Vampires are all around us. You may think you are safe but I will be all the money in my pocket (about 84 cents) that you have one in your house right now!

Now before you freak out and get the garlic and holy water and start sneaking around the house with wooden stake let me explain.

Every electrical device in your house uses electricity to run, we all know this. However, what some people don’t realize is that even when those devices are powered off they need electricity. On most devices this is called standby mode, on others is just the fact that they have LED’s or the displays on them cause them to consume power. This power consumption is referred to by “the industry” as vampire power or phantom load. It has been estimated that this power consumption can account for up to 10% of your yearly household power consumption.

So how can you fight these evil demons that are lurking in the dark at your house? Read more…

Sometimes while laying in bed at night before I fall asleep I think about events that have happened in my past.  Sometimes they are good memories, sometimes they aren’t ….but this one is funny.

I have bowled regularly on a Ten Pin league for about 5 years (not consecutive). A few years back I bought a used ball from the “Pro Shop” (really just a dude selling balls and shoes) at the local bowling alley. The ball was nice, it was a good deal, and it knocked down pins, that is until l I boiled it to death…..

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My Flower

“Being a Dad really does change your life.”

Every time I heard that statement, I brushed it up to people just being ridiculous, and trying to scare me. I figured, “It cant change that much, its just having to do a few more chores. ” WRONG.

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