Random Ramblings

Hi,
I have been thinking about what to write to you about today, and now I just forgot what I was going to write. :-( I just got in from helping Andrew and Dad on the cleaner, and now it will probably be time for math when I am done here.

Dad got home a little while ago with some electric motors, pulleys, belts (the wrong ones), advice, and a whole lot of other assorted goodies! So, that should keep all of us guys busy for a while, but when we're all done, it should be quite the rig!

Gotta go,

Jacob

Fish

Hi,
Today, I will tell you what I know about keeping fish. (With Cora's advice) You feed them 2 or 3 times a day; change a fourth of their water every other week; add some "biological filtration booster" stuff every week to maintain good bacteria; install a filter, heater and thermometer at the beginning and change the filter inside the filter every other week; and maintain water temperature of 70 to 80 degrees; and watch your fish forever. ;-)

Anyway, that's all I know about keeping fish, except that, you can only add 5 new fish every week, up to a maximum of 1 inch of adult fish per gallon of water in the tank. Oh, today i finished my math book, and will be going on to algebra tomorrow. :-)

Gotta go,

Jacob

My 50th post.

Hi all,
This is my 50th post! I know it doesn't seem like all that much, but for a person who doesn't like writing, it is a lot. Well, I will be starting algebra on Thursday, so I am wondering if that will be as bad, better, or worse then what i have been doing now.

So, today has pretty much consisted of chores and school for me, but i will go out to help Andrew and Dad on Andrew's cleaner when I am done, and hopefully, everything will go good out there too. Millie, our dog, just started a cat fight, which resulted in two very hissy cats, and one very happy dog, but it sounded pretty funny.

Gotta go,

Jacob

News at 10:00, with your host, Jacob. ;-)

Hi everybody,
I decided to tell you, more or less, about what has happened in the past few days. Starting with the old news, Cora got some fish last Wednesday, Dad ordered a generator for his grain cleaner, I got my guitar, Cora had her birthday, got an aquarium and other stuff too.

Now for the recent news. I have been making good progress in school these past few days, I have been helping out on Andrew's grain cleaner, which is coming along nicely. (for more info on grain cleaner progress, visit Andrew's blog at :http://andrewbornemann.blogspot.com/)

Now for next week's forecast. Dad's generator should be coming soon, I will be starting algebra in a few days, Andrew's cleaner should be getting close to done, and, as always, chores will continue. :-)

bowling ball cannon

Hi,
I have found a video for you about a bowling ball cannon! Please don't try this at home. I wonder what the ground looks like where it hit. :-) They should try this for structure testing in modern buildings and cars.

Anyway, we have got some fish in our fish tank now, and it is very exciting to watch them, as they are rather wiggly and pretty funny to watch them attack their food as soon as you feed them. I will let Cora expound on the subject, so I will get off of it. We are making good progress on Andrew's grain cleaner, and Dad just bought himself a generator so he can get his going now too, but all in all the cleaners are coming along nicely.

Here is the video! (I suggest muting it, though the guy does say it goes across a river!)

Beware of flying bowling balls! I hope you have a great day.

Jacob

News

Hi,

I have got some big news, concerning myself. I have just bought myself a brand new guitar and accessories!! (see pictures) Anyway, I will try to get back to my story soon, I have not come up with an idea yet, but I should get back to that soon. :-)

Well, life has been going on not written about for awhile, so I will tell you about what has been happening. Cora is turning 23 this Sunday, and dad and mom are giving her an aquarium for her birthday, I gave her my old guitar, and she has received many other gifts already. for more info check out her blog on my sidebar.

A poem.

Seeing as my story has reached the intermission, I decided that I would share a poem with you instead.

THE TONGUE
"The boneless tongue, so small and weak, can crush and kill" declared the Greek.

"The tongue destroys a greater horde," The Turk asserts, "than dies the sword."

A Persian proverb wisely saith, "A lengthy tongue-an early death;"

Or sometimes takes this form instead, "Don't let your tongue cut off your head."

"The tongue can speak a word whose speed," Says the Chinese, "outstrips the steed;"

While Arab sages this impart, "The tongue's great storehouse is the heart."

From Hebrew wit the maxim sprung, "Though feet should slip, ne'er let the tongue."

The sacred writer crowns the whole: "Who keeps his tongue doth keep his soul."
Philip B. Strong

Well that's all for now, see you tomorrow,

Jacob