Monthly Archives: June 2008

If you can’t join ‘em….delay ‘em.

This is unconscionable. Drill for oil anywhere we want and forget the consequences but damn we really need to make sure those solar installations don’t degrade the environment. On the one hand I can understand this. I’d rather have good … Continue reading

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Song(s) of the day – 06/14/2008

Songs because the video is multiple songs sung by Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim but the song I want to bring attention to is the “Girl From Ipanema”.  This is a clip from Sinatra’s 1967 television special A Man … Continue reading

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The second plot

I completely forgot to write about the second garden plot I put in. I planted three kinds of corn with seed from Vermont Bean Seed Company. My daughter and I planted: Silver King Hybrid white sweet corn Incredible Hybrid yellow … Continue reading

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On rain and expectations

We didn’t get Indianapolis-level rains this past weekend but we did end up having about 3 inches fall over the weekend with nary a break for things to dry out a bit. It really had me thinking about how I … Continue reading

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Do I really have to…

…feel like complete shit when I get home from work every day? Just asking…

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Create one thing a day

All I gotta do.  Move the personal projects along one step at a time. A creation a day keeps the doldrums away. Want to be an artiste you gotta do the art.

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Week 5 – Federal Plaza Farmers Market – 6/10/2008 – Strawberry time!

Strawberries, rhubarb in full effect at the market this week and asparagus still around in profusion. Nichol’s Farm had the first sugar snap peas of the season. They also had some salad greens. Slowly we’re getting there…it’s going to be … Continue reading

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Too much rain

If my garden survives all of the rain we’ve had this weekend it will be a miracle. Too much standing water and some of it I just planted so those parts haven’t had a chance to take root yet. Keeping … Continue reading

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Eclipse UI Elements: the Vertical Ruler and Overview Ruler

Maybe I’m blind but I’ve looked all over the Eclipse help files and there are references to both the “vertical ruler” and the “overview ruler” yet there isn’t an explanation as to what those terms mean.  Similar searches on Google … Continue reading

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Song of the Day

Enjoy!

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