DG’s Grand Idea

Posted on September 29, 2024 by kimerer_brian

Last time I saw DG he had just come up with a grand idea of what to post on this blog next.

Hey, DG, what was your idea?

DG: I forgot it

What? How could you just forget your idea?

DG: After it popped into my head all that noise made it pop right out again.

Well, I guess you better put on your thinking cap and come up with another one.

DG in dunce cap: not funny
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DG Gets an Idea

Posted on September 21, 2024 by kimerer_brian

DG has been thinking long and hard, and he finally came up with an idea.

Don’t forget to turn on the audio for the full effect.

DG: I noticed that you have repurposed your sump alarm noise.

Ya, I did. Pretty clever, hunh?

Pretty cheap.
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Thinking Up Gags

Posted on September 13, 2024 by kimerer_brian

I had a brilliant idea about what I could post on this blog.

I drew an animation of DG thinking up gags for the blog.

Check it out. Turn on the audio for the complete effect!

Ha ha haaa

DG: That's not funny
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Future Direction of the Blog

Posted on September 8, 2024 by kimerer_brian

DG was complaining about the boring content of this blog. So I got together with him to toss around some ideas about what we can post next.

“How about I post my recipe for blueberry bagels?”, I asked.

DG: Boring

OK. How about my latest woodworking project?

DG: Been there done that.

I could post about my new power washer.

DG: Well, that's a get a life moment.

OK, Mister Smartypants… what would you suggest?

Oops! Sorry. Outa time.

DG: Waddaya mean, outa time?

Sorry. It’s the Fifteen Second Rule.

DG: What's a 15 second rule?

It is clearly stated in the rules, “If it takes longer than 15 seconds to read a blog entry, it is too long.“

Silly Blog Rules Link

Hey, that's not fair.

Rules are rules. See ya.

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Boring Blog Protest

Posted on September 1, 2024 by kimerer_brian

DG is protesting about how boring this blog has become

Sign says Boring Blog

“Well, DG”, I said. “Do you have any better ideas?”

DG - Hey, how's that election goin'?

Nope. Don’t even start. We are not going there.

Hey! I’ve got and idea! I could post my recipe for making home made pickles.

Sign says Boring Blog
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Sand Dollar Cactus

Posted on August 25, 2024 by kimerer_brian

It has been a while since we have posted a SPOTH*, so here is our Sand Dollar Cactus, also known as the Sea Urchin Cactus… in full bloom.

Sand Dollar Cactus with white flower.
Astrophytym Asterias

Unlike some of our other strange plants, this one is not at all threatening.

The official name of this plant is “Astrophytym Asterias”. You can read more about it on the Wiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophytum_asterias

*SPOTH – Strange Plant of the Hour

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Be Careful What You Ask For

Posted on August 11, 2024 by kimerer_brian

On our previous post, DG said “Can we go back to the sump alarm now?“

Be careful what you ask for.

To demonstrate the genius of my sump alarm system, I have recorded a test of the alarms.

How about that? Ain’t nobody going to sleep through that!

DG?

DG?

DG sleeping

I think we’re gonna need a bigger bell.

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Easter Island

Posted on July 28, 2024 by kimerer_brian

We were digging around out in the yard, and we found this stone with an Easter Island face on it.

Stone with a face.

Pretty cool, hunh?

DG You have been gone for a month again.

No, actually, not quite…. and we aren’t doing that gag again.

The funny thing is… here’s the actual size of the stone.

Tiny stone in a hand.
DG Can we go back to the sump alarm now?

Oh, hush.

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We are Back

Posted on July 5, 2024 by kimerer_brian
DG You have been gone for a month. What's going on?

I have been working on my sump pump alarm.

The original alarm box was not loud enough to be heard upstairs, so I had added a louder alarm using a fire alarm bell.

Remember this?

Fire alarm bell

Well I have added some enhancements. Look at this.

Fire alarm bell with switch and test button.

I added an on/off switch to make it not ring ever, and a test button switch to make it ring any time I want it to. When it is ringing, I can turn it off without having to unplug anything. And I can make sure that it all works any time I want to by pushing the test button.

Pretty neat.

DG Nobody cares

Oh, and hey, if you think that is cool, look at this!

Alarm with klaxon siren horn.

The bell didn’t seem loud enough either, so I added a new device with a klaxon horn that I can hook up instead. It also has an on/off switch and a test button.

Cool, hunh?

DG Why are you doing this. Nobody cares!

But then, the klaxon wasn’t loud enough either, so I build a relay panel so that I can trigger all of the alarms at the same time.

Complex panel of relays and wires.

It has four relays, an on/off switch, a test button, and some really creative wiring. I like the orange wire nuts.

The relay panel is the best!

DG eye roll sigh

And…. last but not least, here is the whole setup wired together.

Three alarms wired into the relay panel.

It makes a heck of a racket.

So, DG, what do you think?

Is this cool, or what?

Wanna hear it go off?

Hello?

DG?

DG?

Hmmm. I wonder where he has got off to now.

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Feeling Sickly

Posted on May 19, 2024 by kimerer_brian

We got a stomach bug last week, so we have been feeling a bit sickly lately.

DG: hey why have you drawn me looking so sickly?

I thought I would show our readers how we have been feeling this past week.

DG: But why make ME miserable? Draw me healthy again!

OK. Sheesh. Such a grump. How’s this?

Over happy DG. Gee, thanks. Don't you ever do anything straight up?

I try not to.

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