Posts Tagged ‘DIY’

Whenever I Try to Take my Pulse

August 8, 2009

   “Whenever I try to take my pulse…”  one runner says to another.
   When ever I try to take my pulse, what? What happens? You need someone else. How’m I doing?
   Cool temperatures for August morning. Full Moon Friday, Adam declares. It is a seven day and a 16 oz. coffee.
   Thursday a patch appeared [...]

Fukitorimushi, so there!

July 10, 2009

http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2287
and pick of the litter last night, piece of a story from near-ancient newspaper. Gets it. Goes and gets it. Just goes and goes. Early bird catches the worm.

Weekend Warrior: Roadside Pinwheels

July 4, 2009

   Today is the day to capture the pinwheels we have travelled past so many times without stopping.
 
 
Celebrating, creativity and children.

Along the road near Tuckerton.
 Driving Miss Daisy.
Are we there yet?

We commemmorate Independence Day. Tomorrow, interdependence.

Bushy Tail Freed

April 10, 2009

  The sunrise, after 7 am heron wading in mid-creek has the grayed out look of a computer program with unalterable fields. One heron. Two bluebirds. Then, three red-headed woodpeckers on the same rotted tree-top. Odd stuff like two x’s and in another place a broad heart drawn into the path. Nothing new. An hour later [...]

You Must Enter to Win

March 31, 2009

   For want of a nail. Or a nut or a bolt. Sizzlepuss’s rule of auto mechanics: Car trouble is to life trouble. So, when the power steering fails and the belt’s dangling, what’s a Big Rock roller to do? No DIY. Ask: Who or what exactly is steering my life? Who’s got the power? [...]

Big Rocks Make It

March 29, 2009

 
   Endless devotee of time and task management reading, I am. From Dustin M. Wax at Lifehack: 50 Tricks to Get Things Done: Push the Big Rock. Hey! That’s what Sisyphus does! Of course, there is the snowball effect, so if you start with a small rock, it grows into a big rock the more you [...]

Just Cause

December 18, 2008

 
 
  Upon recommendation from a revered reader who shall remain anonymous and whose name is contained herein, we plan to open a site for a Just Cause and ask for support.  Just what cause has yet to be determined. The nine listed here are suggestive rather than exhaustive. As always, we entertain your ideas.

The March of [...]

DIY: Build Your Own Pyramid

August 13, 2008

   Once upon a time there was the food pyramid, the pyramid of Gizeh and the great Cheops. Would you like to have a pyramid of your very own? Make plans!
 
 

Vintage Spry to the rescue, triple creamed!
Your very own Spry pyramid:
Where are the palm trees? And some dates? WYSIWYG!