What A Day!

Two chapters reached completion today. The next one is good to go as soon as I get back to the project. It has been about twelve hours since I last posted so I have been attempting, once again, to discern just how it is that this works. I think another photo went where it was supposed to go. For those of you out there that have been into digital photography for years now, your patience is appreciated. If you have any tips, feel free to share. I've been using my wife's digital for about six weeks now. Absolutely fascinating piece of equipment. My personal preference is an antiquated Canon Eos 620. I have three lenses for it(up to the 80-200)and enjoy the effects I can get with it. The best part of that one is that it has a "me proof" button that I utilize often. More pictures are in the works for this blog thing I've begun. A few more properly pushed buttons and I do believe I will start telling people on my A-list E-mail where this is on the web. You know, until six months ago I was living very happily unaware of the internet and all of its possibiities. Today I get around, see stuff, learn things that I never even knew I wanted to know, and share with people on a daily basis. If I could only figure out a way to make a living doing this I might consider it as a second job.
I pray your day has been good. Come visit as I grow in very small increments. In Christ's Love, Preacher.

This is another go at it. It's probably a routine thing that I am missing, like doing all of the steps in the correct order. 

South Dakota Sunset

This is the second day posting to Preacher's Place. I guess since I have found it again and I am tapping out a message to leave on site(may be better than sticking it in a bottle)some of what I am learning to do is working. Yaaaaaaaay! My wife, Cheryl,(if I learn how to upload my photos and my text to the same place at the same time you will have the opportunity to view her)is winging her way down the interstate to meet her sister in Norfolk, NE. We visited dad down in Central City a few months ago where 'Sassy' resides with her third(fourth, I don't know for sure)husband. On the way home I suggested(silly me, who would have thought gas would ever be this expensive)they plan a few days just for the two of them. So they are meeting today halfway between their respective homes and renting a motel for at least one night to enjoy a little "girl time." Might be good for both of them. I pray for their journey and for their time together, that it may be a blessing that they may wish to repeat. There have been wives that I wouldn't trust any further than the front door of the house, but this newest one is a treasure. Christian through and through. The very essence of her spirit instills me with confidence, not to mention the overwhelming sense of love I have for her. So, I am alone, at least physically. I'll be tapping away on my computer keys working on the newest book, playing the grand piano that resides in our living room, and spending the time apart in profitable ways. If you read this and you happen to know the secret of how to put text plus photo on one of these things simultaneously, please let me know. I am easily baffled by technology, perhaps that is why I have the tenacity of an English pitbull when it comes to life's difficulties. I'll stop back again later with pictures(hopefully). In Christ's Love, Preacher.

This is a sunset photo taken by my wife and I 

An Intro

I guess at this point we're learning together. Me about how all of this works, and you about how slow I am to catch on. I have an idea. Isn't that a great start? Now I have to use the tools available to make it happen. Learning to use the tools can sometimes prove to be a 'stretch' for me. I started using a computer on 10-10-04. My IBM, faithful for over thirty years had deveoped more problems than I could resolve. The one person I knew personally that worked on them had passed away in '87. I needed a replacement. My wife used a computer for work at her store and suggested that I try something new. I'm certain she regrets that suggestion now! I have delved far and deep into this wonderful new world my children have been telling me about for years. My eldest grandson, 15, and I can now speak many of the same tongues. Just getting a handle on another language(I read and write in several)was not a problem. I only ran into problems when I moved into the various applications and how they operated within the guidelines established by the creators. It seems I have done many "Illegal things" according to my machines. I know for certain that I have never broken a law to the best of my knowledge, but obviously I have made some grievous errors. There is a higher power that forgives. Now if I only knew which office they occupied at MicroSoft HQ I would be in good shape indeed!! I pray you find enjoyment in watching this come together on a wing and a prayer. If you would like to comment, feel free to do so. God bless, Preacher.

This is a borrowed sunrise. I needed something "professional" for the sake of comparisons. I don't know whose it was originally or I would surely give them credit. I thought it awesome and somewhat thought-provoking. I pray you enjoy it as well.