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Thursday, May 05, 2005
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
The world's funniest joke?
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The Couch Has Arrived!
It is finally over. The trips to the furniture warehouse downtown, the unwrapping, the dragging, and finally the "Try it over there", or "How about against the wall." The living room is officially done. We are quite happy with how it all looks and look forward to just being big lumps on the stuff during the weekends.
As a sidebar I would like to mention that the loveseat has a piece of wood inside that is flopping around. We only discovered this after getting it home, unwrapping it and getting it into the house. Since this errant wood obviously is not supporting what ever it is supposed to, we called expecting a reload and long trip back to the warehouse. To then be followed by another 3 week wait ending in another drive out for pick up. Surprise! Saturday a man will arrive at the house and fix the loveseat. Wow! You mean it doesn't have to move? Someone else will spend their time fixing a problem? This makes me happy! Just thought you should know.
As a sidebar I would like to mention that the loveseat has a piece of wood inside that is flopping around. We only discovered this after getting it home, unwrapping it and getting it into the house. Since this errant wood obviously is not supporting what ever it is supposed to, we called expecting a reload and long trip back to the warehouse. To then be followed by another 3 week wait ending in another drive out for pick up. Surprise! Saturday a man will arrive at the house and fix the loveseat. Wow! You mean it doesn't have to move? Someone else will spend their time fixing a problem? This makes me happy! Just thought you should know.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Roomba Rocks!
Well I can officially call the Roomba a hit. Every one I have talked to about this little monster either wants one, or has to come over and see it do the vacuum dance. Every morning now when I leave for work, I pick up the remote and press clean. We are only at 50% success when it comes to the Roomba making it back to the charging station on its own. The problem lies in the fact that the upstairs is so large and I am letting the robot go too far from it's base station to find it's way back. There is no harm done as the roomba just shuts off and waits for a free ride back to the charger. I have dumped the bin of floor goodies everyday and I marvel at the amount of cat hair and litter it is picking up. No harm has come to any of the furniture but I must warn you that the roomba is quite strong! We have a small light wooden bench and while I was watching it clean it went under this bench. When it got to the legs on one side the bench it just starting moving it down the wall. Since the bench was not heavy enough to slow the roomba, it just thought the resistance was thick carpet. 15 feet later the vacuum decided to head in another direction and dropped the bench off in the middle of the room. The bench has subsequently been relocated to a new home in a roomba free zone.
The Link will take you to a shootout of the latest robotic vacuums on the market today.
The Link will take you to a shootout of the latest robotic vacuums on the market today.
Holy Cow!
My Way News: "The burger war is growing. Literally. Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, which lost its crown as the home of the world's biggest burger earlier this year, is now offering a new burger that weighs a whopping 15 pounds.
Dubbed the Beer Barrel Belly Buster, the burger comes with 10.5 pounds of ground beef, 25 slices of cheese, a head of lettuce, three tomatoes, two onions, a cup-and-a-half each of mayonnaise, relish, ketchup, mustard and banana peppers - and a bun."
Dubbed the Beer Barrel Belly Buster, the burger comes with 10.5 pounds of ground beef, 25 slices of cheese, a head of lettuce, three tomatoes, two onions, a cup-and-a-half each of mayonnaise, relish, ketchup, mustard and banana peppers - and a bun."
Monday, May 02, 2005
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Where Does The Time Go?
I had these monster plans of all the work I would get done this weekend! Very few of my projects got finished, unless you count sitting on the sofa reading the paper as a job.
Tomorrow is my first day of Jury Duty! I called tonight but my number has not come up yet. I am one of those strange people who actually look forward to serving on a Jury. I was the Jury foreman the last time I was summoned and it was very interesting and sobering. (Mount Soap Box) If smart people always have an excuse to get out of Jury Duty then that just leaves the stupid ones to let the crooks get away with it. (Step Off Of Soap Box)
I am ready for summer to arrive for more than one or two days! Just as the ground dries up, and you can get out in the yard, the rain comes back. I really need to get some grass seed down as the weeds are starting to make their move.
Tomorrow is my first day of Jury Duty! I called tonight but my number has not come up yet. I am one of those strange people who actually look forward to serving on a Jury. I was the Jury foreman the last time I was summoned and it was very interesting and sobering. (Mount Soap Box) If smart people always have an excuse to get out of Jury Duty then that just leaves the stupid ones to let the crooks get away with it. (Step Off Of Soap Box)
I am ready for summer to arrive for more than one or two days! Just as the ground dries up, and you can get out in the yard, the rain comes back. I really need to get some grass seed down as the weeds are starting to make their move.
Spring Is Here!
The leaves are filling out the trees quite nicely. This is the current view off of the back deck. Just past the distant trees starts an old orchard (apples and pears as best I can tell), past that is more tress and finally the creek. Our property includes land on the other side of the creek. We have stood on the creek bank and looked at it, but we have no way to get there!
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Rick's New Toy!
Introducing the latest member of the family... Roomba! This is a robotic vacuum cleaner that runs around the upstairs all on it's own. It is a blast to watch (just ask the cats) and does a remarkable job! After leaving the charging station and cleaning up, it will make it's way back to the docking station, roll up, and recharge itself. It will not shoot itself down the stairs, if it gets stuck it just backs out, if it senses an extra dirty area (bare floor or carpet) it will spend extra time there until the dirt is picked up.
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A Rick Pic
Go Ahead, Try The Water!
The blue tank came with the house to provide water pressure from the well. The white unit to the left is the new water softening unit. Made by Ecowater, this device removes the minerals and iron from the well water. It made a HUGE difference in the water quality! No funky smell, no funky taste, and no staining all of the toilets orange anymore.
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Candle Stands...
After putting up the screen, the wall just looked like it still needed something.
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