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Some years in Dallas, the cricket population explodes. I recall finding crickets hopping up the steps on the 15th floor looking for food and water. ...

Is this the place to confess irrational love for airplane engines? I’m walking the dog in Bend and a P-51 just flew over with that RR Merlin singing...

So is the audio-in through the iPhone or do airPods have mics?

Pix !! - Garro.

Josh this is game changing information, thank you. My HA’s are about four years old and rated IP-something but moisture still makes them conk out...

Re: solid wood doors. Price has gotten so having a local craftsperson build a custom door is not too much more. Key lock would be handy in case...

I felt it was time for a visual.

Reviving this old thread because other home renovation things got done first. New front door selected**. Time for the lock. I want keyless, ability...

Hearing Aide revisit/update. If you are not wildly happy with your audiologist, find a better one. After several years with who I thought was good...

When I see images like that, I think of the guidance I once received concerning paint. One coat for dust, two coats for rust, and three coats for...

Kids came back yesterday and brought mom with them. Glad I was 15’ up on the deck. Mike

Bill, There's an internet meme in there somewhere, but I will let you have at it with Dall-E

Twenty-seven years of running steam plants have left me with tinnitus too. I also have 20% hearing loss in my left ear and 30% in my right. I slept...

The good thing is the tinnitus drowns out the crickets. And in my case, most everything else.

I picked up some fresh roasted red pepper ravioli from the neighborhood Italian store and we used some leftover pizza to make focaccia…nice way to...

Due to my misspent youth I've been dealing with a moderate case of tinnitus for as long as I can remember. Consequently I don't have a huge amount...

Get a gecko or two.

I'm not into catch-and-release when it comes to crickets, especially at night. Fortunately, they aren't a thing in NW Arizona, but they are in the...

Pass the bread and butter!

First, and definitely not last, honey whole wheat loaves. 1/3rd bread flour, 1/3rd all-purpose flour, 1/3rd whole wheat - pretty sure that's the...

seek me out SPP

I have yet to go to a tractor dealership, but it seems like the prices are highly erratic. Dealers who sell a lot of tractors (which may not be the...

iPhone through dirty car window but interesting tricolour sunrise scene........

I place this LP on the turntable and crank up the old Advents about once a year, after one of my kids comments that 70’s music was so-so.

It’s been so nice out, I decided to make some dough last evening, fire up the pizza oven tonight and dine on the patio.

If thou wishes for one to rule them all get the OG lube NFS Ultimate and call me in a couple years....I really need to water this stuff down. It is...

Textbook case in favor of a cat.

Yeah I like that one too. Especially for travel, though I understand that sometimes TSA and other border controls take issue with the absence of a...

There is a slot above the door for ventilation, and an iPhone fits perfectly through that slot without opening anything. I put the camera on timer,...

That's awesome! I would have a very hard time not being starstruck.

Thanks for the update! Did you wire in a recording device, or was this an open-the-lid snapshot I still remember seeing wild turkeys fly for...