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  Steve Kirks 8:15 am on July 3, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: July4, USA, volunteering

  What does Independence Day mean to you?

  I spent some time this morning thinking of how our country came to be and the sacrifices we’ve made for it over the years. Some people serve by volunteering in their community and others take a more direct path by enlisting in the military. Regardless of what method you choose, make a conscious decision to serve your country this year. Make a better life for yourself and those around you by volunteering for the job that no one wants. Contribute to the value of the United States of America–we’re worth the effort.

   

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  Steve Kirks 2:37 pm on July 2, 2009 | 2 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: blisters, ivarest, poison ivy, summer

  Ivarest to the rescue

  I got in to a patch of poison ivy last weekend and now it’s in full effect. The skin on my right forearm, especially near the wrist is covered with bubbles and blisters for the oils. On the suggestion of Tammy’s summer assistant, I picked up some Ivarest and it seems to be doing the trick. What’s your remedy for poison ivy attacks?

   
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    Adam 2:51 pm on July 2, 2009 Permalink
    

    Steroid shot from the doctor. I htae poison ivy. Sorry bro.

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    Steve Kirks 8:10 am on July 3, 2009 Permalink
    

    It’s getting a little better, but now I’m finding more spots. Hope it calms down some but the Ivarest helps it from itching too much.

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  Steve Kirks 2:18 pm on July 2, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: AC, freon, repairs

  More Freon, please! We got the AC fixed today, a simple matter of adding freon. Not super cheap, but my upstairs in finally cool enough to sleep well at night.

   
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  Things you hear on woxy.org

  Steve Kirks 8:39 am on July 2, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: 90sMusic

  Echo and the Bunnymen – People are Strange. Lost Boys anyone?

   
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  Steve Kirks 8:06 am on July 2, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  

  I edited the plugin that connects my blog with Twitter and Facebook. This is a test, only a test.

   
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  Steve Kirks 11:13 am on June 30, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  

  New theme called P2. Easier to post short items like this. Yum!

   
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  Scratching Backs

  Steve Kirks 5:04 pm on June 20, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  

  I helped out my mother-in-law, Anne Brown with a computer overhaul. It took me the better part of two weeks, working on nights and weekends only, to strip the computer down to the hard drive and build it back from scratch.

  Burl and Anne were great about the whole thing. We cleared off plenty of old software, moved pictures and other files around to make things easier and even got some bonus tasks mixed in. Their ink jet printer had stopped printing black some time ago, so a good cleaning of the print head with rubbing alcohol made all of the difference. I also put their laptop in the same “workgroup” as the desktop and shared the newly-cleaned printer. That will allow Anne to sit in the family room and print patterns for pretty dresses for nieces while surfing the web.

  I get a lot of good-natured teasing about my “geek brain” but it sure feels good to give back to some of the people who’ve supported me throughout the years. Anne and Burl have really been there in some tight spots, so computer work is some of the least I can do to say “thanks”.