June 2010
37 posts
Updates to my photo set "A Picture A Day" on Flickr. →
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A Photo A Day is my picture set on Flickr that is an experiment where I take one picture every day. It is a snapshot into my every day life as a fulltime traveler, worker, and appreciator of everything fun!
“Don’t be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetime, is certain for those who are loved ones.”
—Richard Bach (via sothenshe)
Austinist: Cathedral of Junk strikes deal with city →
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Keep Austin Weird.
For as long as we possibly can….
Well, would you look at that? Even when the city says it’s taking something down, the citizen finds a way to keep that from happening. Nice job Cathedral of Junk! It’s nice to know our city’s not losing part of what makes it so awesome: a monument to the Austinite’s obsessive love of trash art <3
Yea!
Getting My Fix On
I knocked out a few repairs on the motorhome this week, as I have been letting work get in the way of some basic issues.
I have been battling a problem with my RV Sani-Con (macerator system that pumps out waste water tanks) since we were in Moab last October. I had taken it apart, but it never ran quite right after that. I took it apart again this week and found that the main rubber gasket was a bit beat up, and was causing the impeller to bind a bit.
My options were to buy a new unit (~$400), buy a new pump from ShurFlo (~$150), buy a rebuild kit (not sure of the cost), or cut a new gasket myself. I went with the new gasket.
I bought some rubber/fiber gasket material from an auto parts store and cut out a new gasket. It went right on, I did a little trimming, and put it back together. Pretty simple!
The results were awesome. It has been a long time since it has pumped this well. Sweet.
Next job was to restring a day/night blind from one of my office windows. One of the strings broke, so I removed it and was pinning up a cloth every night for a curtain. I ordered a restring kit from the Dirty Blind Guy. The restring was not too difficult and I only had to redo it once!
Hung it back up in the office window and it worked great. I was pretty happy with myself, and while I was patting myself on the back, I noticed I put them on inside out. Had to flip it around :(
Two for two in the repairs this week. It doesn’t usually happen like that. I’ll take it.
This kid could so get a job at LegoLand →
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Awesome Lego sniper rifle.
(via The Awesomer)
That's What She Said →
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First recorded TWSS, along with a bunch of TWSSs from The Office. Double Win.
Flooding in New Braunfels, Texas, Claims Several RVs →
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The recent storm in the Texas Hill Country has claimed a lot of devastation on the town of New Braunfels - a town that we spend several months a year in. Campgrounds along the Comal and Guadalupe Rivers were flooded, and several RVs were lost.
Ironic Sign at a BP Station →
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Saw this ironic sign via jalopnik.com
“Everything is unminified in Texas.”
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@TXJS
Headed to Austin, Texas for the weekend with @DavidKaneda and @EdSpencer.
(via jayrobinson)
Awesome. New state slogan.
Hamilton Pool - Best Swimming Hole in Texas? →
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Hamilton Pool, why have I not known about you? I will come see you. Soon.
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