Timothy S. Carlson's Blog

KFat can be found at www.kfat.com, KPig at www.kpig.com (duh!). Or you can just click on one of the images, above, to go to the websites. If you lived near Santa Cruz in the 80's/90's, you'll remember these stations. Enjoy!

This is from the Jamestown Elementary class photos posted earlier. We _think_ this is my Dad, it looks like him, but there's no notations anywhere on the photos as to who is who, or even what year it was taken.

We went to the National Cemetery today to visit my Father. We miss you, Dad.

My old laptop gave up the ghost - well, I helped by giving it an inadvertent bath while powerwashing the roof, it's a long story - so I finally replaced it. It's a Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (to the left). It's got a 10" screen, 160GB hdd, wireless, and HDMI outout. So I also bought the HP 20" LCD monitor, with a 1600x900 resolution. And that's a bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Laptop - $300 LCD - $150 BT Keyboard/mouse - already had it Very, very cheap. The cost for a new motherboard for my old laptop would have been around $300 - and there's no guarantee that's all that would need to be replaced. No idea if the LCD on the old laptop fried or not. And the key caps on the keyboard were starting to fall off, so... And the new laptop is very lightweight and should be an extremely nice system to travel with. And when I'm at home, I have the bigger screen and the bigger keyboard / mouse. Heh. It also plugs into my 42" flat panel, but that only goes up to...

I'm starting a photo scanning business - I hope that there's enough old folks around here with really old photographs that would be interested in having the photos scanned, re-printed, enlarged, touched-up and stored on CD. Here's my first attempt at a business card - simple, and to the point. The only fancy thing about it is - it's two-sided. That should get their attention (not to mention the photos themselves):

We think my Dad is in the second photo, front row, 4th from the right...

It's still raining and it is expected to keep raining for the remainder of the week. Lots of time to do schoolwork and computer related stuff. Grits was on his cat ledge that I made for him out of scrap lumber. Here's a couple of pictures: He's yawning - not hissing...

The forecast from my Yahoo! Toolbar... FAIL! We need a good soak, but this is ridiculous! There was a big thunderstorm yesterday afternoon and last night, and it has been raining steadily all day today (and getting cooler and less muggy). Oh well. We need the rain since we are in the middle of drought restrictions here, and my 'just planted' plants in the front garden are loving it. As long as the wind stays down and the rain doesn't go horizontal, it'll be okay. Lazy day!

Nora Jackson, with her classmates, circa 1910s. (Nora is in the back right) Nora Jackson, with a friend, standing on a plow, circa 1910s. Nora Jackson, and her mother and father, circa 1910s. (Nora's mother is sitting next to her. Hard to see in the small photo. Click to see the large photo and you will see her more clearly) Nora Jackson's cousin, 1911

The front garden: Removed old crap plants and weeds; added edging, five new plants and cypress mulch. The happy homeowner The slack-jawed southern cracker laborer In all it's glory, without the models :P Corner garden: Removed old crap (dead) plants, rearranged some existing plants, and added three new plants (the pink and blue flowers). Plus I cleaned and repainted the lamp post, and refinished the name plate. Damn. That sure is purty... Side yard: Removed an ailing palm tree and replaced it with a hibiscus tree, and bought a US flag for display. Ouch. I just mowed the lawn two weeks ago. It looks like it needs it again...

I absolutely _love_ the car. Watch out, Dad, don't fall off! :)

Nora Jackson, my maternal grandmother, doing one of the myriad of chores she faced each day.

She died in 1929 at the age of 32, after having 8 children. Look at this picture, then look at the one I posted before, when she was a teenager. Life was hard on my Grandmother.

Great-Uncle Edgar Jackson. Good looking man. I love the hair. Full-blood Blackfoot Indian. He was a musician - a violinist.

My Grandmother was adopted by this couple. She was American Indian, from the Blackfoot tribe of Nebraska / North Dakota. Too bad her birth certificate and adoption papers were destroyed in a City Hall fire years ago. I could claim inclusion! I love the suit. And the top hat is a nice touch. The detail from this old photograph is incredible!

Nora Jackson. She was full-blooded American Indian from the Blackfoot Tribe.

I've been working on scanning old photos, cleaning them up, and printing them. And since I have digital copies, I can start posting them :P Here's the very first one - my Dad at 5 months old in 1926. He died about 1 1/2 years ago at 83. You were a cute baby, Dad.

What's better - the original or the 'reimagined' piece? FECarlson - 1965 TSCarlson - 1977 "Family" - Sand & Oil "Computer Age Family" - Sheet Metal The correct answer is: neither is better than the other. Each has flaws, each has redeeming values, but one is not better than the other. Each should be enjoyed for the their beauty and technique and for whatever message they are trying to convey. Unless we are talking about the original 'Planet Of The Apes' and the Tim Burton 'reimagining' - the Tim Burton version sucked .

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, MOM! (I know, it's next week. So, sue me...) We hope you enjoy the new, brighter, cleaner ramp! With Lots Of Love From Deb & Family and Tim Happy, happy Mom! Sorry, but I have to include the girls (boys? I still don't know :P) "GRITS" Remember Grits. He stars in this post a little later... "OATMEAL" The full report below the fold... DAY 1 This project is to beautify (or 'finish' as Mom puts it) the ramp that is outside of her kitchen door. My brothers built it a few years ago, after Mom broke her back. It's a nice ramp, but it's all pressure-treated wood and rather ugly. So, since I have been so gung-ho about fixing things around here, I suggested to my sister, Deb, that we grant Mom's wish. Deb provides the financing (since I have none), and I get to do all of the backbreaking labor :) Ah, I found a picture of the ramp, pre-work, pre-prep. Lovely, no? First work picture of the ramp. I already started the work ...