Saturday, November 05, 2005

Bernard Bailey
"When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it."

Today at Sunnyvale

TODAY IN SUNNYVALE....

RT

Well we were off to a late start today... Getting more and more pooped. I woke up with a kitch in my back and went on motrin therapy with a T.E.N.S. unit shocking the sore spot. After breakfast it's off to Home Depot for parts... This time it's AAA batteries for an X-10 outdoor movement sensor.

Wired up some switches and modules to automate Lori's house. When you drive into the carport now a sensor turns on the front and back porch lights and turns them off seven minutes later. Put the office lamp on a module and the living room table lamp on a module.. Managed to shock myself once...hate that when it happens.

Tommorow will install a sensor in the kitchen that comes on when you enter and goes off 4 minutes after you leave. Put in some automated mood lighting on top of the kitchen cupboards and install X-10 dimmer switches on the two overhead fan lights. If there is time maybe an automated switch in the bathroom that comes on when you enter and off when you leave.

When we get home I will buy a computer module and program it to run these switches even more automatically and then send it to her... She will just plug it into the wall and it will start running her home.

Beleive it or not this stuff is already in place in most of your homes! If you have the red emergency light installed you have the basic controls already in place and all you have to do is add plug-in modules to do these things.

Friday, November 04, 2005

Adobe Wells

THE PARK WE ARE IN NOW....

rt
The park where my daughter now lives has 650 homes and a newsletter... I was reading it today and came on a message from the president of the Adobe Park Club...

"For the past several years, the board members of the Adobe Park Club have remained relatively stable. However, due to lack of participation by residents to get involved in events by either volunteering or chairing the activities sponsored by the Adobe Park Club have been non-existent. It is the recomendation of the Adobe Park Club Board that we disband the club effective January 1st, 2006 and donate the funds (approx. $1950) to the Red Cross Releif efforts."

Our little community with its 167 homes is very fortunate in deed to have such a lively and talented batch of voluteers. It struck me as odd that such a large facility as Adobe Wells would have such a small treasury. Our community is 4 times smaller and has a treasury 3 times larger. I tought I was going to learn something new to bring home to our folks and I did .... Bigger doesn't always mean better.

Thursday, November 03, 2005

We're baaaaack!

We're BAAAAAck!

rt

On line that is. Not home. Lori got her internet up and running and so we can write a bit down about what is happening. The new home is being unpacked with things finding their new places. I have been building cabinets, assembling screen doors and running back and forth to Home Depot. Tommorow doors for the cabinets.

We hope to be back in Oregon next week. If you sent email we haven't been able to look at it until tonight so we were not ignoring anybody just no access until now.

I see from the comments that the Social Club decided not to spring for Marie's birthday cake. Jacky and I had thought a birthday celebration at the clubhouse for anyone in our community who turned 90 was a great idea. Turning 90...... How many folks get that rare privilege? We even ran the idea by the people on the Social Club Board and found no problem. Don't quite understand what happened but we want to make sure Marie has a nice party so whatever is not picked up by all her admirers we will pay for personally. All those of you who are donating leave the Thomas' some room to contribute. We heard that 45 people are coming to her shindig... Wish we could be there.

Now on to the birthdays and whatever it takes to get this page upto date... See ya' all soon.