After years and years of using just a shovel. I spent $20 on a little pooper scooper device consisting of only a small rake and a special flat shovel. Continue reading
Awesome Pooper Scooper
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Swim Rafts and Birds
Looking for ideas on how to keep the birds off a swim raft. Just spent an hour cleaning of the swimming raft, after it was very covered with bird poop. Continue reading
The fair
The haze in the air is from the tractor pulls.
Swagman Bike Box
Got this brand new Swagman bike box off eBay for $25 shipped. It will be perfect for commuting to work. I can put my work clothes into the box and keep them from being squished, and keep them dry and clean as I ride. It was very easy to install on top of the rack, only took a few minutes. The box has 2 clips on each site to keep it closed, and also comes with a lock (which I won’t need).
Picture
I really like this picture. The blurred lights, and the reflections off the street. The overall lighting – just before dark… Continue reading
What is WordPress
This is the best free blog platform I have found.
WordPress is suited both for business and personal use, and is a marked improvement on any of the free platform/host options. The presentation is extremely professional, ultimately customizable and easy to use. There is an abundance of support in the form of forums, faq’s etc. for the WordPress platform, on the off chance that you’ll need it, and oh yes and its still free!
Now to cover just some of the features of WordPress:
- All the code is in full compliance with the standards of the W3C.
- WordPress allows the creation of non-blog, or normal web pages, that share the same theme but do not use a blog interface.
- Links are easily created and modified through the easy to use administration interface.
- Next, changes to templates are replicated immediately on your blog, which means static pages do not have to be republished.
- Design is made easy with themes and templates being effortlessly installed, from an abundance of different sites. There are also style and theme switchers.
- Features such as trackbacks, pinging, comments, spam protection, user registration, password protected posts, multiple authors etc etc etc
- Also of note is the ability to add plugins, which allow you tweak about anything.
As mentioned above, this is a free platform, in which you can manipulate the code as you please.
Real, constructive mental power
Real, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life. Develop a train of thought on which to ride. The nobility of your life as well as your happiness depends upon the direction in which that train of thought is going.
Laurence J. Peter
US educator & writer (1919 – 1988)
Cheap Radar Gun
It doesn’t get any better than this for a cheap radar gun. Now, the range is not very far, so it’s best used when you can stand pretty close to the moving object. But it does work for cars, bikes, even people running. Lots of fun!
Steve Forbes
Found this brochure in the basement from Steve Forbes run for president in 1996!
Renewing Growth, Hope and Opportunity
Steve Forbes Will Change Washington.
Isn’t it time to break the lock-grip that the political class in Washington has on so much of our lives?
America needs a new vision, one that relies on the values of family, faith, and freedom. We need policies that expand opportunity for all Americans by releasing the vast growth potential locked inside the American economy.
That’s why this outsider is running for President. And that’s why I’m proposing to take power away from Washington politicians and give it back to the American people, where it belongs.
Start with a flat tax that is a tax cut.
An across the board 17% tax rate and expanded exemptions so that the family of four would pay no taxes on the first 36,000 of income. With no taxes on Social Security, pensions,personal savings or capital gains, this flat tax would be fair (everyone would pay the same rate), honest (no more political manipulation of the tax code) and simple – you could fill it out on a post card.
Cut Spending and Reduce Government.
It’s time to remove the dead weight of Washington and let the American economy run free. Eliminate the department of Commerce, Energy, Education, and HUD. We can also eliminate the whole alphabet soup of independent agencies.
Term Limits.
Put an end to the permanent political class in Washington. It’s the will of the people. It makes sense. Pass term limits now.
Bring Back 4 1/2 % Mortgages.
Take control of our money out of the hands of the politicians. Tie the value of the dollar to a fixed measure, as we used to, and bring mortgage rates down to the 4 1/2 % our parents took for granted.
Return Control of Schools to Parents.
It is time to put America’s parents back in control of our schools. Give parents the means to educate their children in the school of their choice. Reduce the education bureaucracy; put more resources in the classroom.
Real Social Security.
No more Washington-style “reform” of Social Security, which means raising taxes and lowering benefits. We must strengthen security for our elderly – and make the system sound for the future – with guaranteed savings in a growing private sector.
Medical Savings Accounts.
Put the consumer in charge, with private MSAs coupled with insurance policies that provide seamless and complete coverage (no more Medigaps!). We did a variation of medical savings accounts at Forbes magazine, and it is very effective and popular.
A U.S, Not a U.N, Foreign Policy.
Freedom at home depends on strength abroad. As Chairman of Radio Free Europe and publisher of Forbes magazine, my work with business leaders and heads of state has brought me to more than 60 countries. I know from personal experience that America is still the “last, best hope for mankind.” We need a Commander in Chief who recognizes our unique role in the world. One who conducts a U.S., not a U.N., foreign policy.
I pledge to work tirelessly to make this vision a reality. Won’t you join me?