Recent content by Paul B

Not a good night. Dale fell again and she fell hard this time. Usually she goes down slow. She was near the kitchen table in her rollator and I think she turned and fell down. She screamed loud and I was right next to her. Her arm went in between the step and leg of the chair and also hit her...

Yes, of course. I usually feel bad for them so I stab them through the head. It turns out that boiling is probably better, but there is no real way to kill them painlessly because their "brain" is not in one place, but it has neurons scattered all over it's body and it is hard to kill all of...

Why do we boil lobsters live, and do they feel pain? It turns out that dead lobsters start becoming poisonous with in 25 minutes of death and that is why we are not allowed to sell dead lobsters. My Dad had a seafood market and we kept the lobsters alive in huge vats for that reason. It also...

I was interviewed today on WLIW FM radio in Southampton Long Island about my book about my time in Vietnam. I didn't even see it yet because Dale wants to see it with me so I am waiting for her. I hope I look like Brad Pitt. (100% of the profits from my 2 books goes to Wounded Warriors and...

OMG a couple of months ago I added a tiny sea hare about 3/4" long. I couldn't find it and figured it croaked. I found it and I know why I couldn't find it before. I thought it was a large rock. The thing is about 9" long and 6" wide. It looks like a Manatee. It's the big blob in the center of...

I just pulled out about 2 lbs of invasive algae and found 2 corals burried that I didn't even know I had. They are not in great shape because they were in the dark for a few weeks but they may pull through. If I don't find a way to get rid of this stuff soon, I will just have a tank of salad...

Reefsandrotts, they are exactly what I am looking for, but if they are from China, Vietnam, The Philippians etc, I won't buy them. I ordered a pair of very similar boots yesterday which I think are American. If not, I will send them back or plant my tomatoes in them. :eek2: Many Americans...

I just ordered one of those lifts that looks like a chair but it goes all the way down to the floor for people that fall and you can't get them up. I hope it works and I'm sure I will be testing it out a lot, but I hope not.

This guy doubled in size in the couple of months I have him......(or her)

I am looking for a high hiking boot because I am having an ankle issue due to breaking my leg and ankle many years ago and it filled with arthritis. I don't want to stop my morning walks because I do that for health, but it is getting increasingly difficult due to this. I already had cortisone...

Im not sure how long I will keep my tank going. My wife is declining every day and we go to more and more doctors and PT people. This Monday we have two to go to. Due to this my time is very limited. I am looking into a devics that lifts patients from the floor when they fall and their are...

Here is a picture of my one ounce reef. It has vodka dosing, heater, undergravel filter, air pump, ozone, and an incandescent plant light. Water changes are one drop a week. Right now it has nuisance romaine lettuce so I may have to add another pod. CUC is one female pod and the livestock...

I found some FTSs of my reef from 21 years ago

My morning walks now are pretty dark.

They are out together all the time now, eating much more than usual and doing the mating dance. :D