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I suppose you can call what I have planned "work". I'm delving into this website called Hexagon University. They have training modules for Caesar II, something I'd like to get better at. I'm sure there's a lot of the functionality I haven't learned yet that would make my use of it way easier.
And this keeps on track with the rest of how I learned Caesar II, which is basically about 85% self-taught. The other 15% of my current knowledge comes from the younger mechanical engineer who left the company. He knew some little tips, tricks, and typical stuff.
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The wife's birthday is in 5 days. Earlier this week, I texted both children to think about what they wanted to get her as a gift.
The boy got back to me a day or so later, saying he had a gift in mind - A fan that she could put around her neck. I had to sadly inform him that gift had already been purchased.....by me.
My daughter? I'm honestly not even sure she saw the text. I'll find out in a little while.
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When I took the dog out to potty last night, her friend Mr. Raccoon was hanging about. At least, I assume it was Mr. Raccoon. The dog was looking up at the small trees growing over the top of the back fence and getting all excited.
The only flashlight I had on my was from my phone, and it wasn't enough to light up that area.
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Switching topics....
I took the dog out for her morning potty session a few hours ago, and for some reason she wouldn't venture too far out into the grass. She did her business just off to the side of the back patio, then quickly came in.
Not sure what had her spooked. I didn't see, smell, or hear anything out of the ordinary.
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At the comic book store yesterday, on a whim, I bought another of the NECA 7-inch D&D action figures. This time it was Grimsword. That's another one I had the original action figure for back in the day. Might still have him somewhere around the house.
So that makes four total in my collection: Grimsword, Zarak, Warduke, and Elkhorn.
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I noticed that Paizo has started putting out novels again. Sadly, none of the new ones look like anything I'd care to read. Perhaps that'll change in the future, but I won't hold my breath.
Still, it made me realize how long it's been since the payment method I had attached to my account expired. It's been several years since I last bought a Paizo product. The big part of that is because I simply don't game anymore. And the last time I did game, it was 5E D&D.
Part of that is for...other reasons.
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I spent the evening watching animated Justice League. That was cool. There was Justice League, which lasted for two seasons. They followed that up almost immediately with Justice League Unlimited. Both shows had plenty of comic book writers working on them. I think that's one of the reasons they were so awesome.
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There's this project here at work that's caused us all kinds of headaches. Thankfully, it's nearing the end. I wasn't on it. At least not until now.
When the younger ME left the company, I got stuck as the ME on this particular project from hell. Luckily, most of the mechanical work seems to be done now. Still, every now and then an issue pops up I have to deal with.
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Yesterday was one of those days that's "every now and then". Apparently, whatever idiots designed the system had a CL600 flange mated up to a CL900 flange, with a bleed ring in between. Problem is, at a 1" pipe size the CL900 flange uses CL1500 dimensions. So, the bolt hole circles won't be the same size.
I kept my involvement to a minimum. Told them the bolt holes wouldn't match, and that they'd have to use a flange adapter. I left that up to the pipe designer who probably made the mistake with the flanges to begin with. I wouldn't be surprised if they were trying to get me more involved so they could blame me for the design error.