I just returned from a trip to Guatemala. Wonderful country! I got to see a volcano blowing steam/smoke. I was glad it was a considerable distance from us ( Read more... )

First, I got to meet Achariya at the Apple store this weekend. I've known her on LJ for a decade, first because we were both LOTR fans. I'm an amateur fan compared with her! She was very outgoing and friendly, just like her journal. She also commented that I was like mine. Meaning, I suppose, that my shyness was obvious. But it passes. I'm sure I' ( Read more... )

I completed a number of fun things today. First, the arrangements for our trip to Guatemala this Christmas. Our son is a new foreign service officer the the Guatemala embassy. With no seniority, we visit him this year, he can't make it to Florida. It will be fun ( Read more... )

I spent an hour Sunday playing with an IPad. It was really a fun machine, great for video, text, pictures. All I could see outside (it was sunny) was fingerprints. But inside, it's color is wonderful. Come to think of it, I never use a laptop outside either ( Read more... )

The reviews are so great that I gave in to the hype. I ordered my 64G 3G Ipad today ( Read more... )

My son has started his new job as a foreign service officer for the Dept. of State. After training (4 months to a year) he will be assigned an embassy and begin his travels. Finally, a job that appears to suit his personality. We will go to DC in about a month for his 'official' swearing in. With any luck, Hillary will address the new grads and ( Read more... )

A pickup truck beat Air Force One. But I don't think the Republicans won, the Democrats lost. Anyone running as a non-Democrat would have won. The same in the 2008 elections. Republicans were justly kicked out. But the Democrats thought they had a mandate from that election to govern from the left, even though BHO ran as a centrist. As this ( Read more... )

Finally, the last frosty morning for awhile. Tomorrow morning will be in the 40's. I've never seen it stay so cold for so long in Florida. I'm such a wimp in the cold. But I don't have the proper clothes for it, either. A UN study released yesterday says this is the beginning of a 30 year cool period. So much for global warming ( Read more... )

I bought my first hybrid a few weeks ago. Lovely conversation this morning:
Friend: "So what milage are you getting from your car?"
Me: "Haven't been to a gas station yet, I'll let you know in a couple of weeks."

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