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Don't go into the light...
by Jim_TX intoday at lunch, my wife and i went to a thrift store that we frequent.
i like to wander through the electronics area, as sometimes i can find some unusual or interesting items.
today was no exception.
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Dallas - next week
by Jim_TX ini know this is short notice - but i will be in dallas next week on business.
this means that in the evenings, my wife and i will be available to meet anyone nearby - if anyone is interested.
we are not that familiar with the dallas area, and will probably not stray too far from the farmers branch area of dallas... so, keeping that in mind... let me know in a pm if you're able and willing to meet up.
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Time change - aftermath
by Jim_TX inwell... yesterday was the day i decided to change all of the clocks - since i didn't need to get up at a specific time, so didn't bother to set the bedroom alarm clock.. i have amassed quite a collection of wall clocks - about 5, with 1 mantle clock - that chime the hour - and the half-hour.
most of these are of the spring wind-up type.. it is not good to just spin the hands on these types of clocks backwards - as that may ruin them - so i went from one to the other - spinning the hands forward - through each half-hour - and then each hour - chime/gong... then on to the next - all 11 hours.
i did this with all six of the clocks.
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Time Change tonight - US (Canada?) only
by Jim_TX inwell folks - don't forget that you need to set your clocks back one hour tonight (or at 2am - if you're up at that time).
i know some areas of the u.s. don't need to do this - but most do.
i do not know if it affects canada & mexico or not.
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JWs aren't the only ones who do not 'celebrate' Halloween
by Jim_TX inlast night, while sitting outside - and helping hand out candy to all of the 'treeters who came up, my new mother-in-law was discussing how her sister and husband were going to their church for the fall harvest festival.. i said... "what's that?".
i asked, "do they wear costumes?".
but not ghosts or monsters or other scary ones.".
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Red Green: Why Mature Men Don't Ask for Directions When We're Lost
by Jim_TX inwhy mature men don't ask for directions when we're lost.
okay it all comes down to pride.
we're out there driving around in our own vehicle, burning gas, wearing sunglasses, looking good.
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Amazingly Simple Home Remedies
by Jim_TX inamazingly simple home remedies.
1. if you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic.
simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto.
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Ex-Father-in-law dies...
by Jim_TX inwhen i was married to his daughter, he was always thoughtful and kind.
i'm not one to ever want to borrow money, but there were a couple of times that i just had to.
he willingly loaned me money - which i repaid, with interest.
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Signs that make you go 'hmmmm'...
by Jim_TX inwhile travelling over the past weekend, we stayed at a hotel for one evening.
i tend to notice things - that evidently no one else does.. due to some regulations, signs now have braille text on them.
like room numbers and such.
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My first 'drag race'...
by Jim_TX inthis is a follow-up story, i suppose to my other one about being challenged to a drag race over this past weekend.. first of all, let me say that i've never felt the need to race anyone in a car.
i think it is very dangerous - especially since you never know what or when a car is likely to do - like blow a tire or whatever.
so - to those who are thinking of chastizing me for my antics... lighten up.