Daniel's Realm

Thanksgiving 2012 has been here and gone already as the Christmas Season Approaches . . . a time to reflect. Our Thanksgiving Celebration was pretty good . . . the turkey was delicious, nice to spend time with family.  My brother took our parents, grandmother, and I to "A Christmas Carol" on Saturday, December 1 at the Valentine Theater in Toledo, Ohio--it was awesome! The Valentine Theater is beautiful on the inside--we had box seats and were very close to the stage.  I could see that again.  He also treated us to a wonderful dinner at Carrabba's in Maumee--the food was delicious and the service was excellent--I would go back there again to eat. I got my Christmas Shopping done early this year.  My mom surprised me by purchasing a new digital camera for me--she gave it to me early so I would have it to use now.  I am getting it learned, took a few pictures of our Christmas Decorations at home and put them on my Facebook page, the pictures turned out really good and s

I recently purchased Snow White and the Huntsman . . . it is no Children's Fairy Tale that is for sure.  The movie was really good . . . I had gotten mixed reviews of the movie--I decided to get it for myself and watch it--Kristin Stewart is Snow White; Charlize Theron is the Evil Queen--she played that part very well--she is one of my favorite actresses anyhow as is Kristin Stewart; and Chris Hemsworth is the Huntsman.  I just have to watch Mirror, Mirror yet this movie stars Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen--you either like these two movies or you don't--Snow White and the Huntsman was good, I just did not make it to the theater to see and purchased the DVD.  The movie Red Riding Hood is also no Children's Fairy Tale and it keeps you guessing right to the very end.  Another good movie and there again you either like it or you don't. I also recently watched the Woman in Black starring Daniel Radcliffe best known as Harry Potter and that was a good movie . . . he is on

Summer 2012 is a distant memory until next year.  This past summer was one of the hottest and driest summers I remember--we have had some in recent history . . . 1988, 1995, 2005 are the ones that come to mind.  What does Fall and Winter have is store for the area . . . we will have to wait and see.  I was not looking for it to cool down so quickly, but it did--hopefully this is not what is yet to come if it is, we are in for a long, cold winter--I will be staying in if it is too nasty--don't like winter driving--let's just hope we get enough precipitation between now and by time the planting season begins to bring the water table up and our farmers have better crops next year. I had not made it to the Fulton County Fair in a few years--made it there this year, glad I went, I enjoyed the few days we did attend the fair and had the fair food--visited with people we knew and had not seen in awhile--it was good to see those we had not seen in awhile.

I took the rest of my vacation time August 30-31 and Sept 4-7--see how many people missed me while I was gone.  It was a nice vacation, although I did not get to do what I wanted to do, that is Ok another time when there is more money to work with. I did manage to make it to the 155th Annual Fulton County Fair a couple of days out of fair week--it was worth it, I have not been to the fair in awhile, enjoyed the days I did go and of course had the fair food!  I even seen a few people I had not seen in a few years and talked with them. Maybe next year, I can plan a nice trip for me and the family maybe by then there will be a little extra money to work with--it was just nice to spend time at home with the family and take a couple days and go the the fair. I shall return to the world of the working and living and see what awaits me at my desk at work--get back into work mode from vacation mode--get back into the swing of things after a little over a week away from work.  See if I wa

I ordered "Wrath of the Titans" from Amazon.com shortly after it was released on DVD.  It is a good movie--it is filled with action.  I had the remake of "Clash of the Titans" and liked the updated version as well and added it to my personal collection.  The computer graphics in both movies are very good and when Kronos (the father of Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon) comes to life whoa. I hope you get the chance to see both of these action-filled movies!

The last week and better was extremely hot and unbearable.  Summer definitely stuck around for quite a few days all across the country.  Which also brought some devastating storms to the area and thousands of people without power in that heat . . . Not good.  According to the last update, most everyone in this area is supposed to have their power restored by 11:30 tonight (July 8).  We will see what updates are on the 11:00 news. 

Summer has officially made its appearance--it was 97 Degrees today (June 19) and tomorrow some areas could break 100 degrees--we will see how long it lasts. Not too much has happened since the last post--at work we went on a new Information Management System (software program) called Symphony--it is different there is a lot to learn on this new system my colleagues and I will all get there, it will just take some time.  We are getting mixed reviews from our regular patrons--some like some don't like it at all, but they know they will have to get used to it. There was nothing on TV tonight after I got home from work so I decided to listen to some of my songs I have saved on my computer as I am catching up with Facebook, Twitter and my blog.  This evening was the first Super Cruise in my hometown of Wauseon, Ohio--looked like they had a good turn out--the next Super Cruise will be the third Tuesday of July and the last one will be the third Tuesday in August--the last Tuesday i

Memorial Day weekend has came and went.  It was a good weekend--broke the record in temperature today--May 28, 2012--it was 96 Degrees--wow!! Spent the weekend with family after work on Friday came back today.  Had a cookout yesterday--hamburgers, hot dogs, BBQ Chicken Wings! Yum!  Everything turned out great on the grill!  This was one of the better Memorial Day Weekends I have had in awhile. Thank you to all of our Service Personnel That have served and those that are still serving--we are grateful for all you have done and sacrificed to protect our freedom.  Those of you that are serving, I keep you all in my thoughts and prayers each and every day. Visited grave sites of family and friends that we have lost over the years--cannot do that all in one weekend, we will visit some other sites throughout the summer--visited my Great-Grandmother's Grave, I had not been there in a number of years--I almost forgot where she was buried--then my mom remembered and between the two of

My Birthday has came and gone for another year--I am another year older and another year wiser.  My brother took me out for lunch for my birthday--a good meal glad we went, it was just nice to spend the afternoon with my brother and my mom and dad.  My birthday was a good one this year--just spending with my family--my cousin Heather also celebrated her birthday this past weekend (we were both born on the same day, month, and year)! 

Last night (March 24) I attended the second annual Four County Career Center Alumni Dinner held at the school. I am so glad I decided to attend this event after I seen it advertised in the newspaper.  I seen quite a few people I knew from when I was a student there.  The meall was delicious as were the deserts.  We also got to tour the building after the meal--wow! About sums it up.  The nice changes in the building since I graduated from there were impressive.  I was asked to be on the planning committee for next year's event and I said yes--I am planning on attending the event next year.  I had so much fun and it was nice seeing people I hadn 't seen in years.  I am looking forward to next year's dinner.

I have had my New Amazon Kindle Fire now for about 2 weeks.  I am having fun with it--downloading free books (who would have ever guessed that the free books would end up being good titles that grab your attention).  It is so much fun (not that I plan on never reading a book, book ever again--I still like to read a book, book.  The electronic version just makes it easier for travel--instead of taking three or four books when I would travel, I can take my Kindle and read the books that I have downloaded to it (the Kindle is so much lighter than three or four books). I did not realize how many free books are available to download either from Amazon.com or a public library.  I do not regret purchasing my Kindle Fire.  It is a matter of preference to which E-Reading Device one wants--the Kindle, the Nook, or an Apple Ipad.  There are those that like their Nook; there are those that like their Kindles (like me); and there are those that like their Ipad or SmartPhone.  There are also those t

The weather here has been gorgeous the last few days--another gorgeous day tomorrow as well and into next week we may see some 80 Degree weather.  Dare I say Spring has officially arrived or am I thinking too soon for the warm weather to stay--I hope it is here to stay--we have already sprung ahead one hour now we just need the warm weather to stay around. I am slowly getting the hang of my Amazon Kindle Fire--I like it and it is easy to use and whatever I send to it is there immediately.  I also hope I am getting the hang of blogging (I got a Blogging for Dummies Book that I have not opened up yet to look at, but it is right here by the computer). I hope with practice I get better at blogging. 

I tossed around the idea of either getting an Amazon Kindle Fire or a Nook Tablet.  I researched and researched--talked to people that had them both.  I finally decided on the Amazon Kindle Fire--it was cheaper than the Nook Tablet.  My Kindle Fire came in the mail today before I left to go to work.  After I got home from work this evening, I got it all set up and downloaded a book to it.  The download went fine and I have started reading the book.  So far I am satisfied with my Kindle Fire--there are those that do not like them and that is OK.  It is a matter of preference on which one you want.  The next thing on my list of "toys" to purchase down the line (a year or so) is going to be an Ipad--I have seen one of those up close and I really like the Ipad so that will be my next purchase for me--I am going to enjoy my Kindle Fire for a little while. I will keep things updated as I use my Kindle Fire more and more (I still like the physical book, but this Kindle will make tra

So Far, 2012 has been a pretty good year, for me at least . . . got a different car so my mom and dad would have a better car to drive--they have my other car and I am driving the newer car.  Went back to full-time status at work, but it is going to take awhile to catch back up after being part-time for better than two years--at least I had a job, I just made cuts in my expenses where I could, there are certain expenses that could not be cut--car payments, insurance, and gas--those that have jobs, thank goodness, let's hope more people get back to work.  The economy is slowly and I mean slowly picking back up, but we have a long way to go. Things are slowly getting back on track for me and my family--let's hope it continues.  We just took our one black cat to the vet--he has a clean bill of health after about a year and a half of touch and go with him--we almost lost him twice, but thank goodness to our vet and a good group of vets at the University of Michigan's Veterina

Hi Everyone! I am new to blogging.  I will say this blog will contain a variety of different things.  I hope you enjoy it and feel free to post comments. Any advice that can be given to blogging will be greatly appreciated.  I am looking forward to blogging.