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reel mower

Posted on August 27, 2021 | Leave a comment

Sometimes people post about using a reel mower forever ago. Have you ever tried to mow much of anything with one of those? You’ll go out in an ambulance.

If the yard is kept up like a putting green, and the blades real sharp, you might last half an hour.

In the USA, you can’t afford the coronary. Get something else unless your yard is a putting green.

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electric mowing

Posted on August 27, 2021 | Leave a comment

My 12 year old corded electric push mower. When you have a small yard like we do, you don’t even need a battery model, just learn to lasso the cord like a cowboy and be on your way. The best way is to start nearest the power outlet and go back and forth away from it.

It’s quiet and needs almost no maintenance, just change the blade sometimes.

It’s not as powerful as a gasoline mower, so you can’t let the yard grow up that much. When it spirals out of control, we have to call somebody.

  • my attractive electric push mower

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the nextdoor neighborhood network temptation

Posted on August 27, 2021 | Leave a comment

I have gotten several postal mail invites to the social networking service called Nextdoor.

Over the years the neighborhood has had other forms of communication going all the way back to listserv-style e-mail lists.

Every single attempt has been brought down by spammy realtors with burner phones, group bullies, or other such nonsense.

I might enjoy keeping an eye on things in this manner, but I’m not sure I’m up for the bull or the privacy giveaway.

Anybody have any success with Nextdoor?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nextdoor

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virgin adolescent mustache

Posted on August 25, 2021 | 1 comment

Me. High school. Still tender, succulent.

  • High school photo of me with Virgin mustache

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risks of over manliness

Posted on August 25, 2021 | Leave a comment

Embarrassing hypermasculinity from 2007. Do not attempt. ⛔

Me clowning around with a mixing bowl and spoon

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driving so slowly

Posted on August 24, 2021 | Leave a comment

Driving like a snail. 🐌

  • Empty snail shell sitting Atop The Center portion of steering wheel in my truck

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facebook pickles

Posted on August 22, 2021 | Leave a comment

Having to brace myself with a breakfast serving of pickles before logging on to Facebook because it hurts that bad. 🥒

My serving of pickle chips in a cup

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2:50 a.m. in the preserve

Posted on August 22, 2021 | 3 comments

2:50 a.m. Nature Preserve sit around and wine sip. 🍷🌛

The cocktail table plus selfie of me and Brian

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seriously intellectual programming

Posted on August 21, 2021 | Leave a comment

How to remember to record “that zombie shit” and other important programming.

It can get serious.

  • screensot of calerdar reminder being created for programming on syfy channel

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out-of-state search turns local instead

Posted on August 19, 2021 | Leave a comment

I was trying to dig up anti-gay dirt yesterday on an out-of-state church that somebody kept praising on Facebook. I didn’t find what I was looking for. Instead, several local churches in Greensboro kept coming up in the search results.

Whatever. There’s something to be said for churches that have put that stuff right on their web page. Better to know than not.

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