Five Weeks

That’s how long have had my latest iPhone. I know, I dropped my original phone and had to deal with missing pixels for several months, then I dropped my 2nd iPhone into the toilet…and now this. On Saturday morning Jacob and I were preparing to run at our local Relay for Life event (which ended … Read more

iPhone Photo Phun: The Boys at Baseball Practice

Just a quickie this evening. Thursdays this month (and much of last month) have been very busy, between the boys each having baseball practice one after another. First Timmy has practice from 5:30-7:30pm, then Jacob’s is one field over from 7:30-8:30pm. It’s become a tradition — about 8-10 “little siblings” get together to play catch, … Read more

A Geeky Experiment: Converting Mowing the Huge Lawn into Mileage and Calories

This is about 1/2 of the backyard in view here.  You can also see our backyard on our weather webcam here.  For some reason the homeowner removed every…single…tree…and…shrub from his lawn.  On Google maps you could see an area of pine trees in the middle of the backyard, but no longer.  More for me to … Read more

Timmy’s Flower Pot — Repurposed!

To follow up on yesterday’s panicked posting… I went to the Apple Store today and came out of there with a new replacement iPhone. Apple has a program where wet iPhones can be replaced for $199. This is FAR cheaper than walking into the store in the middle of a two-year contract and buying a … Read more

iPhone and Potties Don’t Mix!

Right after I hit “Publish Post” on that Labor Day blog post below, something dreadful happened. I got up from my spot on the couch where I do my blogging, walked to the half bath just outside the family room, and prepared to go to the bathroom. Before I could get started (thankfully!) my iPhone … Read more