http://www.saltedwound.com adding insult to injury since 1999 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:27:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tucker appears to be getting some cabin fever... The sub zero temps are really cutting into his outdoor energy burning time. http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2009/01/05/cabin-fever/ Lehman Brothers have 10 times the assets of Enron... http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2008/09/17/reference-point/ I was having a problem with my 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. It was starting hard all the time with the exception of first thing in the morning. The first start of the day would go just fine, but the rest would turn over and over rapidly until I pumped the gas ... http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2008/08/25/changing-a-fuel-pressure-regulator-on-hard-starting-2000-chevy-silverado-yourself/ Today is the 10th anniversary of the day I started work with my current employer. Amazing. http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2008/04/08/milestone/ In all the glory of a 3x optical zoom... cropped in even. Crap I want a better camera. http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2008/02/22/total-lunar-eclipse-2-20-08/ Elvis lives at Wal Mart. Seriously, the name of the toy is "Elvis Alive". Note: Shockingly on clearance. http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/12/21/creepiest-thing-ever/ I roll into work this morning and see this in the parking lot. Nice. Did I just move to Wisconsin? http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/11/05/did-i-just-move-to-wisconsin/ The new version of mac os x lets you create your own dashboard widgets out of any portion of any web page. I've been watching this one pretty closely. I'm way over due for an iPhone and I'm all about getting it on the cheap. http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/11/01/first-leopard-web-clip/ SCSU Homecomming 2007. Huskies win 7-0. Thanks for the seats Jeremy! The Canisius College boys looked to be giving 2-3 inches and 20-30 pounds at every position. Basically, a bunch of Minnesotans showed the New Yorker's what hockey is. Ash felt bad for their goalie -- the "sieve, you suck" ... http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/10/13/husky-win/ The tape and mud man came by on friday and started filling the cracks. Should be ready for paint in a week. http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/10/05/got-mud/ http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/10/05/i-see-a-less-valuable-truck-in-my-future/ The sheetrock in the basement is now complete. All told we used 85 sheets. A mix of 8, 10 and 12 footers. The sad thing is, once you're finally finished is when you start getting good. Oh well. Next step is to hire a mud and tape pro to fix ... http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/09/04/req-room/ I've become a fan of the elephant dung drinking... urine drinking... bug eating survival guy on Mav vs Wild. Thanks to a tip from Jake, there is specific, corroborated evidence that he's pretty much faked all the coolest parts of the show. Once I fix my tivo (dead drive), I'll ... http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/08/15/bear-grylls-cant-say-glacier-and-is-a-big-faker/ Backstory: It's large-garbage-day in town this Saturday. Our garbage bill is included in our property tax. Twice a year you can leave pretty much anything at the end of your driveway and they'll take it away. Scavenging leachers peruse the neighborhood. One mans trash is another mans treasure. I just hit ... http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/05/01/jackpot/ I'm selling my INFOCUS SCREENPLAY 4800 DLP PROJECTOR + CEILING MOUNT on Ebay. Sold! http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/04/24/im-selliing-my-im-selling-my-infocus-screenplay-4800-dlp-projector-ceiling-mount-on-ebay/ There is a common problem with 1999-2001 Chevrolet Silverado where the service 4wd light comes on in the vehicle. The light is scary and led me to believe there were major issues with my four wheel drive, but it turns out its a quick, cheap, and painless fix by swapping ... http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/04/24/repair-service-4wd-light-on-2000-chevy-silverado/ Tucker was neutered on Thursday. By Friday he was humping every leg within 30 feet of him. I guess we forgot to tell him what neutered means. The poor little guy had to go back into the vet on Monday because his guts haven't been right since... nor has my ... http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/04/19/no-balls-heres-to-you-bob-barker/ "Authorities are warning St. Cloud residents that a man who fled officers Monday should be considered armed and dangerous." Reports the central Minnesota paper The St. Cloud Times. After 18 hours of searching the St. Augusta area (about a quarter mile from where I work) police have yet to find him. ... http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/04/17/st-cloud-and-local-police-hunt-for-armed-man/ 42" Plasma. I never really planned on getting a plasma but I got a super sweet deal on this baby. I also wasn't planning on hanging it on the wall, but the stand it came with is missing parts -- I don't know if I can wait 5 to 7 ... http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/04/06/meet-my-new-best-friend/ Step 1: Get the phone Option 1: Get a Nokia 6133 unbranded you're all set, move on to step 2. Option 2: Get a Nokia 6133b from T-Mobile Completely charge your phone Pay for flashing by www.iunlock.com. Great service. (ship it or drop it off) Wait for phone to get back (Takes about a week round ... http://www.saltedwound.com/archives/2007/03/22/hacking-your-t-mobile-nokia-6133-to-allow-opera-and-more/