tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204837442012-01-27T10:25:51.641-07:00Coyote Undergroundcmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.comBlogger8161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-20527102309693434752012-01-27T09:53:00.000-07:002012-01-27T09:53:38.276-07:00The Continuing Saga of Social MediaAs fb tries to learn me, it's been interesting the ads it throws up in the sidebar. Mentioned I liked Elvis Cole novels. Elvis is King. Read this already, but thanks. Yea, one of my interests is screenwriting,  go figure. But I have this too. Won it in a contest.  Yup. Fan of the Doctor, but I want a cosmic screwdriver. What?  I beg your pardon. Now you're just cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0Montana, USA46.8796822 -110.362565844.1023332 -115.41627679999999 49.6570312 -105.3088548tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-31550963613268610932012-01-26T10:42:00.000-07:002012-01-27T09:53:55.919-07:00It's The End of the World, Part 4 I wanted to do something different, so I signed up for an art class online. If you have a peek over at the sidebar you will see . . . gasp  gasp  ack! . . . a link to the all pervasive social media giant. You know who I mean. The class is going to interact -somehow- on facebook so I had to join. I wanted to be the last person not on fb. Now Dearest says, that will be him. oy. kiddo says cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-39089414924188426362012-01-22T09:36:00.000-07:002012-01-22T09:36:20.330-07:00Current Events cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-22032783488066052982012-01-15T00:01:00.001-07:002012-01-15T00:01:01.177-07:00Capricorn 2012 Happy Birthday, Baby.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-46321785505235395052011-12-22T10:33:00.000-07:002011-12-22T10:33:42.685-07:00National Flashlight DayHow on earth did I miss this one? As anyone on my team will tell you -- I have a little flashlight obsession.* They mock me, but when the lights go out, or we're paged to the back of beyond at 2 AM, who is the only one NOT flogging through the dark? That'd be me. *and you thought it was only pencils.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-51909307832560355062011-12-05T12:27:00.000-07:002011-12-05T12:27:08.558-07:00By The Way "And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." Sylvia Plathcmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-45609951646821046222011-12-02T10:07:00.002-07:002011-12-02T10:16:59.379-07:00You're Not Going to Eat All That By Yourself Are You? cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-15935588071741825692011-12-01T22:18:00.000-07:002011-12-01T22:18:42.735-07:00Tis the Season cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-48728358469787485842011-12-01T10:52:00.000-07:002011-12-01T10:52:09.983-07:00Update on Fenton the Free SpiritHerecmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-35603401816952467602011-12-01T10:30:00.001-07:002011-12-01T10:34:09.119-07:00Merry Go Round Is it creepy or fun? This picture made me thing of Something Wicked This Way Comes, so I vote creepy.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-68831225774319455012011-11-28T10:34:00.000-07:002011-11-28T10:34:38.981-07:00Fent-TON!Latest viral video. And for Fenton, I quote:  "To be nobody but yourself
 in a world which is doing its best, 
 night and day to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being could fight;
 and keep fighting." ~ E. E. Cummings cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-26353973031221166932011-11-25T10:25:00.000-07:002011-11-25T10:25:15.939-07:00Turkey Day This year's turkey was beautiful! We drank a toast to our absent loved ones and ate ourselves into a tryptophan coma. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-26084310744332884932011-11-13T21:36:00.000-07:002011-11-13T21:36:06.836-07:00Virus Don't you hate it when something goes viral and you're the last one on earth to know? In case you missed it. Where have you been!? May we present - ta-daa - Honey Badger. The viral video. The Facts. Must of been my early flu shot.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-15816405451618961252011-11-07T08:09:00.000-07:002011-11-07T08:09:41.760-07:00FYI When you're talking to your friend about your new wrinkle cream and she says, "Does it work?" It doesn't. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-16818463855726498452011-11-06T08:55:00.000-07:002011-11-06T08:55:39.767-07:00Are you the water or the rock? cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-79233061139039309932011-11-03T09:17:00.001-06:002011-11-13T21:41:36.983-07:00This One's Just 4 The kiddoWhy Everyone Is Looking At Uranus. You know they are. And a picture for no good reason. Stillness in a turbulent world. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-9335062951623314582011-10-31T05:16:00.002-06:002011-10-31T05:16:00.804-06:00 cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-35335605833186566622011-10-28T19:33:00.000-06:002011-10-28T19:33:10.475-06:00Pencil Test I was looking at my pencil collection, and it occurred to me -- one day my heirs will be sorting through this stuff, and I bet one of them asks, "Why'd she wrap pencils in bubble wrap?" And someone else will say, "Wasn't Gran a weird old thing?" Wait 'til they get to the notebooks.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-5163373317579716542011-10-28T10:50:00.001-06:002011-10-28T11:00:50.679-06:00Winter approaches . . . like a cold breath on the back of your neck.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-14743629915039741222011-10-27T10:43:00.001-06:002011-10-30T11:26:08.465-06:00Montana Crime Scene cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-15820413793748877652011-10-18T10:24:00.002-06:002011-10-18T10:24:36.888-06:00 cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-9425157322177876422011-10-15T10:01:00.001-06:002011-10-15T10:05:55.733-06:00Thanksgiving Day for All Eternitycmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-74747209201381040112011-10-14T09:53:00.000-06:002011-10-14T09:53:37.290-06:00Autumn Could this be any more Montana?* *technically, this was Wyoming.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-76700483031584798312011-10-09T05:52:00.005-06:002011-10-09T05:52:00.272-06:00Geekier than thou. A little less geekier than those. My computer started to overheat on a regular basis. Even though Macs are notorious for running hot, this was something different. Processes would s l o w way down while the brain tried to keep the heart from exploding. Or, while the software tried to prevent the hardware from melting. Take your pick. I googled. And downloaded. Lots of directions. Took the plunge. Bought a new cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-10738445449896997312011-10-08T05:45:00.000-06:002011-10-08T05:45:06.951-06:00Home Again, Home Again  Back from the writer's conference. Amazed there still exists, folks cowed by computer. 'course, I was writing with pencil bemoaning the fact, apparently classrooms no longer sport pencil sharpeners on at least one wall. What is this world coming to? Don't know, Ethel. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-3650055729531974112011-10-01T18:37:00.003-06:002011-10-10T08:52:42.253-06:00Obstructions 1st day of the writer's conference. Lots freaked about media changes because of new technology. Those who get over that quickly will be leaps ahead of those who resist. They're just computers, my dears. Resistance is futile. One speaker got me teary-eyed. Laura Munson. The story of how she was published after persisting through years and years of rejection is worth a read. Laura Munson cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-22589789161514023582011-09-30T19:06:00.001-06:002011-09-30T19:06:07.275-06:00Road TripI'm off to a writer's conference. Long drive today. No pictures, yet. Stay tuned. -- Posted from the iPad --cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-6722960980124470452011-09-21T16:07:00.000-06:002011-09-21T16:07:12.786-06:00Freedom's Just Another Word For Finishing the Fire Department's FEMA grant for this year. Written and submitted. Yay! cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-68731853622224991852011-09-13T09:29:00.000-06:002011-09-13T09:29:08.145-06:00It's Magic Here one minute. Gone the next.  cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-2302915279657317502011-09-12T07:50:00.002-06:002011-09-14T08:54:48.909-06:00Dream You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this. — Henry David Thoreaucmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-29675635669925718332011-09-10T08:22:00.000-06:002011-09-10T08:22:24.010-06:00Oh Baby Further adventures with the Lens Baby. Occasionally, we get along quite nicely.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-36805729887819842232011-09-08T08:23:00.001-06:002011-09-08T08:36:57.664-06:00Our EpochLast one to bed, please turn out the lights. Anthropocene Mapping from Globaïa on Vimeo. The Anthropocene on National Geographic.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-17571007509979979452011-09-05T05:57:00.001-06:002011-09-05T05:57:00.071-06:00Tillamook Lighthouse Shot from far, far away with this little Canon.   Not a bad little camera when a person gets tired of carrying this one around. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-67504112984045629742011-09-04T04:44:00.002-06:002011-09-04T04:44:00.076-06:00Alas Redux Summer's still over. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-63797138800530057852011-09-03T09:38:00.001-06:002011-09-03T09:39:02.760-06:00 cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-39006565730658947712011-09-03T05:37:00.003-06:002011-09-03T05:37:00.459-06:00Lens Baby WTF? I don't know. Seems like the learning curve on this thing is over the hill and around the bend from me. Fun though.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-76236817854510776902011-09-02T05:54:00.000-06:002011-09-02T05:54:00.322-06:00Lens Baby Fail Still looking for the sweet spot and almost getting there.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-66097498747931931452011-09-01T08:35:00.000-06:002011-09-01T08:35:01.203-06:00Alas cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-2343952680780240562011-08-30T05:54:00.001-06:002011-08-30T05:54:00.506-06:00Shine On Captured through the car window 70 MPH. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-7561417406857361562011-08-29T06:14:00.004-06:002011-08-29T06:14:00.121-06:00Thar She Blows! Gray whale off the coast of Oregon 8/11/11 cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-51640458798532482332011-08-26T01:48:00.011-06:002011-08-26T01:48:00.382-06:00Nostalgia, Part 2 My 1st camera. I'm participating in The August Break. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-21499850618741658782011-08-25T01:42:00.000-06:002011-08-25T01:42:00.158-06:00Nostalgia Those were the days. I'm participating in The August Break. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-50669352538583800432011-08-24T04:02:00.001-06:002011-08-24T04:02:00.121-06:00Electric Dance Participating in The August Break. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-13397718648092942192011-08-23T09:13:00.007-06:002011-08-23T09:34:44.264-06:00Traveling PawsWe took the little dog with us on vacation. What? No seat belt? He rode in his crate between the front seats. He didn't like this at first, but wised up pretty fast. He found he liked to look at stuff. Let's go down there. Let's go down there. There was a lot to look at. He was up for anything we were up for. And usually faster too. Now, I'm cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-17412334340203627572011-08-23T04:00:00.001-06:002011-08-23T04:00:12.826-06:00Life's A Beach View from our vacation window. Or should be.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-46883475303428388272011-08-22T17:22:00.001-06:002011-08-22T17:25:37.479-06:00WTF! No. Seriously. I mean it. I'm standing in the toothpaste aisle of Target, trying to remember what else was on the list that I forgot at home. Just never mind about that. A woman walked up to me and asked if I could help her. I'm just out of the gym, wearing shorts, a short-sleeve linen shirt and Chaco sandals. My hair is south of good grief, but at least I'm clean, having cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-79072638833432833812011-08-22T10:09:00.000-06:002011-08-22T10:09:54.116-06:00Black Velvet Pencils I'm still getting hits on the blog from searches for Black Velvet Pencils. Here's what I said.  True Love Lost. If you want to buy one or more, go here. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-79692595427014830222011-08-22T04:45:00.001-06:002011-08-22T04:45:00.073-06:00Paper or Plastic cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-86927991495430048692011-08-19T05:10:00.001-06:002011-08-19T05:10:00.531-06:00Dance cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-81609267343665811702011-08-18T03:47:00.001-06:002011-08-18T09:29:06.066-06:00 cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-75576040589829788012011-08-17T03:39:00.002-06:002011-08-17T03:39:00.675-06:00Look Through the window into Montana's past. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-44786595048297832842011-08-16T03:35:00.006-06:002011-08-16T03:35:00.712-06:00 cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-64236679654099959372011-08-15T08:33:00.000-06:002011-08-15T08:33:38.631-06:00Road TripBrought a GPS along on vacation. Hoping it could direct us through Portland with no diversions. I thought it would be nice if it could show us where we were over a map of where we were going. That would be helpful when we're paged to the Back of Beyond. Doesn't work like that. A lot of the time it looked like this. Follow the pink ribbon, Dorothy.  At least we hadn't fallen offcmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-90696985521755329822011-08-15T03:28:00.002-06:002011-08-15T03:28:01.450-06:00Elkhorn One of Montana's most famous ghost towns. Ruined as a ghost town as it has a thriving little community there now. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-44655885994931341762011-08-12T03:14:00.001-06:002011-08-12T03:14:00.827-06:00Fool's Names... as my mother used to say, and fool's faces are always found in public places. Or in this case, idiot sentiments. Found this scrawled on the interior of a building in a ghost town. To learn how to spell remember. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-21920205124452989002011-08-11T03:07:00.003-06:002011-08-11T03:07:00.498-06:00Today is Someone's Birthday cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-22254955144186653262011-08-10T02:57:00.002-06:002011-08-10T02:57:00.747-06:00 cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-32954771233480954722011-08-09T05:26:00.003-06:002011-08-09T05:26:01.799-06:00 cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-2276650184048633032011-08-08T04:30:00.005-06:002011-08-08T04:30:02.504-06:00 cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-83251337885189555722011-08-05T05:43:00.000-06:002011-08-05T05:43:01.038-06:00Shades of the Past cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-33139664429071131222011-08-04T05:42:00.000-06:002011-08-04T05:42:00.414-06:00Column Width cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-83521637720798645182011-08-03T09:30:00.000-06:002011-08-03T09:30:20.325-06:00Us or ThemSomeone else having Dachshund Adventures.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-91811938014718074302011-08-03T05:35:00.004-06:002011-08-03T05:35:00.613-06:00Cracked cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-17422994275127344502011-08-02T05:33:00.006-06:002011-08-02T05:33:00.361-06:00Light Source cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-61508016575531758122011-08-01T09:20:00.000-06:002011-08-01T09:20:25.277-06:00Pegasuscmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-75140952310729417262011-07-29T17:30:00.002-06:002011-07-31T06:53:02.438-06:00A Triumph of Willor how the little wiener dog continues to outsmart his people. Being a novice Dachshund owner, I'm being extra careful about the ills to which they are susceptible. Rocky's nine months old now and tending toward pudgy. He eats all the time. This can eventually be bad for his back. I googled -- why does my dachshund eat all the time -- and in .23 seconds got 442,000 hits. Almost half a millioncmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-61666848866514643332011-07-29T09:05:00.000-06:002011-07-29T09:05:10.246-06:00Summer TimeI'm working on a quid pro quo* deal for the County Fair people, so I have lots of extra pictures. Went to the parade where there were rodeo queens, clowns and fire trucks. Which reminds me of the first dirty joke I ever heard. What starts with f and ends with uck?  Fire Truck.Attended Rodeo #2 for this summer. I love the rodeo. Took the Lens Baby to the carnival. Yea, I wanted acmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-68095490973618112932011-07-27T08:32:00.000-06:002011-07-27T08:32:08.065-06:00Black Velvet Pencil For sale - here, here and here.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-67163993425136524952011-07-20T09:01:00.000-06:002011-07-20T09:01:48.622-06:00Stop The Presses! An artichoke grows in Montana.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-69853373856307868352011-07-11T11:28:00.000-06:002011-07-11T11:28:51.624-06:00Full-On Montana Summer in Montana means the rodeo is in town. Never too young to dream. About to experience Sudden Onset of Ground. I love the rodeo.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-59476000184232444752011-06-29T07:37:00.001-06:002011-06-29T16:56:04.497-06:00Open for BusinessAnd now for something different . . . My Etsy Store. (Where you will be able to buy a few Black Velvet pencils.)cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-42508103937902030622011-06-15T09:18:00.002-06:002011-06-15T09:22:49.475-06:00The Pencil Test  Last night I took notes at a FEMA meeting with both. One thing Palomino has down pat is laying down a dark line. When the PBW602 first hit the paper, I thought, oh, this is smooth. The slightly larger circumference makes me not mind the hex. The point lasted longer than the Original, in this unscientific, fast scribbling notes at a meeting, test. Then I had to change to a Biro because I forgot cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-39997255331521949562011-06-14T11:54:00.002-06:002011-06-30T11:45:00.157-06:00The Other Side of The Door E=MC2 Gracie, formerly Naughtiest Puppy in the World, is no Einstein. She's not even Einstein's slow brother, Irving. She is sweet. She loves everybody, and is trainable with repetition. Most of us are. Rocky is something else all together. Not just a pretty face. We noticed early on, he seemed able to figure stuff out. Were all dachshunds like this? Was it his hound heritage? Or were we cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-71708274578744904852011-06-11T22:13:00.003-06:002011-07-14T09:59:01.902-06:00Close Original Blackwing 602 / Palomino Blackwing 602 Just out, California Cedar's new entry into the find the perfect pencil quest - a re-inventing of the Blackwing 602. For those of you joining our program already in progress, Eberhard Faber's Blackwing 602 woodclinched pencil topped the list of the perfect pencil (for those who don't mind a pencil not being round.) In my search to reconnect withcmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-4303920626355919732011-06-08T01:48:00.000-06:002011-06-08T01:48:17.121-06:00On The Road Due to a family emergency, we went to California. Due to the emergency and because this was not my idea of a nice vacation, I was in a really bad mood. Didn't take my usual plethora of stuff. You know, the cameras. Woke up on the coast and all I had with me was the little Canon I got last Christmas. oy. At least it works off regular batteries. In fact, the biggest consumer complaint about cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-12841911077615460382011-05-26T06:00:00.008-06:002011-05-26T06:00:04.651-06:00End of the WorldWe're on the pier at Pismo when I look up and see this. The world was supposed to end the day before and hadn't, but my first thought was -- maybe the world is ending now due to a east coast/west coast daylight savings time foul-up and here I am in California. Not where I expected to be come the end of the world. So, I stand there staring into the sky, taking pictures (trying to burn out my cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-1257929171154152102011-05-25T09:55:00.000-06:002011-05-25T09:55:03.110-06:00Directions Guess I'll just sit here.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-54854847354262537712011-04-24T11:56:00.001-06:002011-06-11T22:30:24.582-06:00Springtime in Montana cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-69860011775829443172011-04-21T21:48:00.000-06:002011-04-21T21:48:35.828-06:00Oh BabyStill testing the Lens Baby lens, and I may have to take back everything I said. LensBaby Muse on Nikon D40. Still not perfected, as while shooting I CANNOT tell where the "sweet spot" is. Sweet spot in this instance being what in the frame is in focus. So, stuff like this happens. Which, you know, is annoying. Especially when trying to capture images of one's fast-moving spawn. But with cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-47052780302091006682011-04-07T18:31:00.002-06:002011-06-14T11:04:18.536-06:00The Perfected NotebookIt may be a sign of old age and/or encroaching crotchetiness, but I get annoyed when a manufacturer changes a product I've come to know and love. Like, for example, suddenly Moleskine notebook quality seems variable. Yes, we all groused when they moved manufacturing of the beloved favorite from Italy to China (with no decrease in price mind you.) But, our favorite little black book stayed the cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-67023429747803216852011-03-30T11:52:00.001-06:002011-06-14T11:04:18.536-06:00No More Bookstore There's an old saying, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Road trip on Monday to Bozeman. Saw this. Thought the store was already closed, but stopped to take advantage of the sale. Browsed a store with one third of the stock still shelved. Empty racks and fixtures-for-sale left room for a dance floor. If anyone be so inclined. I know this is a major chain. I knowcmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-83614152722239333182011-03-30T07:36:00.001-06:002011-03-30T07:36:00.388-06:00Montana Gothiccmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-83134345051879988562011-03-28T03:08:00.005-06:002011-03-28T03:08:01.253-06:00Spy CamI'm back at it. Last time didn't work out so well. Getting sneakier in my old age.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-58464740331357068212011-03-27T14:14:00.004-06:002011-04-04T10:50:34.694-06:00Fly in the Ointment Ever thought the Universe was aiming messages at you? With a close look at the sidebar, you'll see I work in emergency services. Last week we had a community meeting with a report from the fire chief about the fire department status over the last year. Now, I know, having been there for most of it, that our cadre of fire/EMS volunteers worked their collective asses off responding to cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-74292547629896911922011-03-19T22:54:00.001-06:002011-03-19T23:09:12.210-06:00MoonTonight the moon is closer than it has been in 18 years, so we tramped through the ice mud for a photo opportunity. Been a while since I've had an adventure in the dark. Word to the wise: for dark adventures, bring a tripod.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-26340021047634354822011-03-17T09:06:00.000-06:002011-03-17T09:06:17.608-06:00Céad míle fáilte After nearly a year, I think I'm probably over my our trip to Ireland psychosis. Probably. Once we made it home, I reacted to the mention of anything Irish like I'd been through a course of aversion therapy. Twitch and duck. But I'm over that now. Yeah. Happy Saint Patrick's Day. Advice for the Unwary TravelerAlways take direct flights.Never sit in Seat 13. Don't travel on the anniversarycmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-29695528285760699882011-03-12T14:23:00.000-07:002011-06-14T11:04:18.537-06:00New Lens. Same Old PuppyStill testing the Lensbaby. What I learned today was how much I freakin' HATE this carpet, and I've been looking at it for twenty years. ick. Almost got something here - Finally this - Still nothing to write home about.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-91005434746646998042011-03-12T03:01:00.000-07:002011-03-12T03:01:46.125-07:00Where oh Where... have I been? Fire training. EMS training. Preparing EMS training. oy. In between, bought a Lensbaby which at first blush, I think sucks. I will probably change my mind in a bit. First attempt produced this -- which is unremarkable except for what a mess my work table is. Then this. I think the "sweet spot" is behind me somewhere. Finally this --which I kind of like, but it feels cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-43863219394680696972011-02-22T15:31:00.000-07:002011-02-22T15:31:47.420-07:00Thousands of $$ Worth of Camera EquipmentAnd I'm Taking Puppy Pictures Does this blanket make my nose look big? I am too cute. Resistance is futile. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-77868755171703552772011-02-08T04:05:00.007-07:002011-02-08T04:05:00.641-07:00Still Pictures cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-58253681812868908362011-02-07T06:00:00.002-07:002011-02-07T08:33:31.553-07:00Adapt or DieCelebrate Darwin Day, February 12th. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-34561694099706296862011-02-05T12:00:00.003-07:002011-02-06T06:08:51.521-07:00End of the World - Part 3So, we're awaiting our chick's return to the roost and through the miracle of technology we're able to follow the flight as it powers across the pond. Technology, sheer bliss, no? In spite of an inordinate love for old pencils, I am a totally wired individual. I LOVE my iTouch. bless me father, for i have sinned. I'm growing fond of the iPad. I recently added a Kindle. (jury's still out.) Whencmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-19758055719135503512011-01-26T02:04:00.000-07:002011-01-26T02:04:18.269-07:00A Paws My puppy walks like he has clown shoes on his front feet. Who me? cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-35261164588566672822011-01-21T10:34:00.001-07:002011-01-21T10:44:59.183-07:00We the PeopleThe Montana Legislature is in session. A few nights ago, we celebrated my parents 60th anniversary at the fancy restaurant in town. A group of legislators were seated at the table next to ours. They were loud. Drunk. Obese. But, oh so important. We could tell by the preening. This might make one lose faith in democracy. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-32209203645442020812011-01-20T17:54:00.000-07:002011-01-20T17:54:05.145-07:00How To . . .stop an intrepid photographer from interrupting one's nap. . . . aah . . . I know I'm cute. But I'm really tired. It's not easy chasing that terrier around all day.   What's this?   shake shake shake Works every time. cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-35858324604402545802011-01-20T17:33:00.000-07:002011-01-20T17:33:07.462-07:00Quote the PoetWashing machine broke, so we went to town for a new one. Now, I have low expectations for a washing machine. No. Really. All I want is a warm rinse cycle. Warm wash. Warm rinse. WARM/WARM. Is this unreasonable? Apparently. Washing machines, now days, will save you money, time, energy and the Earth. Cold water rinsing saves all of the above. Warm water rinsing has gone the way of the cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-63872893889781720902011-01-13T16:28:00.000-07:002011-01-13T16:28:46.277-07:00Back In The Old DaysI remember when a traffic jam consisted of a school bus and a horse trailer.cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-79996212258028090832011-01-10T01:15:00.005-07:002011-01-10T01:15:00.180-07:00A Fish with a Bicycle http://7quotes.webs.com/ cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-44229609583556810122011-01-09T05:24:00.001-07:002011-01-09T05:24:00.253-07:00Quotes for Writerscmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20483744.post-40237792097977887202011-01-08T09:14:00.000-07:002011-01-08T09:14:48.252-07:00Movies 2010cmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582955125941259290noreply@blogger.com0