Happy July 4th!

Camper's Near Death Experience - or what we did on our summer vacation

Imagine, if you will, a mild mannered camper walking his trusted companion late one night deep in the wooded campground.  He hears the thundering hooves of a rushing animal.  He turns quickly but sees nothing.  Then, he is startled by the sound of a large animal crashing into brush off the side of the road.  He whirls around and locks eyes with . . .

the C R A Z Y  D E E R  from HELL!

Thinking quickly, he whips out his only weapon, a flashlight and sends his mighty beams into the deer’s eyes in hopes of preventing a charge.  The deer didn’t budge.  The camper and deer locked eyes.  Soon it was clear; the deer thought the camper had stolen its fawn (also known as the camper’s trusted companion). 

Murphy as fawn

Keeping his eyes on the deer, the camper walked backward slowly toward the sanctuary of his RV.  The deer continued to stalk the camper until another camper called out and the deer ran away.   The brave camper and his trusted companion made their way home safely with quite a “tail” to tell.

So, BEWARE when you go out into the woods.  You never know what might be watching YOU!



Memorial Day 2011

Today we honor and remember those who gave their lives so that we could enjoy freedoms that we often take for granted.  Please take some time today and reflect on our American way of life and the ultimate price so many paid for it.

Rolling Thunder 2011

Each Memorial Day weekend, hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists converge at our nation's capitol to ride in Rolling Thunder.  Started in 1987 to raise awareness of prisoners of war and those missing in action, Rolling Thunder has evolved to an impressive show of patriotism and support for our troops and veterans of all wars.  Roll on, brothers and sisters!



YouTube University

YouTube University?  Yep, that is what I call it.  That is where I go to learn quickly.  For example, in my last post I noted the unique (to me) cutting layout of the Cricut Expression vs the screen of Sure Cuts A Lot 2.0.  After I posted, I hopped over to YouTube and watched a couple of videos and lo and behold, one showed how to change the screen to reflect how the Cricut actually cuts (properties > document).  Watching videos is great and I will watch all the ones I can find about the Expression and Sure Cuts A Lot 2.0.  However, the manuals can be pretty comprehensive, so I'll grudgingly read through those a little at a time, since it is not my best way of learning.  Here's a video from one of my favorite Sure Cuts A Lot "professors".