Welocme

After years of thinking about starting a Blog I have finally done it. Since about 2005 I had thought having a blog would be interesting, no real purpose but interesting. So here it is "Life & All Its Quirks" day to day life is truly interesting and I believe everyone has a story to tell so here is my story.....

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Google+

I might be wrong on this but I think G+ is going to blow facebook out of the water once it becomes unrestricted! In just the little I have messed with it I can see it is much simpler, private, and user friendly than facebook. As long as the system does not get overload with Junk like facebook has become I believe it could be "The Next Big Thing" in social networking!

If you have not had a chance to give it a spin let me know I'll send you a invite!



Google+

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

New Toys

Who doesn't love toys?!?!?!  Since I fully believe in never growing up, I can't help but to love toys.  Problem is my toys keep getting more and more expensive.  However I still find simple things that bring amusement.  Recently we decided to buy a Netflix subscription, yes this is a big step for us since we still have rabbit ears and not cable or dish.  I can say it is well worth the 10.40 per month.  When I do feel like watching TV or a Movie it what I want to watch and not channel surfing to find something on that will do.  Netflix along with Hulu and some of the other streaming websites, who needs cable?  I can project all of them up on the "Big Screen"  or watch them in my office on the computer while I pay bills etc.....  I must say this has been one of the more useful "toys" I have gotten in a while.

I have also been enjoying playing with the new Google Web browser Chrome.  If you have not given Chrome a spin I suggest you do so.  With the Google apps store and all the nifty little add-ons it is providing me with hours of entertainment.  I really like the weatherbug app.  It is a crisp and clean weather app.  This morning out my weatherbug window I watched a couple deer out on Skyline Drive.  Got to love it!

Finally one of the new things I have been playing with is Google voice and Google talk.  Google voice and talk are simply amazing.  You can have a phone number that can ring your cell phone, home phone and computer via Google talk.  One number can reach you any where!  Though I still like just using my cell number for the most part due to mobile to mobile calls are free etc.  I have been really using the Google talk to make calls from my desk.  All calls within the US are free!  I thought it still might sound like I was on a bad speaker phone but with the logitec webcam/mic I have been told it sound crystal clear.  Give it a try its free you got nothing to loose but time!


Those are a couple things that I have been playing with trying to get through the cold of winter!  Soon it will be time to break out the fishing rods, hiking boots and camping gear but until then its netflix, free chrome apps and free phone calls for me!

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Beautiful hazy day looking out over the bay!

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The Cold of Winter

The cold of winter is still hanging around.  The snow comes and goes in the valley!  Many are waiting for spring and those kids at heart still cling to the TV for the forecast of snow and then the following morning for school closings

I still consider myself young, and young at heart!  Since being employed with the state and being issued a 4x4 vehicle and a mobile office I don't get snow days.  However earlier this week I was reminded of the excitement of a closing.  As the snow was heavy (ok only 5 inches but that was heavy for this year) on the ground and clinging to the trees I saw the that courts that I was summonsed to appear in that morning  were closed due to weather.  Since court is the least favorite part of my job it was a nice reprieve.  Though simple it was reminiscent of the years of watching closings to put off the inevitable!

ahh it is great to be a kid!

Stay warm till spring has sprung!