Fantastic factoid #83
Link: Nutmeg – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Did you know that too much nutmeg can cause convulsions and hallucinations? Well, I didn’t.
TopGolf
Link: TopGolf – The exciting new point scoring real golf game, played at a high-tech driving range The latest edition of Business 2.0 magazine had an interesting page about TopGolf, which is sort of like a driving range on crack. From what the article says, specially designed golf balls contain an RF chip. Each ball [...]
Another storm, more damage
Another storm rolled through last night from 11:30 to 12:30. The lightning was constant but the winds didn’t seem too severe… but evidently it was severe enough for a tree on our street. The tree appears to be supported by the power lines, which is a) amazing, considering how heavy that tree looks, and b) [...]
Sun?
Article: CNN.com – Sun kills 60,000 a year, WHO says – Jul 26, 2006 So the obvious question is… how do we get rid of this so-called “sun”?
Power!
Power is back! It came back at 4:12am. The house lit up like a movie set, so we walked around turning everything off and managed to fall back asleep. Thirty-three hours without power or water can seem like a lifetime. But… I was able to shower this morning, the food is back in the fridge, [...]
No power
A terrifying storm ripped through our area last night. I was home watching it from the front porch — 60 mph gusts whipping the 50 or so tall trees surrounding our house. One tree between us and the neighbors on our left split its top, and we lost a few large branches in the back, [...]
Signs of the apocalypse #37
Link: Little Man (2006) From imdb.com: Plot Outline: A wannabe dad (Shawn Wayans) mistakes a vertically challenged criminal on the lam (Marlon Wayans) as his newly adopted son.
The Fear
I scheduled my real estate salesperson exam for Saturday, July 29. I haven’t studied for it yet, but scheduled the date anyway so it would put The Fear in me and I’d have to buckle down and get it done. I’m not terribly nervous about it. I scored high 90′s on all of my class [...]
Xbox 360 Wireless Controller won’t connect
Had a problem today where my new Xbox 360 wireless controller wouldn’t connect. All four quadrant lights would blink on and off until I removed the batteries. My fix was to push the connect button on the console and the one on the controller simultaneously. The connect button is the little one next to the [...]
Wendy’s Chicken BLT Salad
Link: Chicken BLT Salad – Wendy’s I love you, Wendy’s Chicken BLT salad with honey mustard dressing and garlic croutons!