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UberPest on October 1st, 2010

I put together a spreadsheet to help me calculate drop weights for Ranger’s weight pulls. At first it was designed for dogs in his rough weight range and for a specific [...]

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UberPest on May 2nd, 2010

Since I got back from Louisiana a few weeks ago I’ve had: minor injury (Ranger), major illness (Beau), minor illness (me), and another minor injury (Ranger again).
This got me thinking: I [...]

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UberPest on October 16th, 2009

Back in February I gave some tips on how to save energy in the home. Due to the arrangement of how my energy bills are paid, I do not see how [...]

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UberPest on August 1st, 2009

I stumbled upon an interesting set of instructions for something that reuses a bucket, a toilet seat, a milk crate, scrap wood, and zip ties and makes a toilet that will [...]

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UberPest on June 2nd, 2009

I am heading out with the dogs to the UKC Premier next week. Because my Jeep no longer has functioning air conditioning, and I am camping the entire weekend, I wanted [...]

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Well, I’ve been busy, even if I haven’t posted about it.
This morning I got up and constructed a new compost bin. I had a 55-gallon drum on a pivot that someone [...]

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UberPest on February 2nd, 2009

Everyone reading this has been affected by the economic meltdown. I’m no different. My employer—who also provides my housing—has mandated a 15% reduction in energy consumption, along with other cuts. This [...]

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UberPest on November 8th, 2008

This morning I was putting some chicken in the slow cooker for dinner and I decided to use a little sea salt to flavor things. When I gave a quick twist [...]

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UberPest on September 24th, 2008

The PBS Program “Across Indiana” (produced by WFYI, Indianapolis) came out at the end of August to shoot some footage of the park where I work and live (well, the Park [...]

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UberPest on February 27th, 2008

I got my REI dividend today and used it to purchase a bear canister (I got the Counter Assault Bear Keg). After the coupon and the divend they still owed me [...]

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