This is the picture of my man cave birthday cake. This was made by my wife who, not only wanted to celebrate my birthday, but show off my new man cave.
This is a close-up. The lighting in the corner was not so great, but it was one cool cake.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Monday, February 16, 2015
The Bible Continues to Have an Impact on Culture
The following article points to the fact that no matter how bleak our world condition is, we have hope in that people still refer to the bible to describe seemingly cataclysmic events.
Latest in 'biblical' series of snowstorms slams New England
Homeschooled Graduates Less Likely to Leave the Faith Than other Graduates
Study Finds Homeschoolers Less Likely to Leave Faith Than Public, Private Schooled Students
This is one of those stories that point to the importance of the family unit as the first micro church in the life of children.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Welcoming Neely to the South Sioux City Public Library
The following is the weekly column that I write for the South Sioux City Public LIbrary.
Welcoming Neely to the South Sioux City Public Library
The husband and wife duo, Neely will be in concert on Tuesday night February 17th at 6:30 p.m.
Nashville-based husband & wife duo NEELY integrates the region's eclectic musical soundscape into an array of well-crafted Rock anthems featuring spine-chilling harmonies and hook-laden lyrics.
The roots of what is now NEELY began decades ago in the small towns of Cosby, MO and Bennington, Kansas where both Jeremy and Kaci would record hours of radio broadcasts on cassette tape and pour over the content, honing writing and vocal skills that seeming providence would set on a collision course. The two were married May 5th, 1996, yet it wasn't until the summer of 2000 that they began to explore the extraordinary musical harmony that was fused together. Constantly pursuing excellence in their craft and traveling under other banners, Jeremy and Kaci began to exhibit a quality in their music that began to turn heads in the Central United States.
Neely is touring throughout the Midwest. A $10 donation per person will be received at the door to defray the cost of their tour. They will also have CDs for purchase on the day of the event.
Tuesday Technology Classes: This week we have the following educational opportunities on Tuesday February 17th: Windows 3 at 10:00 a.m., Word 1 at 11:00 p.m.; Word 2 at 1:00 p.m., Windows 3 at 2:00 p.m., PowerPoint 1 at 5:00 p.m., E-book Reader at 6:00 p.m., and PowerPoint 2.
Menu Planning on a Budget: As part of our financial lessons classes we present a class on how to plan healthy meals on a budget on Tuesday night February 17th at 6:30 p.m.
Tangled Yarns meets for needlecraft and fun on Tuesday night February 17th at 6:30 p.m.
Youth Education Opportunities: We have Night of FUN on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m., Tell Me a Story on Wednesday February 18th at 6:30 p.m, Pat-a-Cake Pals on Thursday February 19th at 10:00 a.m., and Toddler Time is on Friday February 20th at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Technology Classes: We offer Clean up Your Computer at 10:00 a.m., Mango Languages 11:00 a.m., E-Book Reader 2:00 p.m., Publisher 1 at 3:00 p.m., Publisher 2 at 4:00 p.m., Pinterest 5:00 p.m., Tech Thursday at 6:00 p.m., and Publisher 3 at 7:00 p.m.
Club 745.5 Crafts will teach beaded art on Thursday February 19th, at 6:30 p.m. The class will be repeated on Friday February 20th at 10:30 a.m.
Writer to Writergroup will meet on Saturday February 21stat 10:00 a.m. Debra LaCroix will speak on writing and publishing children's books. Hour 2 participants will discuss what they are writing.
Presidents Day: The library will be closed on Monday February 16th for Presidents Day.
Reading the Presidents: We recommend these titles.in honor of Presidents Day.
Eisenhower 1956: the President’s Year of Crisis: Suez and the Brink of War by David A. Nichols. This book draws on hundreds of newly declassified documents to present an account of the Suez crisis that reveals the considerable danger it posed as well as the influence of Eisenhower's health problems and the 1956 election campaign.
The Final Days by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein covers the last days of the Richard Nixon presidency.
Hit List : an in-depth Iinvestigation into the mysterious Deaths of Witnesses to the JFK Assassination by Richard Belzer and David Wayne. Belzer and Wayne set out to uncover the truth about the many witness deaths tied to the JFK assassination. For decades, government pundits have dismissed these "coincidental" deaths. Some of the deaths seemed purely coincidental; heart attacks, hunting accidents. Others clearly seemed noteworthy; witnesses who did seem to know something and did seem to die mysteriously. The findings were absolutely staggering: some cases were clearly linked to a "clean-up operation" after the murder of President Kennedy, while others were the result of 'other forces'.
Barack Obama: the Story by David Maraniss. In Barack Obama: The Story, David Maraniss has written a deeply reported generational biography teeming with fresh insights and revealing information, a masterly narrative drawn from hundreds of interviews, including with President Obama in the Oval Office, and a trove of letters, journals, diaries, and other documents.The book unfolds in the small towns of Kansas and the remote villages of western Kenya, following the personal struggles of Obama’s white and black ancestors through the swirl of the twentieth century. It is a roots story on a global scale, a saga of constant movement, frustration and accomplishment, strong women and weak men, hopes lost and deferred, people leaving and being left. Disparate family threads converge in the climactic chapters as Obama reaches adulthood and travels from Honolulu to Los Angeles to New York to Chicago, trying to make sense of his past, establish his own identity, and prepare for his political future.Barack Obama: The Story chronicles as never before the forces that shaped the first black president of the United States and explains why he thinks and acts as he does. Much like the author’s classic study of Bill Clinton, First in His Class, this promises to become a seminal book that will redefine a president....from dust jacket.
Have a great week and read a good book.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Healthcare.gov: Enroll by Sunday! Pay premiums, not penalties.
The following is from an e-bulletin from USA.gov.
Healthcare.gov: Enroll by Sunday! Pay premiums, not penalties.
Sunday is the last day to enroll in a health insurance plan for 2015. If you miss that deadline, you may not be able to get coverage until 2016. And while you may not get sick in 2015, if you don't have health insurance, you will pay ahefty penalty when you file your federal income tax return next year.
While the penalty is a minimum of only $95 per adult without coverage in 2014, that fee rises to a minimum of $325 per adult without coverage in 2015, and to $695 per adult in 2016.
Don’t miss out on preventive care that can keep you healthy. Put your dollars towards premiums, not penalties. Calculate your estimated monthly 2015 premium tax credit and coverage options in minutes.
Making Images Accessible to the Blind
The following is a guest post from Disability.gov.
Making Images Accessible to the Blind
By Guest Blogger Mel Finefrock, Editor and Freelance Writer
When it comes to photodocumentation via social media, many unknowingly describe their photos by accompanying them with little anecdotes like “Grandma and me at her 80th birthday celebration.” These sorts of descriptions add meaning to photos for all who view them, but perhaps especially for people who are blind.
When it comes to mainstream Web design though, people often overlook labeling or describing their graphics, leaving individuals who are blind at a loss for understanding the significance of them. My hope in writing this article is to encourage the use of image description and demystify the process of implementing it.
Alternative Text
There are two ways to approach describing your graphics, the first of which being alternative text, better known as alt text. What is alt text? Although it’s originally intended to serve as a placeholder for graphics in the event that a visitor to your website cannot download them, the neat thing about alt text is that screenreading software, such as JAWS (Freedom Scientific), Window-Eyes (GW Micro), NVDA (NV Access) and VoiceOver (Apple), pick up on these labels and give people who are blind feedback as to the nature of the image. As such, alt text is a great way to implement image descriptions and make your website more accessible to screenreader users.
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