New Blog

I have been quiet for awhile on "Blissfull Thoughts" because I have been doing a photo blog on Flickr. As I previously stated on Saturday, January 3, 2009 I have challenged myself to post a photo a day. Some days this is quite a challenge because I have also made the requirement of myself that I create the photo I post on the day I post it. I usually think about the photo while driving in my car so I have a few photos in and around my car. Some days it is easy and ideas for images just happen other days it is a struggle. but so far I have been able to keep up with my challenge. I have also found that when posting the image It is easier to find something to blog about.
Interestingly enough most of the images I have been posting were taken with my camera phone. Probably because I have it with me and It is really simple to use. The photo of the pipes below was taken with the phone on the right.

Off Line

Last Sunday I was checking the times that "24" came on and on the search result page I saw a site of Jack Bauer jokes. I should have known better.... This is what popped up next. Then page after page of ads started appearing on my page. Ooh pull the plug switch off the computer too late the damage was done.
I first tried running several virus, spyware ect ... programs that I have. Then I did research on the site that was the start of this. It appeared that there was no cure for the problem. I kept my computer off-line and tried to work the problem but every time I connected back on-line the windows would start popping up.
Aarg!!! Next I tried logging on as another user and as an local administrator on the computer. Oooh no problem, humm the issue was just with my profile on this computer. Ok I can solve this, just delete the problem user, me.
Fortunately I have been very careful as of late to be backing everything up in multiple locations. All of my bookmarks are stored on Foxmarks my photos on Flickr and music on an external hard drive and server.
This wasn't as bad as having my computer just flat out crash but I figure that even if that had happened I still would not have lost very much except time.

Happy New Year!

Ok I’m a few days behind. With Christmas break and all I’m just taking it easy.

So did everyone make a New Years Resolution? In the past I have made ones that were relatively unattainable: loose weight, make more money, grow hair, and others that well after a week or two lost their attraction.

So this year I decided to do a resolution that WAS attainable, one that I could and would do.

Take, post and comment on Flickr a photo each day for a year. I’ve seen and read of others that have taken on this project and most have said that it was a fun way to explore their lives. We will see. So follow me on my Flickr site and I’m sure some of the photos will be commented on here in this blog.