Rapid City – Page 3

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”

Garden Beds Done

At least for this year. I wanted to get the “roadside” beds done before the deck went in. Mission accomplished – due more to delayed deck building than the garden bed project completing expeditiously. That’s the ground-level view. Here’s what it looks like from the window: I see no sense in adding soil, now. I’llContinue reading “Garden Beds Done”

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”

It’s a Small World

Just as I get old and cynical, I find the world is even smaller than I thought. I have a Russian co-worker (several of them, but only Sergey is relevant to this discussion) who goes on an across-the-middle-of-nowhere trip every summer. He sent me a video of an ATV trip. These were not normal ATVs.Continue reading “It’s a Small World”