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Video: American Exceptionalism

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

This video is good enough to watch daily; makes me feel much better about life. Hope!

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Pics at TTU

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

After our all-black-shirt family portraits, we went to campus to see if we could get some decent pictures to use for Christmas cards. The sun was very harsh, but we might have a few that will work.

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Agritourism

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

We all visited “The Maize” north of Lubbock this morning. A pretty neat place, with the main corn maze attraction plus an air canon that launches corn cobs, a few pens with different farm animals, and of course, concession stands. Evidently, this farm belongs to the national network that just started 15 years ago. Seems like a good off-season use for farmland, and it was a great family event for a few hours.

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BMW K75

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

My blue BMW K75RT. I think it was an 1988 model, but can’t remember.

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Virago 1000

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

May 1992: My first motorcycle (that I really owned) 1984 Yamaha Virago 1000.

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Dinosaur World

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

Amber and Bryson went to Dinosaur World this weekend. I hear they had a good time, and here are some pictures.

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Garden Update: November 19, 2010

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

This is the time of the year when the garden would be producing lots and lots of vegetables. If I had stuck with it and planted more stuff a few months ago I would be buried in produce right now. I do have lots of lettuce and kelp. Worms are trying their best to eat all my broccoli. I have lots of volunteer plants, and things that have just stuck around because I’ve neglected to clean up and replant like I should. Lots of fruit is ripe on my fig tree too, I’m wondering what I should do with all of it.

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Noisy Pants Bryson

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

After Bryson put on his new nylon pants, he started running around the house like a crazy boy just to make lots of noise.

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Stair Project

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

Today, I built a set of stairs for a stage they want to use at Amber’s school. The stage height is 24″, so I scouted around on the Internet to figure out what the ergonomics behind steps are. Turns out you want a rise of no more than 7-3/4″ for each step, and something over 5″ is recommended. I choose a 6″ rise, so it would work out to be 3 evenly spaced steps. The depth of the steps are called the tread, and you want rise + tread to equal 17 to 18″. I choose 11″ to make that work out. I had originally planned the steps like the picture to the left, but after a review by my family expert in the field, I learned that letting the steps overhang is not a good idea. People with prosthetic legs cant move their legs backward and might get tripped up. The spaces between the steps is a no-no too. I changed it up a bit and came up with what is pictured below. I used up almost a whole sheet of 3/4″ plywood. All I was left with was a few thin scraps, very little waste! The school district is gaining this sturdy piece of furniture for the cost of the materials, which was only $35. I couldn’t help comparing this to the $59,000,000 stadium they are in the process of building, which is a continued sore subject with me!

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Bryson is Buzz Lightyear

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

Bryson was pretty funny about which houses he would go to for trick-or-treat. He would only choose plain homes with no unusual lights, decorations, sounds, etc. He sure didn’t like the scary stuff, and refused to walk up to those houses. It didn’t take long before he said he had enough candy and wanted to go home. He didn’t get THAT from me!

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