Monthly Archives: October 2013

True story: A fellow applied for a hunting license and was told he would have to take a hunter’s safety course first. The fellow said he was a veteran and well-trained in handling guns. Couldn’t he get a waiver? No, … Continue reading →

The tomato plant froze about a week ago: But Andy had saved three green ones to ripen on the window sill. Summer is definitely over. Down here yesterday a fast-moving storm blew through, and we had our first snow (mixed … Continue reading →

I was going to write about how dealing with always-changing software keeps us from getting into ruts — it teaches us to be more flexible. But then I remembered one of our family rituals. From time to time at the … Continue reading →

Cathy commented on The Answer When Found with Well there you go, the lesson is use those mouse buttons! But then again, I’m afraid of a whole lot of the keyboard things, because I don’t actually know what half, no … Continue reading →

There’s an old saying, The answer, when found, will be simple. That was true for me today. I was feeling great because both Google and my security company gave my site a clean bill of health. But there was still … Continue reading →

I’m taking a mini vacation as I write this Sunday evening. As far as I can tell I found and eliminated the problem with this site, and Andy, Orlando, and Ron finished working on the road up to the cottage. … Continue reading →

The security scans are progressing, and I’m saving old posts and deleting them here on Cheerful Monk to aid the process. Andy, Orlando and Ron were busy yesterday too. We decided not to wait for the next heavy rain to … Continue reading →

The security scans still aren’t working correctly. I phoned again yesterday and the fellow on duty was very friendly. He gave me a lot more information, but when he tried to set up my account again it still wouldn’t work. … Continue reading →

Two things: The government shutdown —- A couple across from us in the dining car Tuesday (October 1st) had been traveling by train from Delaware. They were on their way to the Grand Canyon, which would be closed. Hopefully there … Continue reading →

This was the second time we took Amtrak to Chicago, and both times we reserved a bedroom. It was small, but it had a little sink, a toilet/shower room, an armchair and couch, a small closet, etc. It made the … Continue reading →