Early this summer a lightning storm did some damage to various electronic components around our house. One, in particular, was the infrared beam that sits about three inches off the ground in front of my garage door. The beam, when tripped, reverses the electric door mechanism and makes the door back up, presumably [...]
When we moved in, one of the first thing we did was choose to build some shelving into our garage. We had similar shelving in our previous residence, and we really liked it, so Kathy found a contractor who bid the job and ended up doing great work. We were able to shelve [...]
Today was a fantastic Thanksgiving. We had sunny, clear weather and a nice 40 degrees at midday, perfect for a morning stroll around the neighborhood. The dogs got nice and tired, there was still enough snow for them to play in, and we got a few snapshots for our time, too.
We had dinner [...]
Wow, a short week with no travel this time — what a treat!
Kathy and I’ve been working on the aquarium pretty much daily. The adventure has only just begun, but there are a lot of little challenges that have cropped up. Among the most interesting of these is that the sand in the [...]
pH: 8.0
NH4: < .25 ppm
NH3: 75 ppm
Ca: 340 ppm
dKH: 9.2
It’s… alive?!
Number of hours Ben is awake per day: 14.5
Number of hours of work Ben is supposed to do this week: 55
Number of hours of in-flight time projected this week: 12
Number of hours of non-in-flight, travel time projected this week: 10
Specific gravity of aquarium: 1.025
pH of aquarium: 7.8
Carbonate hardness of [...]