Month: May 2023
C&O Canal, Monocacy Aqueduct, Dickerson, MD, 2023-05-26
All I can say is beautiful. The day was beautiful. The clouds were beautiful. And this aqueduct, which was a great idea for its day, was beautiful. I am not sure I can say that about the one lane bridge that we had to cross to get to the aqueduct parking.
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C&O Canal, Lock 21, Swains Lock, 2023-05-26
We went back to Swains Lock specifically to visit the Dierssen Wildlife Management Area. It looked like it had the potential to have water in it and many birds. On this day, the foliage had grown up so much that you really couldn’t see through it. It also looked like there was not a lot…
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Career and Technology Education
As a previous Career and Technology Education High School teacher, I say yes on encouraging students to take advantage of the opportunities. From learning network administration or computer repair, which I taught, to the Cisco Networking Academy, to culinary arts, cosmetology, boat repair, auto repair, HVAC, construction, Nursing assisting, dental assisting, drafting, and welding, there…
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WordPress Friends Plugin and Why I Don’t Want the Added Users
This post contains my thoughts on the Friends plugin for WordPress in which I asked about the users that are created. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/users-and-activitypub/ Hello Alex, Thank you for your reply to my question regarding the Friends plugin. First just let me say that you have created an awesome plugin. I am sure that my lack of…
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Wilmer Park, Chestertown, MD, 2023-05-06
Today’s skies were so beautiful! Today’s excursion took us to Chestertown. The skies were beautiful and Wilmer Park was nice as it always is. It is a simple park with a playground, pavilion, and walkway along the water. I think I like it because the water makes it a very calm location. Pictures of our…
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Bookbinding a Sketchbook with Stitched Single Pages
I decided that I wanted a sketchbook for my watercolor painting. In deciding which one to buy I ran across a video on bookbinding. And decided to make my own. At first I tried the perfect binding by using glue to bind single sheets. I suspect I didn’t layer on enough glue. I then looked…
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