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  • Monitor Acquisition Solved

    So Sandy and I share prime but my sister has her own, got her to order a couple more monitors for me so I got my 4 $180 monitors for $119, I’m happy.

    I’ve finished up the documentation on a project that has been in overtime for about 2 quarters now, I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

    I had a Charlie horse last night that had me screaming:( That was not fun. I’m not sure what that was all about but I move a butt load of pavers yesterday, I guess I’m getting too old for manual labor… Here’s what’s being accomplished.

  • Amazon still sells books!

    I actually got an Amazon order that contained only books today, it’s hard to believe that they actually started as an online book store. Right now I’m a little miffed at Jeff and his crew, I need four monitors for my Linux box and they have the ones I wanted but will only sell me two at $119. I guess I can see why because that’s got to be a loss for them but still, it’s quite annoying. As for the books, three are investment books so hopefully that will become a revenue stream instead of a constant source of worry. And they other one for my attitude. It’s called ‘The subtle are of not giving a f*ck”. Hum, it was recommended to me and we’ll see…

  • Moving Bricks

    So there are pictures here and there about the pavers that were laid out to provide a work area for building the shed. Well now it’s time to pick them back up so I can run the skid steer through without turning them into rubble. There was probably a better way to do this but I’m paying for it, the way my wrists have been hurting isn’t a good thing. But slowly but surely it’ll get done.

  • Quitting Smoking

    I’ve been smoking longer than I care to remember and it’s time to quit. I’ve got a script for Chantix and should be starting today or tomorrow. To this end I’m introducing a new blog category simply titled Health. The first post will be about quitting smoking and then getting into shape. Here’s to a long tobacco free life!!!

  • Making Progress

    As thrilled as I was at the shed being ‘completely done’ the glory was, sadly, short lived. It began to dawn on me how much work laid ahead to actually make use of the shed. Cleaning off and cleaning and moving the shelving and everything on it from the garage is a daunting task. Made more cumbersome by the fact that I’m not allowing anything in the shed that hasn’t been thoroughly cleaned. The things that were in the old shed didn’t fare extremely well with a coating of dust on pretty much everything and even some damaging rust to the shelving units in there. But a wire cup brush on the power drill and some spray paint and they’re almost as good as new. The press-board shelves that have all but fallen apart have been replace by scrap T1-11 cut to size for a durable and heavy duty shelf. Slowly but surely it’s taking shape.

  • Watched – Jakob’s Wife

    I’m pretty good at picking some off the wall movies, or maybe that’s just what’s out there these days. This is an odd thriller/horror movie that has a new twist on vampires and the occult, this time the possessed is a preachers wife. Let the hilarity (or gore in this case) ensue. It’s not entirely terrible but you still walk away from it with the thought that you could have spent the last hour and thirty eight minutes in a better way. 2 out of 5.

  • Second Floor

    So I wasn’t sure if/when I was going to put in a loft but the difficulty in raising the roof seems to necessitate it. Here’s to building on up!

  • Fully Vaccinated

    Got my second Moderna shot today! There is a huge sense of relief getting this, the freedom that everyone is bitching about comes from this shot. Now I don’t have to worry about catching this ridiculous virus and I can’t wait for life to get back to somewhat normal.

  • Hell Hath Frozen Over

    I’ve dealt with cold before doing time in Erie, Pa but this is a bit ridiculous. Fortunately the power is still on and we’re staying warm. So far so good, nothing major had been destroyed.

  • Floor Frame Mostly Complete

    I’ve got all the cross members for the floor frame in place and screwed into the frame. I used saddle brackets for ALL of the cross pieces. Overkill and an extra $150 in materials but I guess it’s better to over build. Let’s face it, you can’t go back and put them in later.