Author Archives: Alaska

Federal Universal Food Plan

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Alaska

When you strip away the means testing for food stamps, that’s pretty much what’s left. You just have to apply. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Ha Ha

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Alaska

Sucks to be you, kiddies. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Opposite Ends of a Spectrum

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Alaska

A McLaren parked next to my F350 the other day. Even in Day-Glo Orange, that is one nice-looking vehicle. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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In a Laboratory Once Upon a Time, at work was a Doctor named Frankenstein

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Alaska

We’ve all borne down hard on a ratchet* working on an engine or the like. Now I know what it feels like to be on the receiving end. I tell you what, it feels pretty weird. Got a dental implant … Continue reading →

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I thought this was Effective

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Alaska

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The solution is to live in a barn

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Alaska

I truly hate the “great room”/open kitchen concept as much as I am certain their originators were not introverts, but I can see that concept being extended to eliminate room partitions altogether as the population ages, to preserve memory. – … Continue reading →

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New Acronym — CITBN

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Alaska

I did not attend this presentation; I found it while researching other items it discusses. Thus, I cannot verify whether or not the mention of “Chip-in-the-back-of-the-neck” (page 7)  as one of several “emerging payment technologies” was a joke.  

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IntraLasik FTW

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Alaska

I had the all-laser eye surgery two days after New Year’s, and went from this (which is like 20/700 in the worst eye) – to 20/20 the next day, and now 20/15 one week out. I had no idea women … Continue reading →

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House in a Can

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Alaska

I like this idea for a retreat. Even better, the can-in-a-can model. Fill the gap with insulation and you’re fireproof, quake-proof (mostly) and comfy, without all the radon issues from going underground. Plus, it looks like a grain silo. Nobody … Continue reading →

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Bigfoot/Yeti DNA update

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Alaska

Remember this exciting possibility? Well, nuts, it turned out to be a polar bear. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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