We were locked outside. The sliding glass door had locked itself upon being closed. Perhaps it had been slammed just a little too hard. Minutes earlier the kids had shot off poppers. We were celebrating the new year standing out on the back deck; 20 feet off the ground at my in-laws house. It was … Continue reading “2019 in Retrospect”
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Snowplow Proof Mailbox
Last Saturday our mailbox was taken out by a snow plow! This was a job for something besides duct tape (although that did cross my mind). I ran down to the hardware store but couldn’t find a support arm that would fit the post. I couldn’t find any mailbox support arms. Actually I’m not good … Continue reading “Snowplow Proof Mailbox”
Practical Fountain Pens
“These scissors don’t work, can you pass me yours? Thanks. Hmm… these don’t work either. Did they work for you? They did?! How did you get them to work!” It is embarrassing to be the only kid in class who doesn’t know how to use scissors. Although it was odd that these scissors didn’t … Continue reading “Practical Fountain Pens”
Treehouse
Eli picked this tree for his tree fort. Draw up plans… Attach a couple of 2 x 10s using 1/2 inch lag screws. Install Hurricane Ties. Add 2x6s on top of the beams. Eli wanted to drill in the screws so I turned the torque all the way down and let him have a shot … Continue reading “Treehouse”
Eli Playing Chess
Magnus Carlsen is the best chess player in the world. And I’m going to beat him. – Elijah Bryan
Why I Still Prefer Paper Statements
I suppose sending the actual statement as an attachment in an email isn’t an option? If security is a concern encrypt it to my PGP key.
Eli and Screwdriver
Kris gave me a small powered screwdriver for our Anniversary (thanks Kris!) Eli took an interest in it so I got out an old hard drive and a few screws… he sat there the next 15 minutes screwing and unscrewing…
Obamacare Tax
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jonlumley here’s the Minecraft world
If you are jonlumley here’s the Narnia Minecraft world that I can no longer host from my server because I’m stuck behind a Verizon NAT. The rest of you can ignore this. https://app.box.com/s/3kce0g5eap5jzz3316tg
Website back up
My Xeoned Microserver caught fire and burned up! Just kidding. |:-) A few weeks ago out of the blue a real-estate agent told me the house we’re renting was going to be put on the market. I was surprised because owners typically list in Spring or Summer when people are looking to buy a house, … Continue reading “Website back up”