Archive for December 2003
End of the Year Reflection
Here is a photo of my new server erowyn.zaramyth.net (she was the only female to actually use a sword in Lord of the Rings) The two IP addresses of the server are 65.89.129.7 and 8 These Cobalt Raq servers recently went into end of life from Sun. They are nice and have a cool web…
Read MoreReal Rain
Well today is the first real rain storm that I have seen in Texas.. It has been raining on an off since early this morning. I feel like I’m back in Portland again. A few of the ranchers that I have talket ot have been worried that the winter has been too dry, well this…
Read MoreAOL Man
Seasons Greetings from AOL man. Phyllis Thomas gave me this nice crushed cotton AOL shirt which is so cool!
Read MoreDead Battery in Elgin
12/18/2003 8:17 PM I will never get used to being stranded because of car problems. My Toyota pick-up truck left my possession with 220,000 miles and was reliable up to the end and I never had so much as a flat with it. I did leave my lights on a few times in a McDonalds…
Read MoreWindy Winter Morning
In the morning when I wakeAnd see the beauty God can makeI know it can’t get better than this When I can see five milesIt makes me smileTo live in this heavenly bliss The brisk winter windMakes the oak branches bendAnd can make your eye tear But as I stand and turn aroundListening to the…
Read MoreCorpus Christi
I took my first trip to the Texas coast on Sunday. I was the guest of my friend Phyllis Thomas. She grew up in Corpus Christi and wanted to show me the property that she owned.
Read MoreFull Power
Well I finally took a hot shower on the ranch! Bluebonnet came out yesterday and completed the meter installation and connectet the power to electrical panel on the pole behind the house. I got home around 12:30 AM and started turning on all the breakers for the furnace and water heater. I pulled all the…
Read MoreOne Week on the Ranch
12/8/2003 8:58 PM I have spent my first week living on the Lone Worm Ranch. It has been a week full of discovery and challenges. Taking cold showers and going to bed with the chickens and waking up 4 hours before sunrise are just a few of the moments that have made this week interesting.Today…
Read MoreOne Week on the Ranch
I have spent my first week living on the Lone Worm Ranch. It has been a week full of discovery and challenges. Taking cold showers and going to bed with the chickens and waking up 4 hours before sunrise are just a few of the moments that have made this week interesting. Today Dan Nettles…
Read MoreGood Morning Bambi
Window pane 1 Window pane 2 Window pane 3 Thick clouds at night gave way to a beautiful morning full of sunshine and clear skis. I was sitting in the kitchen drinking my smoothie and making phone calls to start my day. As I was talking to the road contractor I noticed four animals that…
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