Pipers Perch

Resumption of Comments

2011-03-20T12:14:00.003-04:00

After ignoring this site for almost 2 years, I decided to clean up some of my previous posts and to try to add some personal feelings on a regular basis.

I saw that one way to escape jury duty is to post something on a social page that, if a lawyer is looking for a reason to dismiss you, will give him/her lots of ammunition. Since I have never been called in 48 years of home ownership in Midland, I don't think this is problem for me. However, if you are looking, I believe in the phrase, 'When in doubt, empty the clip.'

Cloudeight Stationery

2009-03-03T10:24:00.000-05:00

Not sure if the music will work or be a distraction.

This is how it came right out of the box.

Sid

Test for 2 pictures

2008-12-31T16:26:00.006-05:00

I first uploaded the left-justified picture. That left room on the right. Then I uploaded a right-justified picture.

The cursor was still located between them, so I tried the down arrow. Nothing. Then I hit the ENTER key repeatedly, and the curson moved below the pictures.

Next I Published Post

Larry

Stonehenge

2008-11-28T12:43:00.001-05:00

Stonehenge

I spent the last few days reading all or most of three books on Stonehenge. Fascinating, as Mr. Spock would say.

What you read depends upon the discipline of the author. The archaeologists, who logically have done most of the studies of Stonehenge, for the most part say they aren't sure what it represents. Most of these archaeologists even go so far as to say '... we don't know what it is and we likely never will'. The one book I read that was written by an astronomer, Stonehenge Decoded by Hawkins, is pretty sure it is some form of an observatory. He puts forth some convincing arguments, backed up by a state-of-the-art computer (for 1960), which he refers to as 'The Machine'.

What all serious students of Stonehenge agree upon is that it represents 3 or 4 separate constructions starting around 2500 BC with major additions or modifications made about every 200-400 years thereafter. Certainly Stonehenge has been used as a burial site over its life as have many other stone and mound areas in England. Also, these same students place little credibility upon the 'popular' notion that the Druids, and their human sacrifice activities, had anything to do with its construction; they have only been in the picture for the last 150 years. Even less credibility is given to the theories of construction by 'supernatural' beings. All of the authors are comfortable with the local natives being able to move the 30 ton stones from a known quarry some 240 miles away.

I would recommend you do some 'light' reading about Stonehenge. Wikipedia is a good summary that captures the essential details. For me one of the most amazing things about Stonehenge is that it is still standing after enduring the Roman invasion, the 100 Years War, the blitz bombings of WW II and all the 'tourist' activity.

Larry

emailing your blogs

2008-10-25T11:39:00.000-04:00

I am testing my new-found knowledge of how to add a blog entry to an already existing blog.* After reading two pages, it seems simple enough, but until one trys something for the first time, it will always remain a mystery.

The ability to email brief entries to a blog would seem to open up a whole new way to run up the cell phone bill !

Larry

* All this information is on p.28 of Elizabeth Castro's 2005 book on Publishing a Blog with Blogger.

Locked blog

2008-10-10T20:55:00.000-04:00

Since my original post, Oct 4, the spam police at Blogger.com have locked this blog--they decreed that this blog is spam.

Fortunately, they offered this author a chance to appeal, and after a few days, the tooth fairy sprinkled some pixie dust on my blog, and I am back in business.

That's all for now.

Larry

Start of this blog

2008-10-04T23:27:00.002-04:00

I wanted to use Pipers-Place for a title (like my domain) but would you believe it is already taken. So I reverted to a 60 year old family joke.
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Once I see this blog works, I will add more.

Larry