Subj : Re: Songs was: Stormy To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu Aug 22 2019 23:11:44 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 12-Aug-2019 17:23 <=- -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 28-Jun-2019 08:38 <=- NB>>> Finally getting back to answering messages... ;) BM>> Figure you either got busy or unable to connect. NB>> Got busy, catching up on other things, from being gone for a NB>> week... And now, I'm back at the Pond again... it's 11:15pm on NB>> the 3rd as I type this... :) BM> And now my turn to catch up! Almost lunch time as I start this on BM> Monday August 12. Have been away from home for a month visiting my BM> Mother in New Hampshire and then off to visit my Aunt and BM> family/friends and Austria and Slovakia. (Some details in a message to BM> ALL at the beginning of this packet.) Yes, I saw that message, and replied to it... ;) I'm working on this first set of messages on Thurs Aug 22, in the evening... as usual, even though I've been home since the 16th, things have been busy, so this slipped... BM>>> As for not paying attention, BM>>> you have no real need to. If your keyboard or mouse needs to be BM>>> replaced it's probably a "oh Wiiii-zaardd!" and Richard either pulls a BM>>> replacement from the closet or put it on his list to purchase. NB>>> Won't have to replace the non-existant mouse.... but otherwise, NB>>> yup, exactly.... ;) BM>> Just one less thing to fail! NB>> Well, yes, that too... ;) BM> I brought a (USB) mouse with me again this year. I have a tendancy to BM> touch the touchpad while I'm typing and some interesting things BM> happen! Turned off the touchpad and took care of those issues! ...Did BM> remember to turn the touchpad back on before flying -- could just see BM> the Airport Security folks for whatever reason needing me to boot and BM> run the computer and I'd be unable because of needing the mouse which I BM> packed in the luggage! (Never had such an issue, but one never knows!) True, one never knows.... not using any GUI interface makes my life easier, I can just turn the thing on, and type away... ;) BM>> BTW, went on-line to the Arconic EagleCam site -- going to be about BM>> another week before back on-line. Post stated either a floating log BM>> or a falling branch broke the cover to the equipment box off -- the BM>> cover is completely gone. The eaglets are about ready to start flying. NB>> Doesn't sound like they'll have it fixed before the eaglets NB>> fly... pretty close, anyway... ;) BM> The webcams have been reconnected (yea!) -- found that when I was in BM> Vienna and was chatting with the hotel reception staff one evening BM> about various things. Somehow we got on to the flooding in downtown BM> Davenport (IA) so I showed them some pictures -- made them sad and I BM> felt I needed something to perk them up so showed the (static) pictures BM> of the mother eagle feeding the two eaglets. Also 'discovered' the BM> distance between the two sites is about the same: the downtown flooding BM> is abour 5 miles / 8 kilometers downriver from my house and the eagle's BM> nest is about 5 mi / 8 km upriver from the house! Nice discoveries... :) Glad they got the webcams working again... :) I'm guessing the nest is empty now....? BM>> Most of the prior year eagles are still in the general region: one is BM>> up near the Canadian border. NB>> Do you actually get to see the eagles flying about...? Or is it NB>> just looking at the locator chart.... :) BM> I have seen eagles flying from the house. No idea which ones as too BM> high. But at least you see the eagles, whichever ones they are... :) ttyl neb .... I couldn't use my computer today because my cat ate my mouse. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .