Computer Bug

Just hanging out on my laptop
Not a virus just a visitor. Yet after six months of DSL being back on dialup moves slower than snail. Oh yea, that’s not a bug. Oh well.

Time for a little rant, I have to get this off my chest. Feel free to leave right now, that’s OK. I’ve been spending an average of 15 hours a day online, no phone access at that time. Why so long? It can take several minutes to upload a blog page to read and then possibly another 2-3 minutes for word verification while I click and wait sometimes three times. What’s up with that? Some verifications are worse than others. I can’t watch videos so sometimes miss the best part of a post. Music comes in spurts so why bother. Some images are posted so HUGE they flow off the edges of my screen, can’t I have the option to click and enbiggen? And isn’t there a limit to how many posts are on a page? If I quit writing comments it’s only because there aren’t enough hours in a day to get to everyone. Oh, and I didn’t even mention the hour it might take to download pics for my own blog.

Thank you for allowing me to get this out of my system. Please know this is not directed at anybody in particular. Now I can go back on line and try to read over 300 posts on Sky Watch Friday.

Part 6 Death Valley National Park - Day 2 Furnace Creek

Some folks called it hell.

Furnace Creek Inn
Originally built as a working ranch in the 1880s it is now a complete resort complex called Furnace Creek... 

Sky Watch Friday - Yarnell Sunset

I just never get tired of the magnificent sunsets seen out my window.

To see other skies from around the world, or to share your own, go to Sky Watch Friday by clicking here.

Part 5 - Death Valley National Park - Day 2 Harmony Borax Works

In the last Death Valley post I mentioned the mining of salt deposits. Well sodium borate, or borax, known as the “White gold of the desert” ranks as Death Valley’s most profitable mineral as seen at the Harmony borax Works.  Read more here.

Remember Whensday - Self portrait 1990

I was an adult college student finishing up my Associates Degree at Shoreline Community College near Seattle, Washington. One of my classes was figure drawing and we were working with conte crayons. I still like the slightly abstract look.

Sally from The (Mis) Adventures of Karl and Sally has started a meme where the past is remembered through sharing old photographs and this is #23, I think. I love the idea and hope you will too. So join the fun by clicking here.

MWT - Death Valley National Park Day 2 - Salt Creek - Part 4

We didn’t beat the early birds but tried to get an early start as planned to see a lot on our second day in Death Valley. First stop the .5 mile (.8 km) roundtrip boardwalk to Salt Creek which you can read about here.

Death Valley National Park Day 1 - Aguereberry Camp and Eureka Mine - Part 3

 Explore Aguereberry camp and the Eureka Mine here.