Want to mooch a book? First list 10 books you want to give away and get 1 point. For 1 point you can get a book. Here is how it works: http://bookmooch.com/about/points

Click Here For A Bright Idea

The single best thing you can do for yourself and the environment! These bulbs have become reasonably priced and can be replaced a few at a time or as your old bulb burns out. Do it!

Bumper Sticker

Click on image to get your free bumper sticker

"You already know that when it comes to our nation's roads, all wildlife deserves a brake. Now with your free Give Wildlife a Brake™ bumper sticker, you can spread the word to your fellow motorists. Careful driving is particularly important during the spring and fall, when many animals are most active."

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061004.html

Something to look for in the night sky. Comet Swan! Visible with binoculars in the northeast.

So what is the pale blue dot in this image?

Earth!

Read on:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060927.html

Dog Fighting

Once more I'm asking you to endorse the bill in congress which will firm up the laws against animal fighting. This is a cruel, cruel sport.

https://community.hsus.org/campaign/endanimalfighting_hulk?rk=l7q9JXY14Ry6E

More about scanner art: I thought that it might ruin my scanner bed somehow. Also I wondered about backgrounds, say if you wanted to make a silk background or black one. Here is a link that addresses both questions:

http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/scanner.html

Oh Fun! Scanner Art: Here is a Wikipedia shot of a rhino, but click on the link for some really beautiful images:

http://www.timfleming.com/Image.asp?ImageID=60571&AKey=8ZT3WBKP

I'm hoping by inviting you all, that you can post comments to my blog since it is now beta. I upgraded so I can post to Debi's blog and now I can't post to anyone's except hers. Lordy, lordy. Please leave a comment so I can see if you can post here.

Keypunching

This is the first keypunch machine I worked on. It is an IBM-029 and it looks pretty drab but it had pretty blue keys for functions.

I was 23 years old and it was my first computer job. I worked in Roswell, NM at First National Bank.