Nice Wing!

This beautiful hawk was hanging around in my backyard today. He/she didn’t seem to mind me snapping a few pics while preening. View on Instagram

“Life’s For The Living”

I’m sitting here banging away at the keyboard as usual. Working for the man, working for a dollar… listening to the latest Passenger album on my iTunes. Sometimes you hear a song louder and clearer than you had before. The song I heard loud and clear today is “Life’s For …

Happy New Year!

Yet another year has come and gone. Twenty-Thirteen seemed to fly by! Maybe we can slow down a little in the new year; take some time to look around, smell the roses and blog more… A Blessing for the New Year Count your blessings instead of your crosses. Count your …

Please STOP Taking Vertical Video

Yes- you are doing it WRONG!!! I beg you to please turn your smartphone horizontally while recording video. I know it looks normal when you watch it back on your phone but I assume you plan on sharing with others not looking at your phone (like Facebook, YouTube, Etc). The …

What Does the Fox Say?

I really wish I could take this cute little fox home with me! I don’t think my wife would be to happy with me though. After I snapped this picture I asked him what his name was… He didn’t have anything to say. View on Instagram

We Miss You “Toby”

One year has past since we lost our precious Toby. Not a moment of thought has been without him. Seconds, minutes, days and months have crept upon us without him by our side. We remember the moment we parted as if it happened seconds ago. Quite simply the worst day …

4th of July Fireworks

My wife and I went to Old Town Manassas, VA for the fireworks show this year. The show was excellent to say the least! After the bands finished playing and the smell of funnel cake faded a bit the awesome fireworks display began acompanied by coordinated patriotic music and anthems. …

Rolling Thunder Ride to the Wall 2013

Each year hundreds of bikers meet at local spots in Virginia to stage and join the national Ride to the Wall. We love going out and watching the local parade of bikers keeping the tradition alive and well. It’s hard to express the feeling of pride, honor and support for …

My Awesome Bird-feeder

My wonderful wife bought me an awesome squirrel proof bird feeder this past Christmas. I’ve always enjoyed feeding my feathered friends but my new feeder has taken it to a new level 🙂 .  Today was a snow day so I had a chance to grab some pictures. In the …

Happy New Year!

Goodbye 2012 –  Hello 2013! 2012 broke my heart and destroyed parts of my soul. I hope and pray that 2013 is a much better year. Best wishes to you and yours for a healthy and happy new year.

Populate a DIV from a Form Select with jQuery

Have you ever wanted to populate a div with some specified text based on a form select. Below is my super simple solution. First you will need to add a select into your form and create the div where you want your specified text displayed. The HTML [html] <select name="mySelect" …

Goodbye “Toby”

Today is the worst day of my life. After nearly 16 years we had to let our beloved “Toby” go. My heart is destroyed, my soul is empty. I don’t know how we will move forward. I know we will go on and “Toby” will live on in our hearts …

Connecticut Man Frees 17-Pound Lobster from Restaurant

Don MacKenzie of Niantic, Connecticut didn’t cure cancer or run into a burning building to save a child; he simply did the right thing! Mackenzie purchased the lobster, nicknamed “Lucky Larry” estimated to be around around 80-years-old from The Dock restaurant in Waterford. “It takes seven years for him to even …