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skull before christmas
Monday, December 18th, 2017 01:25 amYesterday, I found some kind of animal skull on Qiao's front porch, right where you step onto the porch from the walkway. Creepy.
My first idea was that maybe it was from a big fish (bass?); maybe someone left fish heads in their trash, and a cat got it and ate it and left the skull on our porch while passing through. But Qiao said it isn't a fish skull. In retrospect it also wouldn't be so clean (no flesh, just bone) if a cat had left it.
Then I thought maybe it's a rabbit skull, but based on Google images, it doesn't look like that. I took a few photos of it, might post one when I have more time.
I have a slight worry that it might be some kind of gang thing, marking our house for something bad. I'd probably forget about it in a couple days, except now the skull is sitting on the fireplace mantel, where Qiao put it after I showed it to him.
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Today I put up some Christmas lights on that porch. I had bought some stick-on removable hooks, then realized they are not meant for outside use. So I had to go buy some other outside-approved stick-on hooks (they are supposed to only be used on windows, but hopefully they'll work as well on aluminum siding, even though the siding is textured and not completely flat).
Update, 2017/12/23: All the hooks have fallen down except one. It hasn't even been very cold; it hasn't fallen below 44 degrees at night. There wasn't much weight on each hook, either. So, DO NOT use Command outdoor stick-on hooks on aluminum siding. I guess I'll try to drill holes through the siding after all, in order to install some normal screw-in hooks. I hope there is wood behind the siding.
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On Friday, I took a day off work, and got so much done. Mowed/mulched leaves. Replaced HVAC filter. Replaced battery in solar light globe. Checked why another solar light wasn't working. Sewed holes in socks. Got boxes of xmas decos from garage, and put up xmas tree (still need to decorate it). Ordered some stuff; downloaded some documents. Put up some inside xmas lights at Qiao's house.
Some of our solar lights weren't working well - the batteries weren't getting charged enough - due to the plastic covering the solar panels being cracked or cloudy. I found out that you can put clear nail polish on the plastic, to get rid of the cloudiness.
My first idea was that maybe it was from a big fish (bass?); maybe someone left fish heads in their trash, and a cat got it and ate it and left the skull on our porch while passing through. But Qiao said it isn't a fish skull. In retrospect it also wouldn't be so clean (no flesh, just bone) if a cat had left it.
Then I thought maybe it's a rabbit skull, but based on Google images, it doesn't look like that. I took a few photos of it, might post one when I have more time.
I have a slight worry that it might be some kind of gang thing, marking our house for something bad. I'd probably forget about it in a couple days, except now the skull is sitting on the fireplace mantel, where Qiao put it after I showed it to him.
.
Today I put up some Christmas lights on that porch. I had bought some stick-on removable hooks, then realized they are not meant for outside use. So I had to go buy some other outside-approved stick-on hooks (they are supposed to only be used on windows, but hopefully they'll work as well on aluminum siding, even though the siding is textured and not completely flat).
Update, 2017/12/23: All the hooks have fallen down except one. It hasn't even been very cold; it hasn't fallen below 44 degrees at night. There wasn't much weight on each hook, either. So, DO NOT use Command outdoor stick-on hooks on aluminum siding. I guess I'll try to drill holes through the siding after all, in order to install some normal screw-in hooks. I hope there is wood behind the siding.
.
On Friday, I took a day off work, and got so much done. Mowed/mulched leaves. Replaced HVAC filter. Replaced battery in solar light globe. Checked why another solar light wasn't working. Sewed holes in socks. Got boxes of xmas decos from garage, and put up xmas tree (still need to decorate it). Ordered some stuff; downloaded some documents. Put up some inside xmas lights at Qiao's house.
Some of our solar lights weren't working well - the batteries weren't getting charged enough - due to the plastic covering the solar panels being cracked or cloudy. I found out that you can put clear nail polish on the plastic, to get rid of the cloudiness.