Another of my 2010 goals is to publish at least one blog post each week. This post is to serve as my motivator to keep up with my blogging. The original intention of “SPISBLOG’s Journal” was to chronicle things that sparked my interest, things I was doing or researching, and to share some of my knowledge and experience with anyone who might…
As I mentioned in my last post, one of my 2010 goals is to complete 5000 jigsaw puzzle pieces in 2010. Last week my step daughter Lisa and I began working on a Ceaco Jigsaw Puzzle she gave me for Christmas. Today we finished it. It was the “Trump’s General Store ” puzzle from the “Joan Steiner’s Can You Find” series. We estimate that it…
On the surface it may appear that working on puzzles is just an old fashioned waste of time. Much to my surprise I’ve found it to be an extremely relaxing and thought provoking experience. Living a life surrounded by technology and computers, I find myself longing for the low tech. This has helped fuel…
On the way home from doing some last minute Christmas shopping this evening, I came upon a roadside situation that at first appeared to be an accident. Fortunately, it was not an accident. A college kid apparently slid through an icy intersection. His car was hanging over the snow banked berm, just a few feet…
Today we received our first real snow accumulation of the season. Nearly two inches, with more to come. I really love snow and look forward to getting out and doing some hiking in it tomorrow, but that’s another post 🙂 This is a great time to assess the winter car survival kits and make sure…
What a difference a year makes. Last year on this date, northeast Indiana was impacted by a major ice and wind storm that did considerable damage to thousands of trees and power lines, resulting in a widespread power outage. The ice storm was immediately followed by a cold snap of windy, sub-zero (F) temperatures for…
Example of the racks I made- spisblog_lograck_plans.pdf To help familiarize myself with the recently installed Inkscape Vector Graphics Program (on my Linux box), I created a simple plan for the log racks I built last fall. This was my first use of this application, so the drawing is not to scale and can use a…
In this fast-paced, technology driven world I’ve recently re-discovered the enjoyment of putting together jigsaw puzzles. During a recent visit to Walmart, I picked up a couple of 1000 piece puzzles. What a great way to unwind after a stressful day at work. I was pleased (and honestly surprised) to see that Buffalo Games manufactures…