For several months now I have been noticing a change in my vision, so much so that I find myself suffering from eye fatigue. Yesterday I went for a vision exam and I was very surprised by the whole experience. You see, I’ve never worn eyeglasses, except for reading glasses purchased from the drugstore. It’s been about 12 years or more since my last vision exam. Continue reading this post…
I’ve heard it asked several times in the past week or so. “What are you going to do with your check?” Of course this is referring to the bribe from the Fed’s, also known as the economic stimulus package. Since it was our money to begin with, I think it’s rather rude of the government to make us think they’re giving us a special gift. Some people are suggesting they will buy high definition TVs or iPhones or invest it in penny stocks. I don’t know what we’re going to do with ours. Any suggestions?
This past week Norm took me on a date to try out a new fast food eatery in Mesa. It’s called Culver’s and they’ve been around for eons in places like Wisconsin and other Midwestern states. It was really crowded at lunch time on a Wednesday afternoon so we had to wait for a table to open after we had ordered our food at the counter. I went out onto the covered patio to look for an available table, but they were all taken so I just sat there and waited for an open table. The outdoor dining furniture was not what you would find at most fast food places and it looked more like folding round tables and chairs one would find at a VFW hall. Since they only opened a week ago, I guess the traditional patio furniture hadn’t arrived yet.
After a few minutes of me just sitting there, two kind ladies offered to share their very large table with me. Wasn’t that sweet? Norm came out with our drinks and found me sitting with two old ladies. He had a strange look on his face, but once I explained to him their kind offer, he warmed up.
I wish I could say the food was really good, but what I ordered was not. I had chili cheese fries and they were the worst ones I’ve ever had in my life! It was a cold tomato paste, not chili. Norm had a hamburger and said it was good. We decided to try their frozen custard and it was delicious! So I may go back just for that.
When I watch TV it seems that there are two or three programs on at the same time that I would like to watch. Not movies or dramas where you need to stay focused on the storyline, but reality shows or how-to shows where you can miss a few moments and not get lost when you come back to it. So what I do is I flip between channels when one program goes into commercial. It seems though that TV executives have figured this out so now all programs tend to be on the same commercial schedule. I find it frustrating when flipping channels that everyone is showing commercials at the same time. So now I look for the channels with the best commercials. It’s hard to choose among commercials about incontinence supplies, diamond jewelry, auto insurance, paper towels and mobile phones. Instead I go check my email.
Having been a blogger for three years and designing and developing websites for 10 years, I rely on my ability to learn new things and solve problems. Yesterday I had one of those weird things happen that can only be explained by my inner geek. I recently upgraded to the newest version WordPress 2.5.1, but I’ve been having trouble with the add media function. I can upload images through it, but I cannot insert them into posts. It’s frustrating when you have a problem you can’t figure out how to solve, and there’s a part of me that just won’t quit until I figured out.
So yesterday evening I spent several hours trying to solve this problem. I searched through the WordPress forums to see if others were having the same issue and tried doing the recommended steps to no avail. Then, it was as if someone turned on the lights in my brain and I figured out the problem.
For whatever reason the insert image function won’t work when using tabs in Firefox or Internet Explorer. You must open a new window, or don’t use tabs when logging in to your WordPress blog. It works perfectly if you don’t use tabs. What a strange bug!
I’m having a drought inside of my head. Thinking creatively is really hard to do right now. I wish there was a faucet of creativity inside my head that I could just turn on at will and out would flow all kinds of creative thoughts and ideas. Or, maybe I just have bloggers block? Either way, living in the desert, it’s just dry and there’s not much you can do about it some days except turn on the faucet to get the water flowing. I’m glad we have faucets.
Since 2001 I have been taking prescription medication for acid reflux disease. Continue reading this post…
Growing up I was blessed with lots of cousins who I got to see every couple of years. As an adult in my 20s I spent a lot of time with a few of my cousins who lived near me in San Diego. One of them was my cousin Vony. Continue reading this post…
