little girly mess with a couple of tiny little dots of beer foam in the bucket. Oooo. Oooo. That … Continue reading
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Mess!
As promised in my previous post, here are some more brewing photos. This morning I put up a 5 gallon batch of Honey Porter to ferment. And what a mess I made! Yikes! I think this is inherently a messy … Continue reading
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Beer Update
Today I tasted the beer again after letting it rest in the carboy for a couple of weeks. Not a good outcome. It tasted nastier than ever. So……. I dumped it. I poured all 5 gallons down the drain in … Continue reading
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Feverfew
We have a little Feverfew plant that has taken up residence in our stone wall out back. I was struck by this image with the little white flowers poking out, so I photographed it. Very bucolic.
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