What could go wrong? Sorry, Max, today was supposed to be Globi for crochet group, tomorrow. Instead, I’m sick. An annoying low-grade fever with coughing. While soaking in the hot tub sounded nice, the idea of walking wet from the hot tub to the door when the temperature is single digits (Fahrenheit) was incredibly unappealingContinue reading “Experiments While Feverish”
Category Archives: Rapid City
Boob Lights Forever
I was aware, obviously, that the downstairs apartment had boob lights. They just didn’t seem all that bad – until I saw the photos. In the one above, I’m not sure what’s going on with the color balance. The rest of the room is perfect while the boob light is bright orange. The rest areContinue reading “Boob Lights Forever”
Every Eatery 2.0
I went back to look at the start of Every Eatery. I don’t like it, so I’m starting over. I’m keeping the same concept, so aptly captured in the title, of eating at every restaurant in Rapid City. Structurally, I’m going to try something very different for a blog: I’m going to create single postContinue reading “Every Eatery 2.0”
Dakota Meat Market and Deli
Driving home from Menards, we got stuck at a red light. I looked up the (pedestrian) alley and noticed grotesques. I said to The Laird, “that building down there has gargoyles on the roof. Oh wait, they’re grotesques; they’re not attached to the downspouts. It looks like a British pub.” The light turned green andContinue reading “Dakota Meat Market and Deli”
Puppet Show Curtains
Nick does not like puppet show curtains. In fact, I believe that he coined the expression. Drapes and curtains “should” go from just below the ceiling to just above the floor. They are not “supposed” to be just barely larger than the window. I actually agree with this as a general rule. However, as youContinue reading “Puppet Show Curtains”
Pew-pew!
There are several “I finally”s in this, but the one that relates to the title is, “I have finally shot a gun that makes a ‘pew pew’ noise!” At the moment, there is no shooting range in Rapid City. The old one closed after I had only been there once. The new one is notContinue reading “Pew-pew!”
School of Rock
The Laird bought us season tickets for the Black Hills Community Theater. Friday was the first one: School of Rock. It was a great deal of fun. We walked to Rapid City High School, at least that’s what’s chiseled over the entryway (there is more than one high school in the city and I haveContinue reading “School of Rock”
I Can Has Chair!
The VESA adaptor arrived. After a moment of panic from the box (“49-inch monitors have two different mounts; be sure you have ours”), it turned out fine. The chair (it’s also the desk) is a little on the YUGE side for the room, but it does fit. I’m typing this in the reclined position, whichContinue reading “I Can Has Chair!”
RTFM
The coffee maker has lights. Who knew? The Larid, apparently. When I asked if he had noticed that it was suddenly illuminated, he said, “yes, I turned them on.” Unrelated note: The other Walmart had bunches of HDMI adaptors. I bought the one I needed, but decided to wait to deal with the computer. ItContinue reading “RTFM”
Putting a Chair Together
The new chair arrived on Tuesday. It showed up about 10:00. I abandoned work (as opposed to taking time off) to put it together. I have never seen such packing. It was seriously impressive. There must have been a company-wide Tetris contest – in hell-mode where all the pieces are curved. Whoever won decided howContinue reading “Putting a Chair Together”
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