Freecycle

Ah…  My laugh for today.  An “offer” was posted on the Austin Freecycle mailing list a couple of days ago for 2 Anna’s Linens coupons.  I’m sorry, but I just couldn’t help but wonder, “Who would want those even if they were free?  Aren’t they like the ubiquitous Bed, Bath, and Beyond 20% off coupons?”
But lo [...]

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DIY Car Repairs

I took my car in to get it emissions-tested recently and asked the technician not to roll down my automatic window, afraid that it would get stuck in the “down” position.  He offered to give me a free estimate to get it fixed, saying that it could cost as low as $50.  Well, not having [...]

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Cold Hands

Hm.  So this just might get me to start using my laptop’s USB mouse…  Even while designing things with Illustrator or Photoshop, I tended to prefer my touchpad.  Odd, yes.  But so…  My touchpad is not responsive to my gloved fingers!  Well, duh.  Guess I have to plug in that mouse.  Which…  Yes… My mousing [...]

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Cold Hands, Cold Feet

My feet and my hands get cold easily.  Okay, fine.
But I’ve always found it curious that my “mouse hand” gets cold with extended use of and old-school computer mouse.  In college that was my right hand.  My right hand would become icy cold to the touch while my left hand was fine.  After college, I [...]

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Yay! For Dollar Store Soldering Irons!

Fixed the jack in my mp3 player!  But even better, I didn’t electrocute myself in the process!  Um.  I probably shouldn’t be doing things I don’t know how to do…  Especially if it involves dollar store soldering irons…
But, if you don’t hear from me again, I might have run into some, um… complications… in trying to [...]

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