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A New Baby Colt

Sandi acts as the breeding and babysitting facility for our babies as well as her brother and sister-in-law. This fella is from Dollie, one of Jeff and Leta's mares.  No name yet.

Sharpening our Skills

We're starting to visit the Montrose Rod & Gun Club indoor (and outdoor) range more regularly.  Sandi is a natural with her Glock and Combat Commander. 

 

An Early Birthday Present

Just a quick post to put up a picture of our newest family additions.  Please meet Sherman and Panzer, our new 9 week old puppies!

 

They are just adorable!  Soft and cuddly and they get along with Bette just fine.  Oh, and they're standard Poodles.  [snicker]

It Didn't Explode!

It's the time of year to burn the fields in preparation for the new hay season.  I have a bit of pyromania in my blood so I always look forward to this task.  Armed with my LP tank and weed burner attachment I set out burning the field south of the house.  All went well until the flames crossed under the fence into the neighbors field, but that isn't really too much of a problem.  I surveyed the situation and set down my flamethrower well away from the burning area, then climbed the fence to put out the small fire in the neighbors pasture.

Shortly after working on the absconding flames something made me turn around and I immediately learned that I, uh, well, I had a problem.  I swear that in less than a minute the wind changed and pushed the flames right up to my LP tank!  I just about shit a brick!  I watched in horror as the fire engulfed the tank and melted the hose to the weed burner attachment.  The tank valve was open all the way as there is a second valve at the top of the burner.  I ran.  Like the wind.  But, as the title of this post says, it didn't explode.  Despite being totally engulfed in flames for a minute or so, the fire just passed over the tank and burned on down the hill, just the way it was supposed to do. 

I've since learned that LP tanks of any size rarely explode even in much larger fires, probably because of the internal pressure release valve.  Anyway, it was an exciting day, and now Sandi thinks I'm even more of an idiot ...sometimes.

 

Bacon Topped Meatloaf

  

I could lose weight if I had more will power.  Well, maybe not. Dang, that iPhone take nice pics sometimes.

Redneck Turkey Roasting

The skewer kept slipping and I had to resort to using something to hold things together.  It worked well!

Great New Email Client

And then there was Postbox.

I don't usually plug software on this blog but I have to make an exception for Postbox.  I switched from Outlook several months ago and I love this alternative written by some of the key developers from Mozilla and Thunderbird who have now embarked on their own project. It represents how mail should be done. The price is right, and if you use the image link to the right to order Postbox you'll get an additional $10 off.

Try it for free, then come back here to order and get the discount.

Postbox offers you powerful new ways to find, use, and view email messages and content, organize work life, and simply get things done. Postbox works behind the scenes to catalog everything in your email: every bit of text, every contact, address or link, every picture, document or attachment. This smart information engine provides you with ultra-fast search, smarter and more intuitive views, and tools to help you organize and focus.

It has add-ons that sync everything with your Google address book and calendar as well as other services. You need to check it out.  Postbox is available for Windows and Mac OS X

New From Apple?

While playing 'Words With Friends' on my iPhone I suddenly became aware of why apple named their new tablet PC the iPad:

 

WOOT! Celebrate! Today is National Weatherperson's Day

Thursday, February 5, 2009 is National Weatherperson’s Day, commemorating the birth of John Jeffries in 1744. Jeffries, one of America’s first weather observers, began taking daily weather observations in Boston in 1774 and he took the first (hot air) balloon observation in 1784. This is a day to recognize the men and women who collectively provide Americans with the best weather, water, and climate forecasts and warning services of any nation.

In honor of Jeffries, take a peek at DeltaWeatherCam if you haven't done so recently.