Monthly Archives: November, 2008
A miserable morning
I got a call at 3 AM on Thanksgiving morning that there was a trouble alarm in the fire protection system at the pool. I told the caller (from a company in Juneau that monitors the system) that I’d check it out in a few hours. I went to town in the morning and looked …
One too many zeroes adds up
I guess I tried to make an online payment for a credit card and accidentally addded one too many zeroes. Instead of paying $1,000 it was $10,000. I, of course, don’t have that kind of money in my checking account. So my bank charged me $20 overdraft. And then I didn’t put enough money in …
Cats with slugs?
I get occasional messages on Flickr fromusers that wnt my to add my image to their group. This is definitely the strangest request… CrapMonkey Travis said: Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Cats with Slugs, and we’d love to have this added to the group! About this image of Ollie and a banana …
I won a tape measure
I won a caption contest at Instructables and earned a “patch” on my profile page as well as a tape measure from DIY Network. It looks like it is a Komelon SS Gripper.
Win $15,000 towards tools
It seems to be feast or famine with contest related blog posts for me. Here’s a great one… win $15,000 to spend on tools! You can enter daily. No PO Boxes. Contest closes on December 29th.
Thanksgiving morning
One of my employees was talking today about going hunting with his dad in the morning. He said he apologized to his mom about it. That made me react by saying she’d probably prefer he was out hunting than sitting and watching a football game. Then i realized that my family didn’t sit around and …
Win a $1,000 shopping spree at Think Geek
…since I’m sure you’ll share the love and get me a presnet if you win. Enter the $1,000 shopping spree contest at Think Geek. Entries due by December 19th.
Christmas shopping and lists
Well, Christmas is just 30 days away. I made a decision today to do all of my shopping locally. That’s right family – you won’t be getting any gifts from Amazon or other retailers that save me much time and money by wrapping and shipping direct. I’ll have to get my act together because it …
Howcast video of fridge magnet project
Here’s the HowCast based on my Instructable project involving recycling fridge magnets.
Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Taos
On October 25th I flew down to Los Angeles to spend some time with Kevin. We were routed through Juneau and had enough time to trek to McDonald’s. They had started their annual Monopoly game — like i need an excuse to by more junkfood on trips. We arrived a little early and our bags …
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