August 26, 2004
Is it Internet or internet?
Not to terribly long ago I watched with interest from the sidelines of a conversation regarding words like Web and Internet and questioning when, and if, they should be capitalized. The general consensus was that they should always be capitalized. Treat them like proper names.
I have found that to be more than a wee bit silly for quite some time. Glad to see that times are changing and using these words in a normal, everyday fashion may not be frowned upon by the punctuation, grammar and capitalization police.
As if I ever really listened to any of them for any longer than required to receive passing grades in English Grammar 101.
Article from wired.com:
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64596,00.html
Which I found via a comment in The Daily Report:
http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0804d.shtml#cap
My actual belief is that some [cough, cough] marketing guru came up with those caps. Not one of my college English professors from all those years ago. They had never heard of the internet anyway. [smile]
Farron ...errrr farron
[ _^..^_ is ignoring this silliness ]
August 13, 2004
Best Wishes to the Watchers
WeatherBug Blogs Hurricane Charley
Just want to send best wishes to those who have positioned themselves in *the path* to keep us all informed.
Tuning in to the Weather Channel and then checking this blog give different types of insight into what is happening on the west coast of Florida right now.
Our beloved spot on the panhandle seems to be out of harm's way this time, but the 2004 hurricane season is not over yet.
Talking about this blog with the human *Himself* at dinnertime last night and watching people boarding up with plywood and nails on television, reminded us that when we do [not if, when] get our beach place, really good storm shutters will be on our must have list.
Good thoughts and a little prayer are going out from the Nashville Cathouse to everyone in the area and our *fearless watcher/reporters.*
Good luck to all!
Farron
August 12, 2004
Hurricanes and Blogs
Ohhhhhh!
Did I ever spot a job I want today. Being sent to blog hurricanes.
I am so jealous of this kid I could spit! I wanna follow *Indiana Weather* [what I call that Jim Cantori guy from TWC] around and blog the whole dern thing. He always gets the best spots, and maybe I'd get that one ride with a hurricane spotter that I've been dying to take for years. Quite sure that one would be enough, but I would like to try it one time.
And what a great excuse that would be for an entire new set of highly mobile puter and camera toys! *smile*
Farron
[and That _^..^_ who knows I'm totally crazy]
August 11, 2004
Tree Stumps, Crazy Women and Creative Ideas
A few of my buddies know that I have been fuming today. The president of our neighborhood association, in all his great, beer sodden [?] wisdom, decided to let an old crust of a neighbor have the job of trimming some overhanging branches on the drive between our homes and the farm. 
The old coot went more than a wee bit overboard. Unfortunately he started right behind our place. Took down half a dern tree, that wasn't bothering anyone who lives right here.
He got a good start on a second tree with pontifications about "having full board approval" before I got my favorite board member [my better, calmer half] on the phone and email to confirm that no, this had never been approved by the board.
I went on a bit of a rant. I am sure they are now classifying me as a female dog and preparing rabies shots. Come on boys, I have tools to wack *branches* off too! Baddddd Farron actually called him a Cheap Whacker to his face! Naughty, Naughty! [smirk]
At least maybe now there will be more judicious trimming of trees up the row. A stray branch or two may need pruning. That is an ongoing thing, but possibly halves of trees will not be killed in the process leaving ugly broken stumps jutting in our faces and upsetting my delicate, artistic sensibilities. *grin*!
I calmed noticeably when the mail arrived. My copy of Jim Krause's "Creative Sparks" is here! Even at just a glance, this little madhouse of a book looks like it might be full of fun, crazy thoughts & ideas to help cure my creative doldrums. That summer slump and drying up of the more interesting and imaginative section of my little grey cells is probably what makes me grumpy and sends me out into the street to snap and bite at the neighbors.
Think Tony will let me coat his face in petroleum jelly and plaster strips to make a mask and unleash my creativity? That is one of the exercises I spotted in my new book.
Probably owe the old, untrained at tree trimming [but still getting PAID for it] neighbor an apology for my tone of voice, but I will not apologize for my intent. Hey! He's messing with my hummingbird habitat!
As *THE* _^..^_ would say, this is UNNNNNNNNNNNNacceptable and REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEdiculious. Ahhhh, I always feel better after I blog a rant. Even if no one is listening. haha
Farron
[who is hiding from rabies shots and dog catchers at the moment]
August 09, 2004
So Much for a Quiet, Spam-free Blog
I am pretty well hidden over here as this blog, which started a bit over a year ago as a test I was doing with some friends is not a heavily travelled corner of cyberspace. It's mostly just a place for me to stash things I would like to be able to find again and share a few smiles or grumbles with friends.
Wellllllll, the PITA comment spammers seem to have found me. I didn't even realize it for a bit as the most of the nasty litttle titles in the notifications didn't even make it to my mailbox thanks to my email spam blockers and filters.
I started to use Phil Ringnaula's suggestion from the forums about a fast and easy way to ban all IP's temporarily by simply entering a blank IP address via the MT IP Banning feature, but that made me almost as mad as having to delete comment spam. Why shouldn't I be able to allow comments if I want them and still be irritation/spam free? It's not like someone will get super SE ratings for attaching to this little corner.
I dug around for another minute in the forums to find a quick and easy fix. Did not want to invest large amounts of energy into it at this point as catartis.com will be migrating off of MT in the near future. It would have been gone already if I hadn't gotten a case of extreme & acute lazification over this summer break. I have a spot ready for it, but I need to kick my creative cells into gear and come up with new site design templates before I toddle off. I am just that way. lol
Found this quick fix at Neil's World thanks to a post in the MT forums:
Just tested posting a comment on my previous entry and all seems to be working on that end. Now, let's see if it helps. If not, all IP's will be banned until I get off my [ahem] assets and get moved.
The _^..^_ is disgusted, and so am I. [grin & growl]
Farron