http://www.bambas.com/weblogs/Karen Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:27:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 We're back in Florida after a three month roadtrip. In June, both Kathy and my laptops were stolen from our RV along with a briefcase containing our total identities; passports, checkbooks, on-line passwords, cash, personal items and three months of prescription drugs. The thieves punched out the ... http://www.bambas.com/weblogs/Karen/index.php?p=21 I recently under took a project to upgrade our bathrooms. The villa is only seven years old, and although the baths are spacious the fixtures were contractor grade. For some reason unknown to me, the previous owner had chosen to install ADA compliant toilets. These are higher ... http://www.bambas.com/weblogs/Karen/index.php?p=20 I used to have an uncle Harry. He was the happiest and most optimistic of all of my relatives. When he retired, he moved to Florida with my aunt Ruth, and I visited with them several times over the years. He had such a magnetic personality that ... http://www.bambas.com/weblogs/Karen/index.php?p=19 When I was little, I somehow learned to enjoy learning. I can't stop, even though I'm officially retired. Since October, I've been digging into the PHP language. Notice the ".php" at the end of the URL in your browser's location bar. In my study, I've digested ... http://www.bambas.com/weblogs/Karen/index.php?p=18 I just read Taylor and then Karens latest weblog entries. I don't know which is better, reading about the fun the family is having with the roomba, or the joy I feel that they are both using their weblog. You both made my day. Dad http://www.bambas.com/weblogs/Karen/index.php?p=17 Wal-Mart is one of my favorite stores, and some of it's policies are irrational. For example: This morning, while checking out with my order, I swiped my credit card through the reader and signed the signature pad. Then, the clerk asked to see the card, and I ... http://www.bambas.com/weblogs/Karen/index.php?p=16 I remember when going to the movies on Saturday was a big thing. I was given a dollar by my mother, and that was enough to catch a bus downtown and back, buy one hot dog and a coke-a-cola and see a movie at one of the five downtown ... http://www.bambas.com/weblogs/Karen/index.php?p=15 Most of life is not "climbing to the top of the Castle". This morning at 6:12, I woke with the piercing memory that I hadn't carried the garbage to the curb last night. And, having completed that task, I am brought to the subject of this weblog contribution. ... http://www.bambas.com/weblogs/Karen/index.php?p=13 Today there was a thin low fog hanging over the flying field at the Sand Hills Scout Reservation. Electric models may fly at 8AM while internal combustion planes must wait until 9 O'clock. The heavy 600 mah Nicad battery that came with the plane has been replaced with ... http://www.bambas.com/weblogs/Karen/index.php?p=12 This year was very event filled: Kathy held a memorial in New Jersey for nephew Ed. We made two trips south in our new Roadtrek towing UHaul trailers filled with household goods. In total, we spent forty seven nights in the Roadtrek, sometimes using it to venture to ... http://www.bambas.com/weblogs/Karen/index.php?p=11