Sunday "Moment in the Sun" Blogging

Sunday has returned, the full moon is past and there is time for a Moment in the Sun.

This is my niece Lauren. The picture was taken twenty some years ago in my brother's front yard. My sister's child, she was a student of her mother in third grade. I've always wanted to ask her what that was like. She went on to graduate from Georgia, with honors.

It's nice to look back. It's almost like a renewal, a reminder of what mattered, for those times when one may get lost. Hopefully we all have refuges beyond the external, those places we can go for some quiet and spiritual refreshment.

I've had interests come and go in my life, but the one that remains constant is music. Some months ago my 2nd generation iPod died so I went out an got a shiny new one. I couldn't wait to get it loaded up with music and pictures as I have a connection to the car radio. Unfortunately it wouldn't behave. I just couldn't get it to load my playlists despite having had that capability in my previous iPod. Just last night the situation resolved with the discovery of a plug in for Winamp, yes, Winamp. It seems that Winamp can manage your iPod with the addition of a plug in called ml_ipod. Now instead of frustration I have my playlists on the iPod. Huzzah!

Sunday Bambino Blogging

Photo by Lahdee

What was mighty Casey like as a child?

I took this photo sometime ago at a family function. With baseball season under way and school letting out back east I'm reminded of the determination and wonder of youth.

I've purchased the domain lahdee.com. One of these days I'll figure out what to do with it. Why spend money on a domain and then a host, Dream Host? Sooner or later I'll remember what it means to write meaningfully and maybe even find that I've taken up photography again. I miss that, photography I mean.

Justice Antonin Scalia has declared that because habeas corpus protections apply to detainees held at Guantanamo Bay it “will almost certainly cause more Americans to be killed.” Great, just what we need from a Supreme Court Justice, hyperbole.

As long as the court's current composition continues we will be subject to fear as an "judicial activist" weapon. I'm hoping his head will ache in January '09 when the politics of fear is shown the door. I'd sure like to see a Democratic Congress impeach and convict his butt.

Sunday bird blogging

I was coming home from work one day this past winter when I had a surprise. I pulled into my driveway, stopped the car and walked back towards the trunk to retrieve my laptop. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something so I looked up. Across the street, not more then 200 feet from me sat a very large predator in a tree. I looked at the bird and he at me, I said, "Stay right there, I'll be right back." Heh. I ran into the house and got my camera.

Detroit beats Pittsburgh at the Igloo last night. Can anyone stop the Red Wings now? I doubt it.

The expected high temperature in Tempe today is 100 Degrees. Looks like summer has finally arrived. It may not go below 100 again until October. Ah, summer in the desert where you go from your air conditioned house to your air conditioned car to your air conditioned office. It's not always that bad as long as it stays under 110. And there's always the morning until 9AM or so.

Happy Sunday.

Memorial Day Weekend

Got to watch some Stanley Cup Finals last night. I didn’t follow hockey much at all this year; I've been away from the game since the lockout. It was nice to see a playoff game, but I don’t know if I’m ready to recommit to hockey yet. Maybe next year.

Got a lot scheduled on Friday. While I’m on vacation next week we’ll have the tree taken down it the back yard, the mesquite trees in the front yard will be trimmed and both front and back yards will be sprayed for weeds.

I’d like to get over to the pool store today for a chemistry review. The silly pool is not recovering from a severe bout of algae a week ago. I replaced the sand filter on Friday, but algaecide and shock over the last two nights have not made significant improvement.

Last but not least Sunday Bird blogging. This one is from my backyard, taken this past winter.

Back from Wherever

I'm surprised that the blog is still here considering I haven't posted to it in over a year. I don't know where it's gonna go, but maybe I'll try and keep it up this time.

If you believe in representation of all the voters check out Florida Demands Representation. This group of activists will be traveling to DC on May 30 and 31 to demand that the DNC count the votes and seat the delegates in accordance with the certified January 29 Presidential Primary results. HT RealityCheck9 at Corrente.

One more Sunday note. I am, and have been, a fan of Big Tent Democrat at TalkLeft . He is forthright, clear and insightful in his positions. I don't always agree with him (some day I'll figure out how to disagree with him in a post), but I admire him.

And just for fun, Sunday Bird Blogging. I took this while on the ferry from the Cape to Nantucket Island some years ago.


Finally. I miss C&J at DailyKos. Unfortunately I can't stand the vitriol so I'm boycotting DK. Hopefully I be able to go back there, but to be honest I'm not sure I can. ::sigh::