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Snow

Snow Snow is such a beautiful thing.  We don’t get it here very often, certainly not this early in December so I must marvel at it. Oh wait, that’s not marveling that I’m feeling…  something else.  Need to get in better touch with my feelings!!

Export Text Messages from Android Phone

The ability to export text messages from an Android phone is not built in. I save a fair number of SMS text messages and recently decided that I probably ought to backup this data. None of these messages are critical but are snippets of info that I’d rather not lose. I started looking for a… [Read More]

Drift Innovation Customer Service

I am seriously impressed by Drift Innovation! I purchased an older Drift HD 170 stealth digital video camera a year ago from one of the retailers.  The camera worked well for several months and then started having a focus problem.  At times, it seemed like it wasn’t too bad – just not sharp.  This eventually… [Read More]

Practical Gun Buy Back Deep Thought

Participating in a gun buy back program because you believe that the criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you believe that the neighbors have too many kids. Brilliant!!

Customer Service Kudos

Customer service is a rare thing, sadly.  However; it is not completely lost or forgotten. My Father recently purchased a little outboard motor for his canoe from DirectBoats.com After receiving the engine, he got to thinking that he may have purchased the wrong model and that the output shaft was too short for his purpose…. [Read More]

Hammock Whoopie Sling using Amsteel

As I mentioned back in this post (Emerging from Hibernation), I recently purchased a cheap hammock.  The goal of this is to save weight and volume on camping equipment. Specifically, the camping gear I plan to haul on some bikepacking trips. The suspension gear that came with the hammock was about as cheap as could… [Read More]

Sailing on the Lee Side of an Island

Weather.com has some images that help to explain at least one reason why sailing a vessel on the lee side of an island can be difficult. I think their animated graphic and photographs are mega cool and super informational. I’ve never seen anything like this but maybe I’m the only one! The behavior is known… [Read More]

Movie: 180 South

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180 South” is far from a “new” movie but it was new to me. I suppose the movie is somewhat of an environmentalist flick. However; it was done very tastefully. It doesn’t go crazy making man out to be evil and the destroyer of the planet. However; it does make it clear that we (mankind) are doing… [Read More]

LED Lighting to Save Money

LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights are far more efficient than incandescent lights and halogen lights.  I think most everyone is aware of this already. The trick, it seems, is replacing your existing lights with LED’s without spending all of your potential savings on the initial purchase. The goal after all is to save money, not… [Read More]

Solar Hot Tub Heater Part 2

Note from JD: This is a continuation of the previous post titled Solar Hot Tub Heater. The fourth day of testing the solar water heater (continued from above post): At noon, the outside temperature was 41 degrees when the system was first checked.  The water that had been in the collector overnight was pumped into… [Read More]