Dribbling Bits

Of fan surgury and chicks

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:11:00 GMT

My parent’s built a new room onto their house recently. My mom bought a new ceiling fan off of the web. She really liked it and it was somewhat expensive. The problem is it did not work. She called the people that sold it to her and they did send another bottom piece that attaches to the base plate. They were thinking it was the electronics that had gone bad. This did not work either. The power to the ceiling wires was good, so I took the fan to Oklahoma to...
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relationship and habanero update

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:40:00 GMT

A couple of weeks ago I went back to Wylie and could barely sleep due to the dogs barking. In the morning we found out what they were barking at. They had cornered a good sized armadillo up against the house. The armadillo had a somewhat bloody tail, but seemed ok. The kids of course loved it and wanted to keep it as a pet. I had never picked up a live armadillo before, but I had to since this one would not move.The chickens are doing well, although we are dow...
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It's hot here in more ways that one

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:46:00 GMT

Drama, drama, drama. I would rather deal with the identity theft issue than the aftershocks of a divorce. May not have much to show at my house in Wylie soon. I may rent a U-haul to rescue the potted plants and trees before they dry out.Thinking of trying this internet dating thing. Maybe WU should start a site, lol.OK, Summer weather is here. Temps getting up into the 100’s. That is bad enough, but the real problem is there is little cool down with low...
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Mid-Spring update

Tue, 19 May 2009 03:08:00 GMT

Finally got my insurance info and scheduled a physical and dental appointment for last Friday. March used to be personal maintenance month but it has now moved to May. The doctor doesn’t think there is any damage to my shoulder and in fact wants me to work it out more.Smokey, my daughters cat that live with my parents, got into an accident. The door was shut on his tail. It probably would not have been too bad if he had not pulled his tail out while the door ...
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The Black Knight kicks me

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:17:00 GMT

I was recruited to go to a customer’s site to help troubleshoot some of our equipment on Wednesday. The plane left Dallas on Thursday, we arrived in Nashville and took a rental car to Columbia. We had the problem diagnosed within a few minutes, made repairs and left declaring victory. Remember the “Black Knight scene” in Monty Python and the Holy Grail? I think of this scene often when troubleshooting. King Arthur assumes he has defeated the Black Kni...
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