WQRob’s Neighborhood

Yesterday I spent most of the day making some relatively minor updates on the Saint Julian's Cat Care page. The main problem was

that I couldn't remember the username or password. It had been a couple of years since the last update. We really need to update more often than that. Maybe have a picture of the week and/or a news section that gets updated weekly. Maybe I'll see about embedding a blog in the site so that Shera or Vera can easily update news as frequently as they want.

I guess I should point out that much of my time in front of the computer yesterday was really spent working on a few graphics for the site. Shera had sketched out some pictures a while ago at a time I was really busy, so they got set to the side. So, I had to relearn how to use the program I used to turn her logo from a sketch into a vector graphic so I could do it again. Then I realized that the images I'd uploaded to the CafePress store weren't quite right so I had to recreate all of them as well. Sometimes it sucks to want to do things right.

Well, I already blog, but its all work stuff. I originally set up Vox for a personal blog, but that was back when it was in a somewhat closed beta. Now that people are actually here I suppose I should start using it.

I've been pretty busy this summer so far. Here's the capsule version. I designed and ran a week+ long technology boot camp for teachers. Additionally, I've been continuing to build my web presence so that maybe I can get other schools to pay me to run professional development for them as well. Last week Shera and I went to San Antonio. I went for a conference, Shera went for a vacation. This week I've been working on throwing away stuff we don't use/need.

Today the main focus has been the basement play room. It has accumulated years worth of Happy Meal toys and such. It's mostly done. It will become a multi-use room. There will still be toys, but I will be setting up an electronics workbench and or Mad Science Station!!!!

Well, I suppose the cleaning will not finish itself.

I'm still pretty new to archery, but I've been having fun. My first bow was a hickory longbow made from a single piece of wood. I bought it from StickBowWorld through eBay. More recently I bought a new (well used) bow.

My longbow is well, long (6 feet to be exact) making it hard to bring places. So, I spent some time on eBay and found a break-down recurve. I really like it. It is much more consistant than my longbow.

I've also found a local place I can shoot for free. Well, it's almost free. The grass is really long, so when I miss there's a good chance of loosing arrows.

I've decided to start a real blog. I've been blogging for more than a year, but this is my first stab at a personal blog. My other blog is all about teaching with technology. This one will be about what's up in my life aimed at my friends and family.

I just got back from a "camping trip" with my friends. This is an annual occurrence (although this was only my second year going) and usually involves more camping than we did this time. We used my Grandma's cottage up near Crystal Lake. It's a beautiful place and hopefully will stay in the family. I think our trip could best be described as "Nerdvana". We all had our laptop computers that we networked for gaming. We also played regular role-playing games, shot Ron's rifles and my recurve bow.

The only unfortunate part was the timing of the trip. It ended up coinciding with the "final inspection" of Shera's clinic. The inspectors found several things that need to be done yet, so we'll have another final inspection to come. We're meeting with the contractor and building owner this morning and will hopefully be able to resolve everything soon.