September 30, 2002
09/30/2002 15:42:00
Out of Ambit is the weblog of Diane Duane, one of my favorite authors. Here is a description of her soon to be released novel, Stealing the Elf-King's Roses.
09/30/2002 13:53:00
Last night, I moved my sewing machines, notions, books, patterns and fabric into one of the newly refurbished rooms downstairs. I haven't really had a usable sewing room since I started rubber stamping, but I find I have a hankering to try and see if I still remember how to sew. I was looking at this site by designer Lois Erickson, and realized that somewhere in that mass of stuff I have one or two of her patterns.
09/30/2002 13:18:00
Rags, taken several years ago. After being so pleased that the horses I took care of last week remained healthy, I am fairly certain that Rags, my husband's Appaloosa, has Pigeon fever. I was actually relieved when I found the characteristic swellings, because he was walking so strangely this morning when he came up to the barn that I was quite concerned. I hope the symptoms run their course before the cold weather starts: it won't be fun trying to clean the abscesses in freezing weather.
September 29, 2002
09/29/2002 17:39:00
I've had an interesting week, taking care of thirteen horses at my trainer's barn, and her three dogs and two cats at the same time. All the horses stayed healthy, bless their little souls, and I only had occasional troubles with one of the dogs, her Jack Russell terrier. Any one interested in this breed ought to take care of one for a week before bringing home the cute little puppy. As they say on the website: "I am not Wishbone."
09/29/2002 17:36:00
Yesterday, I found out the hard way how prickly pear gets its name. Hint: it isn't from the obvious spikes. Fortunately, I had some tweezers handy and managed to get most of the prickles, called glochids, out of my hands.
September 28, 2002
09/28/2002 12:23:00
For my birthday, I received a pair of Laurel Burch socks with horses on them. I couldn't find a website for her, but I did find this online retail stores that claims to have the most Laurel Burch items available.
09/28/2002 11:05:00
My favorite lip balm has a site. I was running low (not least because a dog chewed one of my little white jars) and bought the generic equivalent. It was Not The Same Thing. I especially loved the myths about Carmex. Ever since I moved to Colorado with its exceptionally dry climate, I try to never be out of reach of this product.
September 25, 2002
09/25/2002 12:29:00
The Top 10 Ways to Get Unstuck When You Need to Write
Another list at the same site.
September 23, 2002
09/23/2002 06:16:00
The advantages of strength training for women. I did a lot of lifting yesterday, and am continually amazed at how much easier it is since I started my strength training routine last Spring.
09/23/2002 06:11:00
Creativity Web: Resources for Creativity and Innovation
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September 22, 2002
09/22/2002 19:05:00
The site for Jim Stephan's rubber stamps has been improved, and there is now an online catalog.
09/22/2002 11:58:00
It wasn't too bad, though I got incredibly wet, and realized half way through that I should have waited to take my shower until after I bathed Dudley. He was reasonably cooperative, and the solution seems to have done its job, though I won't know for sure until he finishes drying. And my nose recovers.
09/22/2002 09:32:00
Inspired to Journal has a variety of journaling resources.
09/22/2002 09:25:00
The Packrat's Hard Disk has an eclectic collection of the fun and useful
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09/22/2002 08:26:00
Dudley killed a skunk last night, and spent the night in the mudroom. Fortunately, I still have the recipe for an odor neutralizer that I found on the Internet several years ago:1 qt 3% hydrogen peroxide
1/4 cup baking soda
1 teaspoon liquid soap
The recipe at this page is slightly different.
September 21, 2002
09/21/2002 07:33:00
Diamond Mine is an online version of a game that I play on my Palm called Bejeweled.
September 19, 2002
09/19/2002 16:25:00
Star Logo , a Logo program from MIT written in Java.
09/19/2002 12:57:00
Last night, I drove home in the rain. Because of the drought, I hadn't driven in rain for a long time. I didn't have any trouble, but I saw at least one accident. It doesn't bode well for the first snow of the winter. The taller mountains adjacent to Pike's Peak were snow-capped this morning, but I couldn't see the Peak due to the clouds.I saw a mule deer doe and her youngster in our valley as I drove to work this morning. Both looked sleek, so I presume there is still adequate forage, despite the lack of rain.
09/19/2002 12:53:00
Artist Journal pages from a web designer. Her site also has some hand bound journals made from thrift store finds.
09/19/2002 12:47:00
Stampendous Rubber Stamps has stamp art samples along with directions.
09/19/2002 12:40:00
Elephant cam from The Elephant Sanctuary , an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee.
September 18, 2002
09/18/2002 09:01:00
Earth Rise. Also from NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
09/18/2002 08:59:00
How To Clean Anything apparently lives up to its name.
09/18/2002 07:22:00
Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers, a rubber stamp company with a huge online catalog. In addition to a large selection of scenic and comic stamps, they have some stamps to be used with journals in the form of plates of rubber.
September 17, 2002
09/17/2002 16:07:00
Graphic Goo is an online newsletter for web graphic designers.
September 16, 2002
09/16/2002 15:29:00
A well-designed site with Paint Shop Pro tutorials.
09/16/2002 15:22:00
Tutorial to create a pencil sketch from a photo in Paint Shop Pro.
September 15, 2002
09/15/2002 07:27:00
Janis Ian's 2001 Worldcom report. Jack saw her briefly at the 2002 Worldcon on San Jose.
September 14, 2002
September 13, 2002
09/13/2002 21:36:00
Miscellaneous photos of Jack, the neigborhood fire, and a few horses.
September 12, 2002
09/12/2002 13:09:00
This article on data extinction has some proposed solutions as well as a description of the problem. Data extinction is one of the reasons that I keep all my important files in ascii text files. At least I can easily migrate them onto new media when the old becomes obsolete.
09/12/2002 09:56:00
Story which reports closing of Air Force Academy on Tuesday. Bummer.
09/12/2002 09:36:00
Stampin' Art has a nice gallery, and a library of techniques.
09/12/2002 08:17:00
I carefully avoided the radio and television Wednesday, so I would not spend the day weeping, then really regretted that I don't have Kleenex in my cube when I read this article by Dave Barry.
09/12/2002 07:40:00
This photo of our house, barns, and pastures was taken in June 1999, in a much greener year than this one, where we have suffered so severely from drought. This photo was taken from the hill to the north of our place.
The place looks much the same now: the only big difference is the fence built in 2000 around what we call "the new field" which in this photo is the meadow which lies east of the house (to the left.)
We have lived here almost ten years now, and sometimes the beauty of Colorado still takes my breath away.
September 11, 2002
09/11/2002 15:31:00
Outside of a Dog, a weblog about books by someone who seems to have similar tastes to mine.
09/11/2002 13:23:00
I used to play Awari as a kid. This version even works under Opera!
September 10, 2002
09/10/2002 11:22:00
This article from Science News gives yet more support to the idea of getting a good night's sleep.
09/10/2002 11:21:00
This site, A Little Bizaar has some interesting items (look at the class demos) and an unusual navigation systems.
September 09, 2002
09/09/2002 09:14:00
A web page describing submission information for various rubber stamping magazines.
September 08, 2002
09/08/2002 08:42:00
I saw a male bluebird this morning (in fact, I think I saw some females/juveniles as well.) I wasn't even sure we had bluebirds in Colorado, so I went hunting and found this website
September 06, 2002
09/06/2002 20:04:00
Tutorial on making a stamped, refridgerator magnet.
09/06/2002 07:58:00
Wikipedia is a a collaborative project to produce a complete encyclopedia from scratch.
Anyone can update the content.
September 05, 2002
09/05/2002 08:23:00
I've never been to Western Museum of Mining and Industry , a local museum. After seeing how much there is to see there, I have put it on my long list of things to do.
09/05/2002 07:58:00
This neat program allows you to build a cityscape. Unfortuntely, it only seems to work with Internet Explorer.
September 04, 2002
09/04/2002 15:00:00
Another article on a high-fat diet versus a low-fat diet.
09/04/2002 14:10:00
I don't know why it didn't occur to me to Google Colorado weblogs before this.
09/04/2002 10:14:00
Glass is not a fluid. There are some other useful articles at Usenet Physics FAQ.
09/04/2002 04:29:00
Talon Art Stamps has a selection of alien and fantasy art rubber stamps.
September 03, 2002
09/03/2002 11:06:00
Yankee Clipper is a freeware Windows clipboard extender/memory- now in its third generation. Handles Pictures, Richtext, URLS, etc - any size. Features printing, drag and drop, optional permanent storage of clippings.