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Blast from the Past: Caleb’s Chemistry Class

Caleb — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:55:48 +0000

Blast from the Past is where I republish an old blog post of mine. This one here is a specifically entertaining one. It was originally published on March 11, 2008.

Today, we will learn what happens as a result of mixing chemicals.

Example:

Caleb prepares to clean the bathroom. He grabs a bottle of cleaner off the shelf and begins to spray down the shower. Unfortunately, the spray nozzle no longer is functioning on the bottle, rendering it useless. Through a stroke of genius, he grabs the sprayer off an almost empty bottle of Multi-Surface Cleaner w/bleach and begins to spray. This time, with the functioning nozzle, the chemicals begin to disperse and prepare for battle against the rust, mold, mildew and soap scum. Suddenly, in the middle of the battle, the chemicals turn on each other. Caleb is made aware of this situation when, after a few seconds of spraying, he realizes that the spray does not smell “lemon fresh” at all. In fact, it’s starting to burn his throat. That is the precise moment Caleb realizes his stupidity of mixing bleach with other fun chemicals. Immediately, he closes the bottle up, throws it in the trash, grabs a shirt and ties it around his face, holds his breath and runs into the bathroom. Upon his re-entrance, he opens the window, washes down the tub and walls (thus subduing the the battle), retreats and closes the door. After the air has cleared, Caleb opens the door and gazes upon the battlefield. The rain had washed much of the blood and bodies away. There was not but a trace of what had befelled that tile field just minutes before. Caleb completed the cleaning of the bathroom without incident after that–making sure not to mix chemicals.

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Update after two hours: My throat is sore and feels slightly swollen, but not too bad. At this point, it’s still not as bad as when I drank coffee from an “empty” brake fluid bottle.

Update: The next morning my throat was incredibly swollen and I couldn’t talk above a whisper for a few hours.

What A Difference One Year Makes

Caleb — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:50:59 +0000

Almost one year ago, on May 14th, 2010, this is what was going on in Midland:

Since October 1, 2010, Midland has only received 0.13″ of rain.

Klaus

Caleb — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:56:43 +0000

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI

Bogdan

Caleb — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:27:41 +0000

This little guy and I became friends at the camp I was at in Russia in July 2009. We couldn’t understand each other, but we had tons of fun. He loved to run around and play tag, or show me the latest bug he had just caught. The last couple days of camp, his parents had gotten him a little wooden model of a deer. All the pieces had been cut out, but it needed to be put together. We spent a while trying to do that, but didn’t get very far. At the end, when I had to leave, he gave it to me and asked me to finish it. Unfortunately, it didn’t survive the trip, so I never was able to do so.

Jeff went over to the camp this year, and I told him that if he saw Bogdan (pronounced “bug-don”) at camp, to say hi for me. When I got back from Albuquerque yesterday, I went into my office and Jeff had left a drawing that Bugdon had done for me. I’m not gonna lie–I got a little misty-eyed

Newly Reconfigured Office

Caleb — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:00:24 +0000

I bought a new desk yesterday and proceeded to assemble it in my office, and then rearrange everything. Here is a video tour (I made it using my iPhone 4) which explains all the new functionality of my office:

A Fair Warning To You All

Caleb — Sat, 01 May 2010 08:38:57 +0000

If I see you driving down my street with a blown out front tire and then parking along the curb at 3am, I *will* stop and ask you if you need help. If you ask me for pot, you will make me suspicious. If you are obviously high, you will make me more suspicious. If you then ask me for a cigarette, I will tell you that I will go get you one and I will go back to my house and then call the police. After this, an officer will arrive on the scene and find that you have left your vehicle. They will then hear you yelling and screaming in your house. This causes them to call for backup which results in 8-10 officers pulling up who want to meet you (and possibly shake your hand). They will then bust down your door and arrest you when you don’t let them in.

Don’t try and tell me you haven’t been warned.

CPAAA

Caleb — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:00:18 +0000

Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association

This is the organization I belong to which is part of the Midland Police Department. One of the branches inside of the CPAAA is the Citizens On Patrol (COPS) program. That involves going out on patrol with another COPS member and communicating with officers and dispatch. COPS also does traffic control at various events. CPAAA members are also involved with assisting with security efforts at different events (music festivals, fundraisers, etc).

The COPS program has polo shirts that members wear when performing their duties. For the CPAAA, we have a Class A uniform. I have pictured below the the uniform that is provided, as well as the badge.

My Apple iPad Theories

Caleb — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:03:23 +0000

After reading a couple brief statements on the web, I started thinking. What if Apple didn’t tell us everything about the iPad? In my opinion, the majority of the Internet was disappointed by Apple’s keynote about a seemingly lackluster product. It doesn’t make sense, that Apple would release a product with no multitasking, no camera, etc. I now present to you my two theories.

Theory #1

Apple had already reserved their usual building for their announcement. The date had been set, and things were in motion that could not be reversed. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get all the bugs worked out of the software, or necessary patents, or whatever, with all the features they were planning on putting in it. And since they couldn’t demo a product that didn’t function properly (or might lock up or something), they had to “pull” those features out of it and not say anything about it. Instead, they will release iPad v2 this fall right before Christmas with these missing functions.

Theory #2

Apple intentionally left stuff out of the keynote. They knew that by the time it was actually out and people could buy it, the buzz would’ve died way down. Also, they have lost all the impulse buyers by not releasing it for 2-3 months after announcing it at the keynote. So, in order to regain excitement and pull those impulse buyers back in when the iPad is officially available for sale, they are reserving the announcement of its full capabilities. This means that in March when you can officially purchase the iPad, Apple will be announcing that it does include things such as a camera and multitasking–just to name a few. All of a sudden, the iPad is back in the spotlight. The media is going bezerks and everybody and their mother wants to get one.

Just a theory. Only time will tell.

Vehicle Burglaries

Caleb — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:24:06 +0000

After seeing the reports of 6 vehicle burglaries within a 1/2 mile of my house (Fairgate Drive), in less than 10 days, I started doing some research.

[Update 1/27/10] There was another one yesterday. That brings the total to 7 in less than 10 days.

[Update 2/1/10] Five more occured on 1/30/10. January now shows the total amount of vehicle burglaries for the entire month.

Midland PD Reports of Vehicle Burglaries

October 2009
0 within .5 mile
1 with 1 mile

November 2009
9 within .5 mile
13 with 1 mile

December 2009
7 within .5 mile
13 with 1 mile

January 2010
18 within .5 mile
31 with 1 mile

In my mind, this seems like a huge increase and something that the people in the area should be aware of. If everyone would make sure to lock their cars and keep valuables out of sight, these statistics would not be nearly as high.

Obama Makes Moms Dance!

Caleb — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:43:57 +0000

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Saw this ad on Facebook today. I didn't realize that Moms would be so excited about going back to school!

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