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I just added a recipe page so I can more easily keep track of recipes I come across and like and that I think others might like.

My sister loves horror movies. She can’t get enough of them, and “House of 1000 Corpses” is one of her favorite. She loved it so much that took the day off work to see the sequel (currently in theaters) “The Devil’s Rejects“. Anyway, I decided I shoudl see why she liked it so much and […]

Occasionally when I go over a bump I feel the power cut out on the scooter for a second. I thought it might be where the splice in the line to the motor is from when changing tires on these was an unknown. I just checked that yesterday and all those splices are solid, not […]

He was wearing a t-shirt that read “I Told You So!“

It’s frozen, but better than nothing. Time to search for microbes!

Rip out the old dryer vent and run a new one to the outside Patch the wall where the new dryer vent is Put a restraint on the new drain pipe for the washing machine so it won’t try to push against the wall patch I need to put in. Patch the wall where all […]

We just bought a new king-sized bed. We picked out the new bed frame and the nice foam (not body molding so you can still roll over) mattress and to get over thinking about how much it was I started thinking of how long the mattress is supposed to last and how much bedding like […]

My company, in celebration of their 10th anniversary, decided to make a trading card contest where you would have to socialize with people around you to get certain sub-sets which in-turn qualify for you to maybe win some prizes based on which sub-sets you collect. The sets are corporate logos (5 cards), the 10-year employees […]

It’s been awhile since I did that. I made some good fixes and helped others fix or diagnose problems. I had to call the allergy clinic and ask them to put my shots in the refrigerator for tomorrow morning and they did which is good so I don’t get charged for wasted shots. I also […]

I really dislike the Bic-knockoff pens we have in our office. “Value Plus” Medium Pt. India, because Bic pens are too expensive? These pens go dry if you set them down for 10 minutes and you have to write a little for the ink to start flowing again. They also seem to be high friction […]