Category Archives: Miscellaneous

The Snapper is Dead

Sad news. Our old Snapper lawn mower has stopped working. It is at the end of its rope. It just …… snapped. But the Snapper is old and doesn’t owe us anything. I still have the receipt. Check out the … Continue reading

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More Phony Phyreworks

Since it is the 4th of July I decided to try my hand again at making some computer generated fireworks……  like I did last year. I thought I might be able to do a better job a year later. Well, … Continue reading

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Moving Jennifred

Moving Who? Jennifred. Remember back last fall, when the kids dug out a couple of boulders from under the garden?….. and gave them names?….. Here’s a pointer to remind you. Another Boulder? Well Jennifred and Geraldine sat outside the hole all … Continue reading

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Another Boulder?

Ya. We have another boulder. You may remember this photo from when they pulled Jennifred out of the hole. Well, Jennifred has a sister, Geraldine, that was still in the hole (circled in the image below). Here’s a closer look, … Continue reading

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Daylight Saving Time is Crazy!

It is time again to go around the house and update all the !@#$% clocks in order to keep up with the government changing the time of day. We all know that doing this is crazy, but this morning I … Continue reading

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Spider?

I was wandering around the neighborhood taking a walk and checking out some of the Halloween decorations, when I noticed this spider decoration. After I backed up and took another look, it occurred to me that either someone has a … Continue reading

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Boulder

You may remember that back in June, the Kids went out when it was 91 degrees and dug this rock out of the ground. In case you need a memory refresher, here is a link to that post. The Rock … Continue reading

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Mister Peanut

I was glancing at the photograph in my previous post, and I noticed that Mister Peanut apparently  is living in my car. And the worst part of it is that now that I have seen it, I will never be … Continue reading

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Sooo…… you bought a new car…..

Sooo…. you bought a new car…… and it is all sparkly new and clean and it still has that “new car” smell… and you are still worrying about getting that “first scratch”…… Sooo….. What do you do to that new … Continue reading

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Haunted LED Flood Light

We have a haunted LED flood light in the house. Seriously…. this light was installed in our kitchen, and it does weird things when we turn the power on and off. I took it down to the workbench to check … Continue reading

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