Hacked garage door opener controller board. The heavy duty soldering iron didn’t fry the board, and the hack worked.
Category: Living
Cajun Hashbrowns
At French Meadow Bakery/Cafe today, waiting for Cajun hashbrowns: the meal fortified me for a 4-hour business meeting.
Cold Walls
Thrill du jour: temperature inside our exterior walls right now. It has been a quiet day.
Preventing Frozen Pipes
Installed sensor to control pipe temperature when it’s really cold outside. It should prevent another frozen pipe.
Too Cold for School
Today it was too cold for the schools to open, but not too cold for nephew C. to snowboard.
Frozen Lakes and Lost Places
Frozen Lake of the Isles, MinneapolisKilauea caldera, Hawaii Big Island”Why do you live in Minnesota?–The winters are too cold. You should move.”I hear this from a person who brought up a family in a Minneapolis suburb. When her husband retired, they moved to a new subdivision in the Arizona desert. There is no good response…… Continue reading Frozen Lakes and Lost Places
Embracing the Season
False dilemma: “The winters are too cold. Why don’t you move?” Here’s my reply.
Snow Monster
Sunny winter’s day, a good day to walk on the squeaky sub-zero snow. Spotted a snow monster and a cyclist on the lake.
Fireside
Ran around Lake of the Isles. Now, this is my preferred view until Wednesday when the high will next be above zero F.
Ski-Sailing
Today, temperature soared to 18F so walked across Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun. Watched people ski-sailing.