May 2007
What can you do without electricity? Nothing useful.
May/21/2007 01:24 AM Filed in: Articles
| Technology
Normally when my neighborhood is without power I'll
blog about how I can blog when the power is out.
Because I keep my router and modem on battery backup. But this time I lost power and my internet connection.
So I can open my blogging app on my MacBook and type this post but it isn't going anywhere til my Internet comes back up.
Here's a list of things that you realize became more difficult without power:
Why is it when you're without power you feel the need to do something that requires it?
Because I keep my router and modem on battery backup. But this time I lost power and my internet connection.
So I can open my blogging app on my MacBook and type this post but it isn't going anywhere til my Internet comes back up.
Here's a list of things that you realize became more difficult without power:
- Opening the garage door.
- Getting ice from the ice machine.
- Getting the flashlights from your basement.
- Going to the restroom.
- Reading a book.
- Tucking your kid back into bed.
Why is it when you're without power you feel the need to do something that requires it?
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The Apple Sticker Game
Have you ever had your kids in the car and they're
bored. You know their bored because they said
"Daddy we're bored".
A few months ago I came up with a game to entertain the girls when they get bored. Or you can start a game if they're whining or annoying you.
It's called The Apple Sticker Game.
All they have to do is find a automobile with an Apple sticker on it.
The Rules:
1. You must be in an automobile with the engine running. Stickers can't be pointed out when engine is not running. If stickers are called out from outside the automobile or when the engine is off those stickers become void and can not be used in the game. Automobiles with stickers do not need to be moving or with their engine running. Any automobile with an Apple sticker is in play.
2. Can't be an Apple sticker that's been used in any other game. You know, my car, neighbors cars and such.
3. They have to be able to prove it. You know, point it out and such, honor system can be used if on highway.
4. Multiple stickers on a car are multiple opportunities. If an automobile has 3 stickers, one kid can win three dollars if they call them all.
5. If a parent notices an Apple sticker on a automobile and points it out, that automobile becomes void and can not be used in the game. I've never used this rule but I might if I lived in Cupertino.
6. This is The Apple Sticker Game, no other Apple logos are valid such as store signs, billboards or Apple stickers not on an automobile.
The Rewards:
1. Find an Apple sticker on an automobile and win a dollar.
2. Find an old multi-colored apple sticker on an automobile and win five dollars.
3. Find an Apple sticker placed on the inside of the car and therefore looks backwards from your point of view and win five dollars.
A few months ago I came up with a game to entertain the girls when they get bored. Or you can start a game if they're whining or annoying you.
It's called The Apple Sticker Game.
All they have to do is find a automobile with an Apple sticker on it.
The Rules:
1. You must be in an automobile with the engine running. Stickers can't be pointed out when engine is not running. If stickers are called out from outside the automobile or when the engine is off those stickers become void and can not be used in the game. Automobiles with stickers do not need to be moving or with their engine running. Any automobile with an Apple sticker is in play.
2. Can't be an Apple sticker that's been used in any other game. You know, my car, neighbors cars and such.
3. They have to be able to prove it. You know, point it out and such, honor system can be used if on highway.
4. Multiple stickers on a car are multiple opportunities. If an automobile has 3 stickers, one kid can win three dollars if they call them all.
5. If a parent notices an Apple sticker on a automobile and points it out, that automobile becomes void and can not be used in the game. I've never used this rule but I might if I lived in Cupertino.
6. This is The Apple Sticker Game, no other Apple logos are valid such as store signs, billboards or Apple stickers not on an automobile.
The Rewards:
1. Find an Apple sticker on an automobile and win a dollar.
2. Find an old multi-colored apple sticker on an automobile and win five dollars.
3. Find an Apple sticker placed on the inside of the car and therefore looks backwards from your point of view and win five dollars.
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You can also subscribe to their iTunes podcast here.
Look for themacjedi in the forums, I'm there regularly.
Finding a Toothpick in a Haystack
May/02/2007 08:06 PM Filed in: Animals
Karen and I were standing on our patio in the front
of our house. She brought Dixie (the puppy) out so
I followed her. We had just finished eating and I
had a toothpick in my mouth.
When I was done with the toothpick I flicked it into the yard next to us. Which is for sale and the yard is covered in straw. Karen asked why I flicked it in the yard because the puppy could get it.
I said "That's why I flicked it way over there, so she wouldn't find it in our yard and choke on it". About 4 minutes later here comes Dixie with the toothpick in her mouth.
I busted out laughing wondering how in the world she found my toothpick in all that straw? Maybe my scent was on it, regardless I was very surprised.
When I was done with the toothpick I flicked it into the yard next to us. Which is for sale and the yard is covered in straw. Karen asked why I flicked it in the yard because the puppy could get it.
I said "That's why I flicked it way over there, so she wouldn't find it in our yard and choke on it". About 4 minutes later here comes Dixie with the toothpick in her mouth.
I busted out laughing wondering how in the world she found my toothpick in all that straw? Maybe my scent was on it, regardless I was very surprised.