Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Slide Rule

Posted on December 19, 2019 by kimerer_brian

You may have noticed in my previous post that DG was using a slide rule to do the calculations. He borrowed it from my  computer museum. He’s an old-fashioned kind of guy, you know. Here is a photo of the … Continue reading →

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Another Milestone Achieved

Posted on December 7, 2019 by kimerer_brian

We just hit another milestone with this blog. After 10 years of posting our entertaining and educational material on this platform, our hit counter just went over 250,000 hits. Wow! A quarter of a million hits! Check it out. Scroll … Continue reading →

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Remember that squash?

Posted on November 28, 2019 by kimerer_brian

Remember last summer, back in August, when the Groundhog ate our cheese squash?  DG was really mad. Here’s a reminder. Well, we grew another one in secret right next to it, and the Groundhog didn’t find that one. And now, … Continue reading →

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Trees Again

Posted on November 20, 2019 by kimerer_brian

We had to have some more trees removed for safety. Two of them were behind the house, so they brought in a huge crane. DG was impressed. Oops. Sorry. I had to censor that a bit. DG gets carried away … Continue reading →

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Leaves

Posted on November 10, 2019 by kimerer_brian

It’s not like I was complaining about raking the leaves or anything, but a friendly neighbor came by and informed me that there really can’t be an Infinite number of leaves on our lawn. After all, he posited, the set … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2019 by kimerer_brian

DG got ambitious about Halloween this year, so he carved a pumpkin. Hmmm. That Jack-o’-lantern looks familiar.  

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Happy Anniversary

Posted on October 11, 2019 by kimerer_brian

Today is the 10th anniversary of the creation of this blog. Here is a link to my very first post: The Very First NHAT Blog Post DG is pretty excited about this. He decided to celebrate. Egad! I guess we … Continue reading →

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Woollybear Ate my SPOTH

Posted on September 19, 2019 by kimerer_brian

We found a disconcerting guest in our basement….. a woollybear taking a nap next to a former SPOTH. The decapitated plant in the pot used to be a SPOTH. Here is a closer look. On the left, you can see … Continue reading →

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The Beast Rules

Posted on September 8, 2019 by kimerer_brian

Right after we moved into the new house, I procured “The Beast“, which is our generator…… also called “Brian’s Folly”. It was a waste of time and money, the experts said. I heard it all. “Why did you buy that? … Continue reading →

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Volunteer SPOTH

Posted on August 25, 2019 by kimerer_brian

We have a volunteer SPOTH growing in our Alpine Garden. This is our Alpine garden: The Alpine Garden is basically a pile of rocks that contains plants that usually grow on rocky mountain tops.  They are very hardy plants that … Continue reading →

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