Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Stud Finder

Posted on February 15, 2014 by kimerer_brian

I have been given the task of hanging a shelf in the laundry room. So I went out onto the interwebs to study techniques for finding the studs in the walls. I have to screw the shelf supports into the … Continue reading →

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“Dimensioned” Lumber

Posted on February 3, 2014 by kimerer_brian

Everybody knows that when you go to the lumber yard and get a 1 X 6 board, it really isn’t 1″ thick nor is it 6″ wide. In reality, the board is 3/4″ thick and 5 1/2″ wide. That is … Continue reading →

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Oil Be Darned

Posted on January 26, 2014 by kimerer_brian

When you wake up on a Sunday morning in January, and you see this: telling you that the outside air temperature is 15.3° ….. and that the inside air temperature is at 60.8° …. and headed in the direction that … Continue reading →

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Mobile

Posted on January 19, 2014 by kimerer_brian

I just went mobile. I purchased a tablet computer. Here it is: It’s kind of cute. It works OK. WiFi only, but you have to start somewhere. The user manual that came with it is a bit odd. Tiny thing. … Continue reading →

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Well, I did it.

Posted on January 16, 2014 by kimerer_brian

I was driving down to the train station this morning at 6:00 A.M. and it was really foggy. I could barely see the road in front of me. The traffic guy on the radio was barking about the fog and … Continue reading →

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WSJ Channels W. VA

Posted on January 12, 2014 by kimerer_brian

On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal published, on the front page, a story about the chemical spill in West Virginia. Being interested in what is going on, I turned to Page A 4 and found this. That isn’t a shadow. … Continue reading →

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A Philosophical Question

Posted on December 30, 2013 by kimerer_brian

How can you tell if Blue Cheese has gone bad? This one is going into the cheese ball anyway. Happy New Year!

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How To Trim A Christmas Tree Trunk

Posted on December 7, 2013 by kimerer_brian

Everybody knows that you have to cut a few inches off of the trunk of a Christmas tree before plunging it in water (add teaspoon of sugar) in order to keep it fresh. Here is the proper way to cut … Continue reading →

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Piqued

Posted on November 20, 2013 by kimerer_brian

I peeked at the Killer Carrot, and found it somewhat piqued. It seems to have peaked in its growth spurt. So….. since it probably won’t make it much more, it might make much mulch in the morning.

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CFL, LED, TLA

Posted on November 4, 2013 by kimerer_brian

We have a bunch of CFL’s around the house. They do save electricity, but they do not last as long as advertised. Case in point, the bulb shown below. Because of the high mortality rate of the CFL’s, I have … Continue reading →

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