I've forgotten the first half of the dream already, so I'll have to pick it up in the middle. The first part had a train ride across town, avoiding traffic congestion, a little playing on the beach (I remember the houses had terraced beaches three stories high which I can't figure out how that would … Continue reading Constitutional Dreaming
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Yuck
I know the colors are icky, but at least you can see them. I have the Blogrolling links back, which my fellow bloggers know is the most important part. Update your URL for me, if you don't mind; you can remove the "/blog/" from the end and just referrence http://www.chasingthewind.net directly now. I'll redirect you … Continue reading Yuck
More Jobs, More Jobs, More Jobs
From the Associated Press - WASHINGTON - U.S. employers hired almost a quarter-million new workers in May, swelling payrolls by nearly 1.2 million for the year so far in a jobs market steadily gaining steam ahead of November's presidential election. Hmm... 1.2 million, divided by 5 months so far this year... 240,000 jobs per month … Continue reading More Jobs, More Jobs, More Jobs
Poltergeist
A coworker's shower door explodes in the middle of the night, and she can't blame it on the children. I'm amazed she breaks out into poetry when she's stressed.The children were nestled all snug in their beds,While visions of swimming pools danced in their heads;And mamma and daddy nearly dead,Had been sleeping dreamily in the … Continue reading Poltergeist
Switching to WordPress
I was --> < -- this close to making the conversion to WordPress tonight. I've been playing with it behind the scenes and happy with it. I found I could add a "style switcher" so that I could add a couple of professionally designed templates to appease those that do not care for the blue … Continue reading Switching to WordPress
Giving Blood
I gave blood after lunch today, and I'm following the nurse's orders - relaxing, eating cookies, drinking water, blogging. Giving blood is only a minor inconvenience to you and can help save lives, so consider it when you next get the opportunity. And you get free toys - last time I got a frisbee, today … Continue reading Giving Blood
I Ran Out of Opinions
I was sooo opinionated the last couple of weeks - this is dumb, that's offensive, this is great, that is terrific. Did I dry up? Run out of opinions?Well, sorta. It was a four day weekend for me - I work a 9/80 schedule, so Friday was my "off" Friday. I'm heading back into work … Continue reading I Ran Out of Opinions
Strategy That Just Might Work…
Source: JustOneMinuteOh, you Dems don't pay me enough for this kind of advice! John Kerry has been catching flak for his trial balloon campaign finance gimmick - the "To be or not to be" non-acceptance at what would become the Democratic non-convention scheduled for Boston in July. The idea also raises "Equal Time" questions, and … Continue reading Strategy That Just Might Work…
Cato Critique Misses Mark
I think I like 1/2 the articles at The Cato Institute. Some days they have excellent commentary on politics, other days I wonder if their hats are on too tight. Today was one of those days.In today's "Bush, Kerry, and Partisan Hypocrisy," David Boaz criticizes the hypocrisy of both parties. While I would agree that … Continue reading Cato Critique Misses Mark
A Tower of Coexistence
Beth of Obeyance gives some insight from a discussion with a Hindu friend about various religions getting along. It's probably one of the better analogies that I don't agree with. :)I have some nice friends of various faiths (or no faith at all) that I get along well with. We even discuss our faiths - … Continue reading A Tower of Coexistence
Better Background, But Not By Much
I spent the first couple of hours tonight trying to get WordPress up so I could see if I like it. I started at Livejournal.com, switched to Blogger.com, and now I wonder why I need Anything.com. I should be able to bypass any 3rd party blog host and post directly on Chasing the Wind. Since … Continue reading Better Background, But Not By Much
The Background Has to Go?
I've been blogging for.... um, about 2 weeks. Too much blogging. It's 1/2 hour after bedtime, and I'm still blogging. I like it. I do it too much. And I've learned a lot.I've learned I haven't picked the best tool for me. I started at Livejournal, didn't like it. I *do* like Dreamweaver, but it's … Continue reading The Background Has to Go?
New Family Photos (1971 -1972)
"I'm on top of the world, Ma!And I wanna get down!"These photos start in late 1971 while still living in Tucker, Georgia and bring us through our move to Houston in early 1972, and then our visit to Arizona and Mexico in late summer. 1970 3rd Qtr - TuckerStone Mountain. They were still working on … Continue reading New Family Photos (1971 -1972)
How Stuff Works
One of my favorite websites is HowStuffWorks.com. I think it has the answer to everything there, the entire internet on a single website. I've found answers to how these things work:toastersroutersauto transmissionsspammistletoeNew stuff is added all the time - featured stuff on the front page are stealth bombers, poker, safecracking, and counterfeiting.
I Hab a Code Today
I have to do this to keep my nose from running: I know when a co-worker comes to work all sniffly and sneezy, I do my best to give him a wide berth and hope he goes home early. So when I have a cold, I try to remember that.I called in sick, went back … Continue reading I Hab a Code Today
Childless Couple Told to Try Sex
Source: AnanovaA German couple who went to a fertility clinic after eight years of marriage have found out why they are still childless - they weren't having sex.The University Clinic of Lubek said they had never heard of a case like it after examining the couple who went to see them last month for fertility … Continue reading Childless Couple Told to Try Sex
A Saturday from Dell…
For not having anything on the agenda, I was busy all day. I spent the day at Mom's getting her new Dell laptop up and running with everything installed correctly. Not too many problems except for the wireless network installation - I changed values in the Physical address / MAC fields of the router setup … Continue reading A Saturday from Dell…
A Do-Nothing Weekend
It started off as a Do-Something weekend, but the rain killed off all the plans. Tonight was "Something With Patty" Thursday, but for some reason she's not interested in braving the tornados in order to get a caffe latte.Tomorrow was a golf day with a vendor; rain killed that, too. All that's left on the … Continue reading A Do-Nothing Weekend
Reset the blog template this morning…
I reset the blog back to a standard template this morning, hoping it would be useable today. It's not - I have to figure out why there's a path missing, so in the meantime pictures don't show and you can't comment on the entries.If you see anything else wrong, please let me know, but do … Continue reading Reset the blog template this morning…
Mom's Day Weekend Recap..
Great weekend. "Babysat" my brother-in-law Saturday morning and took him out for "ice cream" later. (Euphemisms for "golf" and "a pitcher of Shiner Bock"). Sunday took Mom out for brunch and visited with my sister & niece & step-father. My son was nowhere around this time - he was playing D&D Friday, then I left … Continue reading Mom's Day Weekend Recap..
Vending machine drama
Ok, so one day last week, I stuck 65 cents into the machine to buy a bag of M&M's, which whirled and twirled and left the M&M's dangling from the shelf. Grr. So I put some more money in - I'll buy a bag for next week, I think. The machine whirls and twirls, the … Continue reading Vending machine drama
Ow^2
Up late again. Same reason. This morning I'm driving to work, listening to a country music love song. I cried like a baby. I gotta listen to something else. Maybe go back to listening to talk radio. No, wait - politician talk about raising my taxes on talk radio. That makes me cry like a … Continue reading Ow^2
Ow.
Ow. Up way to late last night and my head hurts. It's not what you think though - I don't party hard anymore. I'm not sure I ever did - or at least I can't remember. Ha! No, I was up late last night playing with Dreamweaver and Paintshop Pro. New toys are fun. My … Continue reading Ow.
There is a prize…
I don't even remember what the prize is. I just remember that I want it. Ultima Online is having a contest for players to write up strategy guides. Actually, I think they've decided that strategy guides are a good idea but they don't have the manpower to write them, and this is a trick to … Continue reading There is a prize…
Perhaps the term is "bloguer"
I know why I didn't want a journal. It's a much easier question to answer than why I *do* want a journal. I don't want a journal because I'm a listener (or on blogs, "voyuer" might be a better term). I'm a gatherer of information, just soak up knowledge, useful or not. Reading other people's … Continue reading Perhaps the term is "bloguer"
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