February 2012
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Another Baseplate Compass Bites the Dust
This evening, I went out hiking and discovered my baseplate compass has finally lost enough fluid from the capsule so the needle can’t rotate around to find north. This compass isn’t even a year old and while I expected it to happen someday, I wasn’t expecting it to happen this soon. The last time this happened to me, I tossed the compass away only to regret it later. This one...
January 2012
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Nikon D300s with 18-200mm VR II Lens
Amazon has a few D300s cameras for sale with the amazing 18-200mm VR II lens. The original price was $2600. Thanks in large part to the release of of the new D7000, the D300s 18-200 combo can be purchased for $1800, including shipping. That’s almost within credit card range - job or no job … +++++ Update: It’s 2012 January and I’m seeing more and more mention of the new and widely...
November 2011
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Google Adsense and Me
This evening, I spent some time delving more into Google Adsense. No, I’m not someone who belives Google Adsense is a means to get-rich-quick; nor am I one of those people looking to cheat the system in order to make a fast buck. I was surprised to go back to my Adsense account after a long time away to discover my one ad had made five bucks and some change. No, not even enough to generate...
Back2Life - Testimonial
Been using the Back2Life for about one week now. The first few days, I used it three times a day and got off the pain medication immediately. The burning pain in my right leg persisted. Each day though it got better and better. My back has remained stiff, however everyday it feels better, as if the damage around the nerve is recovering. I highly recommend the Back2Life, which can be purchased from...
October 2011
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David C. Lane, Paul Twitchell, Darwin Gross and Me
I have a few very memorable experiences of traveling out of the body with Darwin Gross and a few instances of seeing or being near Paul as well on the inner. I don’t have any recollection let alone any desire to have any experience with David C. Lane inwardly nor outwardly, other than to give him as wide a berth as possible intellectually, and that mainly to keep on a civil and mentally...
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Back2Life Review -- Good Therapy
Today, we bought a Back2Life back massager from Bed-Bath-and-Beyond. They aren’t cheap… it cost a little over $200.00 after taxes. After using it twice though and feeling better already, the cost is worth the money spent. The Back2Life pictured here is really easy to assemble right out of the box. It comes with an ample supply of information, instructions, testimonials, some ankle...
September 2011
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Juice for Liver Detox
An excellent homemade juice for detoxing the liver is made from one-half of a beat and one or two apples, according to Jay Kordich, the 88-year-old juiceman (alias Juice Daddy). Jay also recommends taking juice daily and his most well known recipie consists of four carrots, one or two apples and a packed handfull of parsley.
Jay just came out with another juicer which resembles Jack LaLanes...
July 2011
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Long Distance Calling Codes
Neat tool for obtaining the long distance calling code (prefix) when calling overseas …
Challenge of Losing Weight Now I'm 55
I sure never thought it would be so hard to drop just ten pounds. The spare pounds around my waiste are really stubborn. We’re getting there though !Related articles, courtesy of Zemanta: Scale Minus 10 Those Last Stubborn Pounds Body Play and Modern Primitives Kirstie Alley is the same size as Megan Fox Why Your BMI Can Be Misleading I’m Back!
Can We Trust Obama with Another Four Years?
Wow - isn’t that a question that comes straight from the gut? Can we really trust Obama with another four years? The question doesn’t originate in my intellect. It comes from deep inside my gut, where hunger and worry rule. The economy and unemployment hasn’t much improved. We’re spending on average around 2-billion dollars per week in Afghanistan. TWO-BILLION PER WEEK....
June 2011
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Why I'm Not Replacing my D40X
Much as I miss getting out of the house and taking pictures with my Nikon D40x, which got stolen from the trunk of my car last November, I’m not going to replace it - not with another D40x, nor D40 nor D60. All three of these cameras were fairly decent beginner cameras. All three are on Craigslist now for ridiculous prices. They take a variety of lenses but won’t auto-focus quite a...
Try Out the New Scribefire
This is coming from Firefox 4 and the latest version of Scribefire. In the past, my main grief with Scribefire came down to the formatting issues, especially when inserting pictures. It was also hard to get Zemanta to work with it. Window’s Writer 2011 seemed to work pretty well and it’s a desktop client. It does a great job with formatting text and especially pictures. It does seem to crash a lot...
May 2011
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March 2011
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Nikon D300s w/ 18-200mm VR II Lens
Five months have drifted by since my Nikon D40x was stolen from the trunk of my car. Every so often, I go to Amazon.com to check prices. After thinking about it a little, I’ve decided to jump on a Nikon D300s with an 18-200mm VR II lens, when the price (and time) is right.
I looked really hard at the newest and greatest D7000. It seems like a nice camera, somewhere between the D90 and the...
February 2011
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Prices Fluctuate - Maybe No Camera for Peru
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We have tickets now for our trip to Peru. I’m not squirming about how to pay for them and the other expenses. I’m loosing sleep over going there without any camera. My D40x would have been just fine; not my first choice but certainly adequate: lightweight, and familiar. Damn the S.O.B.(s) who stole from us. Damn them to hell along with everyone else who took a...
December 2010
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My Camera's Gone
Thursday, November 11th, Veteran’s Day, for some, my Nikon D40x, 18-135mm lens, UV filter, SB-400 flash, cleaning pen, and carrying case were stolen from my trunk while I was hiking with a friend at Wunderlich County Park near the town of Woodside, California.
May God’s love fall upon the soul who stole my things. Let that the holy spirit of God fall upon him and weigh upon him until like...
August 2010
2 posts
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
—Albert...”
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Ken Rockwell
I like visiting Ken Rockwell’s website. His reviews of camera and lenes always provide good insight and information. I also find myself always coming back to his photo taking tips, too.
I’d been hoping to buy a Nikon D300s with an 18-200mm VR II lens. It seems though a D90 would be a better choice for me, at least for now. Just hate spending good money after bad. Reality is, I’ve always learned...
July 2010
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June 2010
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January 2010
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How to Delete a Tumblr Blog
This was scribed in Scribefire.
Select the blog (other than the default blog)
Click on Members
Click “Leave this Blog”
If you are the only member, the blog will be deleted forever
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