Bizzard Backyard

My family where there is no snow think it would be wonderful to come play in this snow.

My family who are here are out shoveling the driveway.

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Merry Christmas

This was a very pleasant morning.  Just the stocking and core family gifts.  The major gathering is tomorrow.  That will be fun.  This was pleasant.  They are different in subtle ways with neither being better, but more appropriate to the time, place and people.

The gist of the matter, this is a holiday, last year, I didn’t know if I would make or not.  I am so happy I did.

Love is good.  Don’t waste it!!!

Hogmanay!!!

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Boom! December!!

My friend, the highly talented M. F. Conklin is sharing on Facebook the horror story of her returning from a holiday in the country to find her city apartment without heat or hot water.

"On the Fritz" New Yorkers say.

Anyone have the origin, of the fritz phrase not my dear Friend's freezing.

Around the same time we found water in the basement laundry of our most New England shack.

At first we thought it water coming up from the ground.  We checked the pits wherein lay our sump pumps. (plural)

Amazingly dry.

Further investigation found the water to be coming from under the wall dividing the laundry from the boiler room.

We were hoping it was a leak from the water heater.  Nope....

To be continued....

Wican in Afgan Countryside

Listening to NPR, an odd color piece came on telling of a Wiccan rite being celebrated near the front line.  It was a sweet piece accented by the comment about two MP's standing by to ensure no one came along and did something "STUPID."

That is so Americans.

Don't forget to vote!

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Things Happen

Bobbie Burns was correct in his comment about the best laid plans.  I am currently in the peripheral of a well planned day being rearranged in the style of the end of this century's first decade.

It did not occur to anyone in the group to pick up the phone.  Through texting & Facebook the lives of people in three states were rearranged with astonishing speed.

Smartphones now rule our lives.  We've grown beyond Star Trek in so many ways. How soon the replicator and beam me up Scotty for real?

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Originally uploaded by sgtret.

This is a picture of a moment in time that won't happen again for another 100 years. There is also something about it being the binary number 42 and the Meaning of Life, but that is way beyond my understanding.

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No Scan!

We were mistaken.  There was no scan.  This was a visit to the oncologist and a blood test.

The medical staff were happy with the results.  The scans are six months apart now.

I know that is good news, but, as a geek,  it would be nice to see electronic confirmation.  That isn't to say I have no faith in the doctor or her staff.  I love these people, big time.

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CATT Scan on Thursday

Three months have passed since the last PETT scan.  I go in on Thursday for a CATT scan to see if the cancer has returned.

All of the hair removed by the chemotherapy has returned.  It's even getting a tad shaggy.  Superstiously, I decided not to get it trimmed until after the test.  If I need to return to chemo, why waste money?

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Better Than a Rubber Band

One of the things my wife says about me, other than I look like santa claus mixed with a biker, is give me a rubber band & corner seat and I'll be good for hours.

My new smart phone is that runberband.  What it does do is get me out of my cave.  It allows Mr to blog directly from wherever I am.

This could be dangerous.

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Blog Subject

This is a test of the blog subject shortcut when posting. If the Sorry, etc. message appears, we've narrowed it down.

Played with Foursquare while getting ...

Played with Foursquare while getting my car serviced this morning. First lesson, be careful what you say, it gets posted all over the place. Stay tuned for second...

5,000 instead of 3,000?

It was close to a religious tradition to have my last two cars serviced every 3,000 miles.

When we bought our 2010 Sion Xb we were told the services were at 5 000 miles. The last two took me well over 300,000 miles.

it does make me nervous, but we will stick to their program. Now if they'd wash the waiting room floor once in a while, it might become a pleasant experience.

Ping isn't working> On TweetDeck for ...

Ping isn't working> On TweetDeck for me. I have tried re-installing it twice. We'll try HootSuite to see if it's Ping.fm.

Erased a Boring Entry

It was so boring, I fell asleep while writing.  You can thank me later. It's time now for chocolate.

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Spending More Time on Evo

When the only way to communicate with the geeks in the community was on our PCUG's BBS; the cutting edge place to be was at the base unit as the SysOp.

It ran on pre-GUI standards DOS software using first a 300, then 1200 and finally a 9600 baud modem.

Lightning fast, let me tell you.

Now I sit here with my Evo nestled in my hand, typing faster with my thumb than I ever did with both hands.  The  message I am writing will be seen only on my blog.

This blog was started in 2004, cutting edge at the time. Now it feels like finger painting on the wall of a cave in rural france. 

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Dinner before we leave.

Spinney's near Fort Popham.  My son & I went for a walk on the nearby beach after dinner.


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Garanson Organic Farm

If you can't pick it yourself, second best is to visit the farmstand right where your food is grown.

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Rocky Ridge Orchards

We gathered our apples here in Bowdoin, Maine. Cortlands, Macs, Golden Delicious, Ruby Reds.  All soon to be apple sauce, butter, bread, cobbler, crisp and just apples for the lunch box.

There's something about eating fruit you pick yourself.

Farmer's Market in Bath, Maine

The winds are blustery after Earl's skirting the edge of mid-coast Maine.  This didn't deter the farmers, over burdened with their bushels of heirloom tomatoes and sweet corn, from setting up shop here on the banks of the Kennebec River. 

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