New Phones

Kit and I just got new cell phones! We've now finally entered the world of texting. We had texting capability with our older phones, but texting on a number pad is so slow. We each now have the Kyocera Brio (with the full keyboard) on the major recommendation of Brother Scott. Thank you, Scotty. Thank you, Sprint. Thank you, Kyocera. Thank you, Blogger.

Happy Valentine's Day

Pattern Of The Week

Every weekend, I bring all of our recyclables to one of the area recycling centers. (Hopefully everyone recycles. If you don't, thanks for starting.) This was an early morning frosty fence that was waiting to be photographed.

Happy Birthday President Reagan

Happy Birthday #101 to President Reagan. He was born on Monday, February 6, 1911. {Click for more info.} This picture is from 1983.

Saturday: Day Of Rust

This is the side of an old cupola caboose. Click on the picture to zoom in for a better view.

Gateway to the Wild West

As you drive through Fargo on I-94, you're bound to see this arched walk-way. Some people call it an over-walk, some call it the Fargo Arch and some call it the Gateway to the West**. Whatever you want to call it, it needs some twinkly lights or something to really make it look great at night. (Click on the picture to see it in its full glory.)

**Some say that St. Louis copied the idea of Fargo's Archway for their larger version.

Happy Friday

Have a great Super Bowl weekend everybody! Remember to not drink and drive, but rather, think and thrive.

Scenic Fargo

Fargo, North Dakota was recently voted one of the most scenic cities in the country. Vistas like this overpass show why. This photo was snapped on eastbound I-94 at the tri-level overpass. Q: Were you driving while you took this picture? A: No, I was being driven by my driver, but thanks for axing. (Click on picture to zoom in.)

Swan Song

Just because swans mate for life, I don't think it's that big a deal. First of all, if you're a swan, you're probably not going to find a swan that looks much better than the one you've got, so why not mate for life? --Jack Handy

BLOGGER stands for

As an acronym, have you ever wondered what BLOGGER stands for? Here is one possibility:
Be Yourself
Looking Good
Oxymoronical
Good Times
Global Network
Extra Ordinary
Road Scholars
What do you think BLOGGER means?

Back Seat Driver

In the grocery store parking lot the other day, I noticed a family of dogs out shopping. They must have been low on dog food.

Google Shutting Down Picnik

Early on this Sunday morn, I sit down to my computer only to learn that Google is shutting down Picnik.com on April 19, 2012. Thanks for the heads-up warning but it is still devastating news. Reading some online comments, I think a google of users wish that Google would kindly reconsider shutting down this great website. Picnik is such a wonderful stand-alone website for working with pictures. I hope April 19, 2012 never comes. Google have mercy.

Our Internet Cafe

We have our internet access in the dining room where a second new computer was recently added to our older one. Now it feels like our very own little Internet Cafe. Above the dining room table hangs this fixture (shown above). It's always nice to have a dimmer switch to control your lights. I wonder if dimmer switches will work with those new compact fluorescent lights (mandated by our government)?

Snowflake Of The Week

Yard Art

Happy 2012! We finally got some snow in Fargo. I shovelled our whole driveway and put it all in one spot. It was that nice sticky snow. There were already a few snowmen in the area. So, I made a nice little pile and put a rock on top. We thought it kind of looked like a DQ ice cream sunday. Now we call it a Donkervoort, especially since I added a string of cream-colored rope lights going around the whole thing. We hope to have more Donkervoorts if we get more good snow.