Rollin rollin rollin....

I'm not one of those impulse purchase types that jumps on the band wagon before asking questions like "who's driving?" and "where are we going?". I typically wait a while and get a pretty good idea of the wagon's abilities and direction before jumping on, and even then rather reluctantly and probably only holding onto the outside so that I can make a quick exit if need be. So needless to say I don't have a whole lot of home gym equipment laying around my house. Almost all of those bandwagons ended up broken down before they could get 3 blocks down the street. The only one that is still running strong is the weightlifting and good diet bandwagon, of which I am a proud rider. Give me your hand, I'll help you up.

Lectric!!

The new house that we are buying has a full basement and thankfully a sump pump to go along with it. Our previous home only had a basement that was about 4 feet deep so it didn't need a sump pump. My insurance lady told me that I will need a battery back up for the sump pump or our insurance may not cover any damage caused by flooding during a power outage, and since most heavy rains are accompanied by lighting, that has the unfortunate effect of cutting out power from time to time, I figure that having a battery back up is a good idea. I find myself a little jealous of my Dad who has one of those natural gas powered generators that kicks in any time their power goes out. It's connected to the city gas so it has an inexhaustible supply of fuel and runs enough of their basic needs that they are fine. Too bad that those cost more than batteries.

Vacay Time

Finally it is time for vacation. We are leaving this Sunday and will be gone for the entire week. I can't wait. We skipped vacation last year and I am very ready for it by now. We are going back to a place we have been before which I don't typically prefer to do. I like to see new places but I won't complain since I'm just happy to be going. I'm supposed to find a way to slip something in about a medical id but I can't think of a way to do it. Maybe I will if I spend some more time thinking. In any case I am excited about the time off. It will be nice to recharge and spend some time hanging out with family.

Flash Gordon

flash memory is really cool. I have been around long enough that I can really appreciate holding a stick in my hand that holds 2 gigs worth of data. You can hold that amount of data on a chip the size of a postage stamp these days and I remember when a 1 gig standard hard drive was an amazing amount of storage. We used to joke about computers having a gig of ram in the sense that that was so far out of the realm of possibility that it was funny. Like saying your car would have 5000 horse power. Now a gig of ram is considered middle of the road. Things have leveled off in recent years, but it's still amazing.

Storms

I realized the other day that we don't have any flashlights or candles in our apartment that are easily accessible. I realized this just as the power went out the other night due to a storm at about 11pm. Fortunately for me it didn't stay off for very long. It came back on about 5 minutes later. So did I learn my lesson and go find a flashlight so that I would be more prepared? Nope. So I'm probably going to have the same problem again next time. My solution this time seemed to work well so I will probably just repeat it then and go to bed.

COPS

When I was growing up, I remember seeing this store in a town near my home that always caught my eye. It was a clever acronym for police gear. Central Ohio Police Supply or COPS. I always wondered who shopped there and what they bought. Apparently no one and not much considering that the store is no longer in business. It was clever though and I still wonder who they sold to. My thought as a kid was that they were the suppliers to the police department but clearly that wouldn't have been the case. This was more along the lines of a surplus store. Apparently there are still stores like that around because I heard about one online. I guess if you are selling something with a thin customer base, online is the way to go since you can reach anyone and everyone. So if you are in the market for an old riot shield, yellow police tape, old flack jackets, or Blackhawk holsters then just jump online. You can find it. You can find a lot online. Some of it is cool and some not so much but at least you don't have to drive around Central Ohio wondering what ever happened to your old surplus store.




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New Phone

I still have my old phone from a while ago. Honestly, I haven't really desired a new phone all that much. The new ones that you can get for free are pretty junky so why would I downgrade just for the sake of getting a new phone? The one I have is great and until I can afford that kind that you can watch tv on all day then I don't intend to waste my time. I looked all over ebay for phones but saw nothing much that sparked my interest. I have verizon so the Nokia N82 Silver won't work for me, not that I know anything about it either.