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Alaska here we come!
All the planning, list-making, packing, and so on are done. We have a few hours to wait for the airport shuttle to take us to the airport at the buttcrack of dawn. Once we are through security we can get a Starbucks and chill for 2 hours until the actual flight ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts on the Loss of M, my ex wife
My ex, M, passed away this week. Tomorrow I will go to New York to attend her memorial service and try to come to grips with the reality. It was only Monday that I spoke to her, and she was lively and already planning for Thanksgiving, with Christmas close behind. When our son called to tell me that M was in the hospital and not doing well, I ( Read more... ) -
Kentucky Pistol
OK, I am finally building my first black powder pistol. Ultimately I'd like to build a Pennsylvania longrifle (I grew up in Pennsylvania, in a log house that predates the United States), and hang it over the mantle. But first I want to do a simpler project.
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Snikki the wonder dog
So today I lost my cellphone. I wear it on my belt all the time and today it fell out of its holster. I retraced my steps, checked and rechecked te seats in the car, went over and over the areas in the yard where I'd been working. Unfortunately I had the phone on "vibrate" so calling the phone didn't do anything ( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas to all!
This has been a wonderful holiday season - my son & his love came to visit, we got exciting news about K's growing success as a writer, A and I attended a delightful Christmas Revels, my company gave us the week between Christmas and New Year's as extra paid holidays ( Read more... ) -
Back from the German Medieval Fair
Some friends put on a German Medieval Fair (August 20th and 21st) and we set up a table to sell our jewelry. The entertainment was great - sword fights and fire dancers, troubadours and belly-dancers. Some of the visitors were in fabulous costumes, which was a lot of fun ( Read more... ) -
Computer CPU fan malfunction
I have a computer that is working fine except that the CPU fan won't run so after a few minutes the CPU overheats and shuts down. I tried replacing the fan, but it still didn't run so I assume the motherboard fan control is toast ( Read more... ) -
I am going to learn how to use Semagic, darn it!
I find this tool incredibly useful, and frustrating at the same time. Perhaps I just don't post enough to keep the process clear in my mind, but I can never seem to get LJ cuts to work right. I want to be able to post pictures.... -
Waxing gibbous? Sounds horrible.
You were born during a Waxing Gibbous moon
This phase occurs right before a full moon.
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Snikki has been busy
Lately Snikki has been busy making room for new Christmas toys, by utterly destroying her old ones. She gets a (sorry) visceral pleasure from pulling the stuffing out of her plush toys. The poor unicorn has been reduced to a rag, several limbs having been removed along with the horn ( Read more... )