A Gardening Lesson

$50.  That is roughly how much it cost me to grow two little Roma tomatoes; the only tomatoes that came out of our garden this year.

The starter trays worked well.  Starting them in the sun room gave them plenty of opportunity for success.  Seeds from Gurneys and Seed Savers performed wonderfully in their infant stage.  Before placing them in the ground, I honestly wondered, 'what are we going to do with all these tomatoes?'

The failure was mine.  Being away from gardening for more than 25 years gave me the opportunity to forget a lot!  WOW, did I forget a lot.

Copyright, Songs and Common Sense

The concept of copyright has been around for quite some time.  However, common sense, regardless of how prevalent in society it might be, has been around a lot longer.

From NMPA Website
WASHINGTON – At a press event today the National Music Publishers’ Association announced that it has sent takedown notices to the top 50 unlicensed lyric sites in an unprecedented anti-piracy effort.  NMPA is working with songwriter and University of Georgia researcher David Lowery who published an academic study listing top unlicensed lyric websites. These lyric sites profit from advertisement-generated revenue, yet songwriters whose lyrics are available on these unlicensed sites receive no compensation.

So...  How soon will we start receiving invoices, billing us for each time we sing in the shower, recite a chorus or mention lyrics to a friend or co-worker?  Yes, this is off-topic, but is irritating to me.

Quote Of The Day

Take yourself off the back burner.

That's what I heard from my boss Monday morning.  Apparently my stress and angst was palpable over the phone line.  Telecommuting can really amplify little irritations into major head-banging mountains of stress.  Multiple projects (one being mismanaged by one of our equally stressed business analyst) and two recent mistakes in some billing research I was working on just put me on the edge.

My question to the boss was simple: "So, I have the Trouble Ticket project, Aging Reports, Phone Switch Looping research and the Intranet project.  Which should I pull off the back burner?"

She laughed... "You, sir, need to take yourself off the back burner."

iwanttofarm.com for sale

Just wanted to post a little note that I have my domain iwanttofarm.com for sale.  Looking for $500 O.B.O.

Honestly, it is nice to allow a blog provider like Blogger to provide help, spam protection and software updates.  While it is certainly within the scope of my abilities to perform these tasks, after a long day of programming, thinking about a weekend PHP update or installation of a new patch is just too much sometimes.

So, my site will soon be parked.  Anyone want to make an offer???

I'm Back!!!

It is interesting what happens withing the span of only four years.  Here is a little recap...

• My daughter moved to Iowa and earned her Associates degree from Kirkwood Community College.  She now works full time at an international hotel chain and is attending University of Iowa.
• Met a wonderful woman in 2011 on the internet.  We were married about a year later.  Life really can be better when sharing it with a person you love!
• Rode my motorcycle solo across the country for a second time.
• AND...  My wife and I moved back to the country!!!  It isn't a farm but...  The picture in the upper left of this post is from our back yard near New Boston, Illinois.

But wait, there's more.  Stay Tuned!