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ThumbTacks Micro-Microphone
Saturday, 24 October 2009 3:33 P GMT-05
I love my Ipod Touch.I have hundreds of photos, thousands of songs, full length movies, tv shows and applications on it. One thing that has frustrated me is that unlike the Iphone the Touch has no camera or microphone. I carry a camera (pl
Twitter, Facebook and Social Networking
Monday, 19 October 2009 12:00 A GMT-05
I've given up on Twitter. I found the concept interesting but the spammers got involved and would get ten new followers a day that were just porn sites. I stopped posting there but still use it to keep track of interesting people like
The Sabbatical is Over
Sunday, 18 October 2009 11:14 A GMT-05
I am back and this blog will once again become active. A lot has been going on.At work I've transferred back to Elyria after being in Middleburg Heights for twenty years. I've lost a couple friends this year and I can feel change
Lithops and Spring
Sunday, 26 April 2009 11:35 P GMT-05
Anyone who knows me or knows this blog knows I love succulents. But my true love is the Lithop. I've written about them before so rather that repeat myself go HERE or HERE.I pulled out all of my Lithops for the first time today after
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Money and Awareness
Sunday, 19 April 2009 11:05 P GMT-05
As I prepare to transition into retirement (in a couple of years) I've been looking at my financial situation. The economy is bad but my job pays well and I'm secure now that I'm in my thirty-fifth year.I've been using Quicken f
Tuesday, 7 April 2009 6:34 A GMT-05
I have been working some horrible hours lately. It is worse than the Christmas Peak. That is part of the reason that I've been neglecting this blog. I've signed up with Twitter to mini-blog.I'm going to try doing Twitte
Great Poker App for the Ipod Touch
Wednesday, 18 March 2009 12:00 A GMT-05
I play a lot of poker. When I play with friends we often need a real poker application like Tim's Tourney Timer . The timer keeps track of blinds and breaks. It does everything I need.
Videora for the Ipod Touch
Tuesday, 17 March 2009 12:00 A GMT-05
When I first got the Ipod Touch I put photographs and music on it. I wanted to do more but couldn't find an easy way to do some of it. Movies were a bit frustrating as you had to convert and transfer them from the dvd. Then I fo
Ipod Touch (2nd Gen)
Sunday, 15 March 2009 6:26 A GMT-05
I've been using PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) for a long time. I have a lot of interests and they help me keep things straight. I started with the Sony Clie and it was okay for it's time but rather limited.
Alkaline Earth Metals Rap
Sunday, 25 January 2009 9:55 P GMT-05
My lovely daughter Jessica needed to do a project for her chemistry class. She decided to do a rap video with her friend Chelsea. She already had some experience using Adobe Premiere Elements and did it all using the video function on our
Geoff Muldaur Again
Sunday, 16 November 2008 4:12 A GMT-05
I saw Geoff Muldaur back in May and his playing has been on my mind ever since. Because of him I stepped back from the banjo and have been playing a lot of guitar.I found this video of him playing and I had to share it. Listen to the whol
Echeveria Nudulosa Flowers
Monday, 13 October 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
It is the end of the season for my succulents so this will probably be the last post about them until Spring. I've been getting them ready for winter and transitioning my energy towards other passions.
Pictures
Sunday, 12 October 2008 2:28 A GMT-05
One of the things that has kept me busy is organizing photographs. Since I am the one doing genealogy and family history I have inherited boxes upon boxes of photographs. I've decided that it really isn't fair that I keep them to
Been Busy But I'm Back
Friday, 10 October 2008 9:25 P GMT-05
I've been incredibly busy and neglecting this blog so expect a flurry of posts.
Tigers Jaw
Wednesday, 3 September 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
Faucaria tigrina is one of the more interesting succulents. It has rosettes of triangular leaves with pointed fleshy parts, making them look like open jaws. It is one neat looking plant. Mine is nice and pink whereas most of the Tig
Aging and My Watch
Tuesday, 2 September 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
I turned fifty-two a couple weeks ago and overall aging doesn't bother me. The only real downside that I've found is my eyesight. Around forty-five I suddenly couldn't see close-up. I
Hobbit's Pipe
Monday, 1 September 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
Back in the beginning of August, A Succulent Obsession had a photograph of Crassula Gollum that I found fascinating. I had never seen one before. On the site they called it Coral but I've seen it called Hobbit's Pipe after JRR To
Variegated Jade
Sunday, 31 August 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
I wrote a few days ago about my Jade Plant . Jades are beautiful in their deep rich greens. There are many varieties of Jade so I started collecting and propagating some of them. I found a variegated Jade (crassula ovata variegata)
Memories of the Vegetable Guy
Saturday, 30 August 2008 10:01 A GMT-05
When I was a kid there used to be a guy who would come down the street with a cart selling vegetables. He was always smiling, always friendly. Whenever we saw him coming all the kids would come out and walk with him as he told jokes or sm
Echeveria Nudulosa
Thursday, 28 August 2008 8:42 P GMT-05
Now this is a great succulent and a real attention getter. Beautiful thick leaves with rich maroon streaks throughout and outlining the leaves. I just got it and it's going to be a nice addiction. I plan to display this in a simple terracotta con
Jade Plant
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
Crassula ovata is probably the most common houseplant of all the succulents. It's also known as Friendship Tree. I've heard people call it Money Tree but that plant is actually Pachira aquatica.Jades have rich green leaves and are great fo
Computer Whiz Kid
Friday, 15 August 2008 10:23 P GMT-05
The company I work for, ETDS (Earth-Toned Delivery Service), used to have an internal magazine called The Big Idea. Back in 1984 they did an article on me and my computer. Back then I was a serious computer geek with a power machine
Coral Cactus in Perspective
Thursday, 14 August 2008 12:05 P GMT-05
One of the blogs I've been reading about succulents is A Succulent Obsession . I'm very impressed with the photographs on the site and I've been trying to take better photographs of my plants because of it. One of the mistakes
Coral Cactus
Wednesday, 13 August 2008 11:01 A GMT-05
People who know me know that I love succulents. Many times at work or on a special occasion someone will give me a cutting or a full plant in a container. Lately I've been the recipient of odd plants and plants that are near death.&nb
