What is all the big hub bub lately about facebook privacy? I don’t get it, I think some people just like to complain … Start Rant Seriously folks, it’s a FREE site, and it’s on the Internet. And really, who, in 2010, is actually naive enough to think that Anything they put on the Internet is really “private”? If I have a...

We had some big thunderstorms in the area again yesterday afternoon. None of them made it all the way over us, but in this case I think that worked out well for my pictures. A couple of well developed thunderstorms were off in the distant horizon right at sunset … Going in reverse order, this is the last picture I took, but also the one I like the best. ...

Just for the heck of it, on the way home yesterday I swung by the “lemon lot” here on Fort Hood to see what kind of cars they had. I was immediately drawn to this little red Dodge Neon. I was even more happy when I saw the price (right in my range). I gave a quick call to the number on the windshield, and set up a test drive for a little later in...

We had a pretty good line of strong Thunderstorms move through the Fort Hood area yesterday afternoon. Still no tornadoes, hail, or anything like that, but the “scenic value” is getting a little better … As a self described “weather geek” (I’m one of those lucky people who actually enjoys what I do at work), this time of year,...

Last summer, when I was at training in Florida, Ana bought one of those little above ground pools for the kids. It’s nothing fancy, I can set it up and take it down by myself, but it’s not a quick process, as the thing holds a couple thousand gallons of water. In the fall, before I left for Iraq, I drained the pool, took it apart, and packed it up...

One of the really cool things about living on a very large Army post, such as Fort Hood, is all the activities available for the kids. And even better, many are free, or nearly free! This huge playground that the girls and I visited the past two days is a perfect example.There are playgrounds everywhere here on Fort Hood. We even have one almost literally in...

My Google Reader is unequivocally my #1 time waster. Facebook is probably a close second, but at least there I actually interact with people, so it’s somewhat productive. For the most part, with blog feeds it’s a one way thing, we me reading the articles, and very rarely taking any immediate action. I can sometimes spend hours just reading. I...