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12/14/19: Windshield chips become ugly cracks when it is cold
Don’t you just hate this! Earlier this week I was driving home through construction and traffic as I headed south from Columbus to Cincinnati on I-71 (road construction is not done yet!) and I heard a rock hit the… »12/13/19: Friday Filler: Count your Blessings #video
When you see something like this, you realize how suddenly life can end. Thankfully, in this situation, all survived … but it is a good reminder to thank God for each day and be sure to tell those in your life how… »12/12/19: Wishing my son-in-law Drew a Happy Birthday #TBT
Although Drew’s birthday isn’t today, I’ll post this on Thursday so as to get double-duty out of a birthday greeting and make it a Throwback Thursday #TBT post (a 2007 photo). Back then, Brenda secretly plotted,… »12/12/19: Wonderful news – Emory is here and has a name
My nephew Aaron and long time blog reader/commenter and his wife Lauren had a baby on December 8th and all are healthy (shower in September). Brenda and I are so happy for them, and although he nameless at birth, we… »12/11/19: TSA air travel rules continue to frustrate pocketknife people
Pocketknives have been part of my life since I was a 5 year old … yes, you heard that right, FIVE YEARS OLD. My grandfather gave me my first 1-inch semi-toy pocketknife when my family was still living on Spencer… »12/10/19: Finally, a crosscut table saw sled jig for my woodworking shop
After posting a photo of a table saw crosscut sled a couple weeks ago, I finally decided to finish the one I had been planning. In part because I had some extra 1/2” white finished plywood (I didn’t want to use the… »12/09/19: Music Monday: Just Another Day in Paradise – Bertie Higgins
The perfect Music Monday song for early December is one that moves me mentally to a warm tropical island … Bertie Higgins and Just Another Day in Paradise is that song for today (his website: BertieHiggins.com). Ah… »12/08/19: Can stamps get you in the Christmas spirit? #random
While trying my best to get in the Christmas spirit … how about something from the philately world? Although I’m not a stamp collector, back in the day my company Consolidated Printing and Publishing did some… »12/07/19: Remembering the 2403 who died on December 7, 1945
One of the most impactful photos for me on Pearl Harbor Day is one we took while watching the oil still rising to the surface from the USS Arizona while visiting the memorial. It was a solemn visit and moving time for… »12/06/19: A Fluidampr Harmonic Balancer for the BMW X5 35d
One of the engine components known to fail prematurely on BMW diesels is the weighty harmonic balancers on the 6 cylinder crank shafts. Perhaps the park is designed with the vibration rubber material that degrades or… »12/05/19: Archive: Once upon a time, I owned a Bobcat 743 #TBT
While searching for a photo of an accident when a helicopter landed in our backyard, I ran across a photo of one of the “tools” I miss the most: a Bobcat 743 purchased when we built our house back in 1995-96. I did… »12/04/19: Who knew cats and rats could be such good friends?
This is when you know you need a mouse or RatZapper… … »12/03/19: Updates: Mudroom painting, steps treads and a coffee warmer
The more time I spend in the basement workshop, the more I enjoy having my coffee with me and “warm.” Usually I just use an insulated stainless steel coffee container, but lately I’ve gone back to a ceramic cup so… »12/02/19: Archiving: Our Corbett Family Thanksgiving photo for 2019
Thanksgiving dinner with the Corbett, Oostra and Ankrom familes (click for high res) It is nice to have a few holiday rituals and for us, it is a Thanksgiving family feast with my brother and his family. Brenda, in… »12/01/19: Sunday Filler since the long weekend has been busy with family
Likely too busy to post something … but this is mesmerizing (I wish I had this kind of TIG welding skill!)… »11/30/19: Archive: A couple great Ohio State Buckeye filler photos
With another outstanding year for Ohio State University football fans (currently undefeated for 2019), the #2 national ranking has brought out the Buckeye spirit in our family of fans. Megan is from an all Ohio State… »11/29/19: Tech Friday: Growing pains with “person detection” AI at Wyze
With the advent of decent quality inexpensive home security products and cameras, it has never be easier to keep an eye on “motion” that happens around a business or home. The key for most of us is to find the least… »11/28/19: A Thanksgiving Poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872-1906
If African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar in the late 1800’s could express his “thankfulness” so eloquently on Thanksgiving, those of us living in the United States today should have little problem… »11/27/19: Finally, dedicated 220 volt power to a couple workshop tools
When we remodeled our kitchen in the spring of 2017, I disconnected the 40 amp 220 volt electric range that we originally had in the island, and dropped the capped wires through the floor and ceiling of my basement… »11/26/19: Milestones of manhood and a Boy Scout memory
Most men I know can rattle off a few milestone moments in their life as they bumbled their way through being a child, then teenager and finally an “on-your-own” adult. One of the organizations that once helped young… »11/25/19: Music Monday: Dusty Springfield and The Six Million Dollar Man
This is going to be a quirky Music Monday post in that I had no idea that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and UK Music Hall of Fame pop singer Dusty Springfield recorded the original theme song for a 1970’s favorite… »11/24/19: Archive: Reorganizing my workshop and a new outfeed table
While I was suppose to be cleaning up and throwing away junk that has taken over some of my basement woodworking shop, as usual ended up sidetracked in making a few jigs for my upcoming projects AND reorganized a couple… »11/23/19: Tesla unveiled the highly anticipated Cybertruck #video
Tesla’s version of a “pickup truck” is being offered as a “green” alternative to America’s appetite for a consumer truck. Ford continues to dominate with it’s F-150 with Chevy and Dodge nipping at their… »11/22/19: Tech Friday: How is your Cyber Awareness?
So … you’ve survived pretty much unscathed after a couple decades of identity theft, credit card fraud and everything moving online … but at some point, you realize that you’ve been lucky. Most of us are pretty… »11/21/19: A little Computer Mouse history … and then some #TBT
Hello World! It is frightening to think that I’ve been using computers for FORTY years and have used and have seen the slow evolution in input devices clustered around a device called the Computer Mouse. So for… »11/20/19: An awesome down the beach Florida sunset Fly By [video]
Actually needed a short video for testing the updated .mp4 embed code for WordPress.… »11/19/19: Archive: Why this antique Ogontz Jack Plane is special to me
I spent the weekend wasting time reorganizing, sorting and cleaning up my woodworking workshop this past weekend and realizing I have a few older “semi-collectable” tools that I really should comment on … or as… »11/18/19: Music Monday: Cool Change – Little River Band 1979
In keeping with my steady diet of 1970s music for Music Monday, last week Little River Band’s Cool Change from 1979 triggered a “wish I were sailing” thought just as it did when I was in college. I recall… »11/17/19: Woodworking: Making a couple new clamping jigs for frames
When it comes to clamping, I ascribe to the rule of thumb that you can never have too many clamps when woodworking. That said, I often don’t have enough when I’m working on a project … and lately it has been even… »11/16/19: Pretty soon we won’t need to think at all – WIRED article
Here’s a WIRED article that made me think … although it has a misleading title line, even if that is what caught my attention and started me reading it. When does user-friendliness, algorithms and… »11/15/19: TechFriday: When shopping online isn’t quite right #humor
While looking to purchase a can of the highly regarded CRC Heavy Duty Corrosion Inhibitor, the shipping can sometimes become an eye opener. Perhaps Amazon Prime shipping is a good thing? (let’s hope this is an… »11/14/19: The final season 4 of The Man In The High Castle airs 11/15/2019
Not often, but once in a while there is a television series that hooks both Brenda and me. When “binge-watching” started in earnest, a decade or so ago, it was Jericho for us (although we Tivo-ed it weekly), then 24… »11/14/19: My one and a half armed brother heads for surgery #TBT
I probably shouldn’t make a joke about my brother Ron going in for a surgical repair to his shoulder on Friday, but since he was the one joking with me about how he has felt like a “one and a half armed… »11/13/19: A pair of large healthy howling coyotes are hanging around
For years in our increasingly populated (with people) Liberty Township, Ohio community has had a fair amount of wildlife roaming our neighborhoods. I’ve commented several times before and have never really been… »11/12/19: Temporarily fixed our TV remote by substituting a CR2016 3 volt battery and a washer for a CR2032 3 volt battery
Oh the crazy things we do in order to watch Monday Night Football. The remote I use in the Home Theater has been failing and finally would no longer work. Unlike years ago when you could walk up to a TV and change the… »11/11/19: Music Monday: Ballad of the Green Berets for Veterans Day
Although Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day (Poppy Day – I still remember wearing them) marking the end of World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th month on the 11th day, we in the… »11/10/19: Baby Reveal: GrandDAUGHTER #2 is three months away! [video]
We had so much fun at Katelyn and Drew‘s on Saturday for the “gender reveal” of an addition to our family – A BABY GIRL and sister for Annalyn. They hosted a brunch in their newly remodeled… »11/09/19: Why Delray Beach? – “Doors open, doors close” opportunities
When chatting about our recent vacation to Florida with a long time customer (friend) in Akron, Ohio, he asked why we picked Delray Beach, Florida as an area to buy a condo (I detected he is beginning to think about… »11/08/19: Are you a Luddite or are you prepared for automation and AI?
We often use the term “Luddite” whenever we refer to people resisting new technology or mechanization. Recently a Wall Street Journal article detailed a timeline of changes as much of the world is faced with yet… »11/07/19: We need to get back to doing our sailing thing #TBT
Although we have recently returned from a nice two week vacation (Part One, Two and Three) and finishing up projects at the condo, I was reminded when looking at a post from 5 years ago for Throwback Thursday #TBT, just… »11/06/19: How does a clam dig under the sand? #video
Occasionally something appears on one of my sailing social media feeds that is just too cool not to share on the blog. I would give the original author credit for the video, but unfortunately, it has been passed around… »11/05/19: To complain or not to complain, that is the question …
This past summer we replaced the gutters on our house with a premium GutterShutter version. I particularly liked the heavier gauge aluminum, larger size, strong hangers and sensible “shutter” to keep out debris. So… »11/04/19: Music Monday: Get Closer – Seals and Crofts
It is hard to believe that Seals and Crofts has not been mentioned on Music Monday? They were one of my favorites harmony groups back on the 1970s … but yes I did include their 1973 Summer Breeze Live version and 1972… »11/03/19: Archiving a few Halloween photos and Tree-TeaHouse plan
It is starting to feel like autumn now that Halloween has passed and the temperatures have dipped below freezing in the evenings. The weekend had me thinking about future projects and my current “to-do” list …… »11/02/19: Wishing my long time best friend Jeff Pitts, a Happy Birthday!
As we joke every year, Jeff has finally caught up to me in age … and is now 60 years old (he is 6 months younger than me). We do enjoy kidding each other and I know my life would not be as full without him around. He… »11/01/19: Those Chipmunks are outsmarting me again
It is proving a challenge to stay ahead of the growing family of chipmunks and to keep them from burrowing under our patios and sidewalks … not to mention a digging holes in ever bed and mulched mound. So far this… »10/31/19: What does moderate DEM Sen Manchin think of MedicareForAll?
When it comes to politicians making promises and pitching far fetched ideas nowadays, the sky is the limit. The current crop of Democrats campaigning for their party’s presidential nomination have lifted the… »10/31/19: The Washington Nationals are World Series 2019 champs
The Washington Nationals proved they deserve to be World Series champion by winning game 7 on the road against the Houston Astros. The entire series has been nothing but entertaining as both teams performed unbelievably… »10/30/19: Ever see a two wheeled VW Beetle? Let’s ride …
There are few limits when it comes to loving Volkswagen Beetles – how about a 2-wheeled bicycle version? Pretty creative.… »10/29/19: Do improvements in technology change views on abortion?
It has been 26 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decided on Roe v. Wade. In 1973, our nine justices decided that pregnant women should have the right to legally choose an abortion (would it be different… »
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