Monthly Archives: May 2017

Getting Into Karaoke

Finally got some speakers that can handle karaoke.  It is cool but now I have to find software that works. Will report more later, but right now karafun looks good, works with stuff I have. But Karaoke5 looks good as … Continue reading

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Groggy Day

So unproductive today, I asked to work from home for a bit and burn some PTO for the rest (I had some meetings to call in to). To counteract the gout, I wanted to take some Tylenol with Benedril.  I … Continue reading

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Productive and Rewarding Day

Cleaned the garage mostly today.  It is kind of nice now, not workable yet, but getting there. Afterwards we had a barbecue in the awesome evening. It was a good day, the only drawback was my gout.  It is nagging, … Continue reading

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Gout Kicking In

Been having that unfortunate familiar feeling in my foot.  Looks like a bout with gout is inevitable. I think it will be in full force Monday night, with Tuesday and Wednesday being hobbled. Hope by next weekend I can at … Continue reading

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Gateway to 433Mhz Network

This project is coming together nicely.  The box I got for this project is perfect. I had to drill my own hole for the antenna but that was no biggie.  Internal looks great This gateway from the 433Mhz network to … Continue reading

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Son’s Talent Show

My youngest son participated in a talent show today today, was really proud of him today. During the live event he did not recognize all the people cheering him.  But later on he viewed the recording and he was so … Continue reading

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IOT network

Now that the bathroom is done, I am working on the IOT network. Got a few things going, still a bunch of little things to go. It is actually proving to be more difficult than expected. Hopefully I can get … Continue reading

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Bathroom Not Finished but Functional

I wanted the bathroom done, so we pushed through it today. Toilet is back, shower works. Want to sleep early today now that it is done. Not even looking at Arduino and smart home stuff.

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Bathroom Not Done

With work and meetups I have been too busy to get the bathroom done in one go.  Also my oldest son is not here to help me out. The toilet is still out and I have decided to repair and … Continue reading

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Decent Meetup

Had another meetup today, was a show and tell kind of day. Easy one for me, bring stuff and show off. Made peace with not running the Rock and Roll marathon this year, too much going on, too much out … Continue reading

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