Fri-Hii-Hiiiiiii-Day!

Posted on November 14, 2014 by markd60

Yeay! It’s FRIDAY!

Pink sky, cool breeze, You can’t really see the pink because of the crappy camera. but it’s there. But you can feel the breeze, right?

Last night I slept all the way through, I didn’t even wake up once, till about 4:30, half hour before the alarm went off. I can’t remember the last time I slept all the way through the night. Years and years and years.

Here’s a picture of me sitting here, posting my post.

I don’t know if I mentioned it, but I got the real estate job. I have to take the tests and get registered and still have at least two months before I can start trying to make money. But it’s a route out of the box. Maybe I’ll be good at it.

Have a good weekend!!

Thursday Nothingness

Posted on November 13, 2014 by markd60

I got nuthin to post about today.

Drawing a blank
Have a good day!

Landing on a Comet

Posted on November 12, 2014 by markd60

This should be pretty cool
HERE is a link to a probe that’s going to try and land on a comet today, in about 5 hours.

Rubber Duckie Comet

Comet Lander

Comparative size of the comet

Wednesday morning. pretty clear. lookin good! I have a busy day planned at work today.

Poor Attitude Tuesday

Posted on November 11, 2014 by markd60

I really don’t feel like going to work this morning. It’s not Monday, but it feels like it. A bad Monday!

It was a good weekend though.

Snorkeling selfie

I had a dream that I won a boat. Actually, four people won a boat to share. We traveled far to get the boat. It was in the woods. When we got there, there was only room for three of us, so I had to go back by myself. When I said I wanted to go in the boat, everybody laughed at me.

We went to the beach yesterday. Here’s some underwater pictures.

The Wife

Christmas Tree worm

Yellow and gray fish

Have a good week!

Experiment results

Posted on November 10, 2014 by markd60

With the exception of last Tuesday, when my tablet totally died, My solar panel was able to maintain a usable charge on my Nexus 7.

My next experiment is to compare the time it takes my solar panel to charge 4 AA batteries compared to the time it takes the wall charger to charge 4 AA batteries.

Today is a holiday here, our first since July. It’s good to have an extra day off. It’s Remebrance Day. A day to remember our Veterans

I got a part time job as a real estate agent. Now I have to pass the test and get my license.

Have a good week!

New Orleans Saints

Posted on November 7, 2014 by markd60

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT:
Everyone knows I’m a Redskins fan, I was born in DC and will always be a Redskins fan as long as they exist. Rain or shine. Win or lose.

Years ago, I decided I needed a second team to like, I picked the New Orleans Saints, mostly because they had the best looking cheerleaders. But now, the cheerleaders aren’t so hot, and I don’t like that New Orleans has hired that old fat hippie Dallas coach. (At least he got a haircut)

SO at this time I make a public declaration: New Orleans Saints are no longer my number two team. I don’t dislike them, but I officially disown them as my team.

Please continue doing whatever you were doing before you paused to read this, and..

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

PS: Pirates week starts this week. Tonight is the fireworks. Not sure I have a Pirates uniform or not…

My Life In A Box

Posted on November 6, 2014 by markd60

I wake up, I go to work, I sit in a box all day, I say things like “Oh crap it’s Monday.” and “Happy Hump Day!” “Whew! can’t wait till Friday!” and “TGIF!”
Friday comes and I don’t give a shit about anything for a couple of days, then I go sit in my box for another week.
I save all year to take a week or two off work and maybe go somewhere, maybe I can’t afford it, so I stay home.

But I always go back in the box.
I want out. I have great life, I live in a great place, but something’s always been wrong, and I think this is it.

Experiment Fail / Sorting Pictures

Posted on November 5, 2014 by markd60

Yesterday, when I posted my post, my tablet had 11% power. When I got done, it was 6%, when I got to work, it was dead. Both my power packs were dead so I had no choice, I plugged it in. However, the data collection will continue. This morning looks like a typical, perfect Caribbean morning, fresh wind, mostly blue skies with some fluffy white clouds, and the sun, just peeking over the treetops.

Yesterday, a friend posted an old postcard of the Holiday Inn Grand Cayman.

Now I’m going through old pictures to see if I have good ones. I used to copy all my pictures to DVD once a year, now I keep them all on a portable hard drive. I am currently copying the pics from the DVDs to the hard drive, then I have to sort them. Not a small task.

This afternoon after work, I have a job interview.

Have a good day!

Goal Zero – Nexus 7 Solar Experiment

Posted on November 4, 2014 by markd60

I have a Goal Zero Nomad 20 watt solar panel and two of the Guide 10 power packs.

My experiment is: Can I go a week without plugging my Nexus 7 tablet into AC power and only use the solar charger?

I haven’t had the tablet plugged into the wall since Saturday night / Sunday morning. Yesterday was cloudy and I didn’t get a good charge on the power pack, therefore I didn’t get a good charge on the tablet. (I charge the power packs with the solar panels and charge the tablet with the power packs.) I can also plug the tablet directly into the solar panel, but don’t usually.

So it’s looking like this experiment is going to fail. I’m down to 11% power on my tablet as I type this.

Hope for a sunny day today!

Goodish Weekend

Posted on November 3, 2014 by markd60

I had a good weekend. Halloween Party Friday, Mow-the-yard Saturday and Football Sunday. Redskins lost, RG3 is back.
Here’s a couple photos from our Halloween Party Friday.