As you will discover over the next few days ... I'm kind of sort of homesick ... as in I'd love to go back to North and East Texas for a little Spring visit.

If anyone is in the vicinity of the Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival on April 19-22, please check out these thirteen artists for me. I have thirteen photographers to put up next week for you to check out.

If you are not going to be in the vicinity, you should check these artists out anyway. Many have web sites listed where you can go purchase their items without attending (like me!).

If you aren't familiar with the Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival, it is a juried event that has national and international artists competing for the opportunity to show (sell). Here, let me just do some Texas style bragging...

Mark your calendar now for the 2007 show, scheduled for April 19 - 22, 2007 here in beautiful Fort Worth, TX. Also, note the Harris List has just released their rankings for 2006, and we're proud to once again rank as the #1 Fine Art and Fine Craft Fair in Texas, #5 in the midwest and #9 in the country! Also, the Art Fair SourceBook has just announced their rankings, and have rated us #10 in the country. Finally, for the first time, we have been listed in the Top Show List of the Harris List of the Nation's Best Arts and Craft Shows, ranking #7 Fine Arts and Craft Show in the Nation.

(Retrieved from a Google cache or their home page earlier in the year. --Thank You Google!)

So ... without further ado I present

Thirteen Artists I Want to See at
The Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival

Louise Valentine & Brian Provencher
Booth: 608; Category: Fiber

Joseph Becker
Booth: 437; Category: Glass

Ken Hanson & Ingrid Hanson
Booth: 724; Category: Glass

Stephen Sebastian
Booth: 330; Category: Graphics and Printmaking
Booth: 328; Category: Painting

Mary Mark & David L Johnson
Booth: 0(?); Category: Graphics and Printmaking

Nancilee Woodyard
Booth: 406; Category: Jewelry

Victoria Varga & Daniel Brouder
Booth: 610; Category: Jewelry

Douglas Wunder
Booth: 803; Category: Jewelry

Rick Van Ness & Rebekka Van Ness
Booth: 320; Category: Mixed Media

Jill Flinn
Booth: 426; Category: Mixed Media

Annette Schiffmann
Booth: 459; Category: Mixed Media

Bell Barr & Frank Barr
Booth: 806; Category: Mixed Media

Lewis Tardy
Booth: 719; Category: Sculpture

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I didn't get to do a Sleeping with Bread post last Monday and I'm running late to stay within the Thursday 13 window. So, what with creative desperation being the mother of mush-up's, here we go.

Thirteen Observations from Attempting to Read the Bible in 90 Days.

Blessings

1) Ruth's devotion to her mother-in-law -- moreover the kind of lady Naomi had to be in order for both of her daughter-in-law's to resist leaving her -- but Ruth was the more determined of the two.

But Ruth replied, "Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me." (Ruth 1:16)

2) Boaz's care for Ruth. People tend to read the book of Ruth and only see Ruth's devotion to Naomi. But I'm telling you ... The next time you read Ruth notice that that Boaz was one gentleman who knew how to make a lady feel cared for and protected. Many first dates don't go as well as their first meeting. I do not think the idea suddenly leapt into his heart to marry Ruth because she came to him and presented the idea. Nope his actions the very next morning indicate to me that he had been pondering his options.

3) Hannah's prayer for a child. She did not say "O Lord, I'm wonderful with so much to give to a child. Please let me create a child in my own image to play with and shape and enjoy." Instead she simply proclaimed her misery, asked for a blessing, and promised the Lord what was already His -- since the first son was to be consecrated to God. (Exodus 13:2). Hanna did go much further, though, by sending Samuel to live and work with the priest Eli.

"O LORD Almighty, if you will only look upon your servant's misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head."

Before Hanna went to pray though there was a shift in her actions. Hannah redirected her emotional energy. She stopped pouring it out before her rival and instead poured it out before God.

4)Extra blessings for Hanna. Have you ever noticed ... have you ever asked for the opportunity to be blessed in such a way as to be able to make a sacrifice -- for God &/or another person? Isn't it amazing what happens when we get that blessing and we get to make that sacrifice? Well, yeah, it feels great to get to help someone ... but ... do you notice that God seems to enjoy throwing in some extra blessings on a pretty regular basis?

Samuel was ministering before the LORD -- a boy wearing a linen ephod. Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice. Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, "May the LORD give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed for and gave to the LORD." Then they would go home. And the LORD was gracious to Hannah; she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD. (I Samuel 2:18-21)

5) Samuel learning to listen to God and proof that parents (and others raising children) do not have to be perfect all of the time ... IF they can teach their children to listen when God speaks. ((I Samuel 3:9)

6) David's declaration to Goliath. There are times ya gotta know when to show up for the fight ... and you need to know when it's not really going to be your victory.

"You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, ... for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give all of you into our hands." ((I Samuel 17:45-47)

7) David's diligent seeking of God's will. Over and over David consulted with God about whether or not to go into battle.

8) An unexpected Psalm in the midst of Samuel. 2 Samuel 22 (I thought they were only in Psalms)

9) The fact that even though Moses and David messed it up big time, their sins do not keep them from the presence of God ... as soon as they repent, God continues to show up in their lives ... carrying them through the consequences of their sins ... and ... then welcomes them into eternity and posterity with blessings. I'll have to share more of this with you later.

Disconcerting

10) That even though Samuel had been serving with Eli, Eli hadn't taught Samuel about listening for God.

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD : The word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. (I Samuel 3:7)

How can this be? How could Samuel serve through all the rituals and not know? And, yet, how many of us do the same thing?

11) Even though Samuel watched Eli lose blessings and gain curses because of his son's behavior, Samuel's sons behaved in the same way -- to the point that the people even sited their dishonest ways as a reason for a king.

It surprises me but this sort of failure with the kids seems to be the norm rather than the exception. Very disconcerting.

12) It seems David eventually stopped consulting God about every battle. I wasn't paying strict attention to this when I read it through ... but ... it seems that David handed the warring over to Joab ... along with some dirty work 2 Samuel 11. I don't remember exactly how the story ends ... I just finished the psalm in 2 Samuel 22 ... but I suspect betrayal lurking in the heart of Joab -- if not of David, himself, then some sort of trouble with Solomon. We will see.

13) Letting things stand as a mystery ... like ... why did the men marry so many wives (what were they thinking!?) ... and why did Samuel say "God doesn't change his mind" when He did in fact change His mind several times regarding, oh, say, starting the whole project over with just Moses. And all this constant warring -- at annihilation level. This list doesn't even begin to touch the mystery list ... most especially the list of items under the heading of "people, teachers, preachers say ... but the Bible says ..."

But I can't handle the geography being a mystery. I've got to locate some maps that have these old places labeled!


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More lessons in web design.

Well ... Wednesday night my DaughterV IM'd me and announced that she also couldn't see my Thursday Thirteen banner (from last week).

We muddled through it a bit and compared notes and made sure we were both on the same page and finally I also saw the disappearing act that the banner was pulling. DaughterV said, "Yeah, you're just going to have to report it missing from coast to coast ... well, no, really it's more like that Bermuda Triangle thing -- Oregon, New York, Texas ... "

Welllll it turns out that I messed up my HTML code and I could see my Thursday Thirteen banner with Firefox and the Mac browser, uh Safari(?), could also see it. Microsoft's Internet Explorer ... Yeah ... No so fortunate.

So, again, I'm forced to look at something that has caused me issues before. I do not have a blogging system ... I don't have it down to where I can put it in a flowchart and follow it. I have a few portions of it charted out but then I get sloppy and start thinking I don't have to follow it because ... uh ... I'm good? Okay. We won't go there.

One of the most basic rules of web design is: Always check your work in multiple browsers. I've routinely done this when I'm changing the design lay out but ... what I failed to remember is that every post is a design element that deserves to at least a glance in that IE thing.

So I'm working again on my flowcharts and trust me ... "Check IE" is on the board.

And for my mother ... I am sorry I ever doubted that the photo of me on the car wasn't there ... but I know how advertising resistant I am from growing up with ya'll ... so much so that I honestly thought that you just glanced right over it like I do with advertising that shows up in the middle of the blog. Trust me ... I'm not complaining about being advertising resistant. It saves me a lot of eye strain, time and, of course, money.

For everyone else who uses Internet Explorer ... hey, get Firefox ... LOL ... no no really, I'm sorry and I promise to double ck my posts from now on. Oh and I fixed the Still Me after all this Time post. Now everyone can see how adorable I was sitting on the trunk of the car.

Hmmm Well I lost grip on the good laptop and my hard drive today! I had to work on rebel and had no access to my hard drive because Billy ended up using it to run his connection to work.

What? The really short version? Billy's Windows on his hard drive closed up shop and left town. Mine still worked. So Billy used mine to work from home today. See?

So I had no access to my writing nor my photos. BUT I did have access to my email. AND one of the good things that happened this week is that my dad found a certain photo that I wanted -- plus he and my mom sat down and pulled together a whole selection for me! So ... I had more than 13 photos in my email ... and so that's what you're getting to see today. And, yes, of course, there's a story or two or three.

Each image opens a larger image. This time there is no compelling reason to open the larger image unless you want to see a little better.

At the bottom of this post you'll find a link to a photo page on my site where you can just click through the titles in order. That way you won't have to keep jumping back and forth between the images here and the larger images there.

My Dad and Me

When I opened my email, we were at Starbucks. Billy was with me and he said, "Oh wow! Look at all these old pictures! They've Got to be More than Fifty years old!" People, I'm not quite 50 yet. He got a smack in the arm.

Still, wow ... my dad sure looks young in that picture!

The next five photos are a series. My mom took them back in the days when it was work to take photos. She got busy with more kids after this day and let my dad do most of the photography. But recently she got her own digital camera. I'm very pleased about that.

Waiting for my Daddy

See, the first thing that happened when I started looking at these pics is that I keep hearing bits and pieces of ideas and conversations. So I'm going to tell you what I think is true ... and then I'll get my parents to show up and set the record straight (the way they remember).

This car is the one and only car that my parents had at the time. I think it might be the one that my dad nearly lost me (before I was born) and my mom out of because it was new and back then you were suppose to work the door handle a certain way to lock the door. Well my mom misunderstood and the door opened as they rounded a corner. My dad grabbed her by the arm and kept her!

I also think maybe my mom learned to drive in this car ... maybe ... I'm 99% sure she learned after they got married ... I think.

Also, I think it was a daily habit for me to watch for my dad. Annnnyway ... The way my dad most likely got home this day was a ride from his brother. They worked at the same place.

Tightening the Wheel

My husband finds it amusing (in a good way) that to this day I still like to understand what's going on with the car and I like to watch him work on them (when we own one). Often, I'm the first to know something is wrong with our car because I learned to listen to them from my dad. I also learned to smell them. I was usually first to know when the heater core was going out ... or a water hose /pump. Back when the fuel pumps were exposed, I'd smell them starting to leak long before anybody else. And this sort of day is where it all began.

What? Actually get my hands dirty working on one? No. But I'll hand you tools and hold the flashlight!

Pit Crew needs Help

My Fashion Sense

I thought this was the funniest photo in the batch because it looks like my mom was trying to make sure I still knew about girl stuff. I'm pretty sure I was making a face about the sun. I actually do like girl stuff. But I find it even more interesting because my mom has a degree in commercial art. Her portfolio is full of dresses and ensembles she drew. But she didn't go to work drawing dresses.

My Mom & Me

At first I thought I just looked tired but I also thought I looked kind of irritated with something. Then I noticed my mom was filing my nails. Which reminded me ... when I was little bitty, I crawled up to my dad and tried to blind him. Oh ok really I scratched him in the eye with one of my little fingernails. He ended up having to go to the eye doc.

Careful Consideration

So what my mom ended up doing was drawing architectural drawings for a really nice man named Mr. Bliss ... I kid you not. (I hope I'm not kidding at any rate.) When I was a baby, my mom would take me to work with her. When I first looked at the photos in Starbucks, I told Billy that's where I was.

But today I see that that is a chanell (sp?!) bedspread ... and I think that dark little box with a long tail is my dad's light meter.

So ... my mom was a WAHM? (That's "Work at Home Mom") I'll have to check the facts on that.

Anyway, would you believe that when I got married, my mom's old boss, Mr. Bliss, and his wife came? Work relationships just don't last like that anymore.

Moreover, my mother is like me (or I'm like her) in that she gets stuck on the very fine details. When she lets go, let me tell you ... it's art! So Mr. Bliss would tell her, "Every time you think of it, hurry a little." So. That's what she taught me. And I still find myself saying those words to myself from time to time.

Brushing My Cares Away

My Dad's Dad

Above and below are my dad's parents. I remember them as always working on something. My grandfather was one of the first diesel truck mechanics ever and my grandmother always had a garden and she cooked a lot. I remember their kitchen smelled of her pie crusts and meats and his coffee and cigarettes.

Have ya'll noticed yet that I do not pose well for photographs with other people? I suspect I was probably trying to get loose to go play in their yard. I loved their yard so much. Always.

My Dad's Mom

My Mom's Dad & Mom

These are my mom's parents. I still have in my possession little bitty squares of paper that I use to write letters on ... little bitty squiggles. Then I would fold them up and put them in a little bitty mail box. Then my grandmother would take them out and read them.

I have to say that I feel exceedingly blessed to have known my grandparents -- all of them. They were always "in my corner." I was spoiled. True. I also knew there rules and regs ... balances and measures -- And they helped to keep me pretty balanced.

So Cute. Asleep!

Usually I napped in my baby bed. This dog had a name. I carried that critter until it was threadbare!

My parents love to tell about how when it was time for my nap, my mom would put me in my bed. There would be some stuffed animals and toys in there. I would sit up and play until I was ready to sleep. Then they'd hear kerplunk kerplunk as I dropped each toy overboard until my bed had no clutter. Then I'd sleep. I'm assuming I did not throw the dog over though.

Posing

Oh look! I'm posing ... and no one else is in the photo ... but oh look ... I was talking ... imagine that! ooh and if I recall someone called a "professional" (whom my mother was not impressed with) took this photo ... isn't that just typical of a kid?

Teaching Sunday School -- 3yrs

This is the bonus photo. When I got to this one, I thought about how fortunate I was to have such good influences in my life -- so many people for me to model after. Obviously, I must have had an inspirational Sunday School Teacher.

But then I was looking at how I was looking at the doll in my arms and I thought for an oldest and only I was doing a great job of being concerned for my baby. LOL but then I realized ... yeah ... I'm pretty sure that's my brother's stroller over on the right of the photo. Pretty sure my mom was doing a great job of modeling baby care.

But see ... here's something else. Even if I'm off and that's not my brother's stroller, the other thing that came floating back to me is that my mother and her mother both made sure that we kids KNEW how to play.

They played with us and gave us ideas and help and above all ... once we got into it, they didn't mess us up ... they got out of the way.

~~~
In the final summary, I realized I'm still me after all this time. I still love the mechanical and the artistic and the photographic ... and I love to learn and love to teach ... OH and I still love having an audience!

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Ok this week once again had no web focus. I don't mean I wasn't on the Internet. I mean I was and yet had no focus. So ... you get more photos to focus on.

Each image opens a larger image. This time there is no compelling reason to open the larger image unless you want to see a little better.

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I really know very little about the Appalachian Trail ... So again ... feel free to fill me in.

Snow Strolling

Twice now we've taken the trail west from the Appalachian Trail train platform on the Harlem Line. The trail eventually turns south over towards the Hudson River. I love this portion of the trail because even though it starts out looking rather la-de-da and oh so normal ...

Beam Balancing / Grass Stalking

It soon turns into a trek through the swamp ... designed to challenge your balance. Yes that's a balancing beam. In the fall, it's not frozen on the right side. And I also love those really tall grasses. I have no idea what they are. Do you?

Cinder Striding

Then we have cinder blocks to walk on. No, the swamp isn't frozen in that spot and, yes, one slip and it would have been very cold.

Beam Bopping / Pallet Prowling

One of my very favorite turns through the stalking grass includes a cinder block to beam to pallet transfer. Billy went in in the fall -- not so cold then but still he was glad it was on the way back to the train.

Post Meeting

White stripes like this on poles, trees, and rocks mark the trail. This pole has at least two faces. Do you see them?

Plank Walking

And then we get two planks to walk on for a distance. This trip the swamp was fairly frozen in this portion. Last trip Shelbie dog loved wading in the water.

Creek Bridging

Then we cross a little creek on a nicely maintained bridge. The light changes very rapidly up here unlike in Texas (Very bright) or in Oregon (very dim) ... so I ended up with two very dark snaps of the bridge.

Bridge Posing

Then Billy saw his chance for a shot at of me.

Green Glistening

This is an attempt to capture the creek (again). The water is only green in appearance because of the vegetation. It is actually very clear.

Twig Catching

It fascinated me how the snow could pile up like that on litttttle slender branches / twigs.

White Wandering

Oh, I forgot to tell you ... after the bridge there's a steady climb up a hill. I believe we are going to have to get a very decent map of the trail so we can talk about elevations and the like. Anyway the trees are as beautiful dressed in snow as they are in fall colors.

Winter Farming

This is the scene once you are over the top of the hill. Let me tell you ... it was Blinding White!

Hotwire Hopping

So we thought we'd only be out until the 2:41 train but we dawdled around and missed it by almost 1/2 an hour. There are two hours between trains. The only way we were going to survive well was to keep moving. So we left the train platform again but went east. It is also very pretty over that way. We had enough time to go over a few hills.

Oh that thing that Billy's standing on ... those are ladders that allow hikers to go over electric fence wires. I think we went over four going and again coming back. They are not designed for short legged people!

Locomotion Waiting

Bonus ... the one that got away! So very frustrating. We got back to the train platform and I wanted to take a pic of the train coming down the track at us. I took some test shots. The sun was starting to set a bit. It was going to be perfect. And so ... the train came into view and ... I raised my camera ... and ... I saw ... a red battery outline and then ... fade to black. sigh

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These pics are from when Billy & I went down to NYC on Christmas Eve. I figured they would be appropriate for today because I am going down to Grand Central Station today to pick up my cell phone. It has been living down there in the "Lost and Found" since ohhh ... mid December. Yes. Mid December. Yes it's still there. Billy called and checked.

I offer up my apologies to anyone who is on dial up but ... I couldn't bear to make the images any smaller because Grand Central Station is soooo beautiful. And yes I'm taking my camera with me again.

Each image opens a larger image that is usually different from the small one here. I think you would find it worth the effort. BUT, personally, if I were you, I would only look at these here (and somehow avoid the compulsion to click on an image).

Why? Because ... down at the bottom of this post you'll find a very useful link. It will take you to a photo page where you can just click through the titles in order. That way you won't have to keep jumping back and forth between the images here and the larger images there.

Basically I don't know anything about Grand Central Station except what you see here. So feel free to fill me in.

The image above and below is of the front of Grand Central. Evidently if you are going to "meet me under the clock," this is The Clock. That's Tiffany Glass in that thar face. Isn't it beautiful?

This eagle sits on the corner of 42nd and something. I don't know. I was just following Billy around and pointing the camera. A Lot.

Ok the name of this next image is "Huge is Huge." When you go look at the larger image, you will understand why when I went in for the first time I just had to stop and stare and turn and stare and turn and stare ... for at least ten minutes.

All of the lighting I noticed was incandescent. Chandeliers are everywhere and if it's not a chandelier, it is ensconced in some of the most beautiful brass work.

And let's not forget the marble ... carvings so beautiful and shineeey that I was tempted to think of them as a plastic! (How bad is that?!) It's very difficult to photograph. I'm hoping to get more of this today.

Everywhere you look there's some sort of "eye-candy" design

The image below and it's larger version are of a light show that was shown inside the building all of the Christmas season. It was like a kaleidoscope of familiar items in Grand Central and I think you'll find a very well known landmark in the large version.(But remember, don't click yet!)

We left for awhile and then came back. We had about an hour until our train. So we watched the light show and the clock upstairs (that's mother of pearl on that face!)

Then we went downstairs where we could sit down to watch the time some more

Then we got on the right track

And boarded our departing train

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I'll be checking in here and there throughout the day to make sure the comments are working out for you. AND I look forward to visiting ya'll tomorrow (Are you kidding? Miss out on your lists?)

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These are just a few of the tools that widens the chasm between Firefox and IE7 ... yes even IE7. I literally no longer know how to function on the web without these tools.

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• All-in-One Gestures | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  Control your browsing experience by "drawing" commands with your mouse. Example: I close tabs with a small downward stroke. Works anywhere on the page. Do not try to remember their gestures. Customize it completely. Most successful customizing a few commands and then use them until comfortable.


• All-in-One Sidebar | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  At first I didn't really understand my husband's fascination with this add-on. Then I watched him play with it a while one day ... then I downloaded it. It seems than any tool that has an icon and a list can be displayed in the side bar. Oh it also displays bookmarks (favorites), history, etc.


• del.icio.us | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  Of course! This is the simple tool and the most stable and the easiest. The others are frightening and one even cost me half a day's work (Yahoo's new toy to be exact). I'd love the new Yahoo sidebar version but it takes OVER EVeryTHing! I'll let you know if they ever get it right.


• FoxClocks | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  This one is lots of fun. I remember playing with it several different ways ... Right now it sits in its own little toolbar telling me the time & date from Honolulu to Melbourne.


• Google Notebook / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  If you do research, this IS a MUST have. There's a lot to it and yet it is so easy to use! I highly recommend skimming over the FAQ http://www.google.com/googlenotebook/faq.html


• Google Toolbar for Firefox / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  The Google Toolbar. Very nice extras plus it has spell check. While Firefox 2.0 does a fantastic job of finding my spelling errors ... it is and ESL dictionary when it comes to suggestions. Google always knows how to suggest the correct spelling for what I really meant to spell.


• Mycroft Project: Sherlock & OpenSearch Search Engine Plugins / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  Search EVERYthing right from the default tool bar. Firefox includes a search box in the tool bar. This page has links to more search engine plug ins than you can imagine.


• PermaTabs | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  This tool is fantastic. During the day I open several tabs that I usually leave open all day long. Permatab keeps them open. I can't accidentally close them. If I want to close them, it's an easy right click menu toggle option. It will also automatically open saved Permatabs when Firefox opens.


• Sage | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  A very sturdy little RSS feed reader. Works with the Live Bookmarks feature of Firefox. Save the links to the RSS (or Atom) by clicking on the RSS icon and then saving it to the Sage Folder ... or a folder within the Sage folder ... or if you're like me the folder within the folder ...


• ScrapBook | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  An absolute gem! When I get ready to work on my site, I scrapbook the page and then use the tools to make notes all over the copy. Also another very excellent research tool.


• Snapper Comments | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  This is an absolutely invaluable tool. You can drag your mouse over a portion of your screen and save it to a .jpg file ... bummer about the 2.0 you have to be a little pc savvy to install it. Read the comments. Short of it Go here to download - http://www.sauviller.be/files/snapper-2.0-fx.xpi - Then tell your pc to open the file with Firefox.


• Split Pannel | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  This one has been my latest favorite. It is very useful for comparing info on one static page while doing a side by side comparison with another ... and then the mind just boggles with options from there.


• Tab Mix Plus | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation / 07_01_25 Favorite Firefox Add-Ons
  I think I could do 13 ways I use Tab Mix Plus. Absolutely the best tool. If I could only have one Add-on ... I'd panic and then pick this one. Play with the settings one panel at a time. If you download this one and want help, I will do a write up on it.

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Today's List has A Dozen Free Computer Programs ... and one New Year's Challenge that I missed last week.

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First a New Year's Challenge that I missed

• :: inkthinker ::: Official 2007 Inkthinker Query Challenge Kick-Off / 07_01_18
  This made my stomach quiver with fear! It is not my cup of tea (yet) BUT it may be yours! Hat Tip: OutoftheBoxWriters Google Group

Web Survival

• AVG Free Advisor: Free anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-malware tools / 07_01_18 AntiVirus Free Computer Software
  This is just about the best kept free software secret handshake out there. Grisoft buries this link so keep it. So far so good for us! At least five years now.


• Check Point ZoneAlarm - ZoneAlarm FREE Download / 07_01_18 Free Computer Software
  This is another of our faves for everyday use on everyday pc's. You need to do your own research and decide if you need more. And they've definitely been busy upgrading their Pro packages since I last looked! I can tell you from a support stand point we've run into far fewer issues with Zone Labs than with Norton.


• Firefox - Rediscover the Web / 07_01_18 Free Computer Software
  I cannot say enough good things! Move your productivity far beyond tabbed browsing. I'll have to do a 13 Fave Firefox Add On's (Extensions) one week soon.


• Thunderbird - Reclaim your inbox / 07_01_18 Free Computer Software
  They aren't kidding! I completely control my NiNe e-mail accounts. With 53 Filters (and counting). One of my fave features: Some of my accounts I only download the headers (I only see the to and from and subject line). I especially use this with my email address that I use to sign up for "stupid annoying" memberships ... like newspapers. Thunderbird also blocks images in email that might be considered junk.


• Cerulean Studios: Creators of Trillian and Trillian Pro Instant Messengers / 07_01_18
  A very cool program that allows you to chat with all of your AIM, Yahoo, MSN, etc buddies -- in one program. I don't use it as often lately since I found Meebo BUT Trillion supports file transfer and Meebo does not.

Growth and Productivity

• e-Sword - the Sword of the LORD with an electronic edge / 07_01_18 Bible Free Computer Software
  When I was going through my list of programs to make this list, I ran across this one. I had totally forgotten it because I downloaded it in the middle of the mass confusion of my move from Oregon to NY. One of my fave things is that it includes Strong's dictionary.


• OpenOffice.org: Home / 07_01_18 Free Computer Software
  I am consistently using the word processor and the spreadsheet.


• True Launch Bar - Superior replacement for standard Quick Launch / 07_01_18 Free Computer Software
  This one is no longer free after the 30 day trial but it is still worth mentioning. My fave feature is that I can arrange my shortcuts into folders. Besides, look at all the little plug-ins you can get for it!


• VCOM - Reviews PowerDesk / 07_01_18 Free Computer Software
  I use the free version mainly for zip capabilities and to view the File Tree in two panels. My husband uses the pro version. The pro version has all the best bells and whistles.

Photography

• Neat Image - best noise reduction for digital cameras and scanners / 07_01_18 Photography Free Computer Software
  This program takes practice but it is oooh so worth it if you are stuck with a hunk-o-junk camera or you have a batch of high ISO images.


• Picasa - Picture Simplicity / 07_01_18 Photography Free Computer Software
  Photoshop it ain't ... but we're talking free. And Easy. It is very easy to work with and has some good interfaces to get pics to the web, to various photo printing companies, and from your camera. If I'm prep-ing a batch of photos for a web gallery, this is what I use.

Fun

• Yahoo! Widgets / 07_01_18 Photography Cool Fun Free Computer Software
  These are ... take your pick ... fun, cool, useful, fun, cool, productive, fun, cool, photo friendly. I pick a lot of fun and cool ones. Like some days ... I feel a little spacey so ... I can just let the universe float on my desktop. But some days I need a timer (ok every day). And some times I need photo cropper guides.

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This week more people standing in need of prayer and generosity and all the while incredible stories spin all around them.

Update: The incredible story for Kelli has taken a new turn. Please continue to the list for a few details! 01/13/07

And ... I made a startling discovery about myself. And I'm over-committed and believe you should be, also. Well, I wouldn't want you to be bored.

And ...

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Standing in the need of prayer and attention

• Living in Grace / TellingLifeStories 07_01_11 06_12_21 blogroll
  Another story I am following. Kelli is beginning the process of obtaining a kidney transplant..... Jan 11, 2007 Update: Many hurdles.

Update!01/13/07 BooMama has worked out a way for us to be able to make donations. Read about it here: Let the Lovin' Begin. To promote Tuesday's event, you may also pick up this button (or the one in my sidebar) and associate it with this link: http://boomama.net/?p=723 (If you need help with this, just drop me a note.)



• Sprittibee: Please Pray for Anissa / 07_01_11 GenerosityOp
  Anissa went to be with the Lord on Wednesday evening. Please consider if you can contribute to the fund that was established to financially help her little son and husband.

Fer Just in case yer look'n fer sum'pn ta do

• The Ultimate Creator: I'm Goin' for a Walk, Wanna Come? / 07_01_11 GroupProject
  Ok so no I don't have enough to do. Yes, I signed up. But NO I've not been tracking it so well ... I don't know ... Yes, I have been walking ... some ... Hat tip: http://this-aint-new-york.blogspot.com/


• A Reader's Journal: 2007 Winter Classics Challenge / books 07_01_11
  Read Five Classics during January and February ... cute badge. Hat tip: http://fourtybefore40.blogspot.com/


• AlphabetReaders : The Alphabet Readers (A Yahoo Group) / 07_01_11 books GroupProject
  Just in case you don't know how to fill your reading list ... I quote "The purpose of this group is to fill every letter in the alphabet by the end of the year by either Authors/Title listing." I wish I had this much time! Hat tip: http://snuffoo.blogspot.com/


• Literary Cache: 2007 TBR (to be read) Challenge. / books 07_01_11
  This one is tempting ... sign up to read one book per month. Close date is Jan 31, 2007 because there are prizes involved ... hmm... Mulling this one over. Hat tip: http://www.mamamaui.blogspot.com/

A challenge

• Erma Bombeck Writing Contest / 07_01_11
  Midnight. Feb 18. 450 words or less. Created after Jan 1, 2006. Published or unpublished (web site or not). Review last year's winners. Become Bold.

Oh! A little Self-Discovery!

• 34 Symptoms of Menopause, 34 Signs of Menopause - Power Surge / 07_01_11
  Does Menopause sound anything like Pregnancy? Something I finally understood about myself this last week. 'Nuff said.

Did you know about these ...?

• Hillbilly Housewife: Homemade Sanitary Pads / 07_01_11
  Now that I don't seem to need them anymore ... but she's right ... eeewww! ... but ok but ewww! I go back and forth between ... would I try it or not ... i don't know


• Paper Napkin: Hello Out There / 07_01_11 blogging
  Woah! National Delurking Week is nearly over and I didn't even know it started. And there's cool buttons (badges) to be had. hmmm


• PC World - Just Cancel the ... Account! / 07_01_11
  Thinking of trying out that "free intro?" ... Check this list first!

And a few more great stories

• Remembering « The Odd Mix / TellingLifeStories 07_01_11
  One person...Many opportunities to influence...One other person. Read it. Realize you are the "One person" and you are the "One other person."


• Unmitigated Gall, And I Don't Mean Bile // Emergiblog / TellingLifeStories 07_01_11
  Cell phones behaving baddly in ER ... BUT first a word from Barbie. Hat Tip (and great illustrative photo) http://adventuresinjuggling.blogspot.com/

Bounus Round: An Invitation

• And so ... We Begin ... Again
  My Daughter V and Me, we try again to tell the story of a particular road trip we once took from Texas to Oregon ... the long way ... the really long way. We would appreciate your help ;~)

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This set has two tours and a few other items of note. Enjoy~

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I've not been out on the web as much as usual since Billy was home on vacation. We just kept finding lots of things to do. Go figure.

So on Tuesday afternoon I kind of panicked. I had exactly precisely ONE del.icio.us tag for this week: Sophie's post (below). So ... I decided it was time for "a one hour tour." "A one hour tour" means that I start at one site and just start surfing about ... with the goal of leaving each site rather quickly. I'm horrible at the quickly part as you will see...

• If There Was Ever a Saint « A Hole in the Fence / AHoleInTheFence GenerosityOp 07_01_04
  If you or anyone close to you has ever had a "medically fragile child," then you are aware of how overwhelming the situation can be. What if ... what if it was beyond you or yours to care for the child? What if you needed a saint for your child? What if you could help provide help for medically fragile children right in there in Georgia, the US?


• Creature Bug / ckMon AHoleInTheFence 07_01_04
  LOL ROTF ... ok so how many of you would blog while in labor? Twice? Thrice? AND be funny? I love this woman! Just start at Dec 19 and read up ... Why? Well you also don't want to miss out on the technique her two yr old took in avoiding Santa.


• French Toast Girl / ckMon 07_01_04 AHoleInTheFence
  Since both "A Hole in the Fence" and "Creature Bug" list French Toast, I popped on over! ... OH MY I can see why they are fascinated. Beautiful Art. Plus she's looking for others who are also interested in doing the projects to keep her company as she works through Walking in This World by Julia Cameron. She has an update on the topic. I wonder how many projects I can take on ....


• Illustration Friday / ckmonthly 07_01_04
  This is a group which "French Toast" participates in. It was created by Penelope Dullaghan. She started out with a very warm, small, and intimate web site at PenelopeIllustration.com. My daughter (overwhelmed by school and life) watched in wonder as Penelope launched both her freelance career and Illustration Friday (oh and she also got married).


• Illustration Friday: Interview with Anita Kunz / art 07_01_04
  From the interview that Penelope managed to pull from Anita Kunz, I'm deducing that Anita is a woman of few words. I suppose all her brainwaves are used up in illustrating ... and I have to admit ... she produces very interesting illustrations



And then my one hour (& a half) tour (resulting in 4 tags!) got interrupted. In fact, I had to go back today to actually tag the Kunz interview. BUT in the mean time ... I was playing with my email and discovered that I have some fairly interesting items in there ... so ... a brief tour of my in box includes:



• Night Swan,New Smyrna Beach Florida Bed and Breakfast / wishlist myInBox 07_01_04
  A place that is on my "travel to" hit list. I subscribe to their newsletter.


• Before & After magazine / design ebook myInBox 07_01_04
  When I grow up, I want to be just like them! I love their ebooks. I love the way the distribute their ebooks. ... I love that their ebooks are useful! I really love that their ebooks are about as long as my attention span and STill So Useful!


• ShootSmarter.com / photography Resources myInBox 07_01_04
  Membership is free and the articles and reviews are HIghly useful!


• Google Groups: Google Friends / geek myInBox 07_01_04
  And ... to feed my Geek ... I get the Google Friends Newsletter ... So, if I remember to read it, I often get to be among the first to play with the new toys.


• Welcome to Dover Publications! Since 1941 ... / books 07_01_04
  Are you familiar with Dover? They have some really creative, affordable books. My kids especially enjoyed the little small sizes of many of the children's books.


• WorldVision: Sign up for e-mail updates / GenerosityOp 07_01_04
  Of course they are in my in box! Aren't they in yours?



Then two other items of note also found their way into my tags



• Life, the Universe and Everything: The Five Things Meme: My 150th Post! / alliance 07_01_04
  Alright Time To Celebrate! Mary-LUE made it to 150 posts! Go Congratulate her.


• Angela Giles Klocke: 365 Days of Living Fearlessly / LifeCrafting 07_01_04
  I've had this idea also before. But I've never admitted it to anyone ... never claimed to even come near being accountable by reporting on myself. ... What do ya'll think of the idea?

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Leave a comment for Jaymun's family. Encouragement and company is always welcome.

Do you know anyone who needs to write a thank you note? There's help in the list.

Also there's just some interesting people working at crafting their lives.

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• Jaymun's Journey / TellingLifeStories GenerosityOverflowing prayerNeeded 06_12_28
  Jaymun has lukemia. Jaymun's brother, Devon, donated bone marrow to him. Their mom wanted to give a very special gift to Devon. God blessed the idea. People got involved. It became an out of this universe experience!


• Night Sky Murals / WOW 06_12_28
  This gentleman was instrumental in providing Devon's gift.


• BooMama » Grace, Again / TellingLifeStories 06_12_28
  BooMama slipped in a very short note containing two links. You must follow them and read them -- both.


• Do You Believe in Surnits? - New York Times / ChildRear'n 06_12_28
  I read this out of one of the "left behind" newspapers on the train. I tore it out to save for ya'll ... see here it is. It's all about how brilliant children really are when they believe in Santa and the Tooth Fairy.


• Dec. 25, 2006- 'Stormin' attacks next to last section of PCT / hiking LifeCrafting 06_12_28
  People put off doing great big huge things because they don't believe in doing anything small. This man proves big and huge are really small.


• Christmas In Iraq! / WOW 06_12_28
  Our guys & gals know how to entertain themselves


• Dealing With Website Plagiarism: When Someone Copies Your Blog Content » Digital Inspiration © Amit Agarwal / plagiarism blogging 06_12_28
  Seems to be a growing challenge. Here are some good ideas.


• The Morning News - How to Write a Thank-You Note, by Leslie Harpold / writing 06_12_28
  Simple and slightly funny. Highly Useful.


• HEART OF AFRICA -- Lisa Harris / TellingLifeStories CWO Author 06_12_28
  Missionary and Writer. Have you read any of her romance novels?


• NARA on Google Video / amusing 06_12_28
  Here's a way to amuse the kids during the holidays ... very dramatic.


• Missouri Skies / photography Watched_Gallery 06_12_28
  My friend JoAn sent me the link to this photographer. Absolutely stunning!


• Herder Tent / wishlist 06_12_28
  If I could ... I would ... live in a tent like this for months on end.


• Reading through the Bible (in 90 days) / LifeCrafting books 06_12_28
  I'm taking PezMama up on her offer to be part of her virtual group who is reading through the Bible in 90 days. You can do it, too!

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This week very naturally leaned (once again) toward Christmas. I included one of our long time favorites: Popular Front's Snow Days. But this year they surprised me by contributing to Salvation Army based on the number of flakes made ... so get thee and all of thy relatives over there and have some fun and give give give.

And as usual, I found more stories to follow. Kelli (Living in Grace) is beginning her search for a kidney. Kim (Embracing Momminess) poignantly reminds us of who we are (and who we can be) as Americans by telling the story of her family's loss and a community's support. Please read both stories and leave them comments. Oh go on ... you can spare a few facial tissues and a little time and care. Yes. You can.

And some stories attacked me (that doll thing still hurts!) ... and some I just bumped into.

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• Popular Front: SnowDays / Winter Charity Snowflakes 06_12_21
  Go make 100's of flakes. Popular Front is donating to the Salvation Army according to the number of flakes made


• Save a Snowflake for Decades - Popular Science / Winter 06_12_21
  Snowflake mania setting in. If you have older kids OR if you are an older kid, this is an excellent project to attempt.


• How to Make a 3D Paper Snowflake - WikiHow / Winter Snowflakes Crafts 06_12_21
  More fun for the Christmas break. Medium sized kids up will enjoy this.


• C h r y s a l i s: Family Life: What To Do About Santa / Christmas books 06_12_21
  An excellent Christmas book recommendation for children.


• True Meaning of Christmas « A Day in My Moccasins / Christmas 06_12_21
  A good story and a handy cheat sheet.


• Restoring The Years: But Mary Pondered All These Things In Her Heart... / 06_12_21
  This reminds me of when my kids did the Christmas pagent. BUT the friends of "Grafted Branch" are obtaining her daughters' help in taking it to the next level. They "annually hold 2-3 pageant parties for friends and neighbors."


• Kirsten Powers / Powers-Point: HO', HO', HO': DOLLS TO MAKE YOU CRY / GASP 06_12_21
  GASP Do NOT open if you have children nearby ... But these are being sold in a toy store so uh ... be careful where you take the kids.


• The mission field of motherhood - Everyday Mommy - - MOMS FOR MODESTY / doSomeThing 06_12_21
  After reading the doll bit, you'll find this very relevant. Very!


• Michelle Malkin: Wreaths Across America / Christmas veterans BreathTaking photography 06_12_21
  I am sure many have seen this. Somehow I missed it. Being married to a retired military man, .... words escape me.


• Embracing Momminess: It was Beautiful and Heartbreaking at the Same Time / BreathTaking TellingLifeStories veterans 06_12_21
  It is very important that you read this story. It's a great reminder of who we are.


• Living in Grace: This Is My Story - Part 1 / blog TellingLifeStories 06_12_21
  Another story I am following. Kelli is beginning the process of obtaining a kidney transplant.


• Erma Bombeck: Writer and Humorist by Lynn Hutner Colwell (E-book) in Biographies & Memoirs / books ErmaBombeck 06_12_21 wishlist
  I have a best friend who's known me since BC (Before Children). She use to call me the Erma Bombeck of Dallas, TX. I'm not sure why.


• Rohde's Nursery & Nature Store: Nov 2006 Newsletter / 06_12_21
  This is my Texas ... literally, I know every nook and cranny Mr. Rohde describes. Plus, at the end, he tells one of my favorite mouse stories (including a moral). Mr. Rohde also has very good info on gardening organically and according to the area's native plant life and weather.


• Target : Community : Salvation Army Giving Tree / Christmas 06_12_21
  Bonus Round

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Every day I bump into the most amazing things on the Internet. But there's no way I can blog about them all ... until I mushed up the Thursday Thirteen and del.icio.us linkroll.

This week pay special attention to what BooMama's church is doing. And could us "intellectual-types" "goody-two-shoes-types" please get out and mingle over at YouTube and make good stuff "buzzy," too?

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• BooMama's church presents a plan to promote Christmas. / Christmas videos BooMama 06_12_14
  OK PEOPLE GO VOTE! Be social and promote good work. Besides it's very funny. And visit BooMama


• A Young Conservative: Advent Calendar 2006 / Christmas AdventCalendar 06_12_14
  I bumped into this young man over on MyBlogLog. He is posting a Christmas "factoid" everyday until Christmas -- and doing a very excellent job of it. Highly enjoyable. If you're into politics, you'll enjoy all of his blog!


• The Snowdog - ecard by Jacquie Lawson / Christmas eCards 06_12_14
  My friend Ulla sends the best online Christmas cards created by Jacquie! This is last year's card to me. If you're looking for a Christmas card solution ... I highly recommend Jacquie's. Affordable. Elegant.


• moo | we love to print / business 06_12_14
  What I get to order tomorrow. And just because it's fun, they will say: Pam aka MarillaAnne - Writer of Exquisite Treasures.


• Sausage Gravy I - Allrecipes / Food 06_12_14
  Learning to make our own 'cause we can't get it at the cafe down the street any more--something about living "in the wrong state for that!" (cafe cook to my husband.) Sometimes there is still a difference between the north and the south.


• Bill Coleman: Amish Photo Gallery / Amish photography TellingLifeStories 06_12_14
  Breath taking photography of a lifestyle that is beyond my comprehension. To see his special offer, click on the link that says "2006 Holiday Special"


• Windsor Park Theater / Amish photography TellingLifeStories 06_12_14
  An Interview: Bill Coleman's Amish Odyssey


• Food & Family: Apricot Ambrosia / Food Photography 06_12_14
  This time Kit doesn't share the recipe. But oh my the photographs and prose! You must go see. Must! (Plus I hear she's added the marzipan recipe.)


• when i was 13 / TellingLifeStories 06_12_14
  I came across Angela in November -- fairly sure it was Lane's Randomizer that brought us together. Angela is very consistently telling her story in chapter form. I am hooked. You will be too.


• Living in Grace: Extra! Extra! Read All About It! / Christmas Food 06_12_14
  Kelli has rescued me with her Christmas Prime Rib recipe! I have decided I am my father's child. At some point in the last few years I was living at home, he practically banned poultry -- especially turkey. I think he & my mom still eat chicken, though.


• Peach and Pearl: Introducing Baby / resourceful creative 06_12_14
  Peach makes Pearl a beautiful handmade, heirloom-quality Baby from a "Dancing Rain Dolls" kit backed by very unusual customer support!


• Making Ripples: post-corporate adventures: Has Royal Camera moved beyond bait and switch? / photography NY camera equipment 06_12_14
  Google thinks my blog is related to this gentleman's blog. We've never met but I have to say he writes a very good blog. This entry is about how to avoid being scammed in a camera / photography equipment purchase.


• BookCrossing - The World's Biggest Free Book Club - Catch and Release Used Books / to_do interesting books soon 06_12_14
  Do you ever wonder ... what happened to that book you left on the park bench? These people attempt to find out.

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