Storm season’s getting off to an early start with Arlene spawning south of Cuba yesterday. Forecast track has it going north into the Gulf of Mexico, so not much of a bother for here (so far). Rainy weekend for people in AL/MS though.
Definitely need to start getting things prepared for the storm season.
Light fixtures and bulbs
Anybody want one of these outdoor ceiling mount light fixtures? I have (will have after this evening anyway) two of them of them that I took down to replace with ceiling fans. Nearly brand new, installed a couple of months ago. Comes with all the mounting hardware and bulbs too. Bugs not included.
I also have a bunch of incandescent light bulbs that have been accumulating as they get replaced by fluorescent bulbs. More expensive than regular bulbs, but much more energy efficient and longer lasting. If anybody wants these incandescent bulbs, drop me a line. Free to a good home!
Maybe I need to have a garage sale…
2 CeilingFan objects done, 1 more to go
Successfully managed to hang two more ceiling fans without serious injury or damage to the house. Now just one more ceiling fan to go up in the back porch and then on to the next project: installing window blinds in the office.
Just one of the many things that was accomplished this weekend, including spending a whole lotta money on House Stuff. Then going back, returning some House Stuff because it wasn’t the Right Stuff, then buying even More House Stuff. So now most all the windows have something covering them, and all the rooms have fans.
So now with our left-over house money rapidly dwindling, we need to re-prioritize a few things. Fencing, hurricane shutters or plywood, grill, curtains, garage storage/shelving, lawn mower. It’s a never-ending list. With the storm season starting to gear up, plywood for the windows is the top priority for this year. Hurricane shutters will have to come later because they’re pretty pricey. The rest are still up for discussion.
Ice junkie
I have a dog that loves ice. Absolutely loves it. If I could make teeny tiny ice cubes I could use them as very effective training treats. Crack the freezer and she comes running from wherever she is, sits down so hard she makes a thump and waits patiently for a treasured ice cube.
If she gets one, she’s happy as a clam chomping and chasing it around the kitchen. She picks it up in her mouth, chews it a bit until her mouth gets too cold and then drops it. Licks it a bit, grabs it again and repeats. Funny to watch.
If she doesn’t get one, she has this sad disappointed look on her face and then trots away with you as you walk away.
From what I’ve read, this isn’t terribly abnormal for Labs, and there seem to be a lot of Lab owners out there who’s dogs love ice cubes.
5 months old last week, and weighed in yesterday at 48 pounds. I need to take more pictures of her.
The Sith are here! The Sith are here!
Finally saw the last installment of Star Wars last night. It was definitely much cooler than the previous two (way way better than Phantom Menace). I think this prequel series could have been much better without Episode 1, starting the prequel trilogy with Attack of the Clones and with more development of Skywalker’s corruption to the dark side, expanding Revenge of the Sith into two movies. It just happened way to fast I think. I mean really, one minute he’s full of anguish over watching Siddious throwing Windu out the window, and the next minute he’s kneeling at Siddious’ feet pledging his loyalty. I suppose you could say that Siddious was taking advantage of Skywalker’s anguish and exerting some of his mind control powers and to me parts of that scene made me think this might have been happening. Still, Skywalker turning to the Dark Side needed a little more development and drama I think. And why didn’t the Jedi Council do more to intervene when Yoda saw Skywalker heading to the Dark Side? Granted if they had, that probably would have ruined the story. But for all the talk of Skywalker being the ‘Chosen One’, the Jedi Council didn’t really do much to prevent his slide to the Dark Side.
FX were very cool, and lots of good light saber action. Would have liked to see more wide shots and fewer closeups of Samuel Jackson in the Windu/Siddious battle
7/10 overall, and 10/10 compared to the previous two installments.