Christian Powers Burton ii

Made a special trip down to Arkansas on Thursday (10-20-11), for the birth of my 3rd grandson. The little guy couldn't wait any longer so he was born about 9:15 AM, before we even left Seymour. It was a long trip down, always is, but we arrived in time to visit a little while that evening and managed to fit the rest of the kids in the car so they could see the baby also.

After a night's rest we went back to the hospital the next day where I managed to get some video in the room and this still was taken from that video. The hospital was about an hours drive (one way) from where we were staying in Blytheville, which took up a lot of our time while we were there.

Had a good visit with my son and daughter-in-law as well, not to mention getting to spend some time with the rest of the kids also. Long distant family relationships are difficult at best and you tend to miss out on a lot of the important moments in your grandkids' lives.

My 2nd grandson (Bryce), is 2 now and I've really missed a lot of the stuff which is often taken for granted at the early part of his life. He is walking and talking and is a joy to watch, so at least I was able to get some good video of him doing what boys do best, being boys

Here is a capture from just one of the many videos I shot while at the hospital. He has been playing a game of catch with Randy in this one using a pair of fuzzy dice. He is growing up so fast and I miss being around him and the girls. So here is hoping that now that the new baby has arrived, they can make plans soon for returning to Indiana.

One of the things that amazed me while we were there was that the hotel where I stayed was using the same password for the wifi that they were using the last time I stayed there. I know that was at least 3 years ago, so I'm guessing they have a lot of the local folks who use that area as a wifi hotspot.

Also had another first while we were there. I had not experienced the meal in a bowl from KFC before and was really pleased with that. The kids don't understand how I could eat something like that with everything touching, but that is just the type of meal I enjoy. It was so good that I had another one just yesterday at the local KFC here in Seymour. Definitely finger lickin' good!

Just started a new GoogleGroup

Yep, I'm at it again, this time trying to get some talk going on alternate operating systems. For those non-geeks, I'm talking about running your computer with something other than Windows!

For years now there has been a silent underground of computer users who have grown tired of the Microsoft way. Maybe they don't like Bill Gates, maybe they just got bored using Windows, whatever the reason, there are a lot of other (free) ways to get the same things accomplished on your computer.

I would have to say that Linux is the most prominent alternative OS as there are millions of users of this OS. For one thing, there are so many different versions (distros), that you can almost always find one that fits your personal needs/taste.

As an avid Hackintosher, I've known for a long time there are better ways than Windows to get things done, by running Mac OS X on my PC's. It's a lot cheaper than buying a Mac and almost all of today's PC's can be easily made to run the Mac OS.

The reasons are many, but if you are curious to know more, be sure to join the Alt-OS group and learn all about this new and free way to get your computer work done.

All done at wound care!

Just got back from my last visit and everything looks good. Well, as good as it can look on my tired ol' body. I have some skin repair cream to put on it twice a day, but that's not so bad. Perhaps now I can get some stuff done here at home.

Still a lot to do, I have my bookcase about half full and the middle bedroom needs to be done, but the living room is looking pretty good as well as my bedroom. The kitchen still has boxes sitting everywhere and I need to get on some of this stuff as I am getting a little tired of looking at it.

I have not been able to find my video camera so I have not done any videos lately. I need to do one of my place to show what it looks like for those who won't be able to see it in person. It's not much, but I call it home now.

I will post a link if I ever get that done, but don't hold your breath. Those who know me well know all too well that I like to put things off until later...