Google Chrome to Chromium, originally posted here on Rickety, has been moved to a new blog called Less Google.
Google News To iCurrent
February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Google News to iCurrent, originally posted here on Rickety, has been moved to a new blog called Less Google.
Google Reader To Liferea
February 3, 2012 By 5 Comments
Google Reader to Liferea, originally posted here on Rickety, has been moved to a new blog called Less Google.
Smokin’ Guns Banks: Santa Fe Express
January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: Santa Cruz
January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: No Name City
January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Shopping With A Quiet Child
January 28, 2012 By 4 Comments
How to shop with a quiet child: Place Bryson in shopping cart Give him a Kindle Fire Run Angry Birds Good for 15 to 30 minutes of quiet. Results vary by child. Photo Credit: From the iPhone of Megan
Smokin’ Guns Banks: NewTown
January 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: Mexico
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: Hang’em High
January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: Greenhill Lake
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: Farm
January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: El Paso
January 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: Durango
January 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Motor Trend Auto Show
January 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On Monday I stopped by Motor Trend’s Auto Show in Sandy. My sons Paul and Jake wanted to see it so I went along. In the time I was there, I wasn’t approached once by any salespeople (a positive) and I was able to check out a lot of new autos. I was interested in [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: DawnFort
January 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: Coyote Bluff
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: Cobber Canyon
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: Backwater
January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
Smokin’ Guns Banks: Alamo Tiny
January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally my family plays Smokin’ Guns. This series of posts helps new players find the banks. Smokin’ Guns Bank Robbery Mode In the bank robbery mode you either rob one of the safes of the money, by using the provided dynamite, or you have to defend them. Another way to win, that pays less money, [...]
The Ten Most Popular Posts of 2011
December 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In 2011 Rickety received 114,610 visits from 192 countries, generating 191,044 pageviews. I published 195 posts in 2011 but only two of them made it into the top ten. The remainder were written in 2010 (3) and 2009 (5). Here are the ten most popular: 10 Defense Spending by Country In the latter half of [...]
CNG Station in Kaysville
December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This evening I heard via Twitter that there was a new CNG station opening today in Kaysville, located at 80 North 600 West, between the UTA Park and Ride and the Davis County Technical Center. The official opening celebration is planned for 2012 but you can fill up now. Paul and I drove over to [...]
Windstorm Preparations
December 4, 2011 By 2 Comments
In preparation for the approaching storm, scenes like these were repeated all along the Wasatch Front. There were temporary waste collection sites at LDS Church stake centers and at other locations. After helping in our ward, Dan and I drove through several streets in central Kaysville and found hundreds of people and dozens of [...]
Kaysville Windstorm Part 2
December 4, 2011 By 14 Comments
It is not often that the Governor warns the citizens of Utah about the weather. But he did just that Saturday night when he urged residents along the northern Wasatch Front to prepare for another windstorm, forecast to begin at 5pm Sunday. After Thursday’s windstorm, most residents have not had time to completely clean up. [...]
Davis County Windstorm Cleanup
December 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
Yesterday we only had two hours before dark on Steven’s roof. After helping pull out two tree stumps at our neighbor’s homes, we headed back to Layton to finish the repairs to the roof. We nailed the last shingle by 4pm. Earlier in the day it seemed like the whole of Davis [...]
Layton and Farmington Windstorm Cleanup
December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Other cities besides Kaysville had windstorm damage. Over in Layton my son Steven had his brothers helping to replace lost shingles. I stayed on the ground in a support role, fetching tools, bringing hot chocolate that Adelaide made, and picking up all the broken shingles scattered all over the lot. My grandson Bryson helped [...]
Kaysville Windstorm Damage Continued
December 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here are some more photographs of the hurricane force winds (up to 102 mph) that struck northern Utah today. My previous post showed damage to buildings, fences, and trees. Dan and Jake braved the weather and took photographs of some of the damage in Kaysville. The video shows the force of the wind. See: How [...]
Kaysville Windstorm Damage
December 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Today hurricane force winds caused much damage in Utah. As many as 50,000 customers were without power at one point. The National Weather Service recorded gusts of 102 mph in Centerville. Dan and Jake braved the high winds and took photographs of some of the damage in Kaysville. See: How to heat your home when [...]
How to Save Money on Gas
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
My guest writer is Robert Lobitz of Performance Chips Direct. There is nothing more fun than taking a leisurely drive and enjoying the exploration and excitement that comes with a new location. The trouble is, increasing costs have limited not just what people want to do, but also what they are actually able to do. [...]
Simple Water Heater Emergency Heat
November 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
This year’s Halloween nor’easter has started me thinking about how to heat my apartment if the power goes out for an extended period of time. If the water and gas are still on, one possibility is to make a simple hydronic heating system using the water heater. The basic idea is to hook a hose [...]
Closed For The Season
July 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
Rickety was primarily created to keep family and friends informed about Daniel’s missionary experiences. But Daniel’s mission ended in December 2010. Just like many government programs that have grown beyond their original scope and should be retired (or at least scaled back), Rickety is being mothballed for a season so that resources can be utilized [...]
Real Population Density
July 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In the United States, in these times of high unemployment, increasing deficits, and seemingly endless wars, it would be well to count our blessings. One such blessing is the bounteous land in which we live. The United States has more arable land than any other country. Even though the United States is the third most [...]
Precision Smokestack Targeting
June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Once in awhile I read an amusing quote. There was one recently in an article by The Wall Street Journal reporting on the Pentagon’s first cyber strategy. Part of the plan warns nations of the consequences of attacking the U.S. by hacking computer systems. Hackers, supported by national governments, pose as significant a threat to [...]
Big Kaysville Snowflakes
April 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
It is 4:30pm in Kaysville and I have never seen such big snowflakes. According to the forecast, several inches of snow have fallen in the Northern Mountains, and there’s been plenty of snow in the lower elevations as well — I can vouch for that.
Replacing My Sacrificial Anode
March 19, 2011 By 12 Comments
It is time, yet again, to replace my water heater’s sacrificial anode. My purpose here is to bring to your awareness the importance of changing the anode to substantially prolong the life of your water heater. This is not a “how to” and if you are unsure of your skills you should call a professional. [...]
Chrome’s Dead, Jim!
February 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
The page I was viewing in Chrome died today, as you can see from the message. This doesn’t happen very often and when it does, just the one page dies and not the whole browser. I like amusing error messages, it soothes the pain of a crash. For the one or two people on the [...]
Antique Oil Painting of Jill
February 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
Well no, it isn’t an oil painting of Jill. It is just one of my old photographs of her that I ran through Funny Photo’s Antique Oil Painting effect. After cropping a photograph of Jill so I just had her head, I produced the antique oil painting above with just a few clicks. You don’t [...]
Kaysville City Conservation Charge
February 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
History Over eight months ago I wrote about the city conservation charge for electricity that was not detailed on resident’s utilities service bills. At the invitation of Mayor Steve Hiatt I brought this to the attention of Kaysville City Council five days later. From Kaysville City minutes of 1 June 2010: Richard Willoughby stated that [...]
Paul Straightens Out His Jeep
January 29, 2011 By 5 Comments
Paul slid on some ice on a mountain trail two weeks and wrecked his Jeep. Now it is time for repairs.
15 Military Action Photographs
January 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
These photographs show the United States military in action while training and in combat. The only criteria for selection was that a photograph showed weaponry in use and that I liked the image.
The Falling Populations of Europe
January 8, 2011 By 2 Comments
Living in England in the sixties and seventies, I recall that there was great consternation among the scientists that overpopulation would doom Europe to starvation. It didn’t turn out that way. Today no European country has a replacement total fertility rate of 2.1 and over half are below 1.5. Indeed the World total fertility rate has been falling for 60 years and will continue to …
The Ten Most Popular Posts of 2010
January 6, 2011 By 2 Comments
Around the blogosphere I have noticed that a few bloggers have published their top ten posts of 2010. For example, consider the Harvard Business Review, Parents as Teachers, and the Washington Area Women’s Foundation. I decided my top ten list could be just as interesting — or boring. In 2010 Rickety received 56,309 visits from 168 [...]
Rick Needs
January 4, 2011 By 12 Comments
Rick Needs I last tried this in 2008 and it never fails to amuse me. It seems to work for almost any name. The idea is to search on Google with the words Rick needs, but substituting in your name. Then examine the first ten hits and extract the essence of the results and compile [...]
12 Free Dual Screen Wallpapers
December 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
These dual screen wallpapers can be used for any purpose, without attribution. The 3840 x 1200 resolution photographs are intended for use with two monitors, each set to 1920 x 1200. To rotate my wallpapers at timed intervals I use DesktopNova running on my Ubuntu system. I used a Canon PowerShot SX200 IS to take [...]
People of India
November 17, 2010 By 7 Comments
The Republic of India is the seventh-largest country by geographical area with the most populous democracy in the world. According to Wikipedia, India is home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires.
Four of the world’s major religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism—originated in India, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium.
QR Codes
November 11, 2010 By 2 Comments
A QR Code is a matrix barcode readable by mobile phones with a camera, and smartphones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. QR is the acronym for Quick Response, as the code allows its contents to be decoded at high speed.
QR Codes can be used to display text to the user, to add a vCard contact to the user’s device, to open a URI or to compose a text message or email.
Work On The Jeep Is Winding Down
October 16, 2010 By 6 Comments
The odometer is driven by a small unipolar stepper motor. The motor is so small it can be driven directly by the Arduino using the example code found here at Arduino.
Photos on the New LDS.org Website
October 1, 2010 By 1 Comment
I have been participating in the Official LDS Church Call for Photos on flickr. I was pleased to hear at least one of the photographs I uploaded has been used.
A Collection of Videos
September 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Because most everyone enjoys watching video over reading plain text, I decided it would be useful to collect all the videos in one place.
Free Scrap Metal — NOT!
July 10, 2010 By 8 Comments
A classified ad offering free scrap metal appeared in KSL.com today with my cell phone number listed.
