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I went walking this morning, doing really well, I was coming back down after a good round of exercise.

I fell, twisted, and I have broken both bones in my right leg (fibula and tibia).   Spent most of the day at the hospital, came home, will go back tomorrow, and we will see what happens.

If I don't get my blogs out, that would be why.

Wish me luck.

Sunday Supplement. Pen vs. Computer

(Heard that Andy Rooney died.  God speed, you enjoyable old grump...)


When you are writing, do you prefer to use a pen or a computer?


This is a writing prompt from Blogher, and I thought it was interesting.  I write in pen most of the time.  I actually have been teased at the substation by one of my bosses, as she thinks it is a slow and clunky way of writing.  So be it, that is the way I grew up with, and am comfortable with.  I actually type very quickly, I have even had occasions where the computer and I catch typos at the same time.  Problem is, the computer with auto correct, and me with eyeball correct, tend to then both try and do correcting! 


 This usually doesn't end well...


I write letters to my Grandma in pen about half the time, and on the computer about half the time.  I find it more a matter of time, if I want to write her quickly, I generally write with the computer.  If I want to write, and I know I will be running around a lot, I write with pen and clipboard.  I find it funny, she comments about how I use the computer to type letters, and sort of chides me about it, why don't I write instead of using "that machine".  


Her letters?  Type written on a typewriter...  Meh.


I like typing, now that I can do it.  While I still fumble at the keyboard occasionally, (I don't know how many times a contraction gets " instead of ' in it...), I find it makes a nice, clean result for reading.  But when I am writing my novel, or planning, I really am not as concerned with legibility.  I do want to be able to read it, obviously, but I do have no aspirations to be a doctor, so my handwriting is pretty read-able, unless I am tired, or I manage to get bumped while writing.  (Writing while in the car takes it to a whole new level of legibility, I might add...)  When I was learning to type, though, oh, my, word!  I could take an innocent page and utterly annihilate the thing I was trying to type.  Just the simple stuff, "The big red fox jumped over the lazy dog" type things, would somehow often end up with a number (or more than one!) in it...  But I finally found out with practice and ignoring a few "rules" the typing teacher taught me, (I have found that if I hold my hands up while typing like a pianist does, I type lousy.  If I type with my hands actually resting on the keyboard, I type faster, with fewer mistakes.  Go figure...)


So.  In the pen vs. computer debate, I say pens win by a roller ball.  I like working with the computer, I am good at it, but for me, I like the tactile paper and pen writing style.  I don't have a smart phone/computer, so portability of my laptop is less than the clipboard.  And I tend to be a bit snarky, I can use a pen with the power out.  And pens are waaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper than computers when replacements are needed!  

Sunday Supplement- Yes, Virgina editon.

Dearest Santa:

So, I guess I am running a tad late here with the letter, but I assume you have blog monitoring elves, so I am not too worried.

So, the Christmas list for this year? 

30 hour days, with no need for sleep.
12 extra pairs of hands, so I can get all my projects finished.
Motivation. 
Large boxes of chocolate labelled "Health Food", so I don't feel so guilty.  That or calorie free, your choice. 

Ok, so, in reality, my dear Santa, I am doing well, and really have no great requests for this year.  If you want to help me work out a llama barn for the place, and llamas to go therein (along with my present furry pals), and llama chow, I won't object. 

Guitar lessons would be nice.  But I think you can hold off on that until I get through all the items we found at the house, books, videos, I really might even get somewhere with those... 

Toy for Rudee, snacks for the cats, apples for the llamas, and I give you muy kudos if even you can figure out something for Husband and get it for him before he buys it. 

About the chocolate.  I was sort of joking above, but I do like chocolate.  But I am doing well so far at losing weight, so don't get too generous...

So, all in all, if you want to stop and say hi, you are welcome to do so, (I might even have cookies baked by Christmas, and the reindeer are welcome to share the carrots and apples I have put back for the llamas, there's more than enough), but Santa, I have family, I have friends (local, and bloggy), and I am, for the most part healthy, and have enough fiber to raise the R value of my craft room at least a point or two, so just consider me taken care of, and enjoy your evening.

Of course, if you want to leave me one of these, I wouldn't mind.  Haven't a clue what I would do with it, but I would sure love looking at it while I figure it out!  (Somehow it doesn't look good to haul feed in...)

Heh... 

With much appreciation of the season,
Cat

Sunday Supplement

Wondered how long it would take.  Husband's webs were drying out, so we are back to boating again.

Some shots of Foster Dam, a boating spot near us.

I keep wondering if this is natural, or from when they built the dam.

If you look closely, you can just see two waterfalls...

Doesn't this look like someplace a hobbit should live?

Just thought this was pretty. (No, I don't know why Blogger wants this picture larger...)

Sunday Supplement

Just a short blog.  I thought it was interesting, I did an inadvertent experiment.  I planted some wave petunias, all bought at the same place, at the same time, and the same type. 

Here is the one that I planted in a combination of coffee grounds and some soil.  (Mostly coffee grounds.)

 

This was planted in a mixture of horse poo compost and soil.

Don't know what to say about this, but I think I might try this again with other plants and see what happens.  I was really amused with the color difference in the two...

Sunday Supplement

Husband wanted to go to the coast.  Forgot my camera, so here's one I took earlier.  It was nice.

More talkative blog next time...