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Princess Hank Crossed the Rainbow Bridge

This is hard. Don’t know how to start. But let’s cut to the chase. Princess Hank crossed the Rainbow Bridge Saturday November 9. I hadn’t posted earlier since I was not ready. She was with us for almost 17 years. … Continue reading

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Capital Plaza Tower – No More

The Capital Plaza Tower *was* the tallest building in the state capital.  It was by far.  28 floors.  It was 338 feet tall.  The next highest is the Capital building at 210 feet.  well over 100 feet shorter.  But it … Continue reading

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Bought myself a new toy

Finally bought a new riding lawnmower for the house: Buying a lawn tractor is not at all straight forward.  To put it in terms more people are familiar with,  imagine trying to buy a car where only the chassis is … Continue reading

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We Sold Our Old House Today

Statistically not a big deal.  A house below the median and average house price in Lexington KY.  Smaller than average in the neighborhood.   Etc. Etc.  Except it was our home for 22 years.  We sold it to an investor.  … Continue reading

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Just How Many Things do I have Connected????

Decided to see if I could get a video server connected to my home network.  It needed a static address.  OK,  I think I know what I have not assigned but lets check.  Also lets identify everything which uses DHCP. … Continue reading

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End of Service

Yep,  got a letter from my ISP stamped “END OF SERVICE”.  They are exiting the local market as “Due to recent changes in the Windstream network IgLou can no longer economically off service in your area.” We have been a … Continue reading

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A Delayed Repair

I posted this on Facebook but thought it might be a good fit here. Today, I have finally started the repair on the dining room ceiling in our old house.  I didn’t want to do it as trying to match … Continue reading

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So Sad

From Craigslist:

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My Sister’s Mule

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I am 134! And proud of it!

Out of 134!  Yep I came in last place nationally in the 2015 Field Day in my category.  Now I did better overall.   2442 out of 2720 overall.  Or 3rd of out 3 in Kentucky in my category. Field Day … Continue reading

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