Archive for February, 2009
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Fairly Upbeat Saturday So Far
Update: Hey gang, this article on Calculating Your Ecological Footprint is entered in a contest. Would appreciate it if you’d click over and give it a read.
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If I didn’t know better, I’d swear a magic air purifier is slowing sucking the recent negativity out of my brain cells. (Chances are good it’s really the effect [...]
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Friday, February 27th, 2009
Progress. I Can Deal with Progress
Unlike say a healthcare career, freelancing is all about multitasking and being a jack of all trades. The bulk of my efforts over the past few days have been directed toward cultivating new venues and finally, I can say I feel like I’m making some progress.
First, I’ve started contributing articles to Helium in hopes of [...]
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Two Mondays in a Row
Yesterday was just brutal. I always start my day with a ride on the Bicycle Going Nowhere, then make my coffee and stare at some phrase like “shoulder pain pump” and try to figure out how to incorporate that into an acceptable piece of prose. That’s hard enough when you’re at your best, but I’m [...]
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009
Beautiful Marble Crypt
Beautiful Marble Crypt
Originally uploaded by RanaW.
As I say in the caption, I suspect my fascination for such as this stems from being addicted to Dark Shadows as a child, but this crypt in one or our larger local cemeteries is just absolutely stunning.
(Oh, I know. [...]
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009
Fire Hydrant Lessons
Day 229 of 365
Originally uploaded by RanaW.
You’ll have to click over and read the lengthy caption to get the story on this picture.
It explains a large part of what wound up being an extremely frustrating Sunday. I thought we’d made it through the Oscars without [...]
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Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
Point of Impact
Point of Impact
Originally uploaded by RanaW.
This image illustrates one of the things I love about playing with HDR photography. When the subject matter and the technique combine perfectly, you get something like this shot that I call, “Point of Impact.” Can’t you just feel the [...]
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Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
St. Xavier Nursing Program: A Look at a Modern Online Program
One of the reasons I enjoy the review opportunities I’m occasionally given is that they give me the chance to stay on top of things that interest me. Back in the day I was involved with an early online education venture and actually did some teaching over the Internet long before there were actually good [...]
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Saturday, February 21st, 2009
The Yankee Pushes the Redneck Too Far
Some people rely on fatburners like Apidexin to keep off their weight. Me? I do it with sheer, impotent frustration.
Remember what I said about R. cooperating reasonably well about the food thing? Scratch that. Last night she refused — again — to eat roast pork tenderloin for no other reason than it was prepared in [...]
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Friday, February 20th, 2009
Glimpse into My Work Space
Day 226 of 365
Originally uploaded by RanaW.
Today’s Photo of the Day is a glimpse into my new, clean, now-functional workspace, complete with supervisory personnel in place.
Be sure to mouse over the image itself to read the notes. (I confess I’m addicted to this kind of [...]
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Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Grab Bag of an Update
Thanks to wind gusts of 30 mph and above, we postponed a proposed zoo visit yesterday. I’ll admit it disappointed me. I wanted to be outside moving around with a camera seeing something more interesting than the walls of this house. Spring is stirring in my blood and cabin fever is making me restless. I’ve [...]
