And yet another distraction to keep me from meaningful chores....

You would think that I spend enough time in front of computer screens without needing an excuse to spend more, but........

I decided I needed to spruce up my signature banner a bit, so I started doing some research on what program to use. ;; Now of course, I didnt want to spend any money on this, so that limited my options! ;; I could always hit the torrent sites and try to find a key for a pirated program, but that would be just that,.....piracy! ;; I came across a cool, free open source program, that I spent way too much time with yesterday. ;; Its called GIMP. ;; It stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. ;; You have to do some research to find help files and a runtime program to install first, but it was well worth the effort. ;; My new sig banner is the fruit of the effort yesterday. ;; Now you need to realize, that Ive never played with any kind of imaging software, so this was a lot of fun for me.





Posted by ScottyATC @ 10:10 am EDT | Permalink | 4 Comments

Not much happening but.......

As the title states, there just isnt much going on in my world, but Ill write just a little so that Im not considered a slacker!  My daughter graduates from High School in just over a month.  Any ideas on a graduation gift for her?  She wants a simple get together with friends and family on the Saturday of her Graduation, so that saves us a bit of money.  Hopefully the weather will be good(it usually is in Colorado).  The bike is taking a breather for the time being.  My jackets zipper came apart, so its being repaired and both tires are pretty smooth, so there are replacements on the way.  Those biker leather jackets are pretty darn expensive, so repairing it was my only option.

My summer project of building a small barn is going.................well, NOT going is probably the best way to describe it!  The holes are dug for the poles, but I still need to go lay out in the field and scoop out the dirt that dropped back in before I can get an inspection.   My wife is eagerly anticipating the removal of the 14 6x6s from her side of the garage!!!  (Theyve only been there for about 2 months already!)

My parents are moving to Colorado Springs this next week, so I will be helping them move things into storage until their home is ready to move into.  For those of you with little ones running around the house, you know the value of having parents living close by for childcare issues...........I always hated the whole "babysitter" thing.  Its hard enough to afford the date, without having to come home and shell out another 20 bucks for the sitter.  With my youngest already 8 years old, we will soon not be needing babysitters!!!  Yeah!!!

Work is work.  We are in a transition from 5 areas of specialty to 6.  I have to learn two new sectors and will start training in a few weeks.  Leave in the summer will be pretty slim and hard to come by, so guess Ill get to save some for a change.

I guess thats enough to avoid "slacker" status.  Have a great day/week!!!

Posted by ScottyATC @ 8:03 am EDT | Permalink | 1 Comments

A great Easter Ride!

Rode my bike down to Colorado Springs yesterday to enjoy an afternoon ride with my younger brother.  He just bought an 06 version of my 04 Hayabusa.  We had a great ride and I told him that I must look fantastic on my bike, cuz he looked pretty darn good on his!!!  This pic was just in a gas station parking lot from my camera phone.  I like the color of his.....mine is the blue/silver in the back.   



Posted by ScottyATC @ 10:56 am EDT | Permalink | 1 Comments

Happy Easter Everyone!!!

He is risen!!!!!

And THAT my friend, is all that matters!!!!

Posted by ScottyATC @ 11:07 pm EDT | Permalink | 3 Comments

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!

Ok...........you would not believe what a good father I am!  Here I am, on a Tuesday night(one of only two nights that I usually spend playing halo2) and my daughter is downstairs playing Dance, Dance Revolution.  Its killing me.  But I must put aside my wants and desires so that I can achieve the status of "Good Dad." 



This sucks!!!!!

Posted by ScottyATC @ 11:45 pm EDT | Permalink | 2 Comments