It seems they might try to sometimes. I don’t really know if it’s true or not. You could tell me they come in 2’s or 5’s and I could make it fit just as well most of the time.

But on the old (not ole, but old) iBook G4 I usually use the dc-in board had gone out. Didn’t know what a dc-in board was? Me neither til I did some research. It’s a thing inside the computer that accepts the charge from your power cord and gives it to your battery. So no dc-in board, no workie. But I ordered a new used one off of eBay Monday. Should be here  any day now. But then I’ll have wifi and be portable again. As it stands now I can actually get about 5 minutes of charge for every hour it’s plugged in.

Then the refrigerator started clicking and humming. Soon our ice cream was all melted and the Flavo-Ice was nothing but juice. Something was keeping the compressor from turning on. Turns out the fridge was still under warranty! So some nice guys from the University of South Panola came today and replaced a circuit board, plugged it back into a nice little whirl and hum of a compressor and were on their way. All it cost me was a handshake.

Then the check engine light came on last week in my Hoe (it’s what I call the Tahoe). Then things started shimmying and shaking a lot when driving. Turns out my plugs and wires needed replacing. I don’t know what that means, but it drives better now. Thought the light did come back on that tells me to service engine soon. Probably that O2 sensor. Blast it. And this cost me much more than a handshake.

So my fear now is that this postpones the purchase of a DSLR again. Drat!

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So Wednesday night when a friend was at VBS with her Nikon D80, I was able to try it out. Liked it. I’d held one in the store before. And a friend in Clinton had had one and I snapped a few pics one time with theirs too. But this was the first time I was actually able to walk around with one for a bit. It further fueled my itch to get a DSLR soon.

But for some reason I keep looking at the Canon’s more. I really don’t think there’s a bad decision to be made. But the Canon 40D is where my heart is I think. It’s a touch heavier/bulkier than the Nikon D80, but is a step above better camera too I think.

If/when I take the dive, it will be with a bit of financial commitment, but I think I’m going to love it. I can spend hours on Flickr if I’m not careful. And I’ve found a few photography forums too.  Great resources, all of them. And some great places to show off your work and get help and critiques .

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The other night at VBS a friend wo is a local photographer took lots of pics of the kids. At the end we got her to take a pic of my famikly since our pic on the church’s website was really old and only had four of us in it. It turned out really good!

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Surely you’ve seen the Where the He** is Matt video right? Where the guy traveled around the world and had videos of himself dancing in tons of major international landmarks?

Well Matt decided he wanted some company. This video is amazing. Check it out.

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

I wonder how many frequent flier miles he has racked up?

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I had heard about the 40 Day Fast last year and was seriously interested in it. This year is is starting back for the second year, and I’m going to be a part of it. Here’s the lowdown: a group of 40 bloggers (actually this year it’s two teams of 40 bloggers each) compose a schedule. And for what ever day the blogger is assigned they will blog about an area of need in the world (either a cause or a country) and an organization that strives to meet that need. And they will also fast and pray that day for that need and that organization.

The purpose behind it is to give people an opportunity to:
1. Experience a bit of need
2. Learn about the need in the world
3. Do something about it

So be checking out the widget over on the right side. There will be a link to who is fasting for the day. Be sure to check them out. Do a little thinking. and some praying as well. And if you’re interested in participating as well (the 2nd team isn’t completely full yet) let the organizers know.

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