I know this is not the first post to express disappointment in the U Drop/I Follow or the U Comment/I Follow trend, but it’s a frustration I must share. To commiserate with my blogging compadres I have seen little if…
I think I'm in LOVE. . .
. . . with FireFox! As a dedicated user of all programs Microsoft I finally gave in to the proddings of all my fellow bloggers: USE FIREFOX. After weeks of utter frustration with IE7 crashing every few minutes or when…
7 Minutes Closer
Well, it’s day five of my new workout regimen and I’m seven minutes closer to ripped abs. I’ve definitely felt more energetic even with just a short amount of exercise every day. The afternoon arm workout didn’t materialize yesterday, but…
Do you have enough wind or solar exposure to go Off-Grid?
I found an interesting post on Off Grid Living, a blog about conserving energy and living off the main power grid. They suggested using an online watt estimator based on your locality zip code to estimate whether you have enough…
Stop Global Warming
Global warming is a serious problem that the whole Planet earth is facing. It is no longer a myth but a fact and is very evident. Have you noticed the unpredictable and sudden climate changes, and the excessive heat that…
Stop Global Warming
Global warming is a serious problem that the whole Planet earth is facing. It is no longer a myth but a fact and is very evident. Have you noticed the unpredictable and sudden climate changes, and the excessive heat that…
Teach your child a second language
My mother when she arrived in the U.S. after marrying my father didn’t speak very much English. My father wanted very much to perfect his Spanish. After I was born my mother dedicated herself to speaking nothing, but Spanish to…
Abs do recover fast!
This morning I was back to doing the Great Abs Guaranteed routine. Interestingly, my abs were not too sore after resting for a day. Let’s see if I can say the same about my legs tomorrow. Right the muscles in…
Fam is safe in Hawaii
My parents and brother landed safely in Hawaii last night. Thank goodness the woman at the check in counter noticed they were going to miss their connecting flight to Oahu and rerouted them on Northwest to Minneapolis. If you saw…
Winter Sowing Experiment's First Sprouts
I’d felt a bit dejected over the fact that none of my little greenhouses had shown signs of life. So, today I decided to move them to a more exposed area with more sunlight. As I was doing this I…
Frightening Weight Revelation
As I eat my oatmeal this morning I wanted to share the terrible thing I discovered last night. Not only am I 50 pounds beyond the upper range of my ideal BMI, but I am 60 pounds past that range.…
Extremely frustrating computer problems
About 18 months ago my brother-in-law gave me his old office computer. It was nice to have because when it worked it was faster than the one I’m currently using. Lately, though, its been nothing but problems. Since last Wednesday…
Abs On Fire!!!
Well, it’s day two and I haven’t given up yet. I did the “Great Abs Guaranteed” workout again this morning. After yesterday I could really feel the burn this morning. I had to do the workout by memory since my…
In Serious Need of Weight Loss Encouragement
Today I did it. Again. I started working out. I worked out this morning to the “Great Abs Guaranteed” video from Beach Body. It’s not much, only 7 minutes, but its more than I do on most days. (Does anybody…
Apples2Apples Horror Story
One fine Sunday evening my sister-in-law invited us over to have dinner with our friend Letta and her new boyfriend. She had three failed marriages and he was recently widowed after his wife’s debilitating 10-year illness. We were elated that…
Spring: First Signs of Life
Today when I looked outside I saw something wonderful – green. There are hyacinths coming up in the back yard. Next to one of our outbuildings my “giant” daylilies are sprouting. To the west of the house the dianthus that…
Where I've Been
Looking at my parents and in-laws I’ve begun to come to the realization that 30 or 40 years is a very short period of time. I’m 28, soon to be 29, and I feel like I’ve done nothing of consequence…
Holy Molé! Where's my blog WP 2.5!
When I installed WordPress 2.3.3 I found a hack that allowed me to used the same user database across all installations. This way you kind people who read and will eventually comment on my musings would be able to just…
Linkbacks, Trackbacks and Pingbacks – what are they?
As a newbie to the world of blogging I did not understand many of the new terms presented to me. The other day while searching for something totally unrelated I came across an article that clearly explained what trackbacks, pingbacks…
Antibacterial – Friend or foe
Recently, we have been seeing many reports on the news about the effects of using antibacterial soaps and hand cleaners. they are very handy I must say. Could they be giving us a false sense of safety and health? In…
Mmm, You smell good!
In the shower today I got thinking about how people dealt with personal hygiene back hundreds of years ago. This modern era of running water and electricity to every home, in developed countries, has us all spoiled. We can shower…
