Year: 2012
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Samsung LCD monitor repair
A while back, a guy contacted me through my blog about contracting some monitor repair. He had come to acquire a bunch of LCD monitors that all had failed in similar fashion. So I took him up on his offer to repair them so he (and I) could resell them all.
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Bulb go boom
There was a fishy smell in my daughter’s room the other day. It turned out to be a burned out CFB . And by burned, I mean burned. Take a look at this bulb and tell me this doesn’t look hazardous! The disturbing part is that there’s a UL mark right on the bulb. I…
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Blogging, galleries, and code authorship
Sometimes I feel I can’t leave well enough alone. The obsessive compulsive tinkerers out there will understand what I’m talking about. Oops, I did it again.
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iPod jukebox (phase 1)
My projects seem to have a long gestation period, due in part to limited time, but mostly a result of procrastination. One such project that almost died on the vine was my iPod Jukebox.
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Toddler yard projects
Iris loves a good project. I love that about her. Recently, she and I did some heavy-duty project-ing. Here’s our process.
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IKEA mini-kitchen mods
One of my daughter’s most beloved toys is her IKEA DUKTIG mini-kitchen. It was a gift from the grandparents, and it’s one that she’s never tired of. Iris is a lot like her mommy, and baking and cooking wonderful savory foods are some of the many things they love to do. The only problem with…
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To do: create social media message bomb utility
I have this friend, let’s call him Marv. Marv can be a tough guy to get a hold of. So difficult, that I sometimes go crazy trying to plan my social calendar around his sporadic absenteeism. I vacillate between letting him be who he is and wanting to strangle him for his ways. I guess…
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Valentine’s Miracle
I wrote the following silly poem for Sarah a few years ago. I found it recently and thought I’d share it with the interwebz:
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Vegetarian resolutions
I’m not much for resolutions, but took the plunge this year and resolved something for the new year. I vowed not to eat meat.
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If a tree falls in your backyard…
A few weeks ago, a mighty wind blew. It toppled a portion of one of our blue spruce trees, nearly destroying my neighbor’s garage and power line. So it, and its brethren, had to go. I was sad at first, these trees being at least 50 years old. But I warmed to the idea of…