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April 26, 2009
9:33 AM (217 days, 11h, 35min ago)
0412 - It starts...
Today... it starts. I have four income tax forms to fill in. Mine, of course. My two younger brothers' forms and my one nephew's forms. I still have until 30 April to complete, so that's one each day with one day to spare. Lots of time. But, maybe if I get them all done today... now that's an idea.
A couple of big thunderstorms passed through late yesterday and last night. Huge flashes of lightning and claps of thunder not heard of for a long time. And, of course, lots and lots of rain. Unusual for April, but all things considered, it's unusual anyway as we haven't had the kinds of thunderstorms we used to have in these parts. Maybe some of the old weather patterns are returning. Maybe that would explain the exceptional amount of snow we got this past winter. I can live with it.
I bought a scanner the other day. I already have a "regular" scanner, so you're probably wondering why another one. This one is different in that it only scans 35mm slides and also negatives. My dad has boxes full of slides from when I was a baby until about the turn of the century. He stopped using 35mm film and went to having his pictures printed on photo paper. Anyway, I'm going to scan all the slides into my computer so that they can be preserved. It's difficult to say what condition the slides are in now after all these years, but they're not going to get any better. Eventually, they'll be useless. Best to get at it now while there's still hope. I'll upload some of the results in the near future.
Time to get busy on the taxes.
A couple of big thunderstorms passed through late yesterday and last night. Huge flashes of lightning and claps of thunder not heard of for a long time. And, of course, lots and lots of rain. Unusual for April, but all things considered, it's unusual anyway as we haven't had the kinds of thunderstorms we used to have in these parts. Maybe some of the old weather patterns are returning. Maybe that would explain the exceptional amount of snow we got this past winter. I can live with it.
I bought a scanner the other day. I already have a "regular" scanner, so you're probably wondering why another one. This one is different in that it only scans 35mm slides and also negatives. My dad has boxes full of slides from when I was a baby until about the turn of the century. He stopped using 35mm film and went to having his pictures printed on photo paper. Anyway, I'm going to scan all the slides into my computer so that they can be preserved. It's difficult to say what condition the slides are in now after all these years, but they're not going to get any better. Eventually, they'll be useless. Best to get at it now while there's still hope. I'll upload some of the results in the near future.
Time to get busy on the taxes.
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