Earthquake M3.4 just 9 Miles SE of Here
We just had an earthquake with the epicenter just nine miles to the southeast. USGS rated it as a magnitude 3.4 and a depth of 1.7 miles.
Early Morning Hail Storm White Out
Here’s an 18 second video from this morning’s hail storm. Most of the stones were in the 2-3cm range. They piled up quickly filling the streets and yards with a layer of ice.
New Mailbox Installed
This weekend my son helped me install our new bronze mailbox. It is an upgrade from our previous temporary mailbox. The only reason this was such a project is that with the heat the ground is like concrete. The posthole digger was getting bent when striking the ground.… Read the rest “New Mailbox Installed”
Yet Another Use for Duct Tape
Someone drove over our mailbox. For some reason the mail carrier won’t deliver to a mailbox on the ground. I ordered a new mailbox but it won’t be installed for about a month. In the mean time duct tape will allow our mail carrier to fulfill her sacred duty.… Read the rest “Yet Another Use for Duct Tape”
Little Beetle Turned 10 and 170,000 miles
Ten years ago I walked into a VW dealership with a check and no ride home except for a little Vortex blue New Beetle setting on the lot. This month the car turns 10 and I just passed 170,000 miles on the odometer.
Christmas
Started my Christmas shopping today. Hope that’s not too early
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Katherine Rose Memorial Park Flood
The rain started before midnight and it poured for more than 12 hours. The weathermen can report on the number of inches of rainfall.
Student Parking
Is there a more frightening pair of words in the english language?
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Why is grass green? What if football fields used red turf?
http://web.ewu.edu/groups/athletics/pages/TurfCam.html
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Cows are vegetarian so you don’t have to be
A note from Kincaid’s Hamburgers in Arlington, TX. 100% natural beef – no hormones, antibiotics or preservatives. Honest-to-goodness burger
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Tesla (TSLA) up 40% today, not a bad first day
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Great Ending to a Great Game – Go USA!
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Nice win for Germany over Socceroos 4-0 – Good way to start Cup #wc2010
The fatal mistake was the overly strong red card when the score was still 2-0. It seemed like Australia started out strong. It took Germany 10 minutes to make it into the penalty box to take their first shot. Shortly there after they scored their first goal.… Read the rest “Nice win for Germany over Socceroos 4-0 – Good way to start Cup #wc2010”