Monday, August 29, 2011

Interesting tidbit

So I've killed many many many many lawnmowers in my lifetime ( and I want to give kudos to the Sidekick & Sweet Dee for trusting me with theirs).

Anyway ... If your lawnmower will turn over but not keep going, there is a diaphragm that helps keep a vacuum , to keep drawing gas into the engine.
Thanks to the Federales, refineries started requiring more ethanol in E87 which is corrosive to plastic parts.

So gas that sits for a while will apparently separate into its constituent parts and then fuck up your lawnmower.

The solution -- use E93 or drain your engine after every use.

Fucking gubbermint.

hurricane-proofed rover #genius

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

OMG -- I know I cried.



“The dog of slain Petty Officer Jon Tumilson refused to leave his side during the Navy SEAL’s funeral earlier this week in Rockford, Iowa. The heartbreaking photo taken by his cousin, Lisa Pembleton, shows Tumilson’s dog Hawkeye lying by the casket.

“Navy SEAL U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jon T. Tumilson was among the 30 American troops killed August 6 when Taliban insurgents downed their Chinook helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade. At his funeral in Iowa, his dog Hawkeye paid his last respects, walking up to the casket, lying down in front of it, and heaving a sigh.

“Pembleton wrote on Facebook that Hawkeye was Tumilson’s loyal pet who wouldn’t leave his master’s side during the funeral in Rockford, Iowa.”

Went ahead & put the first 4 episodes of Game of Thrones in my Dropbox

Sweet Dee has on demand & I bet the Sidekick does too.
If you dont, enjoy. Best fucking show

Epidsode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

i JUST put them up so it might take a wee bit to synch.

Starting to feel my age

One of my classic childhood memories is running down to my parents room ass-crack early in the morning, waking my folks up, and my dad rolling to the side of the bed, putting his elbows on his knees and just sitting there for a few doing G_d knows what.

Not only now do I cough like my father , but I've found myself lately doing his morning ritual on the edge of the bed. Not arthritis, not in pain, not hurting, just slow and creaky and just... older.

I've noticed my hands are starting to just be tight and my knuckles are just getting ... older.

Anyway... only 3 days until Warrior Dash!!!!

Monday, August 22, 2011

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Thursday, August 18, 2011

big bang theory gets geek/creepier ?NSFW?

Caleb and I were talking about tailbones in cats - he wondered about how cat tails were so bendy. So google images gets a surfing. Then we talked about human ancestors had tails and we have remnants. Over his head, but still interested, so I looked for human xrays for the tailbone.

We found this blog with x ray images of a bizarre sort. I'm not sure if I'm impressed by the nerve of the radiologists to do this OR the quality of the machine used if the images aren't doctored. The depth of field is pretty impressive if they're real.


Neat

Read this on Yahoo Fantasy Football report...what caught my eye is the citation in the second paragraph to Matt Bowen of National Football Post. He was in most of my classes in high school (the honors level). Well, until he got All-State in Football (QB, S), and then they put him in the regular classes and we only met in Spanish 4 Honors.

Getting Closer

Today, for the first time, the DOW Jones Industrial Index to 1 ounce of gold index dropped below 6.0. Remember, my advice from 2008? Buy the DOW Jones Index or QQQQ when the Dow Jones/gold ounce drops to ~3? At the time, when the ration was ~20, I got some guff for it. And maybe 3 is too low, but I see a DOW 8000 and gold 2000 in the next 36 months. Enjoy.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

You guys have gout. I've got turf toe.

From taking the kid out in the surf and pushing off every time a big assed wave comes in.
Hurts like an ever loving bitch.

Add that to the blisters I got from digging sand castles (which burst during the greatest day of golf I will ever have in my life) and I'm one sore bitch.

Accidental Chinese Hipsters

Can't remember if I've put this up before, but I thought Sweet Dee would get a kick out of it regardless.

Accidental Chinese Hipsters

Thursday, August 11, 2011

G_d bless the recession / depression !!!

So not sure if anyone else has looked @ refinancing -- it might behoove you to.
We're looking @ going down from like 4.5 to something stupidly low like 4.125 as well as getting PMI taken off -- I picked my jaw off the floor and asked the lender "Are you telling me that in less than 1 year you believe that my house has appreciated 20% ? Ummmm.... ok."

Beeches.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Monday, August 08, 2011

Game of Thrones RPG -- spoilers & 8 bit NSFW

Thoughs on the Gout:

This picture sums it up:


Will never again doubt the Sidekick's withdrawal from activity due to Gout. My toe infection was a special addition. The infection didn't hurt but my house looks like a crime scene. After five days of lying on the couch, feeling much better now. Even made it to work.

Sunday, August 07, 2011

Oh. My. Gawd.

If you've ever wondered how big of an ass I made of myself at Luke's wedding, watch the bridal shower scene of Bridesmaids. And no, I was not given a puppy as a parting gift either.