DoctorD's Diary

Weather worries

Really, I am feeling quite concerned about the tornados and other weather damage in the South Central states.  We were just down that way a couple of weeks ago.  Texas is very dry, and has fires.  The Mississippi was flooded, even before the great flood.  

Often, I think people are unaware.  But when you drive across the country, as we have, you see the problems, economic and otherwise.  We were in one small town in Louisiana that was completely devastated by Katrina.  People were still living there now, but only in trailers.  Nearby there were buildings that had their sides blown out.

It is all very worrisome--even if you don't believe that "the world is coming to an end."

Yet another computer

I've got an iPad 2 now. Seems good! Biggest problem was seeing how to attach the magic lid. Perhaps I had it upside down?

This one runs Verizon, not AT&T.

Good news day

It is going to be a beautiful day here today. And I have talked my "client" into meeting me for coffee! Because of his wife's I'll health, he is virtually a prisoner in is own home--seldom goes out at all.

16 Shortcuts to Take iPhone Use to Next Level - NYTimes.com

But dig a little deeper into the iPhone’s latest operating system, iOS 4.3 — available for the iPhone 3GS and the AT&T iPhone 4 — and there’s another layer to master. (Sorry, Android users, but that OS has so many versions and skins that a quick guide would be neither very quick nor much of a guide.) Beyond the realm of those basic iPhone controls is an advanced level of shortcuts and tweaks, some of which even hard-core users may not know exist.

via www.nytimes.com

I've used some kind of "computer" for a long time. But I know that there are a lot of things that I still don't know--about the iPhone, iPad, and System X

What made you smile today? Or what did you do that made you feel good?

I felt good because of a very supportive comment made by a "supervisor." And also, someone noticed that I am wearing new glasses, and said she likes them.

TypePad Conversations » Answer this question!

Rachel Maddow

I absolutely think that MSNBCs Rachel Maddow is the best news commentator on television.  It isn't just because of her "liberal" views, which are often rather close to my own.  It is because she is such a thorough investigative reporter and skilled presenter.  I think she is astonishingly good!

TypePad versus Facebook?

I've used Facebook quite a bit lately, for both personal posts and political ones.  And for travel, because it is so easy to put up both a comment and a photo from my iPhone.

But I am afraid I may be "mixing audiences" in doing so.  I've posted a lot of political views and news, which many of my relatives may not really be interested in.  Maybe they belong here, on TypePad?  But then I fear no one at all will read them.

I don't have a solution for this, but the question keeps rolling over in my mind.

Since Vox was taken down, I have neglected this blog.  And I sure miss the people that I knew here...

Why people are feeling strained

Taken from Rachel Maddow Show. She is TV's best reporter.

Weather risks

Now they are talking about the possibility of serious flooding along the Mississippi at southern Illinois.

Well, we saw large and numerous farm fields and forests full of water down in that area.  The exact boundaries of the river itself seemed very indistinct.

We easily could have been caught in some of the wind/tornado damage, too.  We drove through the danger zone, just a couple of hours before the storms passed through.  If we had stopped for the night, as we considered, in West Memphis, we could have been a lot worse off.

We did see a couple of overturned trucks with trailers.  Now I am wondering if the wind might have caused that.