Monthly Archives: May 2008



APC Back-UPS XS 1500

I decided to follow Joe’s advice. He has never led me down the wrong path before. This morning, I received my new APC Back-UPS XS 1500. This is the best one Circuit City offered and it looks pretty good. I … Continue reading

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Photos of Spring Flowers

I took a little stroll outside this morning. Of course, I had my coffee in hand. I didn’t have my camera with me, but after what I saw, I ran back inside to get it. Here we go again. It’s … Continue reading

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Living Off the Grid

I just (accidentally) came across the coolest website. This dude, wo may just have won the lottery, is building a house out in the moutains. He is making this bad-ass house, with solar panels and a wind turbine. You have … Continue reading

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Concrete Basement Floor Ideas?

I am going to put this one out to the masses. I recently became stumped with what to do with the basement floor. Unfortunately, the stump”ness” came about after I tore the whole thing up. If you don’t know me … Continue reading

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Holly, Hydrangea and Tomato Plants

We made a visit to Home Depot yesterday (we are going to be buying from Lowe’s from now on). I wanted to go shopping for shrubs. Maybe I can just cut this, and the following posts short. You can just … Continue reading

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Point Judith Lighthouse, Narragansett, Rhode Island

As I mentioned in the post below, we took a quick cruise out to Narragansett, RI on Memorial Day. We didn’t stay very long, but long enough for me to grab a few pictures. I have been to Point Judith … Continue reading

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Fisherman’s Memorial State Park, RI

On Memorial Day, we took a cruise out to Point Judith, RI (above). I took some photos of that, but wanted to post some pretty funny pictures here in this post really fast. For some reason, these are funny. They … Continue reading

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Costco Wholesale in Enfield, CT

We took the leap. The leap to Costco (finally) up in Enfield, CT…near the border of MA. We have been meaning to do this for a very long time, but never got around to it. Back at our old house, … Continue reading

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Twitter, Local Search, Cool Websites, Blogs and Web 2.0

101 Everyday Uses for Twitter The simple dictionary definition of “Twitter” is “microblogging/social networking platform that places a 140- character limit on each individual post/tweet.” However, describing Twitter thusly would fail to encapsulate the power of this new omnipresent medium. … Continue reading

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Bird Nest Under the Porch

There are actually two different bird nests under the back porch. I look at them almost every time I walk by. The parent birds like to whiz by my head to scare the heck out of me. Actually, I am … Continue reading

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