Bikerscum - Patrick St. Jean

Well, I made a stupid programming mistake and messed up a monitoring script such that it was reporting that the drives were OK when they in fact weren't. Between that and some flakiness that I've localized to the motherboard/power supply, and needing to… more »

The paper pots have been made, filled with dirt, and the delicate plants which need to be seeded indoors for early planting have been seeded. Now it's just a waiting game to see which seeds come up and which don't. I've put a few extras in the pots jus… more »

The last of the dirt is now in the frame and now I'm hoping for some rain so that the dirt will settle in a little. It's pretty fluffy right now, and I'd like to get it a little more compacted before planting. The good news is that there's still a few… more »

The fourth book in Elizabeth Moon's Vatta's War series picks up pretty much where Engaging the Enemy left off. Ky's trying to put together a fleet, Rafe is sorting out issues related to his family, and the situation with the pirates and the rebuild of V… more »

Living Earth came by this morning and dropped off four yards of soil and a yard of mulch. I've started moving it from the driveway to the garden, and have gotten about two thirds of it moved. Doing this has really made me appreciate my desk job! I'v… more »

I finally got around to exporting the pictures that I took while building the garden from Aperture into my Gallery installation. If you're interested, here's the link. It'll be updated with more photos as more stuff, like the dirt and the frames for th… more »

I got home from work to find the new feeder on my front step. It's definitely bigger than my old one was, and looks to be a lot sturdier. I ordered the medium sized one because, even though they're on diet/light food, two Maine Coons eat a bit more tha… more »

I got the dirt for the garden ordered from the nice folks over at Living Earth. I've got four yards of their Specialty Planting Mix coming over on Friday. It's going to be a busy weekend shifting all that soil in to the garden frame, but with the plan… more »

I've been enjoying the CZ-85B that I picked up late last year, but the Wolf ammo that I've been using has become suspect. I've had persistent misfeeds with it. Nothing that simply pulling back on the slide wouldn't cure, but still. So that brings me t… more »

Well, it's been acting a little funny for the last few months and just gave up the ghost. It looks like the stepper motor has shorted out internally, and that means there's really no way to resurrect it. I placed an order on AutoPetFeeder.com today f… more »

Alex and Mike came over today to help me pick up parts and get the irrigation system put together. I can't take any credit for the design, it was Alex's idea, but it looks like it'll do a good job of keeping the roots moist. Basically, it's a kind of f… more »

I finished my state mandated CHL training class today, down at DFW Gun Range. It was both enjoyable and informative. Between the ten hours of classroom instruction and the range qualification, it was a full day's adventure. Now I've got to get the pac… more »

The fourth book in Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series picks up about two years after the end of the last one. Tavi is still in charge of the First Aleran Legion, which has been holding their own against the Canim invasion force. The civil war started by… more »

One more trip to Home Depot down and I've got the rest of the bolts that I didn't have and have gotten the rest of the frame assembly completed. It had to be moved so that it didn't lay at an angle because, apparently, my back yard has a slope. Now tha… more »

The boards are dry and the assembly went pretty well, up until the point where I ran out of bolts because I miscounted. The frame is completely together, but there are some places where I'm going to have to put more bolts in. It only took three trips t… more »

I got the remaining sides of the boards stained today so they should be dry by the time I start putting them together tomorrow. The weather's holding so we'll see... more »

I set up all of the boards for the raised bed garden in the garage and put down the stain/waterproofing on as much bare wood as I could reach. They'll dry overnight and I'll flip/move them tomorrow and finish them off. After that, they'll be waiting to… more »

I had a few friends over to watch the Super Bowl, and even though the Pats lost, it was still a good evening. Good friends, buffalo burgers, homebrew, and some good scotch makes for a great way to spend an evening. more »

The raised bed garden has been started. Mike and I went up to Home Depot today to pick up the building supplies for it. Here's the shopping list. 7 10"x12"x10' boards 12 L-straps 8 straight straps 12 pieces of rebar Screws to fasten th… more »

I got the call I was waiting for this morning, the dealer letting me know that the Jeep was ready. I got a lift over there and picked it up. Turns out that they replaced all 12 lifters, reground the valves, and installed new valve seals. It's running… more »