Five Acres with a View

Missing Entries

Yesterday evening, I got home to find out that the entries I made in the morning were not showing up on my website. (Yes, I check my own weblog: doesn’t everyone?) My service provider had moved my files to a new server, and things got out of sync. Fortunately, I was able to log into the old server, save the MySql database backup to my PC, then apply the backup to the new server. Now I know that the MySql backups will work. I had always been reluctant to test since I only have the one live database with which to experiment.

If anyone noticed the now you see it, now you don’t on my website yesterday, this was the reason.

Paper Arts Travel Kit

I am continually trying to come up with the ideal Travel Kit to take with me when I got to Inkslingers, our monthly rubber stamp club. I have so much stamping stuff it is not difficult to leave some of it packed all the time.

Ski Trip

Want to take a ski trip without the cost and cold? Visit Ed Book’s journal starting with February 6th, 2004.

Mug Shot

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Nesting Collie

Lody is going to be dissappointed when I finish doing the laundry.

Care and Handling Guide for CDs and DVDs

NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has prepared guides to the archival Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs. There is a longer guide and a one-page summary. I do a weekly backup of my important files to CD, and it is nice to have this information.

Gray Day

And cold, as well.

Emese’s Photo Blog

Today, “Emese’s Photo Blog”:http://www.sciencemeetsart.com/emese/blog/ features Cliffs by the Cabrillo National Monument.

Locus Recommended Reading List

Locus Magazine, a magazine devoted to science fiction publishing, has published its Locus Online: 2003 Recommended Reading list.

The Perfect Pork Chop

I’ve been looking for the perfect pork chop recipe. Our George Foreman grill works well for some things, but dries out pork chops. My criteria for a perfect recipe is that it is easy, not too high in fat, and results in a moist pork chop that can be cut with a fork. Last night, in my quest, I made Pork Chops with Mustard Sauce, which isn’t perfect, but is worth making again. I served it over egg noodles.