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Happy New Year 2008

by up10ad | Wed Jan 2, 2008 | All (Home), Health, Work | 0 Comments

It's official, 2008 is here and Sandi and I hope it brings the best to everyone. [taken with the online snapshot feature of my Canon Weather Cam] From a personal perspective, Christmas could have been a bit more relaxing. On Dec 16th after 3 days of abdominal pain, I...

c.1970 Baltimore, MD

by Rick | Wed Feb 1, 2012 | All (Home), Your Host | 0 Comments

The sky. Right now.

by up10ad | Thu Dec 29, 2011 | All (Home), Landscape | 0 Comments

SOA or SOB?

by Rick | Wed Feb 1, 2012 | All (Home), Your Host | 0 Comments

Christmas Tree Trimming

by up10ad | Sun Dec 14, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Sandi and I got the tree up this afternoon. We skipped a few years recently and it was a lot of fun unwrapping ornaments we haven't seen in a while. Here are some pics, all from the iPhone:

First Spring Ride

by Rick | Fri Apr 22, 2022 | Food and Drink, Lifestyle, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

A quick ride on the first warm day

Morning Moon

by Rick | Wed Jan 2, 2013 | All (Home), Homestead, Landscape | 0 Comments

Original and square crop filtered. It was 2 degrees at 7am.

Abandoned house in Meeker, CO. Post processed on iPhone.

by up10ad | Sun Nov 27, 2011 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

Range Call ’04

by up10ad | Wed Jul 7, 2004 | All (Home), Horses | 0 Comments

I posted a bunch of photos taken at our Range Call celebration. It is held every 4th of July (4 day event) and includes rodeo, parade, concert, dance and fireworks. This year we hosted Steve Azar. One of the best parts is the re-enactment of the Meeker...

New From Apple?

by up10ad | Wed Feb 17, 2010 | All (Home), Strange, Web/Tech | 0 Comments

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

Aardvark Topsites & PHP v7.2 Fix

by Rick | Fri Feb 8, 2019 | All (Home), Web/Tech | 0 Comments

Aardvark Topsites is a php script that was originally developed about 15 years ago, designed to present websites as a dynamic ordered list. A topsites list ranks a group of related sites by popularity. Webmasters join the topsites list and are given a button to put on...

My New Bumper Protector

by Rick | Thu Sep 27, 2012 | All (Home), Web/Tech | 0 Comments

This is the new case for my iPhone 5 SPIGEN SGP iPhone 5 Case Bumper Protection Cover [Neo Hybrid EX] [Reventon Yellow] / Front (1) Back (1) Free Steinheil Protector Films

TSA #airplane #flying #travel

by up10ad | Tue Dec 20, 2011 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Funny, Web/Tech | 0 Comments

From ASII our favorite Thai place

by up10ad | Sun Jul 11, 2010 | All (Home), Food and Drink | 0 Comments

No horses were harmed in the making of this photo

by up10ad | Tue Jul 28, 2009 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

This isn't a real pic, it is actually two pics taken with my iPhone while the horses were sleeping one morning recently. I stitched them together using the iPhone app Auto Stitch, cropped and framed them with the app Photogene, and added the lightning with the app...

2nd New Foal This Year

by up10ad | Thu May 14, 2009 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

I just realized that I didn't post a pic of the new colt born Sunday May 3. The photo below was taken when he was 7 days old. His momma was a maiden mare and both baby and momma were challenged by the whole nursing thing. Baby didn't know where the teat was or what...

Captive in my own home

by up10ad | Thu Sep 4, 2008 | All (Home), Health, Homestead | 0 Comments

Although my recovery is coming along fine, my mobility is limited by abdominal tenderness. I've been on the couch or in bed for days on end and it is annoying to say the least. The other night brought a beautilul sunset with bright long shadows that enticed me from...

Christmas and New Years

by up10ad | Sat Jan 8, 2011 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Seasonal | 0 Comments

Despite the inactivity here on the site, we did indeed celebrate both Christmas and New Years. Matt, Brandy and the boys arrived on Christmas afternoon, followed shortly thereafter by Jeff and Leta. We enjoyed a fantastic Prime Rib dinner and were joined by Jim and...

E-Bikes Need Batteries

by Rick | Wed May 19, 2021 | All (Home), Health, Lifestyle, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

I've been having battery issues with my bike for the last month or so. When I hit a hard bump it just shuts down, no display or power. I discovered that I can get it active again by banging on the side of the battery, suggesting that something is disconnecting inside....

YASP – Yet another sunset pic

by up10ad | Fri Dec 5, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead, Seasonal | 0 Comments

Brisket for lunch!

by Rick | Sat May 23, 2015 | All (Home), Food and Drink | 0 Comments

Went to the Central Florida BBQ Blowout at the Oveido Mall parking lot today. At this humongous two-day barbecue competition/celebration, more than 80 teams – both professionals and backyard amateurs – compete hard for the win, and visitors get to taste the luscious...