Went to see Pompeii exhibit in Seattle…

I was midway through antibiotics, so I hope to goodness not to have given the crud to anybody, but this was the last day for the exhibit: they had brought even a half dozen of the ash-casted citizens from Pompeii, as well as small artifacts ranging from jewelry to...

The joys of computer file setup

The Dell Precision laptop is a very ‘business’ machine with practically no ‘offers of software’ included to clutter up the disc. And I decided a nice slow as I feel like it shift of files from my older laptop would be fairly easy. Add a few...

Allergy, the Pineapple Express, and pond pumps…

Waked this morning with the headache from hell after NO party last night, which is not fair at all. I still have a bit, and a nagging post-nasal drip cough. Xyrtec is good, but not that great. Benedryl plus 2 Sudafed seems a better combo for me—they used to sell...

BTW, new CGI anime—Harlock…on Netflix.

We were impressed. Loved the take on new science. If you liked the original you are likely to like this—so to speak. We put it on to take a look, fully intending to see a few minutes…and get to bed at a decent hour. Nope. We watched the whole thing. And...

We didn't get to Lowe's but we tackled the pump…

A water pump has two key specifications, besides whether it’s submersible or not. First is the gph, or gallons per hour…or minute, in the case of really big pumps. The second is ‘head’, or its ability to press that gph up a hose of a certain...

We didn’t get to Lowe’s but we tackled the pump…

A water pump has two key specifications, besides whether it’s submersible or not. First is the gph, or gallons per hour…or minute, in the case of really big pumps. The second is ‘head’, or its ability to press that gph up a hose of a certain...

Foray to Lowes today…our dishwasher door is bowing…

and we are going to take our guarantee and go rain on Lowe’s customer service: they installed it, and they installed our countertop. The two have parted company and the dishwasher is being damaged to the point we now fear the seal cannot be relied upon....

Colder than the 9th hell's hinges out there…

Pond’s frozen. Our friend Joan is out gardening. Spring fever is starting to hit. We’re meeting Joan for lunch today if she’s not standing out in her garden as a stiff and frosty garden elf. Time, however, to get out and get some stuff. If we...