• Bologna and Cereal

    06 Jun | 07
    • in Misc • 
    • by FozzTexx

    Last week I decided I absolutely could not go another summer driving in the heat. After a quick trip down to the dealer at the end of the street to check out the Magnums, I started searching the internet for everything I needed to know before I bought a car. I found a really good site that talked about the whole process, suggested alternatives, and included some spreadsheets so you could do lots of calculations and comparisons. I quickly discovered that a nice car wasn't out of reach like...

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  • Using Zelda techniques in the real world

    24 Oct | 06
    • in Misc • 
    • by FozzTexx

    Sunday I decided to take my TV antenna down so I could replace the stripped, frayed, spliced 300-ohm cable. The antenna is on a 15 foot or so mast, but I thought I could probably manage by myself. I'm sure this whole stunt probably falls into the "you shouldn't try this yourself" category. For some unknown reason, the people that put it up decided to tie the mast at 4 points instead of 3. The hinge at the base was also set to swing down between two of the points, instead of...

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  • Fast Traxx!

    13 Aug | 06
    • in Misc • 
    • by FozzTexx

    Seven may not think anything about the laser, but he's nutso for the Fast Traxx! I have no idea why I never tried it before, probably because it's been put away for so long and back at Wild Rye when I tried my big truck but there just wasn't enough room. But here at the new house it works great on the huge paved driveway! Seven is not afraid of it at all. He chases it insanely, and if it slows down for a second he bites it and picks it up. He kept flipping it over so I had to...

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  • Remains of a good 4th

    10 Jul | 06
    • in Fireworks • 
    • by FozzTexx

    Yah, I'm a little slow in getting this posted. Had to go right back to work after the 4th and have been working every day since. Party was great. Everyone really enjoyed the Skee Ball. I even had it spitting out tickets and had prizes people could "earn." With the Skee Ball on free-play though it was kind of pointless, but people thought it was fun anyway. Next party I think I will see about putting the Skee Ball on a different size token than my other machines and give people...

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  • So much to buy, so little info!

    29 Jun | 06
    • in Fireworks • 
    • by FozzTexx

    Ok, I'm excited! Fireworks went on sale here yesterday. Right after noon I ran around to several of the nearby booths to get flyers and other info. The two Phantom booths I went to weren't setup yet so all I got was their flyer. TNT Freedom and TNT Red Devil both carry the same things, not sure why they need to have two different names. I was able to get a TNT flyer as well as some bad photos of a poster that details what comes in the variety packs. My friend Pat also dug up info from...

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