The house next door is finally completed. No more construction debris, no more noise!
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Random stuff about HR and his world…
Lazy Day
The weather is great here this morning. The temperature is 78° F and the humidity is 54%, which is unusual this time of year. It is usually in the high 90’s with unbearable humidity this time of year.
I’m sitting on the deck watching the two Jacks running around the back yard keeping our little piece of the world safe from rampaging squirrels and other miscellaneous small rodents.
I’m typing this on my trusty Dell Inspiron 8500 laptop running on battery power…and hoping the battery doesn’t burst into flame. My battery is not on Dell’s recall list so maybe I’m just being paranoid!
I just published a new “About HR” page which is probably too long and too boring for most to read, but it’s there if you have the stamina to slog through it.
Well, that’s about it for now…the battery is running low and I have a bunch of stuff to get done today…see you all later.
Have a nice day in your part of the world…
The Sideling Hill Cut
This picture was taken from the “Sideling Hill Cut” in Western Maryland. It shows the view looking north towards Pennsylvania.
Price versus Cost
The list price shown of this ticket, including all taxes and fees, is $36.00. The actual cost of this ticket to me was $125.00. For my $125.00, I got the right to stand outdoors for three hours listening to Jimmy Buffett, who I’ve seen performing live a number of times previously, singing a bunch of songs I’ve heard dozens of times before. Not only that but the temperature/humidity combination made it feel like it was at least 100 °F (38 °C).
Heat and Parrotheads
The high temperature here yesterday was about 100 °F/38 °C. It is about 1:07 PM/13:07 local time as I write this and the temperature is 101 °F. We are going to a Jimmy Buffett concert tonight at the Nissan Pavilion, which is an outdoor venue. The temperature is supposed to drop to 76 °F/24 °C tonight. I sure hope it cools off by concert time. Otherwise it will be downright miserable.
Chuck Taylor All-Stars
When I was a kid, it seems like every time I got a new pair of sneakers (or as we called them back then, tennies or basketball shoes), they were Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars®. They were high-tops and were made from canvas rather than leather. You had a wide range of color choices – black or white.A few weeks back, I noticed that my sneakers were starting to fall apart, so I decided to go shopping for a new pair. I was browsing through the Converse web site. You can still get Chuck Taylor All-Stars. They now have both cloth and leather models and they now come in a wide array of colors. But I was looking for something more “up to date” and after some searching around, I found the shoes shown in the picture. They’re not Chuck Taylors…but they are named after another guy who made somewhat of a name for himself in the basketball world in the 1970’s and early 1980’s…his name is Dr. J.