While I was at my parents, and making my cat annoyer, I also made the backplane to my Home made Digital TV antenna. This is just a reflector for the antenna to give it better gain. It’s actually a little short, but I didn’t want to pay the $6 difference for the taller wire mesh. …
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New Pen Zebra F-301 Compact
I read about pens that are shorter then normal when closed. I wanted one. I found one at Walmart on Saterday – well, a 2 pack. You can see how it’s a little shorter then normal when closed (on the bottom in the photo) so it will fit in my pocket better. Here, you can …
New Flashlight – NEBO AT09J
(FYI, I have a flashlight fetish, just so you know) I’ve carried a little pen flashlight around in my pocket for a while now (on the right in the photo). I keep a few feet of duct tape wrapped around it. I’ve been happy with it for what it is. A cheap LED flash-light that …
Free Wifi
When I was vacationing in Florida, I saw that the state is offering Free WiFi in it’s rest areas. They have these trailers that they pull in and park on the premises. They look pretty slick. Generator, satellite dish, telescoping antenna, etc. I guess this is who makes the trailers. it looks like the antenna …
My new knife: Buck Knives – Vantage™ – Select Small
While on vacation in Florida, my “souvenir” of the trip was a new pocket knife. I had broke my old one months ago – this spring actually. I picked a ~$30 Buck Knife even though the place had some really nice Benchmade knifes. I can stand loosing a $30 knife a lot more then a …
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