We stepped out front this evening at dusk and saw a bright object in the sky . . . to early, too large and too bright to be a star; too small to be the moon. We got the binoculars and this is what they revealed, high in the heavens.
Just ate the first nectarine and first fuji apple from the trees we planted last year . . . delicious.
Like many modern families we have need for a lot of batteries. Rechargeable wireless mouse, digital camera, flashlight are frequently hungry for more power. After a couple of years of recharging we had a number of questionable batteries that didn't seem to recharge. Because we use them in pairs and the weakest battery hobbles the pair, it was a chore to find the bad ones and all we could do with them was throw them away. The Powerex MH-C9000 makes those issues things of the past.
It analyzes batteries and displays their true capacity. It discharges a charged battery and displays its actual discharge capacity. It breaks in new batteries for maximum capacity and reconditions questionable ones. It can even raise batteries from the dead, and if it can't it tells you they are gone so you may shed them and move on.
If your household uses a lot of double and triple-A batteries, I heartily recommend it. We got ours from Newegg and it came with 4 of the new AA rechargeables that come fully charged and hold their charge for a year . . . perfect for my digital camera. Link
Homegrown peaches and Bluebell Homemade Vanilla ice cream.
At the age of 8, I was so proud when I took my first unescorted bus trip across Texas to spend the summer with my grandmother. My parents put me on the bus in Dallas and my grandmother drove 50 miles from Olton to meet the bus in Lubbock. In those days it was a Continental Trailways terminal but it has remained virtually unchanged for all those decades. As bus traffic declined the restaurant closed but the rest of the terminal is as it was when I got off that bus as a boy. Now it is closing. The Greyhound buses will now load and unload passengers at the Lubbock Citibus terminal. Click the link to my flickr photo set. Link