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To CNG, Or Not To CNG

I’ve been interested in alternative fuels for a while.

The More You Know…

Wal-Mart Employee: Hello ‘dis Walmarts, how can I help you? Customer: I would like to order a cake for a going away party this week. Wal-Mart Employee: What you want on the cake? Customer: ‘Best Wishes Suzanne’ and underneath that ‘We will miss you’.

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Stupid Wisconsinites In The News

Damn. Really, what more is there to say?  Thanks for the find, Matt! Woman Calls 911 to Report Drunken Driver — Herself A 51-year-old Dodge County woman is charged with her first offense of operating while intoxicated after she called 911 to report a drunken driver — herself. According to Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls, [...]

The Hydrogen Myth

Is hydrogen the fuel of the future? Maybe, but not in the near future. In fact, it may be quite a while.

Fiero Commuting: 1 Year Update

Well, it’s been a year since I replaced the engine in the Fiero, and time to look at some of the data I’ve gathered.

I am the King of Hot Water, and I command thee…

I installed an on demand tankless water heater.  Here’s the write-up.

Geeks With Guns

I’ve only just found this site and already I’m finding it very enlightening. Here’s a great, humorous example, Testing my new Taser. I’ve got a link in the sidebar.

Words of Wisdom

How, in just a hundred short years do we forget the fundamental concept of being an American? As you read this quote, think about just how far we’ve allowed the meaning of the word American to slip. Where is our pride? “In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here [...]

Bye, Bye, Ol’ Yeller

For Sale:  1975 Ford F250 Highboy

Being Green Is Being Mean, To The Planet…

There’s been a lot of attention over the last few years on energy consumption. Energy costs are high which impacts our every day lives, particularly in the form of transportation fuel costs, so we consumers try to find ways to save money and the environment. The product manufacturers are responding, providing less wasteful ‘green’ products. [...]

Stupid Wisconsinites In The News…

Brilliant! Don’t tease your hair with a pellet gun Don’t invite cops in while rolling a joint, either FENWOOD – A 19-year-old Marshfield woman was shot in the forehead with a pellet gun on Thursday evening by a man who thought the gun was unloaded, authorities said this morning. The woman went to Saint Joseph’s [...]

DIY Alternative Energy

I’ve been very interested in alternative energy for quite a while. I’m even more interested in alternative energy of a homebrew nature. The folks at OtherPower embrace the DIY Alternative Energy concept like no others. They’ve got sections on solar and water power, but their wind power section is amazing. They show you how to [...]

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Lure of the Penguin

I took some advice from my buddy Matt some time ago and migrated my girlfriend to Linux.