This is cool. I am sitting on the lake porch with the EeePC netbook running on battery and writing a story. Oh yes, I am connected to the home network and the internet so I can check mail as I am working. Pretty nice tools we have these days. I have the digital camera with me to so I can grab a few shots of my daughter’s dog who is also sharing the back porch...
Continue reading...A New Branch on the Family Tree
It has been a great few weeks for this old ramblin’ Dan. Daughter Shelley got married to beau named Doug Steele. They are off to Oregon for the honeymoon. I suppose that is one way to beat the Texas heat! Lot’s of pictures on Facebook so no need to post them here. Weddings are a family thing and I limit my FB exposure to family and close friends. There is now a new bud on...
Continue reading...A Team Player
At my age and experience, I realize there is a high level of emphasis, taught within schools and executed by large corporations, for teams to make important decisions. This is because leaders who support that concept don’t really know all of their business… it may be just too big. The only way to actually get things done quickly today without team compromise is to own a small dictatorial run business or retire. I am not sure which is worse. One,...
Continue reading...“Knock, knock…”
“Who’s there?” “Adoor” “Adoor Who?” “A door to build a boat upon.” I am building, actually going to start to build after I get the door, a rather large model boat. I need a flat building board upon which to construct the hull of this model boat. I have used a flat hollow core door to build model airplanes and wings very flat for many years. I think I left it in Ohio from the...
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