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Sometimes Things Work Out: A Little Love for PayPal
Here is a story that I must get out. It’s good news and positive about a business that I have come to rely on—PayPal. They have a policy that specifically covers me when a company sends something that is not … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Retired--A Day in the Life, Youth Activity
Tagged Buyer Beware, foreign scammer, good news, Halloween, online ordering, PayPal
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Post Halloween Post
I got started late this year preparing for Halloween. Who knew we were even going to have one? Well, I knew I wouldn’t be having a party which has been a Lacey tradition since 2010 but trick-or-treat was still a … Continue reading
Pandemic: A day in the life?
I should be writing more on this blog. I really don’t have an excuse. I should also be accomplishing more in general. I’m not going anywhere and all the functions that take me away from home are cancelled. There are … Continue reading
A Safe Place for Gort
Here it is mid-September and I’m missing normality more than ever. Normally, I’d be deep into Halloween preparations. Actually, I would have started the effort a couple of months ago. Last year the theme of my display was Aliens from … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Repurposing Material, Retired--A Day in the Life, Robotics, Science and Technology
Tagged Crafts, DIY, Halloween, Maker, Science Fiction, Workshop
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Happy New Year from Arizona
Can you believe that I used to post on my blog daily? I can’t believe it. There never seems to be enough time. Many of my friends are retired and they all complain that they are busier than they have … Continue reading
Halloween Fogger
Greetings. Here’s a peek behind the scenes of “Lacey’s Scary Graveyard.” If you clicked in the link in the last sentence, you got to see a short film of the graveyard as it appeared in 2017. A friend of mine … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Retired--A Day in the Life, Science and Technology
Tagged DIY, Fun, Halloween, Science, technology
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Why I Love Halloween
<<<Can you guess the theme of this year’s Halloween display? I’m well into my “silly season” of Halloween preparations. I’ve finished two homemade props so far and bought a few. My workbench has been cleaned from the building and switched … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Repurposing Material, Retired--A Day in the Life, Science and Technology
Tagged Art, community, DIY, Fun, Halloween, Science, technology, upcycling
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65 in Three
In three months, I’ll be turning 65 years old. I’ve decided to start collecting my Social Security benefits. Decisions, decisions…While signing up for Medicare I decided to go ahead and start collecting my benefits The full retirement age is 66 … Continue reading
Posted in Freethought Community, Halloween, Retired--A Day in the Life, Youth Activity
Tagged Halloween, my story
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So Long Halloween 2017
It’s over for another year and most of the decorations are packed away. It was a great year and we had a fair number of Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween considering that it was a school night. The 8th Annual Nightmare before … Continue reading
Sometimes You Don’t Plan on the Hardest Thing—Building IT Part VI
Greetings Halloween Geeks and Geeks adjacent! Here is a picture of the IT prop “in-the-bones.” In other words, there is no skin. When I last reported I had everything working on the bench—separately. Turns out that is an important distinction. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Computer, DIY, Fun, Halloween, LEDs, my story, Robots, Science, Science Fiction, technology
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