Hot Enough Yet?

I don't know what the official temperature was today, but I can tell you it was hot enough. Google says it was 87 degrees, but that hardly seems representative of what it felt like.
One good bit of information I obtained was to find that my office can stay quite cool even on a hot day like today, as long as I'm not in it and running my computer. After cooking all day (for some crazy reason I decided to cook fry-bread for breakfast), the main portion of the house felt warm and muggy. Still, we had guests over and one of them asked us if we used air-conditioning; so that made me feel pretty good.
I finished installing a clothesline today. It's no work of art, but we're excited to get that fresh, outdoor scent in our laundry. And saving a few dimes on electrons doesn't hurt either.
We were like bedouin today. Staying inside all day and going out at sunset to play.

Arthur Found a Cool Bug

It was maybe 1 inch long.

Summertime Picture of Our House

Here's a shot of the exterior of our house. This was taken today at about 3:30 in the afternoon. Note the sun is on the bottoms of the windows. We may opt for some type of awning to keep the August sun out of our living room.

It's all FREE!!!

Here are two free graphics programs.
Inkscape - http://www.inkscape.org/
Paint.NET - http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/

I tried Paint.net in an earlier incarnation. Haven't tried either of these in their latest yet.
What I want to know is: will they save me from needing a $600 (choke, gasp) copy of Adobe PhotoShop?

Google Reveals Moon Detail Never Before Seen

http://moon.google.com/
Zoom all the way in to see the best detail.

Don't Buy a New Monitor Until You Read This

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000143050582/

Whether you’re plunking down money for one of the new ultra-fast LCD displays with 4ms response times or you’re becoming the envy of neighborhood with Dell’s UltraSharp 2405FPW widescreen display, you’re buying a monitor that won’t play nice with premium content in Longhorn.

Recommendation of the Day

If you want to eat 'junk food' with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, try Newman O's instead of Oreos. Even if you're not into paying extra for organic foods and , the facts of trans fatty acids that Kraft Foods discloses on their Web site may dissuade you from eating Oreos (and other products containing hydrogenated oils).

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that there is a relationship
between trans fat intake and risk of coronary heart disease.

You can find Newman O's in the nutrition section of Fred Meyer stores and in many stores that carry organic foods. Please comment if you don't think the Newman O's taste better.

Happy Independence Day! 

Fourth of July Weekend

We've almost survived!
This has been a hectic 4th. I'm whupped.
Parties galore. Burgers, brats, kebabs. Salad, slaw & chips. Pop, beer & wine. We had it all. Followed by impressive fireworks in grass fields.
I'm taking a bath now.
See you tomorrow.

Fun in the sun!