Mar 23, 2015 - Uncategorized    Comments Off on Night Owl DVR / iPhone LIte client Installation notes / troubleshooting

Night Owl DVR / iPhone LIte client Installation notes / troubleshooting

So, I bought a Night Owl camera / DVR system and got it installed this weekend. No, you can't get near my house without being recorded, and backed up remotely. It's a Night Owl Security L-85-8511, http://amzn.com/B00H7OEK1M. I had a lot of trouble getting the Night Owl Lite software to access my box remotely. I'm not sure what the exact cause is, but here are the steps that appear to have made it rock solid. If you're not technical, you might not be able to understand what any of this means. Keep reading [...]
Dec 16, 2014 - Uncategorized    Comments Off on 1977 Ford F150 4×4 Audio Dilemma

1977 Ford F150 4×4 Audio Dilemma

So back in the summer, I bought a 1977 Ford F150 XLT truck. It has a 4" lift kit, big tires, big engine. I always wanted one in highschool so I guess that was part of my midlife crisis. Anyhow, so the truck has almost zero rust, and of course I'm chasing mechanical issues constantly. The interior is in great shape for an almost 40 year old truck. But, someone chopped up a big hole in the dash and installed a Pioneer DIN style rectangular stereo system in it, while everything else is original. Keep reading [...]
Feb 15, 2014 - A Better Place, Uncategorized    Comments Off on Rural State Senator Derails Funding for Urban Alternative Transportation Project – The AMP

Rural State Senator Derails Funding for Urban Alternative Transportation Project – The AMP

I met State Senator Jim Tracy, Chairman of the Transportation Committee, at the Fiddlers Jamboree in Smithville several years ago.  He was campaigning the crowd.  Of course I struck up a conversation with him about alternative transportation (bike/ped) and we started having a very good interaction.  He finally asked where I was from.  When I told him Nashville, he was almost rudely dismissive with me.  That tells me either he didn't want to waste his handshaking time, or he's just not interested Keep reading [...]
Nov 20, 2013 - Family Stuff, Uncategorized    Comments Off on Beloved Buggy

Beloved Buggy

September 1999 - November 20, 2013 I remember the first time I laid eyes on her.   Donna and I had caught Jetty as a stray kitten and we thought he needed some company when we traveled.  A friend of Donna's knew a guy Tom, who was renting an apartment and was moving.  He had three "teenage"  cats that he couldn't take so we decided to go pick one out.  I've never really liked scaredy cats - a stranger comes in and they run like some kind of demon has entered the house.   Honestly I never Keep reading [...]
Jul 2, 2013 - Bicycling    Comments Off on How to, not to paint a Nutcase helmet

How to, not to paint a Nutcase helmet

So I got on a kick to get a Nutcase helmet and paint a graphic on it. Since there's nothing on the Internet about how to paint one, I thought I'd share my experience. I'll first share a little about Nutcase bike helmets. They have an awesome adjustment system for the head strap - big knob that adjusts firmly. The magnetic buckle can easily be operated one-handed, if you ever need to buckle your helmet one-handed? The outer coating claims 360 degree visibility at night - a reflective coating? Keep reading [...]
Jan 14, 2013 - Uncategorized    Comments Off on Writing a Letter

Writing a Letter

So this is my BLOG.  I write something once in a while, when there's something I want to broadcast.  I write emails for work, for nonprofit work, for personal reasons.  I write endless Facebook one or two sentence updates, sometimes I tweet.  Recently I decided to hand write a few letters.  I'm not sure how I really came up with the idea, but the Art of Manliness article says it best "Because sending a letter is the next best thing to showing up personally at someone’s door." In my usual Keep reading [...]
Dec 21, 2012 - A Better Place    Comments Off on Terrorism, Fear and Armed Guards in School

Terrorism, Fear and Armed Guards in School

I don't live my life in fear. I've spent my life taking risks.  I get out of bed every day - I could have fallen out and broken my neck.  I step in the shower - I could slip.  I drink coffee.  I could choke!  I take on the most dangerous part of my day when I hurl myself at 70-80mph on the interstate on the way to work.  One slight miscalculation and I'm dead in fractions of a second.  I take on risks with every action every day.  I even ride my bike on the road, with cars!  I could be Keep reading [...]
Dec 2, 2012 - A Better Place, Bike Advocacy Thoughts    Comments Off on How to Discourage Bicyclists in Your Community

How to Discourage Bicyclists in Your Community

I finally decided it's time, after all the blood sweat and tears at the local, state and national level to turn things around.  Are you tired of them adding seconds to your trip?  Are you tired of looking at their skinny butts all enjoying themselves, smiling, taking in the world so vigorously?  I'm going to explain how to live in a community that's bicycle-free! 1.  Choose a place where no one wants to go.  Find some where ugly.  Bicyclists usually like beautiful places to ride. 2.  Live Keep reading [...]
Nov 30, 2012 - Uncategorized    Comments Off on Incredibly Good Stress

Incredibly Good Stress

There is a good kind of stress - the kind that makes you obsess, the kind that drives you to think, create, wake up on the middle of the night with a new idea, inspires, drives you to do more than you think you can do, the kind that motivates you to exceed the highest expectations you even set for yourself. It's the new opportunity, it's the change that inspires.  It's the freedom to be outside the box.  It's the opportunity to search for the edges of that new box. When have you had that opportunity Keep reading [...]
Nov 22, 2012 - A Better Place    Comments Off on Thankful

Thankful

Today is Thanksgiving and I ride.  It's a beautiful day.  Sun is shining, temps in the 60's, a light breeze, a perfect time to restore my soul.  As most bicyclists know, our activity is a great way to meditate.  Today I focus on things I'm thankful fo r - my family, my job, my friends, interesting things in life, people I don't see much and wish I did more. My route starts at home.  I don't care much for driving to ride anymore.  A holiday day like this promises little traffic and the Keep reading [...]
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