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October 24, 2007
How to startle a raccoon.
Initially, I was going to attach this security light to the front of our house, but affixing this homely hunk of plastic to the facade of an Italianate Victorian hardly seemed like a home improvement. And besides, why give the huddle'ems something to swing for on Halloween?
After gazing into our backyard on a moonless night, I realized that the closest security light was nearly a block away. It's well and right that my neighbors should be so stingy with the electrons, but I'd rather light a candle than curse the darkness.
So, I purchased a Solar Centurion. Buying it was a smart move, but my decision to install it under a noontime sun was positively Rumsfeldian. After the infrared sensor is activated, the halogen bulb throws off plenty of light -- I set it up in our living room one evening and invited the cats to play "burglar."
They didn't like getting 1200 lumens in the face, and I doubt anyone else will, either.
Posted by Your Protagonist at October 24, 2007 12:53 PM