Okay, here’s my sad story. We’re having record-breaking heat here in California. The last few days have hit 110. So my air conditioner blew up. Boo hoo, we’re so spoiled, right. But upstairs it got to be hotter than outside at points. The big issue is that my mother, almost 89 and very fragile lives with me. She stays downstairs, so she’s doing okay and we watch her closely. Me and my two boys are toughing it out, but not being very productive in the heat. They manage to go swimming with friends each day and I just do only what I need to do. Today is installation day, but the workmen are stalled right now waiting for the unit to arrive. I had to buy the whole system, heating and air conditioning. And I had to just max out a credit card, and I really can’t afford it — but I can’t afford not to either. BUT, inspite of the inconvenience, I feel really blessed that we do enjoy modern homes with air conditioning (even when they need replacing). I live in one of the greatest places in one of the greatest countries in the world. And tonight I should be enjoying a brand new energy efficient, COOL home. I’m very lucky.
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Okay, here’s my sad story. We’re havin …
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I’m inspired. I wasn’t paying attentio …
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I’m inspired. I wasn’t paying attention to the deadline for Giant Squid status. It would have been almost impossible to make it anyway. But now I know when the next one is and I started yesterday. My lenses are pretty detailed. I can’t seem to make a quick one that has quality. My quickest lens took four hours, and then it still needed tweaking and promoting. Most of them take one work day. My goal is to be done in advance of the deadline and on my way to 100 at the first of the new year.
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Invalid Data Message When I Try to Leave a Comment
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I get an “Invalid Data” message everytime I try to leave a comment. (It’s 1:50 Pacific time on 6/18). This is the only way I can tell anyone! Hope someone gets the message and responds. Thanks, Nancy
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Ten Lenses in Ten Days
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Who else entered the ten lenses in ten days contest? I doubled my lenses. It was just what I needed to get going again. Also, I settled into a routine for building lenses that should make it faster and easier in the future. I need to go keep other plates spinning now, but it won’t be so hard to come back and build another lens on a regular basis.
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I like this idea. I have about eight or …
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I like this idea. I have about eight or nine lenses, stopped to work on websites for awhile, and hope to get back to my lens ideas soon. I’ll add more later with more specifics about my lens activities, but this will get it started.
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