New Email Service added to blog!

        I have completed the process today to add an email service to this blog. So if you would like a daily digest of posts to this blog sent to your email address then you will be able to receive one. Just scroll down so that you see the email signup and enter your email address then click the button. It is located in the right column. You will go through a confirmation process that will send you an email for security and then you click on a link in your email that says to confirm your registration. It's that simple. Enjoy!

Butterflies

        Today I went to the main office at the RV park I am staying at. Outside they have a row of flowers that edge the front and the walkway that leads to the front door.
        I noticed a butterfly as I got out of my car. Then another one and another and another and another. I had to stop and look at these beautiful fairies flying around the flowers. They were like little pieces of paper caught in the wind. One would land and you would see it open and close it's wings and see the beautiful pattern. A kaleidoscope of colors.
        Then I noticed they were all different. Oh one or two seemed to make a pair. There were so many that my mind got caught up in seeing if I could pair any. They were big and had so many different colors. It was wonderful. Never had I seen so many different ones. Usually if you had a ca-coon open around the same time you would see the same type of butterflies.
        This experience I had never seen or experienced before. There was one that was completely black with some bluish shiny spots that made it glitter. There were different kinds of monarch type with the black edges and different colors. There were yellow ones and gold ones. White ones were there too. They all seemed to be represented. Then I noticed a few small ones about the size just shy of an inch long. There were a lot of these small ones.
        What an experience! Never had I seen such a range of butterflies in all my life. I was in the right place to see such a thing. The right place at the right time.
        I was told that the flowers that edged the RV office were called Lantana's. So I will remember that. When I have my own place I will want to see if I can experience this myself at home.
        I feel honored to have seen such a sight and all I was doing was just going to mail some letters. Wow! Now I know what it’s like for a lady to receive a beautiful bouquet of mixed flowers.

Finally Getting Organized

      It seems like things have been moving real fast the last two years. I graduated from college in Arizona, moved to Oklahoma, moved into a trailer, and moved to Texas. Many things have been worked out through this process called change. I have learned a lot. I am more flexible. Since I have been here in Texas I have been able to get rid of all my paper that I have been carrying around for years. When I lived in Arizona I had six file drawers of files for the past 30 years. I have pretty much digitized everything I needed to keep. I had to take a close look at what I did not need anymore and throw it away. I will be backing up everything to CD. But now am down to just one small file cabinet drawer worth of immediate files. Everything else is in digital format.

      Now that the paper is gone it has given me more time to work on other projects. I have many ideas that I have been working on with programming. I am getting all of this organized as well. I have had to come up with ways to save code and be able to find it when I need it. I have had to organize a library for documentation and reference. I have also had to keep a writing library and organize my writing efforts. A good programmer must be able to backup his program with documentation. So my trip to Odessa, Texas has become a place in which I can and have gotten more organized.

      So what is next on the agenda? Well am developing my own software and hopefully will do my own consulting. I want to be able to develop my own applications and work on applications that business and government will need to have developed. I have been working on developing my own website for this endeavor. But one step at a time.

      One thing I would like to do and am working towards this is working on collaborative efforts. I have all the communications I need here in the trailer. I have my laptops, two web-cams, Messenger, I am setup to do collaborative efforts right from here. I have been asked to test some software down the line and can do that right from here. I have tested software and this is right up my alley. I am looking forward to the day that I am totally busy from my trailer. Since I am mobile with the trailer then I can go anywhere if necessary.

      The best thing about doing all this work from the trailer and moving to different locations is that I still get to be outdoors. In Oklahoma I worked at the University of Central Oklahoma and lived in a state park for a bit. It was the off season, Sept. Oct, Nov. and Dec. However, there was the lake and people coming there to relax not dodge the cars or have to get somewhere. So going on location to do work for a company I just need to find a good location to park the trailer.

      There is an upside and a downside to everything. My mother was wanting me to come home to Massachusetts sometime for a visit. I looked into different RV parks in Conn. and Mass. The pricing is real high and almost not worth it. One place in Mass. was over $800.00 per month for full hookup. In Oklahoma and Texas I have been able to keep prices down to under $300.00 per month for full hookup. So depending on location the pricing can be fairly high. This will be something to keep in mind in taking a particular job on contract.

Language Translations Services

I have had visitors from 18 different countries so far since this blog has been online. I am pleased to have so many visitors. I have added a language translation service to this blog. This will make things easier for those from other countries to read the blog entries.

I am hoping to add other features to this blog and more blog entries. I have been busy lately doing programming on some of my own programs. So the time has been a bit of a problem. With better balance I hope to be able to get back to putting more into my blogs.

I hope this entry finds you all well and happy! We just celebrated our Fourth of July Independence celebration. Also, have celebrated my birthday. So am a year older.

The children in Oklahoma got me a propane grill. I am hoping to be able to use it soon. I like cooking out and will do my best to have the kids over more.

May the blessings be!