Stereo Table

Posted on February 4, 2012 by kimerer_brian

Our new table for the stereo has arrived. We set it up in the living room and put our old stereo equipment on it. The table is a beauty, custom made in New Hampshire by Dan Klardie Mfg.

TableThe remotes and instructions go in the drawers and out of sight.

How old is the stereo? We bought the CD player and receiver in 1995. The speakers are Heathkit speakers that I built in 1970. And the rabbit ears that are in use for the FM antenna…. well… those used to be our TV antenna, but we could only get “Leave It To Beaver” reruns using them, so they have been demoted to radio work.

Dan Klardie custom made furniture is available from Certainly Wood, the same place we bought our bookcases.

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MOBO

Posted on January 28, 2012 by kimerer_brian

This old computer was dying again, so we had to do some major surgery on it. We replaced the old Mother Board (MOBO), the part on which all the other parts are mounted, with a new one. Here is a post-mortem portrait of the old MOBO.

MOBOThe round thing next to it is the old ( broken ) heat sink, which broke when we put it on that board because the holes in the MOBO were not in the right place. Also, the thermal sensor did not work, the RJ-45 internet connection had stopped working, and the SATA disk ports were throwing errors causing the computer to stop working at random times.

Hint: Note the logo, and stay a way from Foxconn parts.

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We replaced it with an Asus MOBO, which appears to be working fine.

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Aren’t you glad you asked?

 

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Oops! I Jinxed it!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by kimerer_brian

I guess my previous, cocky post jinxed the weather. Oh well, the Augernaut finally had an opportunity for some action.

Action!It started on one pull, and went right out of the garage into the … um…. “snow”…. er.. dusting.

YowzaYowza!

The only problem was that it was all over in 10 minutes. I think we are using a sledge hammer to drive a tack.

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Enjoying the Weather?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by kimerer_brian

It is January 15… the middle of January in New England… and we have had no measurable snow so far. You can thank the Augernaut for that.

AugernautIt is sitting in the garage, brand new, pristine clean, pining away.

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Happy New Year

Posted on December 31, 2011 by kimerer_brian

Happy New Year to all of my readers.

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Fat Squirrel

Posted on December 26, 2011 by kimerer_brian

I guess we are not the only ones who had a great Christmas. The local squirrels seem to have done OK for themselves as well. Look at this porker!

Fat SqirrelThat guy needs an emergency New Years Resolution fer sure.

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2011 by kimerer_brian

.. to all. Hope yours was as good as ours.

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Happy Anniversary

Posted on December 21, 2011 by kimerer_brian

Today marks the one year anniversary of moving into our new house.

Over this last year we have seen blizzards, ice dams, heat waves, and monsoon rains, and the old girl is still standing tall and straight.

Kudos to our architect and builder and all the subcontractors who made it possible. Thanks to all of our friends who helped us stay glued together during the ordeal.

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Beer today

Posted on December 18, 2011 by kimerer_brian

Gone tomorrow!

We popped a couple of beers tonight to enjoy with the chili we made.

EmptiesThis is the Amber Ale that we bottled on October 30, so it is exactly 7 weeks old today.

It was a notable event because the beer has finally smoothed out. It has come into its own, and is better than “just drinkable”. The harshness from the hops that was evident at the previous tasting is gone. It has a small head, and lots of tiny bubbles. It was still clear after a couple of hours in the fridge ( no chill haze ) and a lovely amber color.

Yay. A good batch for the holidays.

The Honey Porter is two weeks younger than this one, so watch this space for a review in a few weeks.

Now everybody get back to cooking and shopping.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2011 by kimerer_brian

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Cornucopious

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