Eclectic

Author: admin (page 2 of 25)

Allen’s Fund: Book 2

The second book in the Allen’s Fund series (“Allen’s Fund: The Quest” https://www.amazon.com/Allens-Fund-Quest-Book-2-ebook/dp/B0101A1JGC ) tracks down Allen’s murderers but bumps into the sexual exploitation of children along the way. Lot’s of unexpected shifts in the plot in this one. For instance, the murderers are not the murderers. See out that can be in this work.

Putting vinyl on 99 Taurus Doors

Yesterday I put vinyl trim on the doors of my 99 Ford Taurus. They were quite faded and bugging me. I had tried polish, armour all, etc. nothing kept them black. Saw an ad for putting vinyl on the exterior of a car and decided to give it a try. I detail the steps here.

First, measure the area you are going to cover and buy the vinyl. I bought a one foot by five foot strip from Rvinyl.com. The total with shipping was a tad under $25. I chose black but other colors/sizes are available.

Second, clean the surface.

Third, cut a template that matches the spot you are going to cover with vinyl.

Fourth, cut the vinyl to match the template. Scissors work great for the task.

Fifth, apply the vinyl. Here’s an in process shot of me doing that.

As the photo below displays, you peel the backing off and press it in to place. The adhesive adheres well to metal and plastic but not to flesh. At first, I used a spatula to smooth the vinyl but found my hands worked better.

Here’s a picture with one side finished.

Here’s the final product with both sides finished. Feel much better about how it looks now!

Another one about misleading language usage

Here are some instances of inaccurate/misleading language usage.

“Covid 19 loves excuses.”

Covid 19 is incapable of such things. I know it is just a way to say things in a colorful manner. Do that enough and you get the wrong meaning.

“Glade fights tough odours.”

Glade can’t fight (we have begun to use the word fight everywhere…it apparently no longer means fight).

“Oregon has length.”

This refers to the University of Oregon basketball team. They were trying to say the the players were tall. The misuse is obvious.

The real question is whether the violation of the standard meaning of a term creates meanings that better convey the speaker’s intention or do we lose precision and accuracy in the long run.