miscellaneous
A New Feed
Ugh, here I thought I had all the hard work over. See that little “Subscribe to Email” form in the upper right-hand side? I’ve been spending about 2 hours on that little thing, trying to get my feed subscription service plugged in. I could not figure out why it wasn’t going through! Grr! Then, the [...]
Online Drugs Identifier
Here’s a very interesting website! It’s Pill Identifier. I have it bookmarked. I sometimes take prescription medication for pain, and all the bottles and pills of mine plus everyone else in the family is confusing. Sometimes I find a loose pill and I have had no idea what it is. This website will help you [...]
For Family History Research
Here’s a great site I found for family researchers (like me). It’s the World Names Profiler. The Internet has really done wonders for my own genealogy research. Come to think of it, I don’t have a post about all the genealogy resources that I have found helpful. I’ll have to collect everything and do that! [...]
An Amazing Video
I saw in some news circles that they are calling NASA’s new video, “An Alien’s Eye View,” which is so juvenile. Might as well say it’s a flying pig’s eye view. Sheesh! Well, anyway, the video is neat. It’s a video of the lunar cycle as view by a camera– NASA’s Deep Impact– 31 million [...]
Government, According to Dear Abby
My grandparents used to love reading the Dear Abby columns. Her columns were syndicated in our local newspaper, tucked between the comics, the television listings, and colorful ads for office supplies. I don’t think her advice was always wholesome, but it certainly was always entertaining. I saw this at a blog, and had to pass [...]
A Mouse in the House
I’ve been crazily busy this week… I guess it isn’t unusual, but technical problems have got me hopping. My daughter got a used laptop as an early graduation gift. The thing is a powerhouse– an HP zd1000 with a 17″ screen. When the three big fans kick in, it sounds like it’s going to take [...]
