Firefox slowdown

Firefox had been giving me fits because all of a sudden, it was VERY slow. I thought I would just switch to Flock, but I really missed Firefox so I researched the issue. It appears that if you have been using Firefox for a long time, it gets all clogged up and needs to be cleared out to get you back to peak performance. If you have a slow browser, just go to Tools on the menu and choose "Clear private data." You will be given a choice of what to clear so you can keep passwords, etc.

My Firefox is now "hoppin'" again!

Little Sir Cantstopdrooling

Shopper
Originally uploaded by pwhyte

Spent Saturday with my favorite little red haired boy...

Not crawling yet, but he learned to get up off his tummy (after ALMOST crawling!) to a sitting position again. Oh the contortions it takes! Can't imagine being flexible enough to go from face down on the floor to a perfect spiit to sitting upright. Of course he needs a little leverage since all his ambulation ends up going in reverse. He just backs into a piece of furniture and then he can get up. Too funny.

Still fighting the naps during the day - he's a little tired in this photo. I need to spend more time with him - I am missing so much!

John's Ed Tech Podcast

I participated (via Skype) in John Rappold's bi-weekly Ed Tech Podcast this week. It was a great panel (Ryan Collins from Kenton City Schools, John Rappold from SCOCA, and Alvin Trusty from the University of Findlay) and we covered a lot of topics that will interest educators that are using multimedia on the web and in the classroom.

Sheesh - my home phone just KEPT ringing! I had been in FLA for several days and the fam was trying to catch up with me... I'm sure John had to do some creative editing.

Stace told me about a new add-on for Firefox called PicLens - really a cool way to look at photos on the web. If you use Flickr (or any photo site on the web), you'll love it!

Try it out with one of the collections from the Library of Congress on Flickr...

Florida for Easter

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Originally uploaded by pwhyte

I'm off to Florida for Easter - need some sunshine and warm weather!

I found this very cool online image editor - might be fun for scrapbooking or for teachers who don't have access to Photoshop or Elements... It's called flauntR (http://www.flauntr.com).

Found it via flex.org. A lot of stuff to explore!

The Colonial in Jackson

We had dinner last weekend at the Colonial Restaurant in Jackson. Always great food, not crowded and a wonderful atmosphere. The special on the weekend is usually prime rib - but I had a filet, either is really good.

If you're looking for a unique place for dinner in Southern Ohio soon, try this place. You'll love it....

My favorite little leprechaun

JT as a leprechaun
Originally uploaded by brungrrl

What a cutie! Sure would like to have seen him on St. Patty's Day, but pics like this are the next best thing.

Lunch with Penelope Planer

Had lunch today in Second Life with Penelope Planer - had not been in Second Life for quite a while and when PP invited me to join her (she was doing a presentation with a Second Life demo - wanted to test out the voice feature), I was thrilled! It was fun. We went to Ohio University's VITAL Lab and looked at the eTech Poster Session and then headed next door to Big A's Burger Shop to see the nutrition game for middle schoolers. Fun stuff....






Need to meet her for lunch more often - maybe I could get my diet under control!

Peepers!

Peepers!
Originally uploaded by pwhyte

That's right - I heard peepers for the first time this evening. They were in the swampy area between the railroad tracks and the bike path. No, I did not get to take a walk this evening. I was picking up sticks in the yard and could hear them from here. But at least I heard them, the pleasant little harbingers of spring!

And I found the first dandelion. I know - a month from now I will hate them for marring my green carpet of grass, but today it was a joy to see this bright yellow little face peeking up...

I can't wait for warm weather and flowers and the smell of newly cut grass.

Family survives snow storm...

blizzard of '08
Originally uploaded by brungrrl

It was a FABULOUS weekend - we were on the road all weekend! Went to Wooster on Friday evening (in the snow), up near Cleveland on Saturday (in the snow), and then back to Akron on Saturday evening (in the snow)! It was wild - thank goodness I had a 4 wheel drive and a great chauffeur, lol!

And the rest of the family survived quite well in Columbus with 20+ inches of snow.

the grandbaby

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Originally uploaded by brungrrl

Oooooh, such a sweetie...

Nana is missin' this little guy, will need a baby "fix" soon. Too much work and too little time to spend with the important people in my life.

Spring peeking out

Spring peeking out
Originally uploaded by pwhyte

Almost 70 degrees today! I had spring fever really bad. Lots of folks out on the bike path. I spent a good portion of the day working in the yard and flower beds. Tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer.