Archive for April, 2007
Monday, April 30th, 2007
New Blowgun
I got my new blowgun in the mail this week:
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It’s just what I needed. In order to fit my old blowgun into my new prop case I had to cut a few inches off the front of it. I was hoping that 4 inches wouldn’t make much difference in [...]
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Sunday, April 29th, 2007
The Birds, They Are a-Migrating
On Friday Vader and I went to the IMA future sculpture garden for a nice little walk, and there were birds everywhere! The wildlife at the IMA is always pretty good, but there were just SO many birds this time. I am guessing that they must be migrating. I saw the usual [...]
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Saturday, April 28th, 2007
Ebay Is Weird
It’s starting to look like no one is going to buy the New Kids on the Block Bubblegum I’m selling on ebay. It doesn’t make any sense to me. How could someone not want it? It’s so awesome! It looks like there may not be a buyer for the Garfield Pencils [...]
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Super-Earth Found!
Astronomers have discovered the most Earth-like planet to date. Its 50% bigger than Earth, five times heavier, and it’s 20.5 light-years away. The most fascinating thing is that some astronomers believe that there should be liquid water on Gliese 581c (catchy name I know), and THAT means that there could be life! My favorite part [...]
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
I’m an ebay Champion!
That’s right… I just won on ebay. My first ebay auction ended very early this morning, and I got a respectable $6.63 for my 19 year-old Mountain Dew can. While I’m content with the outcome, I was hoping, as all ebay sellers do, that my item would be the envy of all the [...]
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
The Model A Ford is Running Again!
I finally got the radiator back on the family Model A Ford. I took it off in the fall to get it cleaned and rodded, and then I didn’t get back to it before winter came. Over the last few days I have managed to spend some time out in the garage, and [...]
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Friday, April 20th, 2007
Model A Parts Near Indianapolis
I’ve been slowly getting going on working on the Model A Ford again this season. I had big plans to put in a plastic liner and heat the garage this last winter so I could work out there despite the temperature, but the prospect of putting that much work into a garage that we [...]
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
I Have Now Entered the Wild World of ebay!
After sitting on a box of stuff for a year and a half, I have finally started selling things on ebay. My first auction is for a Mountain Dew can (that I drank) from 1988 or so that I think is a rare design, but we’ll see if the collectors are into it.
I got my [...]
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
4/17/2007
Woke up late today at around 10:00. Listened to a little Within Temptation (metal band with a female lead singer) on YouTube. Took Lenore to work. Walked the dog. Had a light lunch consisting of a yogurt and some Ass-Kickin’ Snack Mix which says right on it that it is “Kick Yo Ass Hot!” And, [...]
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Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
Birds of Prey in the Neighborhood
One morning a few months ago, when I let my dog out, there was a hawk in my backyard eating a freshly killed pigeon. It was awesome. There was a big circle of feathers, and bright red blood in the snow. As Vader ran out to see what was going on the [...]
