I really don’t know what happened to it. I finished a post, and was sure I pressed the publish button, but it is gone. I typed it so fast it didn’t seem to have tome to save a draft copy either??? Oh well, it was only electrons. Another blog got me thinking about security. As […]
I used to have a very good head for dates and numbers. I can remember all sorts of birthdays, anniversaries, phone numbers and other such stuff. Somewhere along the line my head got full. I can’t seem to remember a lot of dates that I should. Let’s see. I can remember all the birthdays of
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I’m moving up in the world. I now have semi high speed internet. I have a internet connection through my cell phone company, and it works!!! For those who don’t know, I live out in the middle of no where. I have no chance of getting cable, DSL, Fiber Optic, and even our local wireless.
Today was the day for my yearly review at work. In the past, I’ve dreaded these conversations with my supervisors. I’m never quite sure why, since in all my years working, my reviews have never dropped below a good review. I’ve even had some outstanding reviews. Now in my old age, or maybe after all
One of the things I remember from my childhood, is reading the comic strips of Charles M. Shultz. The Peanuts strip. I read them in the paper, I read them in book form. At one point I even had a Snoopy dressed in a space suit. To this day I will occasionally pick up and
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No, I’m not going to write about “Fiddler on the Roof” or small things used to start fires. I’m talking about the past, present and future dating world. Now a very long time ago, or in other countries even today, you had arranged marriages. At some point in time, the girl’s family would get in
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****** Movie Spoiler Alert ******* I took my girls to see “Nim’s Island” last week. Good movie overall, but I can’t help to think of how they portray widowers and their families. (something personal here). This is the second recent movie that I’ve seen that has a widower as one of the main characters, the
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If you’ve been reading through the entire blog, you will notice I talk about my family and telescopes. I will try to make the titles very specific, so you will know what you are going to be reading… Eventually, I will answer the question: “What telescope should I get?” For now I want to talk
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As a father, I’ve had many thoughts on my family and my responsibility to them. To me that thought is mind numbing. For the first 20 years of my being a parent, I had help. My girls had, in my opinion, the best mother on the planet. She gave everything to those girls. The last
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When everyone is asleep, I feel the need to be awake. I really need to get more sleep, I do have to get to work early tomorrow. This has been my method of living for years and years. I tend to stay awake when I should be sleeping. For the past four years, I’ve been
