The First Day of Spring - Today is the first day of Spring! HAL JR - HAL JR arrived Wednesday and assumed his rightful place adjacent to HAL! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
First Day of Spring 2015: Vernal Equinox
HAL is an HP Phoenix high-performance graphic workstation. He now has a worthy companion—HAL JR!
HAL JR is an HP Spectre x360 113-4005dx convertible ultrabook.
HAL JR quickly converts from standard laptop posture to any of three other configurations—including tablet mode—simply by repositioning his display. Input may be made using the tactile keyboard, the on-screen keyboard, or the touchscreen.
HAL JR's Specifications:
Friday, March 20, 2015
The First Day of Spring, HAL JR, and Enjoy
Thursday, March 20, 2014
First Day of Spring, In the News, and Enjoy
Spring - Today is the first day of Spring - The Vernal Equinox! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Ah, spring! This season brings increasing daylight, warming temperatures, and the rebirth of flora and fauna.
The word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning "equal night." Days and nights are approximately equal everywhere and the Sun rises and sets due east and west.
At the equinoxes, the tilt of Earth relative to the Sun is zero, which means that Earth's axis neither points toward nor away from the Sun. (However, the tilt of Earth relative to its plane of orbit, called the ecliptic plane, is always about 23.5 degrees.)
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Here Comes Spring!
Here Comes Spring! - Spring begins tomorrow!
Unfortunately, the weatherpeople predict RAIN for the first day of spring!
The weather has been sunny, warm, and very spring-like for over two weeks, and it is certainly inauspicious that the first day of spring should be wet!
Our cats enjoy the rain: They look out the window and watch it! I envy them. I would enjoy staying indoors and watching the rain. I much prefer sunshine!
Fortunately, the following days are forecast to be dry, sunny, and warm, and the weekend is predicted to see temperatures of 80° and above.
On the way to my office this morning, I encountered this tiny horse.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Blenders, the Weather, and Pirates
Blenders - Our new Hamilton Beach 56221 Smoothie Smart Blender arrived yesterday. It is a beauty. The build quality is very high, and the ease of cleaning is an unexpected bonus. Time was not on our side last evening, and we did not have an opportunity to press it into service. We shall do so this evening. I thoroughly cleaned it upon arriving at our home yesterday, and Laura assembled it this morning. I am eager to enjoy output from this fine unit! The Weather - The weather continues to amaze weatherpeople everywhere. Temperatures in Northern California average 9° and higher above previous record high temperatures for this time of year. Today, it was 52° at 5:45 AM, and it is forecast to be 80°+ this afternoon! It is overcast presently, but this will soon change. The cloud cover will pass, and the sun will blaze down upon us by mid-morning. Pirates - Here is the cutest pirate you will ever see!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Fighting Back, Crime and Punishment, -and- From Mexico with Love
Fighting Back - 81-year-old kills home intruder
Crime and Punishment - Texas man gets 60 years for 10th DUI
From Mexico with Love - gang had James Bond Car
On this day in history: February 20, 1968 - The U.S. goes off the gold standard.
Born on this day in history: February 20, 1928 - Fred (McFeeley) Rogers (1928–2003) Born in Latrobe, PA, TV personality Fred Rogers became famous as host of "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," a show for preschoolers that debuted in 1965. Rogers’ distinctive manner made him a national institution.
Scripture of the Day: Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. - Ephesians 3:20-21
Video of the Day: Big Dog Quadruped Robot - submitted by Frank
Happy Spring! Today is the first day of spring!
Spring is finally here! It appears that today will be a beautiful, sunny day. This is the forecast. While the weatherpeople are wrong more often then not, it appears—looking at the morning sky—that their forecast for today is correct. The rain that was forecast for yesterday arrived as a very brief sprinkling.
An installer from DirecTV is coming today to install an dual-feed HD dish and a DIRECTV Plus® HD DVR. With the latest DVR and HD technology rolled into one easy-to-use unit, the DIRECTV Plus® HD DVR will change the way you enjoy home theater. Images are sharper. Colors are brighter. Sound is crisper. And now they can be recorded. The DIRECTV Plus® HD DVR also features Media Share, allowing you to enjoy photos and music stored on your Intel® Viiv™ processor technology-based PC — on your TV.
Features:
This will be a fine companion to the Vizio GV47LF 47" LCD HDTV we installed Tuesday.
Soon, a Sony BDPS300 Blu-Ray DVD player will arrive. This unit will play Blu-Ray DVDs, of course, but it offers another exciting feature: It offers complete backward compatibility. We can still enjoy our current favorite CDs and DVDs, no matter the format. In fact, they look and sound better than ever before, because the BDPS300 can take our current DVD library and upconvert it to a near high-definition experience (1080p) via HDMI connection or 1080i via component video.