Category Archives: leisure

Calvin & Hobbes

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I was talking to someone about Calvin and Hobbes today.  I have all the books included the hard-bound three volume “Complete” set.  A little Googling and I found all of them online. Some of them with Calvin in school that … Continue reading →

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Needed an iPhone

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Tonight was the kickoff of high school football.  We made it through the first half without incident, but the clouds were rolling in during the band show. The lightning started just as the players were getting ready to come back … Continue reading →

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Google Earth Looks Up

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Google Earth has added an astronomy feature today.  It took me a few tries to get through to the server once I had the free software installed.  Tonight it seems to be much faster. The new feature is called Sky view.  … Continue reading →

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Dry Summer

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

This has been a dry summer. It was so dry that I didn’t mow the grass from the beginning of June until the end of July (about seven weeks). And then the rain came. My wife likes to garden and … Continue reading →

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Image of Mother Ohio

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Tonight at dinner my wife had this perfect image of Ohio fall onto her fork.  It is from the graham cracker crust of a wonderful butterscotch pie.  Does it have a prophetic meaning?  Is it an omen?  Could we get … Continue reading →

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