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Lights Out!
ByJim
Storming bad here tonight. Power went out about 15 minutes ago. I have a battery backup on the Internet gear and the laptop still has battery life. For grins, I pulled up the current image on the RAM Cam. Looks like my truck is under water from the image. And the Internet is still working…
Home Automation – Auto Mode Change and HVAC Control
ByJim
I have a Smartthings Home Automation hub installed in our home.  I use home automation to monitor, report and control various things around the home. Yesterday, I did several things with the home automation system…  1. Installed a new HVAC thermostat and added it to the Smartthings    home hub for remote control…
Camping (sort of) near Galena, IL
ByJim
Well, we were supposed to be camping this weekend but because our dealer wanted our trailer on his lot sooner than later (to sell), we opted to cancel camping this weekend and get the trailer to Elkhart. But, we decided to come down to the Galena, IL area anyway. We're even at the same campground. …
Tennesee Land Visit
ByJim
Last weekend, Nancy and I traveled to the Knoxville area to take a closer look at our land north of Sevierville on West Dumplin Valley Road. We put up some No Trespassing signs and I walked most of the lot. It’s about 300′ wide at the front, 200′ across the back, 900′ on the east…
At the movies: Son of God
ByJim
Seeing the movie at Rocky Top 10 Cinema in Crossville.
Memorial Day Camping update from Door County, WI
ByJim
It’s Memorial Day today and we’ve watched several TV specials the last two days on various wars and veterans issues. We really enjoyed the Memorial Day Concert hosted by Colin Powell. Well, we did make it to Wilson’s in Ephraim last night for ice cream. It was okay but I like Uncle Harry’s in…