GadgetComa’s Subconscious Rantings

Bathroom Remodel Project – Week 4

Week 4 comes to a close with a lot of visible progress. The floor tile is mostly done as is much of the grout. The floor should be done on Monday, then they start tiling the shower. Here’s some photos of additional wall prep before the tile work started. Next, they installed the coils for the heated floor and then...

Health, Life, and Family

07/31/21

Farewell, Pocket Fisherman

I remember the ads, but I never knew the full story of Ron Popeil. I love how the obituary links to Dan Akryod’s Bass-O-Matic sketch. It also doesn’t seem out of place to read about his stepmother taking out a contract on her husband and later remarrying him. Inventor, TV pitchman and salesman extraordinaire Ron Popeil became a familiar presence...

News

07/25/21

Bathroom Remodel Project – Week 3

Week 3 of the project is done. It’s almost time for tile, so we should see some real change over the next week. The wall around the medicine cabinets is in and the shower lining is ready for tile.

Health, Life, and Family

07/22/21

Stupidity is a Pre-Existing Condition

Insurance companies should be granted an exception so they don’t have to cover hospital costs for covidiots like this. COVID patient in Louisiana says he’d opt for hospitalization again over vaccine Read more about this idiot on CBS News.

Science and Nature

07/21/21

Bathroom Remodel Project – Days 10-12

More visible progress, plus a few corrections. We’re seeing the benefits of being around to point out issues. The shower plumbing didn’t account for the height of the floor, so it had to be adjusted. We also had to point out the need for more height on the medicine cabinets. Fortunately, they were easy fixes and the crew handled them...

Health, Life, and Family

07/21/21

Ted Lasso Does It Again

I love how Jason Sudeikis decided to support the English footballers who were treated horribly on social media. Jason Sudeikis On His Viral Jumper In Support Of England’s Strikers Read the full article at www.vogue.co.uk.

Travel and Culture

07/21/21

Sorry, Big Oil. Electric Cars are the Future

At some point, I’m sure the big oil companies will find a way to get government handouts to switch to renewables instead of handouts to continue polluting. A new study lays to rest the tired argument that electric vehicles aren’t much cleaner than internal combustion vehicles. Over the life cycle of an EV — from digging up the materials needed...

Science and Nature

07/19/21

Beerbot? Nah. Give Me Cocktailbot.

Neat concept, but I’d prefer to have a full-stocked bar follow me. If it’s summer where you live, you’re likely spending many hours outdoors. A cold beer is a refreshing companion on a hot summer day, but there’s a downside: having to lug around a heavy cooler full of cans. Read the full article at www.slashgear.com.

Technology/Travel and Culture