How Long Does It Take For Fire Wood To Dry?

Posted on July 31, 2008 by admin

From what I have been reading, it takes about a "season" for firewood to dry (or season) enough to burn. That's about nine months. There are a bunch of factors, including temperature, if the wood is covered or not, stacked in sunlight or not, air flow, Read more [...]

Working With A Dell Precision T7400 Workstation

Posted on July 30, 2008 by admin

Well, I recieved the new Dell T7400 workstation yesterday, a day early. I met the FedEx guy in the garage. He warned me that the box was heavy. I unpacked the box and took the computer out. It was pretty heavy. I brought it upstairs and made room for Read more [...]

Wind Power, Bad Science, Bears, Cars and Cheap Energy

Posted on July 29, 2008 by admin

Wind Power Superhighway for West Texas Texas likes to do everything big, including wind farms and investing in clean energy. The states has been given the thumbs up for a $4.9 billion plan to set up transmission lines to carry the wind power generated Read more [...]

More Hiking At Devil’s Hopyard State Park

Posted on July 28, 2008 by admin

Today, we went back to Devil's Hopyard State Park in East Haddam for what turned out to be a grueling two mile hike. It felt good, but there was a lot of sweat involved. We went uphill and downhill and everywhere in between. You should've seen me huffing Read more [...]

New Blog Theme

Posted on July 28, 2008 by admin

Check it out...you like? I tried to find the simplest theme on the planet and this is one of them. I am sick of all the fluff. Also, the page load time is much faster with this theme because it is "table-less" and no post images show on the homepage. Read more [...]

Do Squirrel Proof Bird Feeders Work?

Posted on July 27, 2008 by admin

Watch this entire video and you be the judge. Sure, maybe the squirrel is eating the crumbs the birds dropped in back of the feeder tray, but I would say the squirrel proof bird feeder is rather effective. This is round two of the squirrel proof bird Read more [...]

Hiking At Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam, CT

Posted on July 27, 2008 by admin

As I have mentioned before, Connecticut is the place to be if you like parks, hiking, mountain biking and recreation in general. We are learning that people around here take this stuff very seriously. When driving around, it's hard not to see people jogging, Read more [...]

The Search For The Pellet Stove Begins

Posted on July 26, 2008 by admin

I know it's only July, but believe it or not, that's about two months too late when someone is trying to get a pellet stove installed. I stopped by the local pellet stove store the other day to pick out my new Harman P68 Pellet Stove. This is top Read more [...]

A Night Out At Evergreen Walk in Manchester

Posted on July 26, 2008 by admin

Last night, after we went to Circuit City, we stopped by The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk in South Windsor, CT. It's near Manchester. We had to visit Pottery Barn to get some plates and napkins and things like that. I am not even sure how this Read more [...]

Windows Vista 64-Bit Operating System – Freezing Up

Posted on July 26, 2008 by admin

This is a very aggravating post to write. It's a wonder I am sitting here and not in a mental hospital right now. Let me offer some background. For the past few weeks, Laura's computer has been showing the signs of hard drive failure. The computer Read more [...]

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Monthly Archives: July 2008

How Long Does It Take For Fire Wood To Dry?

Working With A Dell Precision T7400 Workstation

Wind Power, Bad Science, Bears, Cars and Cheap Energy

More Hiking At Devil’s Hopyard State Park

New Blog Theme

Do Squirrel Proof Bird Feeders Work?

Hiking At Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam, CT

The Search For The Pellet Stove Begins

A Night Out At Evergreen Walk in Manchester

Windows Vista 64-Bit Operating System – Freezing Up