December 31, 2002
12/31/2002 07:01:00
In Electrolyte, a discussion of Tolkien and the movie The Two Towers.
12/31/2002 06:22:00
A website devoted to local issues for the Tri-Lakes area.
12/31/2002 04:58:00
Lavasoft is the developer of Ad-Aware, which scans your system for spyware.
December 30, 2002
12/30/2002 06:26:00
I fed the horses early this morning and was intrigued by the moon and Venus close together in the southeast sky. The skywatching center of Earth and Sky has daily notes about what can be seen in the sky.
December 29, 2002
12/29/2002 10:29:00
I have always been fascinated by the small cottage in our neighborhood, shown in this photo taken this morning. Apparently abandoned, it looks much older than most of the structures in the area.
12/29/2002 08:15:00
The January 2002 issue of "Now What", an online art zine from Cre8it!
12/29/2002 06:31:00
A cool photo taken of a horse's eye. A friend sent me the link to this one.
December 27, 2002
December 26, 2002
12/26/2002 05:20:00
After a leisurely morning of sleeping in, opening presents, and taking photos of each other in our new garb, Jack and I headed over to my trainer's for Christmas Day dinner.
My friend found these antlers at a dollar store. They light up and play music, as well. Sadly, they were all gone when she went back to get more. horsetrailer.jpg This cookie jar, given to my trainer by one of her riders, gets my award as most unusual Christmas gift. The woman said she bought it because it reminded her of my trainer's horse trailer. risotto.jpg My trainer, preparing the risotto. We also had salmon with mousseline sauce , salad, and roasted vegetables. Later, much later, we had the dessert course of rum cake and pumpkin pie. newt.jpg Newt, on the back of his favorite chair. santahorse.jpg Everything gets decorated at my trainer's house. brody.jpg Brody and my trainer.
December 25, 2002
12/25/2002 10:58:00
This morning, I created this little album of Jack and me wearing our holiday gifts. Vanity publishing at its finest.
December 24, 2002
12/24/2002 07:48:00
The Speedball catalog has supplies for soft block carving, also known as eraser carving.
12/24/2002 06:43:00
Moon setting behind one of our trees, which was frosted by an ice fog last night.
December 23, 2002
12/23/2002 13:56:00
The first winter we had horses at home, the horses drove me crazy by standing out in the snow rather than in the small cozy barn we had built for them. Can you see the snow on Smoke's back in this long range shot? Since then I have learned that when the winds get strong they will take shelter, so I no longer worry.
12/23/2002 08:47:00
Wolves in the Rockies. (NY Times - registration required.)
12/23/2002 08:27:00
The Art of Hope: a page about Altered Books by Lori Musser.
12/23/2002 08:16:00
A gloomy December morning. Snow showers are predicted for today, which means just enough snow to make the roads treacherous. I cleaned out my Subaru Forrester so Jack could drive it to work. Usually Jack finds the Toyota Camry more comfortable to drive, but the Subaru has all wheel drive.
12/23/2002 07:30:00
KIPLOG: Knowledge is Power, A Weblog exploring the repository of all human knowledge
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12/23/2002 06:05:00
A website devoted to the works of Georgette Heyer, a British novelist who is one of my favorite authors.
December 22, 2002
12/22/2002 15:56:00
I enjoyed the The Two Towers, despite the many significant departures from the plot line in the books. I was surprised to see so many changes, considering how closely the first movie followed the first book.
December 21, 2002
12/21/2002 05:04:00
Yesterday, Jack picked up the tickets for us to see The Two Towers this morning. This makes it a two movie year for me, since we saw Harry Potter the day after Thanksgiving.
December 20, 2002
12/20/2002 10:32:00
Uptown Design has a variety of rubber stamp designs, including the offbeat Ornamentum.
12/20/2002 05:06:00
I love the concept of stellar nurseries, as shown in this NASA Astronomy Photo of the Day.
12/20/2002 04:24:00
The other day, I met Lody's breeder for the first time in a year when a group of friends met for lunch. She brought me Lody's papers, and I discovered that I have been spelling her name wrong all this time. Here she is: Ch Wild Winds Lody. The names of pedigree dogs crack me up: her sire was Ch Nickado's Wild Wind Wonder and her dam was Wild Wind's Pineacres Debut. She is laying on freshly cleaned carpet. I borrowed a friend's Bissell steam cleaner, and am now cleaning everything that will stand still long enough.
December 19, 2002
12/19/2002 16:06:00
Jack tells me that the Tri Lakes area I mentioned yesterday is actually further north than the next valley beside us. The Tri Lakes area is comprised of Monument, Palmer, and Woodmore. The valley due north of us contains a "lake" belonging to Forest Lakes development, and I don't know if it has an actual name.
12/19/2002 05:28:00
Another new tool from Google collects quotes about search terms so you can see what other sites are saying about a site.
12/19/2002 05:21:00
A new tool from Google displays search results on a rotating basis. It doesn't work very well over our slow rural connection, but looks as though it would be cool over a faster connection.
12/19/2002 05:14:00
An POP3 email filter that uses a Bayesian approach to determine what is spam.
December 18, 2002
12/18/2002 15:35:00
The area we live in is called the Tri-Lakes area, and this is one of the lakes (probably Bristlecone). It came in very handy this past summer, because this is where the helicopters went to get water during our wildfires this summer. You can see a skin of ice in areas, and how low it is due to the drought.
December 17, 2002
12/17/2002 05:13:00
I took this one Sunday afternoon, looking south towards Cheyenne Mountain from my trainer's.
December 16, 2002
12/16/2002 09:45:00
Index to Threads Magazines. I have been gradually rereading my old copies, working from the newest to the oldest, when I have a little free time and don't want to pick up a novel.
12/16/2002 08:48:00
Open Source Web Design is a community of designers and site owners freely sharing designs as well as design information.
12/16/2002 05:30:00
Jack took this photo of the moon over the jumping arena at my trainer's yesterday.
December 15, 2002
12/15/2002 09:56:00
Jack and I put up our tree yesterday. Can you see Miss Piggy at the top?
12/15/2002 08:50:00
Open Books Project: technical books from O'Reilly. I found this link when I was reading Tim O'Reilly's article on new Internet business models using the Internet.
12/15/2002 08:11:00
Top 100 recently updated weblogs from weblogs.com. I am now notifying weblogs.com when I update my weblog.
12/15/2002 06:29:00
This week, when I posted the photo of the Launceston snow monkeys, I discovered that there had been a controversy about keeping them since some of them are carriers of a herpes virus that can potentially kill human beings. However, the Launceston council decided to keep their monkeys, and upgrade the facilities so that it would be safer for their handlers to care for them. I love how this article describes the monkeys as being so excited by their new habitat they refused to go in for dinner.
12/15/2002 06:19:00
This week, I read Issola by Steven Brust , which was just released in paperback. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed his work, and picked up a copy of Five Hundred Years After when I was in a used book store, and read that as well. I like Five Hundred Years After much more than I remembered liking its prequel: The Phoenix Guards.
December 14, 2002
12/14/2002 06:24:00
Lily, wearing her Western style endurance saddle, after our trail ride yesterday.
12/14/2002 06:23:00
Havoc, my friend's 22 year old show hunter, after our trail ride yesterday.
December 13, 2002
12/13/2002 06:22:00
The Very Best Baking site has the recipe for Toll House Cookies. These cookies have always meant Christmas to me, and I plan to make some in the next few days.
12/13/2002 06:09:00
Shadows, taken on my walk yesterday morning looking west towards the Front Range. This time of year, with the sun so far in the south sky, there are places in the mountains where the sun never shines.
12/13/2002 06:04:00
Froogle, a search engine from Google for finding products.
December 12, 2002
12/12/2002 18:19:00
Teddy Mittens, sent by Mom. Do you think my other critters will be jealous?
12/12/2002 16:34:00
A blog article about how the Lord of the Rings movies came to be made from Michael Jenning's weblog.
12/12/2002 14:57:00
An article about Christopher Reeves, including some good news.
12/12/2002 07:23:00
Talisman Artifacts has charms and other interesting objects to be used for rubber stamping and paper arts.
December 11, 2002
12/11/2002 05:48:00
Jack's photo of Japanese Snow Macaques taken in a Launceston, Tasmania park.
12/11/2002 05:44:00
Website for ActiveState Programmer Network has tips on how to use Perl on a Windows platform.
December 10, 2002
12/10/2002 08:51:00
Treesize is a freeware Windows program that quickly shows the size of various directories.
12/10/2002 06:42:00
Daydreaming on paper: a website about art journaling.
12/10/2002 05:23:00
Jack's photo of flowers taken in a Launceston, Tasmania conservatory.
December 08, 2002
12/08/2002 07:27:00
Mount Herman, which is west of Monument, Colorado. Taken on my walk yesterday.
December 07, 2002
12/07/2002 05:00:00
An old bridge in Richmond, Tasmania, taken by Jack in 1999.
December 06, 2002
12/06/2002 19:24:00
Today, I was laid-off from the company that has employed me for over twelve years. Jack remains employed there for now. I am feeling rather stunned, as this is the first time in over eighteen years that I have been without a job.
12/06/2002 05:04:00
Rubber Stamp Ave has mounted and unmounted stamps, and plates of rubber as well.
12/06/2002 04:52:00
This sign is in Bicheno, Tasmania. Taken by Jack in 1999.
December 05, 2002
12/05/2002 17:38:00
Extreme Ironing: for when it just isn't fun to do it at home any more.
12/05/2002 17:30:00
Karen's Power Tools: a site with some very nice tools for Windows computers.
December 04, 2002
12/04/2002 06:01:00
Freychinet Bay, in Tasmania, taken by Jack in September 1999.
December 03, 2002
12/03/2002 15:19:00
The 2002 Perl Advent Calendar: is an online advent calendar that features a different Perl module each day for the twenty four days of advent.
12/03/2002 07:14:00
Last night, Jack made beef stew. I remembered, too late, that we had run out of Worcestershire sauce. In the ensuring discussion about good substitutes, I wondered if there was a recipe on the web.
12/03/2002 05:34:00
Cradle Mountain with Dove Lake in the foreground. Taken in Tasmania by Jack in 1999.
December 02, 2002
12/02/2002 15:52:00
Blog sisters: A loosely joined group of female bloggers.
12/02/2002 09:44:00
At KeyholeArts you'll find rubber stamps, ephemera, and other essentials to keep your Muse entertained and satisfied.
12/02/2002 09:18:00
Online shopping tips from the Washington Post's Leslie Walker.
12/02/2002 09:07:00
HTML Tidy is a tool to check and clean up HTML code.
12/02/2002 06:52:00
This website has an introduction to the trees of Tasmania. I was very struck by the gum trees that I saw when we visited there.
12/02/2002 06:06:00
Jack took this photo in 1999 of the ruined chapel at Port Arthur. Port Arthur was one of the penal colonies for the most recalcitrant convicts transported to Australia.