Archive for the 'General Interest' Category

1906 Dime

Posted by Robin on July 28th, 2008

When I was working my way through flight training I worked in a drugstore in Key Largo, FL. Occasionally I noticed rare coins like this one in the change drawer. With permission I exchanged my money for these coins … though they are worn and have little collector value they are real silver. I have [...]

Here is a short quote from La Shawn Barber’s take on the shocking news that unfaithful men are not to be trusted!
I couldn’t care less who did what to whom, but I want you to see an age-old lesson emerging from this mess. If a man is willing to cheat on his wife with [...]

Fun With Clouds

Posted by Robin on June 5th, 2008

Backyard Pond

Posted by Robin on June 2nd, 2008

I am in the process of building a pond in our back yard. After my dad built his attached apartment and driveway we had a circular sloped area in our back yard that I found difficult to landscape. My sister Bonnie in Missoula Montana had a nice pond in her yard so I was inspired [...]

Cats Feet Fog

Posted by Robin on June 2nd, 2008

Morning fog over northern NY from 6 miles overhead.

Memorial Day

Posted by Robin on May 26th, 2008

I highly recommend this Memorial day post from Tom Ascol’s blog -
This patriotic song by Vladimir John Ondrasik III (”Five for Fighting”) struck me as a fitting tribute to our troops as we celebrate Memorial Day. Though the Kingdom of God must never be confused with any national entity and nationalism is no more fitting [...]

Government Schools: Food for Thought

Posted by Robin on May 9th, 2008

Teachers in urban public schools send their own children to private schools at nearly double the national rate of private-school attendance, according to a new study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington, D.C.
Nationwide, 12.2 percent of all families in urban, rural and suburban settings send their children to private schools. But 21.5 percent [...]

Starting Over

Posted by Robin on May 2nd, 2008

Well, it looks like I’ve lost all my past posts and comments … but that’s ok since this gives me a chance to start over. I think it will be worth it since this version of WordPress seems vastly superior to the version I was working with previously (v 1.5).
For those of you who I [...]

upgrading my blog

Posted by Robin on May 1st, 2008

I tried to upgrade WP 1.5 to 2.5 but it didn’t go as smoothly as advertised. As soon as I get a day off I plan on restoring my blog - just haven’t had time.