The Thread of Random.

My folks work at a grand resort in northern NH. One of the employees threw some duck decoys on the ponds before they froze. Some massholes actually called the forestry department because they thought the resort had intentionally trapped live ducks in the ice.

was just staring at the hug smilie and noticed that the cheerer-smilie just rushes over to hug the down-smilie. it has a long arm where it reaches over and just rubs the other smilie. the hug smilie is always very warm & friendly to me. i like it.

so here , see it in my eyes.

/random thought

How do we love thee, Black & Decker CP120B 20 Watt Power Backup Battery Pack? Let us count the ways:

P is for portable power, to run and recharge your mobile devices anywhere!

I is for the insightful instruction manual, which advises the user to “Watch what you are doing” and “Use common sense”. Thanks, guys!

E is for explosion hazard! Some of this unit’s components tend to produce arcs or sparks!

C is for combustion hazard! Storing the Pocket Power pack at temperatures over 170F for over two hours may cause fire!

E is for electrical shock hazard! Disassemble this unit at your own risk!

O is for overload protection, which isn’t all that funny, come to think of it!

F is for free drawstring carrying bag, because you don’t want to be like those other losers carrying their battery packs right out in the open!

S is for sine wave, which this unit produces but does not properly filter, possibly causing buzzing sounds through nearby stereo systems!

H is for hype like “up to 5 hours of usage”, which is meaningless since they don’t specify which devices can run that long!

I is for iPhone, which (near as we can tell) you can’t charge with the USB jacks on this! The AC jack should still work, though!

T is for trademark! After Black & Decker spent decades making their name synonymous with high-quality power tools, now they’ll apparently slap it on any old piece of junk!