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This is totally an AARP/local post. The store that my lovely wife works at, started carrying T-shirts that harken back to the last century. They are shirts from populate local business/attractions that disappeared in the ’70’s.
If you’re from my spot in the cornfields, and are around my age, you’ll fondly recognize most of these logos.
Our squirrels, chipmunks and assorted finches, have managed to plant the tallest sunflowers we have ever had. These are all ‘volunteers’ that we had nothing to do with. They are as tall or taller than the side of our little cottage.
Finches have started to devour the seeds.
Ah,
After a wonderful Independence Day, we relaxed on the back porch, with bagels and coffee. It was 90* already, so thus the Las Vegas coffee mug.
We were resting from adventures of the 4th. Maggie baked cupcakes
To take down to our fireworks adventure. The company I work for opens up the property, right along the river, and provides bratwurst, sides, porta potties, a cooling center ( a sprinkler), and a secure spot, DIRECTLY across from the launching site of the largest fireworks display in the state.
We invited some friends, and, in our ‘designated’ spot, set up our party.
Food, friends, and fireworks- what more could one ask for, on a summer evening? Everyone had a great time, and, much oohing and ahing ensued.
When the finale finally faded away, we headed out into the fray of traffic, but we all made it home, to start thinking of next years colorful adventure…
We are finally, seriously, thinking of cutting the cord, so to speak, from Dish Network, and our land phone line. We would install a Roku on one tv, and an Apple tv on the other. It would save us $100+ a month. However, our 10+ megabit Uverse Internet has been spastic the last week, and, if you can’t count on the Internet you have, you are toast. The alternative would be to ‘man up’ to Comcast Internet for $60 a month, and wonder about the evening slowdown…
Our Dish Network contract is up in August, so we have a few months to ‘think ‘ about, and do a bit of research. We actually watch only an hour or two of programming a night, so if we made the switch, it wouldn’t really affect our viewing, and, we may actually get to practice our ukuleles and guitars more, along with more reading.
All things to ponder during the next couple months… Have to have SOMETHING to ponder whole enjoying the best three months of the year…
My lovely wife baked cupcakes for her coworkers & brought them in this morning.
Good for THEM…
It’s April 2nd. World Autism Day….
Take a moment, and learn a little about it. Maybe donate to an autism society, or if nothing else, purchase a blue bulb, and put in your porch light. You’ll show that you are aware of one of the fastest growing problems today…
Light it up, and show you care…
http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/waad
Happy New Year! For some of us, it’s a reason to purchase a new calendar. For others, it’s a renewal, regeneration, rebirth- a time for a new start. For others, it’s not much of anything…
We tried to sing, but every time we reached the chorus, we got teary and couldn’t finish… So, we did the next best thing…
Our small token gift to you….
We finished the build part of our porch yesterday. A rousing success, after 4 days of working on it. As my friend Jeff said, ” no lost fingers, we are still friends, and, it looks pretty darn good, for two amateurs”. And, he’s right. Now, we have to sand, stain, and install the lights, and landscape, but the hard work is finished.
Thanks, Jeff. It wouldn’t have been done without you.
Well, we made some progress today. The top is almost finished, and the steps are attached. Tomorrow, we finish everything but the railings.
hey.
Google has a project starting, to bring gigabit ethernet to cities of 50,000 to 500,00 people. Google fiber for communities… That’s us! We fall in the range. We could really use this as a feather in our community caps.
So, Google. Rockford. Get together. Let’s work this out…
Please!!!
If you live in Rockford Il, contact your mayor, alderman, mother superior, anyone that can help. Get involved!
https://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/
Thanks!
Magtimmag 