My half sister found a picture I drew of our dad more than 50 years ago.
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I never could draw faces Rusty. That's really nice. If I drew a portrait of someone, you would have no trouble at all telling that it wasn't a chicken or a donkey. I'll stop bragging now. 
I quit drawing many years ago.
I used to draw a lot as a kid. Stopped drawing for a long time (after my dad died) and have started to try to draw a little now. Mostly plumbing sketches. LOL. I do stuff in MSPaint quite a bit. I did my sketches of how I want my bathrooms to look and so forth. I don't know if those count.
Rusty, that's a nice picture. I don't know if any of my childhood drawings of my dad still exist. I was and still am terrible at drawing faces. I really need to get my dad's drawings scanned in before they fade more. They have already faded quite a bit. They are drawings/blueprint type of planning for our kitchen and stuff.
Today I went to the grocery store. They are still out of a lot of stuff but I was able to get some yogurt. Bananas were still terrible looking so I got some strawberry banana yogurt and some mixed drink with coconut, banana, orange, apple, and pineapple. Mom didn't like dinner last night so she didn't want the leftovers of it (I accidentally put too much garlic salt-- new dispenser has larger holes).
My un-neutered male cats are in rut. A few of them have been howling like they are going to die. One of them, named Biscuits, has been obsessed with my fuzziest blanket. He was biting it and humping it like crazy. I was reclining with my cat Boo partway on my chest while using my computer. Biscuits was to my left and was going at the blanket. I moved my hand and for some reason he spazzed out, yowled, let go of the blanket, and lunged at my hand. Boo immediately turned and slapped him in the face. A few minutes later he did it again. Boo charged over, slapped him twice, chased him away, and then came back and nuzzled my face. Hours later Boo was out of the room and Biscuits started it up again. He did the lunge at my hand and my cat Bethesda reached over and swatted him. I don't think she was defending me the way Boo was, I think she just found his behavior annoying. My brother really needs to get these cats fixed. He promised he would pay for it since he brought their parents home without permission, but he's waiting to get his stimulus check.
As an aside, has anyone heard of a product called Advantech X-Factor? I think the mfr is Huber or something like that. They make Advantech wall sheathing and roof sheathing. It's their new product-- close to 3/4" thick and has a waterproof membrane. Supposed to be for subfloors. One of the stores up in Alexandria sells it but I don't know the price. It is probably expensive, but I'm wondering if it would be worth the price if I used it in my laundry room and 2 of the bathrooms. There is a video of a guy building his house & using the new product. He also did something interesting-- put rigid insulation across the joists under the subfloor. Is that a good idea? If it is, I'm wondering what type would be best to use for that. Even if I don't get the fancy flooring stuff, I wonder if doing insulation underneath would help or would it end up squishing down unevenly over time? Or would I install it so it went mostly between the joists?
Rusty, that's a nice picture. I don't know if any of my childhood drawings of my dad still exist. I was and still am terrible at drawing faces. I really need to get my dad's drawings scanned in before they fade more. They have already faded quite a bit. They are drawings/blueprint type of planning for our kitchen and stuff.
Today I went to the grocery store. They are still out of a lot of stuff but I was able to get some yogurt. Bananas were still terrible looking so I got some strawberry banana yogurt and some mixed drink with coconut, banana, orange, apple, and pineapple. Mom didn't like dinner last night so she didn't want the leftovers of it (I accidentally put too much garlic salt-- new dispenser has larger holes).
My un-neutered male cats are in rut. A few of them have been howling like they are going to die. One of them, named Biscuits, has been obsessed with my fuzziest blanket. He was biting it and humping it like crazy. I was reclining with my cat Boo partway on my chest while using my computer. Biscuits was to my left and was going at the blanket. I moved my hand and for some reason he spazzed out, yowled, let go of the blanket, and lunged at my hand. Boo immediately turned and slapped him in the face. A few minutes later he did it again. Boo charged over, slapped him twice, chased him away, and then came back and nuzzled my face. Hours later Boo was out of the room and Biscuits started it up again. He did the lunge at my hand and my cat Bethesda reached over and swatted him. I don't think she was defending me the way Boo was, I think she just found his behavior annoying. My brother really needs to get these cats fixed. He promised he would pay for it since he brought their parents home without permission, but he's waiting to get his stimulus check.
As an aside, has anyone heard of a product called Advantech X-Factor? I think the mfr is Huber or something like that. They make Advantech wall sheathing and roof sheathing. It's their new product-- close to 3/4" thick and has a waterproof membrane. Supposed to be for subfloors. One of the stores up in Alexandria sells it but I don't know the price. It is probably expensive, but I'm wondering if it would be worth the price if I used it in my laundry room and 2 of the bathrooms. There is a video of a guy building his house & using the new product. He also did something interesting-- put rigid insulation across the joists under the subfloor. Is that a good idea? If it is, I'm wondering what type would be best to use for that. Even if I don't get the fancy flooring stuff, I wonder if doing insulation underneath would help or would it end up squishing down unevenly over time? Or would I install it so it went mostly between the joists?
I've never heard of that rigid foam idea between the joists and the subfloor. I'd find some kind of insulation forum and ask ther if it's something you're thinking of. I'm sure there are things that are really important like sealing the seams with foil tape or other methods to keep unerhouse moisture in check.
I bought a replacement faucet at the habitat store today. It looks to be brand new and it cost me five bucks. I think it says Kohler on it. Nearly identical to the one on my bathroom sink. I measured my copper lines a while back and they were 3/8".
Today, I bought 3' of 3/8" copper tubing and some female couplers to solder on as extensions, to mate up with the new valves I bought a few weeks ago.
I discovered why I don't like plumbing.
3/8" copper tubing has an OD of .500"
The valve has a 3/8" compression fitting and for some silly reason those measure 3/8 of an inch.
The pipe diameters are called nominal...... Whatever that means.
It means the actual size is 1/8 of an inch larger than what it is called.
I'm going with plan B...... Longer braided stainless lines instead of solder together connections.
I bought a replacement faucet at the habitat store today. It looks to be brand new and it cost me five bucks. I think it says Kohler on it. Nearly identical to the one on my bathroom sink. I measured my copper lines a while back and they were 3/8".
Today, I bought 3' of 3/8" copper tubing and some female couplers to solder on as extensions, to mate up with the new valves I bought a few weeks ago.
I discovered why I don't like plumbing.
3/8" copper tubing has an OD of .500"
The valve has a 3/8" compression fitting and for some silly reason those measure 3/8 of an inch.
The pipe diameters are called nominal...... Whatever that means.
It means the actual size is 1/8 of an inch larger than what it is called.
I'm going with plan B...... Longer braided stainless lines instead of solder together connections.
Tom Picciani
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And the IT guy says they have an app that does sketches for you. Sketch it or something like that
Tom Picciani
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Just bought new laptop. 17 inches with red lighted keyboard
That's easy on the eyes so you can type all night long.
I use one of the old 17" laptops.
Tom Picciani
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In a dark sky preserve, white lights are prohibited. But I need to see the keyboard. In consideration of other astronomers I built an enclosure. I took a pair of blue camping tables and stacked them on top of one another. To keep the top one from sliding off, I clamp 2x4 blocks on the bottom table. They have holes for the table legs. Then I made a shroud to cover the whole thing.
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What kind of lap top is that. My Mac Pro that i've had for 3 years just last week lost the "M". I will type it but yoou have to hold your finger on it.
Tom Picciani
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It’s a pc gaming laptop. I use it as my astronomy laptop to bring up my sky map and control my scope.
Alienware?
Tom Picciani
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I think they use to supply Alienware. I’ve been using them for motherboards and video cards for years. Never a problem
Hey Daris..... The green stairs I was given pictures of a short time ago. I stopped by to take a look at them in person today. It has five steps and then a landing, then a second landing and five more steps, then other landing and three last steps. I pulled the corner of the carpet back and boy was I surprised. Was that some expensive lime green carpet or what?
I'm guessing 1960s because that's when the house was finished.
I'm guessing 1960s because that's when the house was finished.
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And its a woven, wool?
My son's last three computers have been Alienware.
I have a Cyperpowerpc build. Cyperpowerpc TracerIII V500 slim 15R laptop but I lost the power brick for it somehow. Trying to order a new one. Think I found one but it's not cheap.
I need to update a bunch of m games on it once I get the power adapter.
Took mom to an eye checkup-- she's doing well. No signs of deterioration from her diabetes. She was tired so she fell asleep in the office and in the truck. She didn't want to stop to eat so I picked up Burger King.
Tomorrow I have to get blood drawn for my checkup next week. Ugh. I hate needles. Not looking forward to it.
Also went to sams and helped an old man load his groceries in to his car. He was having trouble and told me he was in pain. I was in pain too (shoulders really bugging me and knee started to give out) but he could barely move. Mom didn't seem to care that I was having trouble and insisted I get some of the heaviest stuff in the store. I can't even reach behind my back with my right arm bc my shoulder is having fits. I had a charlie horse in it twice in the past week.
I need to update a bunch of m games on it once I get the power adapter.
Took mom to an eye checkup-- she's doing well. No signs of deterioration from her diabetes. She was tired so she fell asleep in the office and in the truck. She didn't want to stop to eat so I picked up Burger King.
Tomorrow I have to get blood drawn for my checkup next week. Ugh. I hate needles. Not looking forward to it.
Also went to sams and helped an old man load his groceries in to his car. He was having trouble and told me he was in pain. I was in pain too (shoulders really bugging me and knee started to give out) but he could barely move. Mom didn't seem to care that I was having trouble and insisted I get some of the heaviest stuff in the store. I can't even reach behind my back with my right arm bc my shoulder is having fits. I had a charlie horse in it twice in the past week.
I should have grabbed or snipped off a few pieces of it and give it a heat test. I don't know back in the early 60s how much nylon they wove. This is an unusual house.
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