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| July 21, 2010 | ||
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Laser | ||
| Me and a buddy are going to attempt to make a high power Laser Pointer from a DVD Burner. This is what sparked the idea. http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol10/?folio=140#pg142 | ||
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| June 29, 2010 | ||
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| I'm not sure whether to be happy or sad on this one. I've been having fits out of my Kawasaki Jet Ski almost all season. Yesterday it broke down on me in the middle of the lake. I thought that I had completely destroyed the engine. I also thought I had fried all of the electricals. It turns out it may not be as bad as I thought. The electrical issue was just a solder joint that came undone. As far as the engine,... It's a 3 Cylinder 2-Stroke Engine and the middle cylinder wasn't getting the same compression as the other two(only about 35 psi where I was getting 110 psi for the others), so I pulled the head.  You can see where the wall of the cylinder has been scarred. ...which is probably expected considering it's a 15 year old engine. Currently I'm thinking about doing a Top End Rebuild on the engine. And while it costs about $400, and there's no guarantee that this will fix it, I have to say that this may be a once in a lifetime opportunity. Two strokes are quickly being phased out. It may be neat to attempt it. | ||
| June 7, 2010 | ||
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HDHP | ||
| HDHP - High-deductible health plan This is what our company just switched to. It's our only health insurance option, and it basically works like this. The plan has a high deductible ($5,000/yr in our case) but lower premiums ($160/mo). After the deductible is met 100% of pretty much everything (within reason) is covered. It doesn't sound so great, right? Well, there is one upside. In exchange for having almost no insurance, the company opens a Health Savings Account in my name. And they deposit $1500/yr. This money can go to any qualified medical expenses. Also, I can keep this account for life. So anything I don't use this year can rollover to next year. So the key here is to either fall in the $0-$1500 range of medical expenses, or to really blow it and go way over $5,000. ...but really blowing it will mean that 3500 additionaly dollars (over the $160/mo) will come out of my pocket. We'll see. | ||
| June 3, 2010 | ||
Canton, TX | ||
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On our way back from Louisiana we stopped at the Canton Travel Center. Apparently they were having a Grand Opening.  See anything misspelled? | ||
| May 28, 2010 | ||
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Quote of the Day | ||
| "Ingrained in every man is the ability to take something too far." | ||
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