My Desultory Blog

RichC | May 31, 2023

One would think after twenty some years of pool ownership, I would have invested in a cement sidewalk (pool decking) edger. Nope … it was not something familiar to me since we have never lived on a city lot or had sidewalks. Now after 40 years of homeownership, I’ve finally broken down and spent $79.20 […]

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Tags: coffee, ember, gadget, lawn, ledger, mug, pool, replacement, warranty, worx, yard

RichC | January 6, 2023

It is hard to resist loving gadget gifts and this past year for Christmas I was excited to receive a Wyze Doorbell from Drew (and Katelyn – Thx!) Although the previous year in 2021, I will admit that I was intimidated … and still am … by the fancy double temperature Bluetooth and WiFi Weber […]

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Tags: christmas, coffee, doorbell, embed, ember, grilling, mug, twitter, weber, wyze

RichC | June 23, 2022

Really, I’m just sharing a couple leftover photos from the past couple of days, but thought the sign below offers some pretty good advice. Also a tidbit: Rice boiling over creates a sticky goo … and my new Father’s Day “smart” Ember mug is still working great.

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Tags: candle, coffee, ember, mug, photography, rice, thoughts

RichC | June 19, 2022

I enjoyed a very nice Father’s Day on “Saturday” yesterday with Taylor, Megan and their long time friend Meredith, who was “dog-sitting” her sister’s dog “Chase” (below). They enjoyed the nice weather around and in the pool while I busied myself with a few projects … one of which was adding the additional pipes to […]

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Tags: coffee, dog, drain, drew, ember, facetime, fathers day, katelyn, megan, mug, pipe, pool, project, projects, seed, taylor