Mark Spearman Blog

I've heard that Linux can resurrect old computers into something useful. I happened to have an old Emachine W1640 1.4ghz machine laying around to give this a try on.

I have an old C2500 1992 Chevy Truck. It's paid for and it's tough enough to do most things. With it's 5 speed and throttle body injection, I can get close to 20 mpg out of it. So, when it's broke down, I am not happy. For a long time, this truck has had a major stalling problem that nobody could figure out.

A friend's neighbor in Northeastern Licking County, Ohio killed this 90 pound coyote recently.

Any coyote I've seen is much smaller than this. I've read that they can breed with domestic dogs, so it's possible that this is part dog. I'm quite certain that it's at least part coyote though.

After many weekends of working on my backyard fence it's finally done! I had very little information available on the Internet about vinyl coated welded wire fencing, so I took some photos while I was doing the job and posted a tutorial for fence installation.

I don't know how I missed this, but a year ago a Korean man named Wan undertook an amazing adventure. It's an adventure that only could come from a foreigner with a big dream to cross America on a Honda Ruckus. A Ruckus is a tiny 50cc heavy duty scooter. It's basically a trail bike.

Ohio State Route 555, otherwise known as The Triple Nickel, is one of those fable rides that surprises just about every rider on the first trip. Truth be told, the catchy name of the road lends more to the hype than the actual ride, but it's a great starting point for any ride in Southern Ohio. There are so many great roads, like Ohio State Route 78 connected to it, that you can make The Triple Nickel part of any ride in the area.

Recently we decided to cancel Windstream telephone service. Like many, my family switched to cell phone service. If you have the connectivity of cell phones and you don't use the home phone, why keep it? There are so few times that require the use of a land line, that it's good sense to eliminate the extra bill. It all sounds reasonable and simple, right? Then, you have the added benefit of Windstream not calling you every night and refusing to take no for an answer on their very lame DSL services.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing on the news. They were actually airing a story about a man that saved his own life and wounded an armed robber that was trying to kill him. The victim arrived at a property to purchase an advertised Bobcat (a piece of heavy equipment) and it turned out to be an ambush to try and rob this law-abiding citizen.

The victim had a concealed-carry permit so he legally protected himself and fired on the armed robber. The robber got away, but the news said that there was a man with a gunshot of unknown origin in the OSU Medical Center.

Update - All of these dogs now have a home. Thanks to all who helped.

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