May in Texas, yes it is hailing
We are getting some nice pea-sized hail today.
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Vacuuming Sand with a Shop Vac results in a Van de Graaff generator — shocking
I pulled out my shop vac to clean up some sand left behind from the mastic around my pool. The more I vacuumed, the faster the static charge would build up. At first I didn’t realize what was happening. I kept feeling small zaps on my feet.… Read the rest “Vacuuming Sand with a Shop Vac results in a Van de Graaff generator — shocking”
Bad day: I knew I shouldn’t have used Visitor Parking
My car was covered in bird crap after using the visitors parking in the shade. Next time I know to park in the sun. To make matter worse, my windshield wiper fluid is broken.
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North Texas Tollway Authority Bill 15 Months Late
I got a couple of love letters in the mail to day from the North Texas Tollway Authority. It seems I dared to use one of their roads which used to be free back in 2008 and now I owe them money.… Read the rest “North Texas Tollway Authority Bill 15 Months Late”
Spectator Terms and Conditions
Careful
Error 404
xevio.us
*** STOP: 0x0000000c (0x00000000, 0xEB71092F, 0x00000008, 0xC0000000)
BAD_WEB_ADDRESS_NOT_HANDLED *** Address EB662040 at EB660000 Date Stamp 36B075CE – Internet.sysCPUID:Genuine Intel 6.3.3 irql:lf SYSVER 0xF0000565
Dll Base
DateStmp
– Name
Dll Base
DateStmp
– Name
80100000
336546bf
– ntoskrnl.exe
80010000
33247f88
– hal.dll… Read the rest “Error 404”
Kitten Found, Free to Good Home
My wife was driving down the back country roads near our house when she spotted something tiny in the middle of the road. She swerved to miss it then turned around to go back and investigate. She stopped traffic and found a small bundle of fur in the road.… Read the rest “Kitten Found, Free to Good Home”
Pepsi Throwback — Now with Real Sugar!
For years the little bottling company in Dublin, Texas has been selling Dr. Pepper made with Imperial Pure Cane Sugar instead of High-fructose corn syrup. There is no comparison. The real sugar tastes better. It also cost more. A case of the good stuff will set you back $10, about twice the “regular” stuff.… Read the rest “Pepsi Throwback — Now with Real Sugar!”
Abbott & Costello in the 21st Century
The author of this is unknown. It has been floating around the Internet since at least the middle of 2004. Rather than emailing it to my friends and family, I decided to post it here. This is the modern way of re-telling a joke.… Read the rest “Abbott & Costello in the 21st Century”
Fish Tacos at Jack in the Box
My schedule for today is crazy running kids from activity to activity. I decided to grab some fast food for lunch and Jack-in-the-Box was convenient. I always try to choose something that is not too unhealthy but there’s not much to choose.… Read the rest “Fish Tacos at Jack in the Box”
Customer Service and Tire Sales
Every couple of years I need to buy tires for my car. When it comes that time I call around to the various stores looking for a good price, I search the Internet, and ultimately go to Discount Tire. They are not always the cheapest but they have several examples over their competition.… Read the rest “Customer Service and Tire Sales”
Cirque du Solei KA
While in Las Vegas for a Conference a co-worker won two tickets to see KÀ at the MGM theater. I quickly stepped up and volunteered to use the second ticket. I have wanted to see Cirque du Solei for several years.… Read the rest “Cirque du Solei KA”
Consumers Digest
The Consumers Digest web site was originally designed by graphic artists in 1998. The original graphic design was implemented as a launch point into an Objective-C WebObjects 3.5 application where each link was a “Direct Action” into a specific category. Users could search through tens of thousands of products store in a huge Oracle database.… Read the rest “Consumers Digest”