Archive for November, 2006
Blake Island…
I capped this because of the shot of Blake Island. While mudslides may have national security implications. They are of no consequence to the residents of Kitsap County. This shot looks east across Puget Sound from the hillside community of Manchester. South Seattle is somewhat visible in the background.
Filed under Outdoors : Comments (0) : Nov 24th, 2006
just plain wet…
Are we having fun yet? I just had a flash/bang go off. That was almost on top of the place… Closest NWS data. NWS Seattle Radar. Thunderstorms are a bit of a rarity around here. Although we do see some strong storms on occaision.
Back during the construction boom of the eighties, I had the opportunity to stand on the spot of the strike on the Washington Mutual Tower. Formerly known as “Block 5″, and then “1201 3rd Avenue”. The Space Needle is on the right.
Filed under Outdoors : Comments (0) : Nov 21st, 2006
rain and updates and plugins…
Since we have had a record for November rainfall, I have been staying inside alot lately. It’s nice to not have to go down to Pier 4. This has also given me time to update and plugin to google adsense as fish don’t move when the rivers are flooding…again.
During the past few weeks I managed to validate the blog code and CSS, and updated to version 2.0.5. I have also added the Coppermine and AdSense-Deluxe plugins. It appears cpg is going to 1.4.10.
Recently, I set up a Zen Cart at showdisk.com. A commercial site that I can pedal my wares around and give some others the chance to get the exposure. Storage is the only real thing that is keeping me from opening an online auction service using a consignment system. Here is the AdSense Sidebox for Zen Cart.
Here is the e107 AdSense plugin. Registration is required. Coming soon to davidprentice.com.
Filed under Business, General : Comments (0) : Nov 20th, 2006
garage/shop/studio…
I should be able to get the shop open to the public for about $3,500. Part of that is for the garden shed. I really need to get the roving pile of dirt out of here.
I think I can be open in January, sans carpet and display cases. I have almost everything I need to record audio and video to hard drive except for some quality microphones and a mixer. My only stipulation is for six balanced microphone connectors.
The wiring is nearly complete. I will have about 36 drops around the perimeter. With 20 20A circuits, 4 30A circuits, I should be warm enough in the winter. The 30A circuits are for the Cyberpower PR-3000 battery backup. At this point the weakest link is the cable modem. Although I haven’t had to reset it in a while, it can go through a phase of unreliability.
I have a bit of framing and decking to do to finish the rough-in. After that it’s plumbing. Bleh. The spendy part of this is the tankless hot-water heater. Last time I checked it was $750 for the setup I wanted. I think I will use the white ABS in 3/4″. I have most of the valves for this and the ABS is pretty cheap. Then we are into finishing the insulation, sheetrock, paint, and carpet. I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Filed under Business : Comments (0) : Nov 18th, 2006
