tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64936434745740204972011-07-30T12:38:54.218-07:00are not lostjchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-2610191378743159902010-10-25T08:37:00.001-07:002010-10-25T08:41:05.553-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/TMWkoWqxusI/AAAAAAAAAEY/OR6fvyhEFdk/s1600/IMG_7774.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/TMWkoWqxusI/AAAAAAAAAEY/OR6fvyhEFdk/s200/IMG_7774.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532008730481244866" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-261019137874315990?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-22145714788840238112010-04-19T11:18:00.000-07:002010-04-19T11:21:03.229-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S8yeurYGXyI/AAAAAAAAADk/kv6PUEI2POE/s1600/IMG00133-20100418-0948.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S8yeurYGXyI/AAAAAAAAADk/kv6PUEI2POE/s200/IMG00133-20100418-0948.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461914972848545570" /></a><br /><div>My first running race a 6k.</div><div>I finished #5 in my age category!</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-2214571478884023811?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-65751924804143927032010-04-15T18:28:00.000-07:002010-04-15T18:37:43.229-07:00It's lonely here without you<div>zorro just hangs around the house</div><div>it's lonely here without you</div><div>the garden is neglected</div><div>where the rose used to grow</div><div>vines twine around the brown patches</div><div>even though spring is blooming everywhere</div><div>the sidewalk is cracked in front of your house</div><div>and i call your name and it echoes</div><div>reverberates</div><div>along the hedge row</div><div>along the fence</div><div>it's lonely here</div><div>without you</div><div>tomorrow comes too soon</div><div>i was just remembering yesterday when I woke up</div><div>wrote you a letter </div><div>and called your phone</div><div>it's lonely here without you</div><div>seems to be a week or so</div><div>but i still try to remember the sight of you</div><div>the smell of you</div><div>the thought of you</div><div>I haven't been myself these days I haven't thought</div><div>of me these days </div><div>one thing</div><div>to do </div><div>tomorrow is</div><div>sit here on my own - watch the spring turn to summer and the fall lumber on</div><div>i can't remember the mess i made</div><div>i can't remember the haste escape</div><div>i left the house </div><div>didn't make the bed </div><div>just walked on the cracked street</div><div>back street</div><div>crack street</div><div>it's lonely here</div><div>without you</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-6575192480414392703?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-90369335155298581602010-04-07T19:27:00.001-07:002010-04-07T19:27:55.453-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><i>jane behind the curtain</i></span></span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">April 2010 - j.conrader</span></span></div><div><br /></div>switch back<div>the light</div><div>from behind the curtain</div><div>jane is hiding there</div><div><br /></div><div>where</div><div>her blonde hair is hanging</div><div>in her face</div><div>a rumpled lace collar around her neck</div><div>black worn fabric fitted against her chest</div><div>jane </div><div>now where has she gone</div><div><br /></div><div>we searched the white kitchen</div><div>we searched the grand hall </div><div>we searched the dark dining room </div><div>the locked closet</div><div>the empty cell</div><div><br /></div><div>where has she gone</div><div><br /></div><div>jane</div><div>deranged</div><div>delighted </div><div>derailed</div><div>jane</div><div><br /></div><div>hiding behind the curtain</div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-9036933515529858160?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-62158463601749439232010-04-06T18:39:00.000-07:002010-04-06T18:42:09.810-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S7vifhLTYNI/AAAAAAAAADc/MeILrNXN_nA/s1600/IMG_7672.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S7vifhLTYNI/AAAAAAAAADc/MeILrNXN_nA/s200/IMG_7672.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457204404599087314" /></a><br /><div>Fading light</div><div>in the evening</div><div>on the hills</div><div>the sun</div><div>like a beacon</div><div>in my head</div><div>watching</div><div>wistfully</div><div>as the day</div><div>turns slowly to night</div><div>the echoes</div><div>in the hillside</div><div>the echoes</div><div>following the light</div><div>as the shadows</div><div>creep</div><div>along the trail</div><div>the light is fading</div><div>fading</div><div>into night</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-6215846360174943923?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-88291075591622599612010-04-06T18:36:00.000-07:002010-04-06T18:38:42.959-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S7vh6VL6LBI/AAAAAAAAADU/KPc1Oqqak2k/s1600/IMG_7463.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S7vh6VL6LBI/AAAAAAAAADU/KPc1Oqqak2k/s200/IMG_7463.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457203765725244434" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-8829107559162259961?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-19674984441482647262010-04-06T18:34:00.000-07:002010-04-06T18:36:29.159-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S7vhiXtr45I/AAAAAAAAADM/OdK3tITiqfA/s1600/IMG_6268.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S7vhiXtr45I/AAAAAAAAADM/OdK3tITiqfA/s200/IMG_6268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457203354086925202" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-1967498444148264726?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-40201924766839923192010-04-06T18:21:00.000-07:002010-04-06T18:23:45.337-07:00I wander round<div>as the leaves fall</div><div>and new ones grow</div><div>I wander round</div><div>in the evening</div><div>as the light grows dim</div><div>I wander round</div><div>on the pavement</div><div>as the cars go by</div><div>I wander</div><div>as the bees go flying by</div><div>I wander</div><div>in the woods</div><div>as the turkeys fly</div><div>I wander</div><div>I wander</div><div>in the noon day sun</div><div>as the hawks call from the sky</div><div>I wonder why I wander</div><div>I wander on by</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-4020192476683992319?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-8196887202519697062010-03-10T04:49:00.000-08:002010-03-10T05:00:27.585-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S5eX5n2MG2I/AAAAAAAAADE/NeLrf3TT8kU/s1600-h/IMG_7790.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S5eX5n2MG2I/AAAAAAAAADE/NeLrf3TT8kU/s200/IMG_7790.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446989290532510562" /></a><br />before the dawn<div>a certain quiet </div><div>covers the river</div><div>sawgrass swaying</div><div>the beat of a heron's wing</div><div>a leaf growing</div><div>a blossom</div><div>budding</div><div>frog</div><div>fish</div><div>gator</div><div>panther prowling</div><div>river slow</div><div>flowing</div><div>creeping like the light is</div><div>emerging</div><div>from the east over the city</div><div>and crawling flowing like</div><div>the river </div><div>like the wind</div><div>sawgrass changing</div><div>from black to green</div><div>chirp chirp chirp</div><div>bird bird bird</div><div>river flowing</div><div>river</div><div>flowing</div><div>cleansing</div><div>renewing</div><div>starting at the end</div><div>soft</div><div>wind</div><div>filled with the early light the</div><div>damp dew</div><div>hanging</div><div>on the tips of blades</div><div>washing</div><div>flowing</div><div>running</div><div>starting</div><div>wearing</div><div>the new day</div><div>like a badge </div><div>like a shield</div><div>like</div><div>a</div><div>river</div><div>in the morning</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-819688720251969706?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-7378328456622281932010-01-25T09:08:00.000-08:002010-01-25T09:09:36.954-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S13QIFtBTBI/AAAAAAAAAC8/zq88b8C2LPg/s1600-h/IMG_7088.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S13QIFtBTBI/AAAAAAAAAC8/zq88b8C2LPg/s200/IMG_7088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430725563067223058" border="0" /></a>This was the freezing rain we had in Florida. Now that's cold.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-737832845662228193?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-78165871580057930262010-01-21T16:38:00.000-08:002010-01-21T16:39:31.498-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S1jzvZmbB7I/AAAAAAAAAC0/EI0V--m8HR0/s1600-h/IMG_7096.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/S1jzvZmbB7I/AAAAAAAAAC0/EI0V--m8HR0/s200/IMG_7096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429357346446575538" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-7816587158005793026?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-5379456958707199942010-01-11T06:41:00.001-08:002010-01-11T06:41:31.253-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">the plates pushed across the table<div>crumbs on the floor</div><div>stagnant time pieces</div><div>he paces</div><div><br /></div><div>watch for the train as it rolls by</div><div>tethered to the night</div><div>quarter to nine</div><div>drawn and quartered </div><div>ten steps behind</div><div>hurried hounds</div><div>harbor great debts</div><div>ten cent note </div><div>wet, wet, wet</div><div><br /></div><div>turn around the corner</div><div>follow me down</div><div>turn around the corner</div><div>follow me</div><div>now</div><div>paces,races </div><div>worried </div><div>fled</div><div>torn pieces</div><div>he paces</div><div><br /></div><div>watch for the rain as it falls now</div><div>against the window pane</div><div>against the grain</div><div>step lightly</div><div>tread lightly</div><div>not on me </div><div>not,not,not</div><div><br /></div><div>take time dear friend</div><div>take time</div><div>time to take in the future</div><div>past behind</div><div>the wall, the wall, the wall</div><div>turn to me now</div><div>turn around me now</div><div>tumble down shack</div><div>tumble down, tumble down</div><div>I slept </div><div>I slept </div><div>cold and wet</div><div>I slept </div><div>I slept</div><div>forget i mentioned</div><div>forget i came</div><div>forget, forget , get , get, get</div><div><br /></div><div>the glasses are emptied </div><div>wine spilled on the gown</div><div>the jester is sleeping</div><div>the jester is dead</div><div>take the watch to the train delayed</div><div>take the ticket to the window in the rain</div><div>remember the ticket </div><div>remember the TICKET</div><div>flight,flit,flew</div><div>the window is open </div><div>ajar</div><div>the window is open</div><div>a door</div><div>adore</div><div>amore</div><div><br /></div><div>he paces</div><div>he paces </div><div><br /></div><div>the floor</div><div><br /></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-537945695870719994?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-30569612510372607272010-01-08T17:39:00.000-08:002010-01-08T17:48:00.676-08:00Lovely Ladies who languish by the sea.<br />Why do you wait for me?<br />Bronze bodies,black floppy hats with cigarettes to light.<br /><br />Lovely Ladies, do you see the clouds?<br />As they float by like sailing ships, as your kids wander round.<br />White billows, silver rimmed linings with dreams to catch.<br /><br />Lovely Ladies who dig their feet into the sand.<br />When will you go home?<br />Fast cars, red hot asphalt with places to go.<br /><br />Lovely Ladies who languish<br />Lovely Ladies in anguish<br />Lovely Ladies by the sea<br />by the sea<br />by the sea<br />Lovely ladies who languish<br />Why do you wait for me?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-3056961251037260727?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-57712569263208433622010-01-07T07:18:00.000-08:002010-01-07T07:21:47.606-08:00Slam. Sitting straight up in bed. Ears straining.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-5771256926320843362?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-80223583502957617942010-01-05T08:21:00.000-08:002010-01-05T08:43:40.658-08:00The sunlight filtered through the curtains, heavy with dust.<br />She stirred quietly. The phone rang in the other room.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-8022358350295761794?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-81651917812934536692009-10-19T18:57:00.000-07:002009-10-19T19:34:58.057-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/St0gxv4WQaI/AAAAAAAAACk/8C8Vnvrh2YY/s1600-h/IMG_6806.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 105px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/St0gxv4WQaI/AAAAAAAAACk/8C8Vnvrh2YY/s200/IMG_6806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394503967698207138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/St0htRXrTOI/AAAAAAAAACs/FelOop1kFYc/s1600-h/IMG_6807.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 163px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/St0htRXrTOI/AAAAAAAAACs/FelOop1kFYc/s200/IMG_6807.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394504990300261602" border="0" /></a>I needed a new <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/laptop+battery">battery</a> for my <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Laptop+Computers">laptop computer</a> and fast. My laptop computer battery was out of juice and I was regulated to using my laptop like a desktop, plugged into a electrical outlet at all times. Not efficient when you are out on the road most of the time and you have to hijack power from the most unlikely of places. I needed help fast, so I started searching the web to find out the best deals on batteries for my <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Laptop+Computers">Apple Powerbook G4</a>.<br />I have to admit after long hours of searching for <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/laptop+battery">laptop batteries</a>, I found great deals on <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Laptop+Computers">Cheap Laptop Computers</a> so maybe I just don't need a battery, but a new laptop.<br />The <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/macBook+Air">mac book air</a> is a super fast and super thin dream come true, but what about battery life?<br />Apple claims that the mac book air gets 5 hours of run time, but tests have come in under 4 hours, but with the <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/macBook+Air+battery+life?sb=1">3GJUICE MAC AIR</a> you can run for 6-8 hours without a plug, I'm free again.<br />You will also, need to get a <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/USB+Hubs">USB Hub</a> if you plan to work like I do. I can plug in my phone which has a bad battery too with the USB Hub and not worry about having to plug and unplug all those great laptop devices.<br />Here's to working without my power source!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-8165191781293453669?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-11743040651281358272009-10-06T17:09:00.001-07:002009-10-06T17:09:24.722-07:00<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/15557165#">Garmin Connect - Activity Details for Short Blast</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com">AddThis</a><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-1174304065128135827?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-2986022829586311452009-10-03T06:27:00.001-07:002009-10-03T06:27:22.212-07:00<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/15141610">Garmin Connect - Activity Details for Long Run Mt. Dora</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com">AddThis</a><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-298602282958631145?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-58146342857475404402009-09-25T10:28:00.001-07:002009-09-25T10:28:35.724-07:00http://www.imissmypencil.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-5814634285747540440?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-34105002161472686772009-09-25T06:57:00.000-07:002009-09-25T07:03:31.715-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrzNrCf6kmI/AAAAAAAAACc/PC8-QTaVtTc/s1600-h/mrbrainwash_love11.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrzNrCf6kmI/AAAAAAAAACc/PC8-QTaVtTc/s320/mrbrainwash_love11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385405393717072482" border="0" /></a><br />http://www.mrbrainwash.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-3410500216147268677?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-65716494376032693832009-09-24T18:36:00.001-07:002009-09-24T18:39:11.937-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwfN3S2t7I/AAAAAAAAACU/HAsVCOJY14s/s1600-h/Sillyrabbit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwfN3S2t7I/AAAAAAAAACU/HAsVCOJY14s/s200/Sillyrabbit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385213577470064562" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-6571649437603269383?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-43591497202043797452009-09-24T18:33:00.000-07:002009-09-24T18:34:45.611-07:00Can PW get these kids in line?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrweHEQW8lI/AAAAAAAAACM/e6o16-yFoxA/s1600-h/IMG_6210.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrweHEQW8lI/AAAAAAAAACM/e6o16-yFoxA/s200/IMG_6210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385212361178542674" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-4359149720204379745?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-21075557932994357672009-09-24T18:32:00.000-07:002009-09-24T18:33:10.404-07:00I have to finish my beer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwduzgDHAI/AAAAAAAAACE/m-4BdfUwcNQ/s1600-h/IMG_6147.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwduzgDHAI/AAAAAAAAACE/m-4BdfUwcNQ/s200/IMG_6147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385211944364088322" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-2107555793299435767?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-75204655316541067382009-09-24T18:18:00.000-07:002009-09-24T18:26:29.041-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwbNYFuOlI/AAAAAAAAAB8/uk-6z2VFvdE/s1600-h/freecycle_logo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 54px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwbNYFuOlI/AAAAAAAAAB8/uk-6z2VFvdE/s200/freecycle_logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385209171046971986" border="0" /></a><br />http://www.freecycle.org<br /><br />Freecycle Mission Statement<br /><br />"Our mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources &amp; eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-7520465531654106738?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-15660340218776222772009-09-24T17:58:00.001-07:002009-09-24T18:17:37.477-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwVvNTqDHI/AAAAAAAAABk/QKw_-ttv6Kk/s1600-h/3185904100_15b9e5dd53.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwVvNTqDHI/AAAAAAAAABk/QKw_-ttv6Kk/s200/3185904100_15b9e5dd53.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385203155198413938" border="0" /></a>It's Critical Mass Time Again<br /><br />Last month, I attended the Critical Mass Ride in Orlando.<br />Along with 200 other cyclists, we set off to promote alternative modes of transportation.<br />I didn't know what to expect, but I am always touched by the crowd effect syndrome. A group of unrelated people sharing a common experience and being overcome with emotion, like the crowd singing <span style="font-style: italic;">You Can't Always Get What You Want</span> at a Rolling Stones concert.<br /><br />The beginning of the ride wass the challenging part due to the fact that everyone starts off at the same time and in a confined area, but once we got onto the open street there was no stopping us, literally, no stopping. I asked my friend did we need to stop at the red lights and he said "no that's the point."<br />More than a few people honked their horns in a comradely fashion, while a few just honked them. We snarled a few lanes of traffic through downtown Orlando and ended up 9 miles later at Stardust Video to share in the obligatory beer.<br /><br />Critical Mass tomorrow the 25th at 5:30 pm, see you there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwWsRxuaPI/AAAAAAAAAB0/zYz5S8Vfxuc/s1600-h/IMG_6116.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwWsRxuaPI/AAAAAAAAAB0/zYz5S8Vfxuc/s200/IMG_6116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385204204370290930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwWOyfynNI/AAAAAAAAABs/CtwNSz_ZSvM/s1600-h/IMG_6113.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SrwWOyfynNI/AAAAAAAAABs/CtwNSz_ZSvM/s200/IMG_6113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385203697757363410" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-1566034021877622277?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-39249173462739088872009-09-24T17:45:00.001-07:002009-09-24T17:46:00.570-07:00Who knew that blogging would take so much time.<br />I have been on hiatus, but I am back.<br />Stay tuned.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-3924917346273908887?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-55308204068521300042009-08-26T18:19:00.000-07:002009-08-26T18:31:29.522-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Wet streets still dry beneath the trees</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Gray clouds still illuminated by the fading light</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Quiet footsteps beating in rhythm with the falling rain</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Darkness now creeping </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">through the woods </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">like a snake, the darkness</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">slithers its rays chasing the sunlight</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">as it fades</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-5530820406852130004?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-91876641947630195792009-08-22T10:46:00.000-07:002009-08-22T10:50:57.260-07:00<a href="http://www.flowthefilm.com/trailer">Bottled versus Tap</a><br /><br />DTC advertsing once again, is our water unsafe to drink?<br />Do we need to spend billions of dollars on bottled water when we could be getting right from our tap. Is our tap water safe to drink?<br />Let's find out.,<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-9187664194763019579?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-60920607707918235632009-08-22T10:22:00.000-07:002009-08-22T10:24:42.751-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SpApiYd6q_I/AAAAAAAAABc/ya9nGV2c_ck/s1600-h/pigs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SpApiYd6q_I/AAAAAAAAABc/ya9nGV2c_ck/s200/pigs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372840026113223666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SpApakOdQXI/AAAAAAAAABU/jZpRRVYy8os/s1600-h/Planes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 126px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SpApakOdQXI/AAAAAAAAABU/jZpRRVYy8os/s200/Planes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372839891830653298" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-6092060770791823563?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-47876073139920312422009-08-21T19:27:00.000-07:002009-08-22T10:16:03.594-07:00Where are we on <a href="http://www.healthreform.gov/">health care reform</a>?<br />The endless chatter over health care fills the airwaves 24 hours a day and I still can't decipher what is really happening.<br />Who's fault is it anyway?<br />The current system is in need of reform, but who is at the reigns?<br />The patients, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, doctors, nurses or the government?<br />The reformers and pundits alike are concentrating on a public health option, but is it the central issue?<br />We need to looker closer at the other problems effecting the system.<br />The pharmaceutical companies spend over a billion dollars on <a href="http://www.worldofdtcmarketing.com/index.html">Direct to Consumer Advertising</a> not to mention the vast amount of money spent on lobbying for their agenda.<br />Is the health care system a prisoner of the pharmaceutical conglomerate?<br />Can we compete with their deep pockets?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Direct-to-consumer_advertising">DTC advertising</a> budgets outweighs the amount of dollars spent on research and development.<br />As the DTC ads increase so do health care costs.<br />A night watching TV turns into a virtual visit with your health care provider, I have at least 3 new diseases since last night alone.<br />Now, I just need to ask my doctor.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-4787607313992031242?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-68333954188857332912009-08-17T08:42:00.000-07:002009-08-17T08:47:28.688-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/Sol6xA0Mg4I/AAAAAAAAABM/paMATqNjT8U/s1600-h/velma09_0485.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/Sol6xA0Mg4I/AAAAAAAAABM/paMATqNjT8U/s200/velma09_0485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370959013067129730" border="0" /></a><br />This is big too. Big wilderness. JS and I went wandering in Desolation Wilderness this past month. We read the books, blogs and bought and returned lots of camping items. Things we could have camped without, still working on that one. Things we could not have camped without coffee and the water filter js bought for our trip. We tapped our own water, better than Brita.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-6833395418885733291?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-30179858868078252112009-08-16T11:22:00.000-07:002009-08-16T11:27:15.137-07:00We live in the land of big. Big houses, big cars, big business and big government.<br />The question is how big is too big? A company keeps growing and growing and buying up all its competitors until there is no competition left and you are forced to buy from them. In my opinion, this is commercial communism. 1 choice is not a choice.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-3017985886807825211?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-4133875836674774432009-08-13T10:14:00.000-07:002009-08-13T10:33:41.778-07:00I made the long commute to work this morning. Traffic was slow, but not stopped.<br />Which leads me to the controversial issues of car ownership and public transportation.<br />No one uses public transportation because it is not convenient, but its not convenient because no one uses it. Everyone's goal, even now the government's, is car ownership.<br />Is car ownership environmentally correct?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-413387583667477443?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493643474574020497.post-64664918253988771732009-08-12T08:08:00.000-07:002009-08-12T10:43:12.417-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SoLe51030-I/AAAAAAAAABE/Zj0Rq50PEy8/s1600-h/IMG_6101.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Avtix8OmPlY/SoLe51030-I/AAAAAAAAABE/Zj0Rq50PEy8/s320/IMG_6101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369098791061804002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Recent wanderings to the panhandle of Florida.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">And we say grace and we say Ma'am.<br />And if you ain't into that we don't give a damn.<br /><br />The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes most of the northwestern part of the state. It is a narrow strip lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Its eastern boundary is arbitrarily defined along some chosen county lines, and it includes Tallahassee. (From Wikipedia)<br />This part of Florida should be claimed by Alabama, much of the culture is part of the larger South, different in many aspects from the rest of Florida. <br />Watching the flocks of tourists and residents alike belly up to the tables at Dewey Destin's is a cultural experience in itself. The fisihing boats filled with fresh bay grouper docked along side the motorboats laden with beer and southerns, bump and sway against the old wooden dock. This area should be part of LA, not the LA of Tinsletown , but the swath of Southern Culture that hangs down from south of Birmingham to the Gulf of Mexico like a wet towel full of hospitality and southern charm.<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6493643474574020497-6466491825398877173?l=windingwanderer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472464099411533129noreply@blogger.com0