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Jetty

Posted on May 10, 2018 by patclem

When you’ve had the company of a pet for 15 years, it gets hard to remember the time when they first come into our lives.  This is the story of our Jetty.  I remember there were three stray cats in … Continue reading →

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Holly – the first of them all

Posted on December 1, 2015 by patclem

I’ve written several pet obituaries over the years, and when doing so I could never imagine what I could write to express how special Holly was to me. Tonight I came home from work, lights were out, not uncommon. Izzie … Continue reading →

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Buffalo #21 Camel Back Drill Press

Posted on July 2, 2015 by patclem

My tool addiction is getting ahead of me.  With my life in flux, what I really need is a 1200lb drill press that’s too tall to fit in my current garage.  But for $200 I couldn’t pass on this rare … Continue reading →

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Night Owl DVR / iPhone LIte client Installation notes / troubleshooting

Posted on March 23, 2015 by patclem

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 … Continue reading →

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1977 Ford F150 4×4 Audio Dilemma

Posted on December 16, 2014 by patclem

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, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 15, 2014 by patclem

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 … Continue reading →

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Beloved Buggy

Posted on November 20, 2013 by patclem

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 … Continue reading →

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Writing a Letter

Posted on January 14, 2013 by patclem

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 … Continue reading →

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Incredibly Good Stress

Posted on November 30, 2012 by patclem

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 … Continue reading →

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2012 Harpeth River Ride Review

Posted on June 4, 2012 by patclem

Back in 2004, my big thing was gardening.  I had just starting to get into bicycling seriously, and my weekend time was beginning to become a scarce resource.  I was collecting daylilies, hostas and roses.  I had even joined the … Continue reading →

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