Dogs Love Grandkids

December 23, 2011

Or sloppy eaters of any size! Me: “Go on downstairs with the kids, I’ll clean up the kitchen.” (A few minutes later) Her: “Why do I hear paws upstairs?” Me: “It’s the environmentally friendly floor cleaning crew. Santa has his helpers, I have mine.”

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Reconfiguring

December 12, 2011

My hosting provider tells me it’s time for the annual check so in an effort to clean things up a bit and save a few bucks, I’ll be dropping the old domain name where the Wood Shed was originally loaded: ambrosephotography.net.  It’s a domain I really don’t use any more, my photography needs are handled through [...]

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PC Christmas

December 12, 2011

Another classic from Brigid. And yes, we got the config.php fixed.  In the past I’ve spent several hours searching for such bugs. I’ve learned to admit my limits and defer to others who rarely see the light of day. A quick forum post requesting help and on to my day – the brave few who read [...]

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Capt Franklin Von Valkenburgh, USN

December 7, 2011

Born in Minneapolis, MN, on April 5th, 1888, he died December 7th, 1941, while trying to fight his ship, the USS Arizona, from her berth in Pearl Harbor.  His Medal of Honor Citation reads: “For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and complete disregard of his own life, during the attack on the Fleet in [...]

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Winter

November 28, 2011

I don’t think it ever got above 40 degrees today. Gray, cold, and a light rain that is still coming down. They’re even calling for snow. In November. In Alabama. I didn’t give the forecast much chance until I found the old guy with his nose to the heater! Just a year or so ago [...]

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1100

November 11, 2011

On the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 1918 the Armistice was signed to end the World War. Sadly it was to be the first, not the only. Over the years and wars to follow, Armistice Day gradually shifted to include all Veterans, was renamed Veterans Day and, after a short stint [...]

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For The Common Good

November 3, 2011

After some spirited debate on Facebook regarding 99:1, OWS, and redistribution etc, I decided I ought to do some research and find out what these campers are all about. Turns out they’re mad about a lot of things, primarilly corporate greed, and feel generally entitled to take what they feel are ill-gotten gains by the [...]

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A Year Ago

October 25, 2011

Seems impossible but it’s been that long. The old yellow dog and the black one have more white hair to prove it. They’re slow getting up and often lame although they still think they’re puppies. I know it’s simply age at 12 and 11 respectively but I think losing the youngster of the pack accelerated [...]

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Litmus Test

October 11, 2011

Find me an OWS demonstrator that lives off the grid, grows his own food, makes his own clothes, uses no motorized transportation, built his house out of the forest, shoots a muzzle-loader, and I’ll listen. The rest of you hypocritical no-loads better take a hard look in the mirror before you rush out to condemn [...]

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Words to Live By

October 6, 2011

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with [...]

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