Monthly Archives: August 2011

Even in “I Give Up” Mode, You Have to Turn the Water On

Posted on August 23, 2011 by July McAtee

No, this is not the navigation console for the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek, the 47th Generation. This is the control panel for my washer/dryer, a National NA-VR1100, which was installed along with all my rental furniture and equipment two … Continue reading →

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Ready, Set, Go

Posted on August 18, 2011 by July McAtee

My friend Konstanze helped me arrange my fish on the wall. When I first tried arranging them, I made the blue fish face the gold ones, but then it looked as though it was challenging them, and as though they … Continue reading →

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Can I Bubble Wrap the Moon?

Posted on August 7, 2011 by July McAtee

You know how when you get a new PC at work, you crawl down under the darkness of the desk, blow away several years of dust, and start unplugging? The USB mouse-keyboard (green to green, blue to blue) and the … Continue reading →

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