Wrap up of the day.

The day is almost over. It went very well. Walked around the mall for a few hours. Had lunch at Panera Bread, and caught a movie. "Couples Retreat. We were the only two in the movie. The movie was OK I guess.
After coming home I found that I had lost three cameras again. This time I believe it is a networking problem. I use a Linksys USB thumb drive to network this computer. It seems to be fighting the computer over IP settings. I can't remember how to fix this issue. I seem to remember that it happened once before. But my memory is short. VERY short.....

What was I sayin'?

Anyway, I hope to figure this out soon. After all, I just added two more gig's of memory to this rebuilt computer......
Sucks.......

Also, it looks like the webcamXP software is about to expire. The way this software is put out now, it looks like I will need to pay for it, or just drop these three cameras. What says you?
Anyone wanna send me the cost of the software???? LOL

November fun

Yet one more month of fun...

Lots going on this month. Wife has a B-day this Thursday. We plan to have a nice lunch, might take in a movie, and have a big steamer pot of seafood for dinner. It should be a nice day.

This year for Thanksgiving we have decided to have the family over. MOST of the family anyway. So the house should be full, and I am not sure how it will go. I see a lot of LOUD conversations going on... I plan to do most of the cooking and 98% of the drinking.I plan to deep fry a bird, cook a ham, have all the fixin's, and people are bringing more. I will stay out of the way and see how it goes. As I get older and older, it is easier to WATCH. I don't like to be seen so much. Which is strange when it comes to this website.. Someone on the guest book asked me how it feels to be watched all day long on these cameras. Well, for the most part I do not get many hits. For why I put up these cameras in the first place? I am still tryin' to figure that out. I know I am nothing to look at. The wife is purty, and we have the two kids, two cats, one rat, and now three dogs. But people still stop in and visit. Not sure why, but I love to see the cameras being used. Hear the two cameras moving around. The same person asked if we were ever caught having sex. Well, I gotta say NO. You can trust me on this, NO ONE would wants to see my white a$$ doing that.Besides, who has 3 hours to watch something like that! LOL
Oh, and the wife still hates the cameras, so she would never...................
I am working on a beer idea, so I plan to brew soon. I hate having dry taps..........
I wanted to say something else, but for the life of me can't figure out what, so I will go for now.
Have a good Thanksgiving, if you do it. Seems most people who drop in here are from over sea's. And if you don't deep fry turkeys over sea's, well you have NO idea what you are missing!!!!!!!!!!

Cold weather and ChilI !

It is that time of year again. The Beer Club that I am in loves to cook. But if you like to spend 4 to 9 hours making beer, it isn't a big jump to like to cook. We will be having the big cook off at my house again this year. What is it? I think the 4 th year that I have hosted this meeting. I won last year, but it sounds like even more people will be coming to this one. The more chili on hand the better. It will just be harder to take the prize! LOL
Still haven't closed the pool down. I am sure this will bite me in the ass, the water is now under 50 f. Getting the steps out will be a problem........
Anyway, Saturday at 6pm or so, my house will be full of people drinking good beer, and eating lots of chili! So tune in if you bother to watch these cams!

God, I bet the house will stink by the end of the night.......

Cams back up...for now..

I set up a new computer in the Dining room today. And after searching the internet for all the software ( for two cameras, linksys USB thumb drive, and a few misc. drivers) I was up and running. It took a bit more to download the free trial of webcamXP to play with, and even more trial and error to get all the IP and port stuff worked out. BUT, it looks like I have two cameras back. I figure I will need to shell out $100 bucks or so to keep them up. WebcamXP isn't cheap. Every year it cost more. But It seems like a great program. So if anyone has Some cash sitting around to and like to drop in this site.............................
I am having the motherboard, memory, and brainsssssssss, replaced on the computer that went belly up. I replaced it with a spare that I had sitting at work. This was my "Mars" machine in the dining room. I will take it back to work to replace an old machine at the front desk. I will then rebuild that computer and bring it home. Might as well use one of the two or ten cameras I have been sitting on for years. Just gotta figure out where to point said cameras... Damn crazy hobby..... Once you get passed having a camera on 24/7, you want more.... Even if you know no one in their right mind would want to look at you.

Back to the fun........

The wife and I got back to town today. Did a 4 day trip to Asheville, NC
It was OK. We did Chimney rock, and one night we visited 3 breweries.
Might need to plan a family vacation soon. Might try to go around spring break. Maybe Blackwater falls, Twin falls, or Carter caves for a few nights....? Need to get out more.
The day before we went out of town, I lost a computer. It drives the Kitchen and Diningroom cameras. I plan to rebuild this machine soon and make it better. Might use this as a reason to add a few more cameras. I missed being able to take a peak while out of town...So I hope to have it back up and running 0in a week or so.

Not that people are watchin!

Sad

October?

It is October. Wow. Time seems to slip away from me more every month. I have let this website and blog kinda slip a bit. So I thought I might drop a few lines.
This time of year web traffic drops off to nothing. The family is at school and work most of the day, so nothing really going on. I guess the few people that still drop in just wanna check up on all the animals for me!
I haven't made any beer for a while now. Not sure why. God knows I have everything I need to make 200 gallons or so sitting around the house. Might try to plan a batch before the end of the month.
I am home today with the BOY. He is running a bit hot, and has had bathroom problems all day. Not sure if it is swine flu or not. To many damn little bugs around today to make us feel like crap. I blame older doctors and the people that believed them for years about antibiotics. We have spent 40 plus years making these bugs stronger....Hell, cant even buy soap with out "antibiotic protection" built in. Come on people, let your kids eat dirt once in a while.....

But as always, I am starting to ramble...