In our early years, while Mary Ann liked photography too, I was the one who schemed to get the camera and took many pictures and experimented with different film stocks. I had a winder to make my own film canisters from bulk Tri-X or FGRP. I had the chemicals to develop my own. At least… Continue reading Acknowledging My Better
Author: hmelton
The Black Hole Network
Rural living has its benefits, but solid internet connection isn’t one of them. No cable, no DSL, and rural dial-up isn’t even as good as dial-up. I’ve had ISDN for awhile, but that’s gone. At the moment, I’m using two network sources, both with serious problems. HughesNet has horrible bandwidth caps, and it’s easy enough… Continue reading The Black Hole Network
Spicy Traffic Ticket
Okay, that’s over. Now all there’s left to do is to tell the story. Mary Ann is suffering a successful garden. Harvest is producing more than we can currently eat, so she’s hauled out all the old canning jars and scoured the local stores for some of the more obscure canning supplies. The pickles were… Continue reading Spicy Traffic Ticket