Hey, it’s raining in Dallas (Frisco)! It looked for awhile that the best of the rain would stay West but it has slowly creeped far enough East to give my yard a long awaited drink of fresh water. The lake behind the house filled back up to the overflow so that is good. The skies remain gray and there is slow drizzle from time to time. Just perfect for the yard. I may have to...
Continue reading...The High Cost of Staying Connected
I enjoy using my little Asus EeePC Netbook. If you are not sure what a Netbook is, Google the term and you will find a lot of information I do not need to explain. Let me just say it can be a low cost, albeit low power access to the internet for email, casual browsing and some text editing. I can do some picture editing with Adobe Elements. It is a fact that the Netbook...
Continue reading...October Day (6)
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...
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