Lemark does not equal Linux

So apparently since I have switched my OS back to Linux, Lexmark does not support the drivers needed to print. It turns out that Lexmark assumes that if you run a Linux OS you are able to program 'your own' driver for the printer. So it seems that I might put together an old machine that I have and install Windows on it and print over a network. So for now I am without a printer.

Whirlpool Duet

Belinda and I had a set of Kenmore Elite washer and dryer combo. The washing machine sounded like the neighbor was pounding on the walls with a sledgehammer when it the spin cycle. So instead of getting it fixed at a cost at $40 an hour (probably a total of $75 with parts), we did the next best thing...Upgrayedd! Two d's for a double dose of pimpin'

Brilliant!

Deep Thought.

The neighbor's little girl was watching television with Belinda in our living room the other day. Averie has a confection of names for Belinda including but not limited to: Bebinda, Mebinda, Melinda and so forth.

The Next Day

Wow, we got precipitation for two days in a row now!

Frozen Water!

Seminole finally got some winter precipitation. Problem is that the snow/ice will be gone by Monday.

Cable

I finally had cable television installed at the house. I wanted to watch the football games during the upcoming holiday and Belinda was tired of watching Family Guy. I had the TV on for 10 minutes and realized why we hadn't turned on the cable since we moved in. Re-runs of Full House, Fresh Prince, lame trick my truck or flip my house shows (CMT, Spike, TLC, etc.), Roseanne, Steven Seagal movies, E! True Hollywood Stories (they have to be true, its in the name!), Oprah, and my least favorite: reality.

My attempts to find local channels with 'rabbit ears' was unsuccessful. I was going to have to spend $100+ just get Fox, CBS, or NBC which comes out of Odessa, Hobbs, Roswell, or even Lubbock. I could not pick up any of those stations and the furthest station away was roughly 75 miles away.

I get 3 months of cable for the same price as the initial investment on UHF and VHF hardware.

Ninjew Nate Strikes Again.

This was the last time I hung out with Ken and Nate while I was in college. The evening progressed into a slapping contest and Ken was the first victim.

Got Midgets?

Unfortunately, this one is also for Justin. I was going through some photos and organizing my files. Considering an OS change back to Linux and found this gem.

Commence operation Vacuu...suck.

It looks like a Winnebago with wings!

So thats why the vent doesn't work, ironically the light still works.

Delta T

I was curious (Dan, Raven, Justin) are experiencing the heat wave like out here in Texas.
Bellevue, WA has roughly a 10 degree temperature change, Indiana 13 degrees, and Detroit 10-15 degrees with most of these temperatures range from mid 30's to low 60's. However here in Texas, high of 83 today and for this week is having temperatures in the low 40's and high 70's with Wednesday having a temperature change close to 40 degrees.

Guess thats what I get for living in the desert.

Luckily the house has been staying pretty warm and I have been leaving the HVAC off. Open the windows in the mornings and evenings and it stays pretty pleasant. If you are outside, that is a different story.

On the next Judge Judy

I am starting to run into problems here in town exercising the dogs. I would venture to suggest living in a rural area in West Texas that the local towns folk would be tolerant of dogs. Turns out that is the contrary. On multiple occasions I have deterred other people with dogs of the same size and stature from walking even in the same vicinity. The first came when I was riding my bike with Guinness and she was on hot pursuit of myself and I saw someone walking a lab literally turn and run in the opposing direction multiple blocks away, somewhat expected but seemed a little excessive. Recently even when walking the dogs on a leash fellow Seminolians walking their pets will pull a 180 and progress from a slow walk in my direction to a slight jog in the other. Which is strange to me because dogs 'smell' fear. If you don't give the dog something to get them excited, most of the time they don't care, though its not 100%.

Perhaps its a combination of the liberal manner in which I let my dogs conduct themselves and the conservative manner in which the locals dress their dog up in a Santa's outfit with dog booties for the family photo. I obtained a dog as an animal to play and interact with, not because I thought it would make a good extended member of the family.

What really sent this blog into motion is my neighbor has a 3 lb Chihuahua that he keeps in a makeshift pen and was getting complaints because when he is home he lets the dog run out in his yard. So...the dog catcher came by and told my neighbor that he needed to put the dog up. He complied, put the dog in the pen and received another warning that his 'pen' was not up to city code because the city requires a 10 foot high fence for any pet left outside. Furthermore its a $250 fine if your pet gets picked by the city dog catcher.

Which brings me to another dilemma with letting the dogs 'run free.' For those of you from New Mexico most of the land is State or BLM land that is open for public use. In Texas most of the land is privately owned and leased out for use. Guess I am just stuck with hyper dogs and short walks until I can find a solution.

Bathroom Tile

Finally got the tile laid and the grout floated. Now all we have to do wait for it to dry.

Lexmark X5470

When we bought our house we had our choice of a gift from Home Depot from Wells Fargo. The 'choices' given I probably would have rather had the cash. We either had the products already listed or didn't want. By default I chose the Lexmark X5470 printer, fax, scanner/copier, all-in-one combo. Belinda and I still had our HP Deskjets from over 7 years ago. The only complaint that I have seen in reviews are paper jams when printing large documents.

My Baby!

This ones for you Justin.

I should have outsourced to India

Progress on our new home is not necessarily slow, but steady. I have been doing most of the work myself with Belinda working on the weekends or hear and there after work if she isn't too tired. I spent all day in the bathroom and NO my colon is just fine.

I spent the better part of 10 hours laying tile. Unfortunately half of that time was walking from the wet tile saw, then back to the bathroom floor, then finding the tape measure, measuring, cutting the tile, walking back to the bathroom, fitting the tile, spreading thin-set mortar, laying the tile on the mortar, putting in the spacers......rinse and repeat.

It really isn't hard work, but extremely time consuming if you want it to look worth a damn. If all goes well it will be finished by tomorrow evening. I have about 9 pieces/spaces to go totally bout 4 square feet.

P.S. I am glad we opted for the 16x16 tiles and not the 12x12. The cuts are longer, but fewer.
P.S.S? WET DIAMOND TILE SAWS FTW!!!!

Get'em Good GIRLS!

I kept getting woke up last night. There was a wind storm that came through, so at first I thought it WAS the wind. Apparently it was some stray/alley/local cats knocking things over outside (craps everywhere because of remodeling), and then 'cat' fighting ensued. I wasn't sure if our cat was involved but I broke up the dispute real damn quick. Cats don't have much to fight about when roughly 140 lbs of 2 dogs jump in the middle.


WOOF!


..but they are so passive.

Holy Crap! Fog!

I was wondering the a few days ago why Belinda and I slept in so early, fog! Most of the time the sun shines in through the east windows so bright it will burn a hole in the back of your retinas.

Intelligent falling

Hahahahahahha: Intelligent Falling

This isn't a discussion on the existence of religion, just the factual evidence provided by science. Most of the time I am apathetic towards most people's beliefs, but this one was laughable.

The Onion has an article about intelligent falling with a man at the forefront named, Rev. Gabriel Burdett. If there is an all-mighty and powerful force holding us down it gives an easy explanation on why Jesus was able to walk on water (because the all powerful force let him) AND discounts a physical law of nature. Does that mean every time I am drunk it was God that pushed me off of my barstool and not my gravitational attraction to the floor? I digress. Just appears that the ends justify the means.

Bombardment!

I turned on the living room light the other night and got a nice little surprise. The bulb exploded and separated like something out of Apollo 13.