Sunday, March 07, 2010
New Chapter!
Just a short blog entry-
"End Game" Chapter 02 has been posted for your reading pleasure.
Enjoy!
Kellan, the old warhorse
Termination Can From Hell
Okay, here's one of my favorites; a termination can that has it all. Telephone, clocks, intrusion alarm wiring, bells, cable television and a little more, the battery and power supply for the intrusion alarm. Stuffed. Literally.
The battery is that dark grey thing in the lower right of the can (12 volt, 5 amp/hour sealed lead-acid) and the charger is top center. It's powered by a 16.5 volt power bug that's 'somewhere' inside the room. I have not actually found it after an extensive search. :(
Slainte!
Kellan, the old warhorse
Saturday, March 06, 2010
First Blog Of March ...
The first blog of the month is a mind teaser for my electronics/electrical vocation readers ...
What's wrong with this picture? I know SC will catch it.
Just when I think I've seen it all, I get proven wrong.
Slainte!
Kellan, the old warhorse
Sunday, February 28, 2010
What A Game!
Well, it's official: Canada grabbed the Gold Medal.
I watched most of the game and I have to comment; This was a very spirited game. And I'm proud at any rate because four of my Sharks were playing for the Canucks.
I feel sorry for the American team but let's face it; they were out-skated. 'Nuff said. Now back to writing.
Kel
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Just Checking In
I thought I might check in just to prove I'm still around.
Went to work sick with a serious cold/cough this week so I'm very under the weather. Gah, it seems like I have been sick forever. At least I feel a little better today so maybe I'm on the mend.
I know where my friend SC will be tomorrow; watching the Canucks and the Yanks battle it out on the ice. I'm kind of torn by this, since there are many great American hockey players and a number of great Canadian players. At any rate, the Gold remains in North America regardless. I hope I can watch the game and I'm not nodding off like I have been doing today.
I was really hoping for some better weather this weekend because I really wanted to get some shots of my hometown of Niles. I wanted to capture the railroad station now that it has been moved back to downtown but it's raining off and on right now. Maybe tomorrow.
"End Game" apparently has gone over well with my proofers so I hope to get the next chapter done this weekend. That's if I can stay awake. Isn't if funny how cold medication makes you sleepy? Oh well ... 8)
Take care,
Kellan, the old warhorse
Categories: Computing, Family, Friends, General Blogging, Photography, Work, Writings
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Saturday's Blog
I had made some plans to do some things today but I'm sick with a cold. Yay me.
I decided to try to salvage the day by posting Chapter 1 of "End Game" for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
Slainte!
Kellan, the old warhorse.
Categories: Computing, Family, Friends, General Blogging, Health, Writings
Friday, February 19, 2010
A Comment About Commenting
It looks like the "Recent Comments" portion of my blog no longer works. I was warned this might happen so I'll have to design a workaround for the situation.
A little background; JS-Kit took over Haloscan only to discover the system (the software and the server hosting Haloscan) was failing. They decided to roll out Echo, a paid ($12 USD/yr) solution. We will have to see how it works out.
Still waiting to hear from one of my proofers before I post chapter 1 of "End Game". Maybe this weekend.
Slainte!
Kellan, the old warhorse
Thursday, February 18, 2010
General News
I want to start by saying I'm rather disappointed ... it seems nobody may have read the last posting.
*looks down at post below this one*
Anyway, I'm having to swap over from Haloscan commenting system to Echo by JS-kit. If the site looks a bit wonky for a day or two, that's me adjusting the new code.
Slainte!
Kellan, the old warhorse
Categories: Computing, Family, Friends, General Blogging, Technology, Writings
New Posting
The "End Game" Prologue has been posted.
For those of you that have been reading faithfully, this may not be much. For those just starting out with my stories, this may be of help to clear up some questions.
Slainte!
Kellan, the old warhorse
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Have You Ever ...
Have you ever found things that didn't belong there?
I had to assist with some troubleshooting of a piece of equipment that was malfunctioning. The equipment in question is an older Rawland Telecenter communications head end unit. It has an issue when going off-hook to page. The unit 'feeds back' but not like you would think; it is a somewhat single pitched sound that disappears as you speak into a handset, then returns when you aren't speaking. Odd to say the least.
Once we tore into the beast, we found signs of an unwanted houseguest; droppings.
Sitting on the PCB's ...
Doing damage ...
First picture is Curtis, trying to clean the damage.
Second is some of the worst damage. Doesn't look good to either of us.
Some more damage. The affected area extends under the chip.
So, at the end of the day, score was critters 1, technicians 0. We're hoping Curtis' boss has a stash of spares hidden somewhere.
On the way to help Curtis, I took a moment to take a nice shot of Mission Peak in the sun. This proves it is green here at least part of the year.
Anyway, that's all for now. I need to do some laundry and some grocery shopping, since my tigress is still contagious. I'm hoping to get some pictures of historic Niles this weekend for your viewing pleasure.
Slainte M'hath!
Kellan, the old warhorse
