One Of My Very Own
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I've begun another box that I'm not all that excited about.
This one is hinged on both ends and has a split lid.
I plan to use the box to get rid of most of my wood scraps. And I have a ton of wood scraps.
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MUCH LATER: I gave up on the original idea and came up with another better idea. I've been working on it for a couple of weeks and so far so good. I'm not sure if anyone really wants to scroll through my in-progress pics so I won't be doing it on this box.
PONDERABLES
Think about the old days when they had open windows and the passengers had to breathe that smoke.
I was once at a football game and someone in the stands had a bass drum that was deafening. At one point I turned to see who was doing it and the moment I spotted the drum the drumstick went all the way through the drum. It was as if I caused it.
Then at halftime, they turned out the lights for a flaming baton show and when it was over I was curious about how they extinguished the flames.
The “IKEA bias” makes you place a disproportionately high value on stuff you partially assemble yourself, regardless of the quality of the end result.
*That explains my love of my boxes.
Green space is very important to the quality of life. I was like a proud father when a truckload of city water workers stood in the street admiring my award-winning oak tree in my front yard.
And at one time it looked like this...maybe...
And I bet they regret modernizing it with cheap stucco.
I once had the opposite problem. I drove a water-cooled rear-engine Fiat and the water and oil fills were right next to one another. The guy at the gas station put a quart of oil in the radiator. When it started overheating, I had it taken to a garage and had the radiator flushed.
Remember this?
We know that in some cultures being slapped with a shoe is the ultimate insult. But what do you make of this...
I Don't Like Your Question
A smartass professor asked Robert Motherwell, "Would you tell us if the large size of your signature on your latest work means you are selling your art or your name?" And Motherwell answered, "No". The professor said, "No, you're not selling your signature?" Motherwell smiled and said, "The question was, 'Would I tell you' and the answer is 'no'."
I wonder how many people get that.
How about this one?
I am the boss of me. And that is absolutely the problem.
McDonald's needs a third window where you can trade in all the wrong food they gave you at the second window.
If you put super glue on cotton, it will catch fire.
*Verification Requested
The reason the name of so many South and Central Asian countries end in “stan” is because it is an ancient meaning “land of” or “homeland.”
Baboons have been observed to kidnap and raise feral dogs as pets. The dogs protect the baboons from other feral dogs and baboons care for the dogs including grooming them, an act that is only done for those considered as family.
Researchers have developed a new energy-saving paint that repels heat, comes in any color, and should last centuries. It's also the lightest paint created to date.
Pringles are technically not potato chips but a slurry of rice, wheat, corn, and some potato flakes.
Lego bricks are very consistent, with only 18 bricks out of every 1,000,000 made being considered defective. The design and manufacture of bricks are also consistent enough to allow bricks manufactured today to interlock with those manufactured in 1958.
We say “pardon my French” after swearing because, in the 19th century, English-speaking people would drop French phrases into the conversation to display class, apologizing because many of their listeners wouldn’t know the language. Then people hid swear words under the pretense of them being French.
*OSIT
Close-up of Pluto from the New Horizons space probe
I kinda wish Dolly sang 10-3 instead.
I can remember when we repaired clothes instead of just buying new ones.
OBJECTS OF INTEREST
Now I can't keep my eyes off of it.
A few photographs I find tolerable.
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And my favorite...
I once read that those awful spacers in concrete highways are not necessary. When the road is heated it will just expand to the sides.
I did notice that she looked a little depressed.
I bet they are given a wide berth.
I used to be able to do that but just now was unable to do it. Bummer that.
Notice the lid. Very well done. But why take the time and effort to paint the interior of the shaft?
I will never forget the time I walked up to my wife in a store and said, "Hey, Boo-boo" in a Scooby-Doo voice only to discover that it was not my wife.
I bet that is extraordinarily hard to peddle.
Duck Adoption
Ten ducklings were found abandoned, so they brought to a mama duck that had hatched nine of her own two weeks earlier, The beautiful mama immediately claimed the abandoned babies as her own.
I've shown you this Fireworks Wheel several times...
But I don't remember seeing what happens at the end of its flight.
Yolks Galore
I like the little slap at the end.
Street Walker
He uses a laser and still misses badly. But it's a good segue.
Whoever said "out of sight out of mind" never had a spider disappear in their bedroom.
My wife just called me a sex machine. Her exact words were "You're a fucking tool" but I know what she meant.
CAUTIONARY TALES
There are accidents...
And there is stupidity.
Try to classify the following collection as accident or stupidity.
Why are they being filmed at just the right moment?
I would have stood by that pickup.
She hit the throttle level.
They take no smoking signs very seriously.
Danger, Danger, Danger
If I was close enough to see an erupting volcano then I would consider myself too close...much too close.
The Deer Encounter
At first I thought he was trying to knock the ice off his skis but now I'm not sure. He could very well have known what would happen and he wanted to make a funny video.
4 comments:
D13.... Can that woman be any more dramatic? Geezzz All she had to do was walk away instead of screaming like an annoying banshee the whole time. I'm a city woman and I would have been in awe and excited to see that deer. Yes, they could hurt me, but in this case, I don't see it happening.
B8: Amazing! Thanks for this.
Raul
Puzzle: A - Each shape has fewer points. That's my rationale.
Raul
D13: I see your point. She would be great on the front lines. The old fart forgot to panic and scream.
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