A friend came by to look at my solar panel and the charge controller. We realized that I do not have cords to connect the two. More research online and I found what I needed at Amazon. All I need now is the wiring between the charge controller and battery. At this point I will be…
I opened my Word of the Day from Dictionary.com, truly curious about this one: hippophile. I imagined it was either a person who loves big hips or loves hippos, the animal. Well, you may already know this (I did not) but hippo means horse! Therefore, a hippophile is a person who loves horses. Who knew. Hippo is…
I have penciled in a route for my 6 week trip (July 14-Aug 27, 2014). I will be pulling my pop-up camper and stopping here and there. It might seem early to create my route; however, I have tons of research ahead in terms of where to camp en route. I want to get out…
Published in Scientific American Mar 18, 2014 |By Larry Greenemeier It is hard to believe that our mundane social media banter could have an impact on the civil war that has been raging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for more than a decade. The problem is not the content of these messages; it is the…
We have moved closer to Spring, away from a dreadfully long winter. Now everyone is complaining about allergies kicking in. Are we ever happy? Will we ever learn to enjoy each day for what it is? Right now, I am reading a number of things that talk about how to remain grateful every single day.…
I ran into the dollar store yesterday, and on the way out I saw a huge display of suntan lotion. I swear there was a beam of light from the heavens shining down on the display and a chorus of angels singing. The clean, shiny containers of suntan lotion with their blue cap hats were lined…
You found me at my new site! The interior remodel (Woman Cave Project) of my popup camper has taken a back seat to the release of my book, moving Janes Journals,and ramping up Antelope Alley Publishing (www.antelopealley.com). AAP will help others who want to publish, and I am excited about the interest I am getting. I…
I am getting used to the new website! I have many more things to do to tweak it, but now that the big back-up and transfer of files is done I am doing the easier stuff as I have time. Anyway, yesterday I went to Cheyenne for some hospital visits and errands. I decided to…
So happy you found me at my new address! To be notified when I post something new, you can add the new site (http://www.janesjournals.com) to an RSS feed. I have recently switched to: Newsvibe for my daily reading. It is a free reader you can install, and then you “subscribe” to each blog or website that you…
Last week UPS delivered boxes from Zappos.com and Land’s End. Inside: spring capris, shoes, two cardigans, a half-zip top, a fresh white shirt and an apple green knit dress for spring! Add this to my new jeans and denim shirt and I am ready to go. Spring shopping done! I developed my efficient habit of shopping…