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Wallet

I HATE thick wallets. But my “plastic card holder” is falling apart, and things fall out of it way too often (stuff fell out in between the seat and the center console in my car, which is HARD to reach).

So, thin wallet, stuff doesn’t fall out.
These seem good as they claim to be the thinnest and line their pockets with a rubber coating to prevent slipping

http://www.bigskinny.net/

Now just need to decide between bi and tri folds..

http://www.bigskinny.net/tri-fold.html
(taller cash area, which might be necessary as I travel a lot to places outside of the US with taller cash).

http://www.bigskinny.net/wallet-super-skinny-horizontal-pockets.html
http://www.bigskinny.net/multi-pocket.html
http://www.bigskinny.net/metro.html
(thinner when folded, but cash area is not as tall…)

Going with: http://www.bigskinny.net/multi-pocket.html

Dead monitors

Both of my LG Flatron L1933TR-SF stopped working. Power button just did nothing.

After searching found it was likely bad caps.

Opening these monitors was a serious pita but it turns out the both have the same bad 3 caps.

Dead Monitor?

I rebooted to scan my HD for errors and when it finished, I noticed my right monitor (http://www.lg.com/us/support-product/lg-L1933TR-SF#) was not on. I hit the power button and nothing happened. I tried plugging it into a different plug, nothing.

I need to try a known working power cord and see if that helps.

Tried a known working power cord. Nothing. Caps?

Sounds like the cap, according to: http://www.fixya.com/support/t2396522-l1933tr_sf_lg_monitor_dead_power_blue

3TB Drives

Why is the Seagate Constellation ES 3TB drive $320 while the rest are half that amount?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007603%206000
03269%20600083978&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=14%7C22-148-844%5E22-148-8
44-TS%2C22-136-893%5E22-136-893-TS%2C22-136-874%5E22-136-874-TS%2C22-148-747%5E
22-148-747-TS%2C22-148-901%5E22-148-901-TS

http://goo.gl/yn538

Kokomo

I told Luciana we need to go to all of the places in The Beach Boys Song: Kokomo

Aruba – Been there.
Jamaica
Bermuda
Bahama
Key Largo – Been there.
Montego

Florida Keys – Been there.
Martinique
Montserrat

Port Au Prince – Think we’ll have to wait for this to be cleaned up.

Looks like we have a lot of work/traveling to do.

Broken dishwasher

I did not plan on having a broken dishwasher this weekend.

Turn it on and it leaks water.

Front panel blinks 6 green, pause, 1 green, pause, repeat.

Manual
http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/owner_manuals/4214/KENMORE-ELITE-Dishwasher-L0710531?brand_name_search=Kenmore+elite+665.13153k701
Says the blinking lights could be:

Kenmore site leads to
Suggests reset. More water came out. So I pulled it out and found the pump motor was no longer connected so the wart would go in and go right out. The blinking lights were related to the full check not sensing water staying in. Smart design.

Now to hook it back on.

Slightly better picture:

Oh great, the clamp is a Oetiker clamp. They are designed to only close once. This page makes it sound like the part is not for sale at Sears:
http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/questions/251425-find-hose-clamps

Ha, Sears says their nears parts store is:
http://tx.serviceslisted.com/3841082-SearsPartsDirect.htm

Why did sears mention this part?
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-number/371505?searchModPar=371505&pathTaken=partSearch&prst=0&shdPart=
Same as
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-number/STD316716/0098/980&pathTaken=partSearch&blt=14&prst=0&shdPart=STD316716
No?

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/AjaxStoreLocatorDisplayView?langId=-1&storeId=11151&catalogId=10001
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=658421&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=50632&subdeptNum=50650&classNum=50652#.UEy0ZdZlSuM
Has the original clamp?

http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-model/Kenmore-elite-Parts/Dishwasher-Parts/Model-66513159K701/0583/0130000/K0710057/00006?blt=06&prst=0&shdMod=66513159K701
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-number/Kenmore-elite-Parts/Dishwasher-Parts/W10164292/0022/665/Model-66513159K700/0583/0130000?keySuffixId=NA&pathTaken=partSearch&pathRender=modelComponent&documentCompId=K0710056&diagramPageId=00006&productTypeId=x&searchModelNumber=66513159K700&subCompDesc=Pump,%20washarm%20and%20motor%20parts&brandDesc=KENMORE%20ELITE&modelDesc=DISHWASHER&blt=11&shdMod=
$190 for the entire pump assembly for a $3 hose and $3 clamp?

http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/questions/258032-dishwasher-clean-light-flashing-suggested-reasons-manual-fault
http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/questions/290403-kenmore-elite-dishwasher-blinking-green-light
http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/questions/232835-kenmore-dishwasher-66513153k701-leaking-water-1

Cat Food

iPhone Cases

http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-dermaSHOT-Silicone-Case-Dual-Pack.asp
http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-BOMBPROOF-Silicone-Case.asp
http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-microtexture-Silicone-Case.asp
http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-dermaSHOT-Silicone-Case.asp
http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-DESTROYER-ULTRA-Hard-Shell-Case-with-Silicone-Core.asp
http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-Step-Semi-Rigid-Soft-Shell-Case.asp
http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-Stowaway-Credit-Card-Hard-Shell-Case-with-Silicone-Core.asp

LTE in Austin

Wow. LTE

Broadband

Time to cancel ‘broadband’?