Larry's Blogging spot

Cameron and kendall pose in VIKINGS gear

2011-02-24T12:44:00.001-08:00

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Cameron and Kendall jan2011

2011-02-24T11:37:00.000-08:00

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back again

2011-02-24T10:50:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure where to begin, so much has changed and yet stayed the same. I recently realized that i'm missing out on so much. My body is beginning to show serious wear and tear from smoking, drinking to much coffee, not getting enough excerise etc. Couple days ago I spoke with LeAnne and she hadn't changed one bit. I have for the most part allowed her to raise Lindsey how she wanted and have not been aggressive about getting involved but I'm tired of telling me to stay away from my daughter. She flat out lied that Lindsey jhad only 3tickets to graduation and I didn't deserve one of those seats. But that she would tell Lindsey I wanted to go and it was up to her... lie.... I feel like i'm going to have to camp out at her house so I can speak to her face to face. If Lindsey gets her way she will attend college in fredericksburg, which will be pretty close to me. I am determined to get back in her life, weather her mother likes it or not.

Ok i'm sorry that sounded like a 13 ranting because he didn't get his way. Dad got me started Geocaching about 6 months ago and I must confess I'm hooked. Currently I have found 150+ caches. Its great excercise and I love the places caching has taken me. Parks I didn't know about, cool historical places, seams strange though that I passed up dads 99 caches LOL! I have been too a few cache events as well, (allthough I didn't properly log the first couple. ) those are fun too, meeting other cachers and going out in groups to seek out unfound caches. Currently I am on day 13 with daily finds trying to keep up this minimum cache a day vigil.

neglected due to myspace

2008-05-09T19:25:00.000-07:00

Cameron getting ready to cheer!!

figured i should add a couple photos. I been spending to much time on myspace rather than posting here.

This is Larry getting "In the spirit"

Lindsey Pictures

2008-03-16T20:24:00.000-07:00

I got and E-Mail from Leanne a few days ago. She sent a couple pics of your daughter. Get on yer Phone and give us a call, or, I presume you have e-mail again. send us a note. I have been TheGrabber @yahoo.com forever. It does not cost anything to maintain one of these e-mails.

Lindsey on her 15th birthday. 03/03/2008

Lindsey and her cat.

I might as well put this on here, too. Even though it was this page where I found it. At least then if Lindsey looks at the BLOG, it will be right on top.

Larry, Allison, Cameron and Kendall at Pa-Pa's Wedding.

Moving Max Cheer

2008-03-04T04:45:00.000-08:00

Started Makeing a new sign for the new building

The girls are painting the shelves

The Sign is almost Done !!

Cozumel Vacation Cruise

2008-02-11T08:20:00.000-08:00

ok so this is a shot from the Cozumel coast
(the Northwest tip) This is near a small bar and resteraunt that we stopped at.

And here I am relaxing on the deck of the Inspiration with the daily Drink
(some fruity concoction) The family flew in to Tampa, Florida and then we stayed the day at Allisons brothers and just relaxed a little bit. The next morning we boarded the Ship. Cameron, and Kendall stayed in Tampa with there cousins and Aunt Angela, and Uncle Kevin.

We spent our time at sea doing everything possible from putt putt tournaments to slots tournaments. I was able to see my very first SHOWTIME style show a very wonderful dance with a Latin beat and a bit rock and roll. There was also so many other things to do like swimming pools, hot tubs, dancing, comedy clubs and various other shows like the dateing game etc.

Once we got to Cozumel we had actually gotten very dehydrated and spent a couple hours of that day sleeping and drinking water to recover. we did manage to do a little shopping in the flea market style shops along the side streets.

and one last photo,

JW and Nancy at the Coconuts Bar in Cozumel

Cheer Compitition

2008-02-02T15:27:00.001-08:00

Before the competition the girls are excited and mostly dressed for action :)

We Win First place in our Division !! Yah Max Cheer !!

Wolf Lodge

2007-09-01T19:00:00.000-07:00

This weekend we all stayed at the great wolf lodge in Williamsburg, Va. It is a very interesting place, basically an indoor Waterpark with lots of slides and rides, pools and ponds.

Kendall swimming in the pool

Cameron and Kendall dancing in hula skirts.
We stayed for the last summer weekend before school starts up next week. This is our Labor day weekend getaway. Daddy got here Friday after work and Mommy and the girls got here Friday afternoon about 2pm we stayed for the whole weekend. Surfing, swimming, watching animated shows, and competing in the hula skirt fashion show.

papas wedding

2007-09-01T05:36:00.000-07:00

Larry, Allison, Cameron, and Kendall

May 12th,2007

Kendall, Cameron, and cousins Maggie, and Abby

Today we Bowled for fun!!

2007-08-25T14:00:00.001-07:00

Kendall retrieves her ball

Camerons ball is Off !!

So today we went bowling in Grafton, Va for fun and Mommy whooped Daddy's butt.
After, we went out to dinner at UNO's resteraunt for the BIG COOKIE dessert

Dad I didnt know

2007-08-23T06:08:00.000-07:00

This is prolly going to get much criticism, but hey, I have always sorta been one to step outside the box. I don't get to see or talk to you much Lindsey so here goes.

First off sorry,
Again....

I can daily justify all my actions and have gotten pretty good at it. Well her mom doesn't always let you get your email. Or I am to busy to to get involved actively, but when the dust clears and the hammer meets the nail, well they are just excuses. I am a very busy person however, seems that I never have the time to get the stuff I want and need to do done. I get up at 4am to go to work, then work from 6am to 6pm not getting home till 7:30 - 8:00pm. But I still have my weekends off right? Usually Me and Allison do our talking at night on the porch smoking. Or rather that is when we talk the most. Saturday and Sunday's I end up getting up usually around 5am and mess around online till everyone else wakes up. So the mornings have usually always been my "quiet time" My dad was much the same so I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree ;) Anyhow the weekends we have always tried to do at least one thing "for the girls" like go to watercountry or a cookout at Allison's dad's house or whatever. then there is the routine of cleaning the house usually sunday morning that takes about 3 hours to finish. There is always the chores like cutting grass and trash to the dump. Our routine is pretty norm i suppose, most people set themselves up a routine of daily and weekly activity's to get done and the expectation is that the routines we do grounds us. Problem is that the grounding tends to be our heads shoved in the ground. What i mean is we forget to look around at the world and our selves for what might be right around the corner, lurking in the shadows or just standing there waiting to be acknowledged. So we a. don't see danger coming and have to react to it without warning (sorta like the way the world is ignoring the simple fact that we are destroying our planet 1 degree at a time with our CO2 emissions or ignoring that I have a daughter I rarely speak to or see) It isn't that I or we don't care, we just don't want to accept it, as acknowledging it means we have to react and compensate somehow. It upsets our grounding to have to make adjustments in our daily routines to fix the problems in our lives. Lindsey will probably be just fine, lol what a crack up no more likely she will grow up distrusting authority and Men in general. She will resent me for not making more of an effort to communicate with her and end up bitter for it. But for what's it worth, I don't suppose any of us can help the destructive paths we set for ourselves. Call it nature or more biblical it started when we sinned. We are not perfect, our lives were meant to be a struggle and I do try to make the best decisions. I cant help that I fail miserably at times, or that the decision to please one person hurts someone else. so don't to be to hard on me, I am just trying to get by the best I can. And I do love you Lindsey, from the bottom of my heart. Even if I am not there.

HUGS

2007-08-23T04:37:00.001-07:00

Cameron is "graduating" to kindergarden

Both Cameron and Kendall go to a Christian based daycare called Little lights. during the school year it is a school curreculum teaching them basic preschool, bible lesson's etc.

They have a ceremony every spring for the kids that will be graduating to big kids school

Gloucester County Fairgrounds

2007-08-23T04:28:00.001-07:00

We got the girls registered with the Gloucester County Child recovery team.
They get fingerprints, DNA, photo's, and detailed info on the child to assist them should they
have to find a missing child, or direct child to his or her home.

It is a sorry state that this is important to do these days, but well predators are everywhere.

Easter Snowstorm

2007-04-08T05:11:00.000-07:00

This easter brought four inches of snow that was soon melted away as the sun rose and warmed us back up. The snow arrived friday night and during the morning of saterday (day before easter) we spent the afternoon four wheeling in the snow, makeing a snow dude, and snowangels.
Polo the dog was trying to find something to chew on ;)

3 bed 2.5 bath Cape Cod 329,900.00

2007-02-17T07:51:00.000-08:00

Priced To Sell listing price dropped to 329,900.00 as sellers are motivated to sell.
3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath on 2.36 acres close to Downtown Gloucester and local shopping with the perfect quiet rural setting. Just off 17 for quick comutes in the Ark area.
You must see this beutifull home to truely appreciate the spacious floorplan and generous storage space. Plenty of room for the little ones to play both inside and out.

<click for listing>

Home features
Hardwood flooring, Ceramic tileing, covered porch with ceiling fans, Custom kitchen cabinets and island, 12 X 12 Deck, His and Hers sink in master bath, upstairs office and bonus room w/knee wall storage, and lots of outside lighting.

More christmas time photo's

2007-02-09T04:39:00.000-08:00

The girls are checking out there stockings
kendall got a spongbob topper and Cameron
has a patrick (from spongebob) topper.

Larry got a little something for christmas as well

It is not a brand new motorcycle, but it might as well be. This Honda Shadow growls like a
Harley Davidson, and has a great deal of chrome
I can't wait for the warmer days to show up.

December pictures

2007-02-06T02:37:00.000-08:00

The girls christmas eve at Pa Pa Thomas, and Susan's home.
They are naturally all dressed up for Christmas dinner.

Cameron happily open Princess Dress up. This is the one item they play with almost everyday.

Also pictured is Allison on left and Susan's mother to camerons right.

SC trip

2007-02-03T04:53:00.000-08:00

These were both taken while we were in Sc for thanksgiveing...Yeah it has been that long without posting

....one more really nice one...

2007-02-03T04:47:00.000-08:00

I really like the details on a couple of these we have in so many of the old school actors and of course marilynn ;)

Need i really explain who this is? LOL ok so it is from the wax meuseum again :)

As is Angelina Jolie and Larry

LA Trip

2007-02-03T04:38:00.000-08:00

ok well I suppose I really really should get off my butt and get these sites right ;)

been really busy with all the graphics, Allison going to LA, etc etc etc we have also been painting and cleaning up the house as we might decide to sell and rebuild a new place...LOL I know we have been here only 2 years but ...we will see.

ok so a couple photo's from the La trip then.

This first one is Allsion and Hugh Heffner at the Wax meuseum in LA.And here we have Larry and an actor playing the role of "Pirates of the Caribean's : Capt Jack"

2006-09-17T14:06:00.000-07:00

A couple of photo's from Kendall's Birthday party today

The girls riding the new motorized car.
and Pa-Pa and susan dress up for the occaision!!

Happy Birthday KENDALL !!

Ernesto photos's

2006-09-04T14:16:00.000-07:00

We had minor problems that were for the most part fixable.

out of power for three days due to the tree falling on the line, and now no satelite reception
as the dish has been apparently knocked out of the line of sight. I fixed the tramopline that did the most damage to our house as the winds threw it at the house. the AC unit is fine just got knocked over. the only real damage was from flooding in the lower room. Yep the carpet in the New addition is trashed...

2006-08-20T07:17:00.000-07:00

Kendall feeds grass to a goat at the county fairgrounds

Emailing: HPIM0239, HPIM0240, HPIM0242

2006-08-06T17:20:00.000-07:00

This is the weekend project allmost completed. An Island for Allison's Kitchen ;) We now need to grout, and finish about three trim pieces as well as add the final blank drawer cover.

2006-06-25T16:12:00.000-07:00

Cameron try's to keep up

Cameron on her new Four wheeler

2006-06-25T12:43:00.000-07:00

Allison cutting the grass. yep, she loves to cut the grass. But of course dad all ready knows this ;)

2006-06-25T04:00:00.000-07:00

This is from the Norfolk Harbourfest event That did NOT happen in May
but rather uhh June something (I am so forgetfull) The Harbourfest is the one weekend event
That Allison and me have attended every year as it is our weekend
away from the girls. This is the Workboat that we party on every year, it docks pierside along with about 100 other workboats, sailboats, ships etc.

Finnally running again

2006-06-24T19:25:00.000-07:00

Well after changeing from IE to Foxfire I am fineally able to work with my blogger pages again
so very soon I should be able to restart posteing the pictures of current events.

I definately need to add acouple of the exterior house shots as all the various stuff planted and put in has really filled in nicely. Here is one of the work out back earlier this spring

And one earlier this morning out front. The hibiscus has been really growing huge this year..the blooms are just about to open.

Mums are going to be big as well ;)

Cameron's Birthday

2006-04-15T16:01:00.000-07:00

Cameron looks at the monkey from Pa - Pa and Susan
Kendall is haveing Fun !!
A " Tent " for her bed.

Cameron's Birthday Party

2006-04-15T15:58:00.000-07:00

Cameron and Kendall in the blow up Trampoline.
Some of the bigger kids enjoy the real Trampoline.
Allison and Candace are discussing important matters.

Allison's Sister Angela Sponsers a party

2006-03-25T19:08:00.000-08:00

Angela, Abby, Cameron, and Susan eat snacks after the sales are done.
Ganny gets something to eat
Eating and chatting.

Allison's sister is in town

2006-03-25T19:04:00.000-08:00

Cameron, and cousin Abby are watching a movie.
Kendall plays in the Doll's for the movie
Cousin Quintin and Ryan play the PS2

Getting ready for spring

2006-03-12T17:25:00.000-08:00

Kendall does not wish to hear that we are almost home.

Cameron is tired of running around for flowers and plants.

After a long days work we finnally have a nice row of small trees, bushes and some pansy's.

A close up of our Pansy's and a begonia bush.

Playing Games At the house

2006-02-11T13:02:00.000-08:00

Julie is struggleing to get the clue out.

Everyone gets together for one last game together.

Lindsey, Josh, and April check as dad trys to discribe the clue.

Virginia Visit

2006-02-08T03:40:00.000-08:00

Allison and Jeana in the Kitchen

April, Donna, Allison, Kendall, Julie, Jeana, and Josh getting ready to play a boardgame.

Daddy's Girls

2006-01-02T13:35:00.000-08:00

Larry and Baby Kendall do some bonding on our porch. This is one from a couple months ago when it was still fairly mild 75-85 degree's or so. Larry had just finished cutting the grass with Kendall riding on his knee.

The Big Game

2005-12-26T18:14:00.000-08:00

In this Photo Allison and Cameron get Dinner ready.

Larry and Kevin Enjoy the game; (Atlanta Falcon's Vrs Tampa Bay Buccaneer's). Notice that Larry and Kevin have on Former Vikings player Brad Johnson Jersey's, Larry in the White away and Kevin in the home colors. I might also Add that this was my first ever Live in stadium NFL game ever. God how could I have missed all the fun of a NFL game in stadium? This game also clinched the Buc's place in the playoff's.

Company Party last night

2005-12-18T11:28:00.000-08:00

We attended the annual Local 970 Christmas party last night. It was held in downtown Portsmouth, Va In a Very nice hotel. We had a ballroom that the party was in and filled the place to near capacity. Prior to the party I had stopped to spend some time with Lindsey and Give her our christ-mas gifts, a nice mp3 player for her to load her music on. Now Allison is getting food prepped for her party being held right here at our house tommorrow and I am getting stuff ready for the trip to Tampa, Florida Tuesday. Busy Busy Busy.

Lindsey sent a photo

2005-12-13T20:14:00.000-08:00

Your gonna have to ask Lindsey about this photo she sent me via email.

Naturally she is wearing her signature hat. I do not think she will go to bed without her hat on ...LOL

Santa photo's

2005-12-04T19:09:00.000-08:00

The girls are all dressed up and ready to go to the mall for pictures with Santa. Cameron say's she wants santa to bring her a dinosaur and Kendall an Octopuss.

Santa Photo's

2005-12-04T19:07:00.001-08:00

Waiting patiently (yeah right) for santa to arrive.

2005-12-04T19:07:00.000-08:00

Cameron and Kendall with santa getting the pictures taken.

santa photo's

2005-12-04T19:06:00.000-08:00

Cameron and Kendall with santa.

Getting ready for Christ-mas

2005-11-30T19:59:00.000-08:00

Got the tree up and several of the small santa's and deco stuff. Still need to get the outside lights up, and the spots but made a lot of headroom just getting the tree done LOL. It is looking so inviting coming up to the house with the room done we are just loving it !!! Can not wait to get the room trimmed out and finished.

Took the girls to the parade of lights

2005-11-28T18:21:00.000-08:00

I took Lindsey, Cameron (in this photo), and Kendall to the Newport News Park Christmas lights in Fort Eustice and Newport News park.

Thanksgiving fun in the sun

2005-11-26T09:47:00.000-08:00

Allison is giving Cameron a ride with cousin Quintin in the background and baby Kendall digging in the dirt. Cousin Maggie is riding the electric 4wheeler in the lower left corner...

The girls have a blast riding 4 wheeler

2005-11-26T09:38:00.000-08:00

Lindsey came over for the weekend and is riding the four wheeler around the trails and yard. She is giving Cameron a ride here coming around the side yard. The tree's have just about lost all the leaves allready, and the summer grass is all dead. Look's like it could use a new re seeding LOL. Today it was about 50 degree's and a little chilly but the sun was warm enough to ride a little. Tonight we were going to go to the Newport News Park light drive (pictures might not show up) which reminds me, I really need a good digital camera for Christmas hint hint.

The girls having fun

2005-11-26T09:36:00.000-08:00

The girls are having a blast riding the 4wheeler around the yard. Lindsey is giving Cameron a ride in the front yard.

Staining the steps

2005-11-22T19:49:00.001-08:00

Enjoying the bar

2005-11-22T19:49:00.000-08:00

Tonight's festivities

2005-11-22T19:47:00.000-08:00

A view from the foyer

another long day

2005-11-21T19:11:00.000-08:00

Another Day closer to completion. Today i of course had to go to work getting up at the usual 4am and was back home at 6pm to devour some leftover pizza and finish the carpet. Well carpet is done and then after much discusion, I started working on the steps. The new steps are just cut and ready to work on however the nice finished run boards are in on the old steps and are awaiting the kicker boards and sides. I used a set bit to drill the tap for wood screws and will fill the holes with wood filler, stain and finish the step. Tommorrow we hope to find people to get our bar moved into the new room as we will need at least 2 additional good men to left the huge pieces to the new room... hoping for a miracle nuff said larry

It almost killed me

2005-11-20T16:52:00.000-08:00

Well the texture paint is finished and still drying. Just finished laying the padding down and taping the seams. Then we fought this roll of carpet into it's final resting place. I just couldn't do any more. Allison did 90% of the green paint on the shelves and the west wall. I helped her with the cutting in a little at the top of the wall and edges. I started trying to stretch the carpet into place and trim it around the doors and such when the pizza man showed up. It is over for this weekend, I am just done for now, nuff said.

The Big Push

2005-11-20T03:42:00.000-08:00

The texture paint is half up and the room has been cleaned up. The doorwasy have been framed up and they are ready for the stairs to been built and trimed out. The plan for today is to finish the texture and begin painting the new wall and shelves. Hopefully the carpet will go in tonight for the finale. Allsion was hopeing to start moving in furniture and watching a movie LOL ROFL he he he we will see.

nuff said till tonight, larry

Kendalls Oh Oh

2005-11-16T17:15:00.000-08:00

Here is baby Kendall who is now very expressive telling mommy "oh-oh" on our front porch step's as she is slipping off the first step. She has only just started trying to go up and down steps standing up.

The project floorplans

2005-11-09T16:33:00.000-08:00

In this scaned photo we have the slightly modified floorplans for the house. The left side of the floor plan is where the garage is . The range had an overthe range fan/light which I replaced with a microwave light vented to the outside. the top photo is a scan of an island that lead to our desire to place one as indicated on the floorplan.

2005-11-07T17:45:00.000-08:00

OK, OK here is another of Lindsey at the Virginia Beach Aquarium. In this shot she has the seal following her hand in circles inside the tank.

2005-11-07T17:35:00.000-08:00

The garage is coming right along. We have all the drywall up except piece work under this wall. I will not get that done until power for the heat is run and this new doorway is opened up. If you look close the right wall has been finished with a textured paint that is half dry and splotchy looking.

Install a spam blocker.

2005-11-07T17:11:00.000-08:00

Ok really it is not installing but applying a spam blocker as the Blog already has it... First go to the dasboard and click on your blogpage you want the spam blocker added to. Now click on the SETTINGS tab it will bring up more tabs under the four main tabs. Click on the Comments tab and scroll down to where it says show word verification on comments? click the yes and scroll down and save the settings. Now republish the page to update it and BAM your set!!

nuff said...

2005-11-05T15:11:00.000-08:00

The drywall is finnally done... just a little more sanding and some major dust removal....

2005-11-05T15:10:00.000-08:00

Allison helps by doing the spackleing on the second shelf.

2005-11-03T14:42:00.000-08:00

A much better shot of Cameron and her Princess costume. These were both taken at there Aunt Gannies house (Aunt Ruth Ann).

2005-11-03T14:40:00.000-08:00

Cameron and Kendall dressed for the NIght. Kendall is a bunny rabbit and Cameron was a princess.

2005-10-29T15:29:00.000-07:00

The girls: Lindsey, Cameron, and Kendall play in the straw in the petting zoo.

2005-10-29T15:28:00.000-07:00

Cameron feeds the goat at the petting zoo.

2005-10-29T15:27:00.000-07:00

Lindsey Holds Baby Kendall.

2005-10-29T15:26:00.000-07:00

Cameron chasing the ducks...

With me bones getting weary

2005-10-23T10:34:00.000-07:00

As you can see the drywall is almost done now. Just a piece above the door, and shelving that will hide those cinderblocks at the bottom of the wall. Allison has been doing the spackling on the new wall.

2005-10-23T10:32:00.000-07:00

The drywall is almost all up. In this view you can see how I am making a shelf to hide the cinderblock at the base of the wall. I need a photo of Allison helping do the spackling...he he he

As far as I have gotten by Saterday...

2005-10-22T12:38:00.000-07:00

A view from the kitchen now that most of the drywall is up and the door is hung.

2005-10-22T12:37:00.001-07:00

Another of the NorthRock at work...

2005-10-22T12:37:00.000-07:00

Here is the NorthRock at work, framing up the last section and door to the garage.

2005-10-22T12:36:00.000-07:00

Here is a second view from the garage side of the conversion. Nice looking 4 wheeler huh? Oh yeah to the right of the door is going to be a big open arch.

2005-10-22T12:34:00.000-07:00

Here is the beginning where most of the garage is in view.

2005-10-20T16:45:00.000-07:00

Hurricane prep kit...

1. Keystone Ice........check
2. Budwieser...........check
3. Red Bull..............check
4. Other misc Beer...check
5. Plywood .............check
6. Foam to float it and your babe to safety....

Huricane prep kit....

Take Your pet to church

2005-10-20T16:34:00.000-07:00

I grabbed this photo because it looks so much like our dog, but the whole picture tells a better story. The artical goes on to tell about a local church that has one sunday a month as a Paws, Prayers, and Praise day that you are allowed to bring your pets. It also discribes that most pets are very attentive during the sermon and that they all howl along during the singing.

Howl cool is that?

he he he nuff said...

The weekend of work...

2005-10-16T12:59:00.000-07:00

Well, it has so far been a busy weekend. I have started the wall in the garage to get it converted. (pictures to follow soon) Any how we are framing up half of the two car garage and I started the work today. Just rough frame work for a wall mind you but a start just the same. I also through a shelf up on the garage side so that I will be able to start organizing the garage. Many more shelfs and work to be done... Once the wall is framed I have to drywall, insulate, and then sand the drywall and cut out the new doorways. Then frame up the sides for a high shelf to hide the foundation and paint. After that we should be able to get the stairs installed and then lay carpet. I am bushed though for the day so it is time to relax...
Allison is working on a dinner of my favorite, Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and string beans, (can't wait) he he he. Already then

nuff said... larry

Spam filter installed

2005-10-11T17:55:00.000-07:00

This first step is not a filter as I at first thought, but a word verification step required to post comments. This step is easily added to your blog by going to your posting page and clicking on the settings tab. From there hit the tab for comments and scroll down to the line that ask's yes or no to word verification. Click on yes and then save the settings and republish. BOOM your are not required to verify the word before posting a comment. This cannot be done by an automatic program that people use to post spam to multiple pages.

nuff said, Larry

The Coolest Radio Station Around

2005-10-11T17:30:00.000-07:00

Well all be darned, I was wading through various email and decided to run over to the point to get the online stream up and wow! Chuck from the Morning show on my favorite station is a blogger!!! Small world. Any who, you can now go to his blog from my favorite blogs links to the right of the page. Check it out ohh, and while your at it, go to this link for live point music streamed to your pc.

http://pointradio.com/

on to other things I spoke with mom last night, well I chatted via the Hello interface for the blogs. It is just so great using it to chat and send pictures back and forth. It had been what three four months ago when we last spoke? wierd how disconnected I get from everyone without the internet. Well at least we have it again now. and I am back online blogging and surfing.

One more thing There is a lot od spam showing up in my comments and I do not appreciate it. It does not surprise me that someone has figured out how to do this, However it just kills me that they have to in the first place. I am going to attempt to put a spam filter on the site to hopefully stop it so if you notice that your comments are being blocked let me know via email

larrynorthup@cox.net

Nuff said... Larry

Mommy and the girls

2005-10-10T15:36:00.000-07:00

Mommy and the girls

And here we have a photo of the girls playing with Allison upstairs in the playroom.

A recent photo of Lindsey

2005-10-10T15:21:00.000-07:00

Lindsey and a turtle

This is another phone photo grab at the Aquarium here in Virginia Beach, Va.
She is now 13 years old.

Our new home bar

2005-10-10T14:55:00.000-07:00

Larry's Bar

Hey everyone, this is the bar we bought to eventually move into the converted garage. It currently is in the foyer that will become the dinning room once the garage has been converted. A door way will be opened up on this wall behind where the bar is currently going down into the family room that is currently a garage.

back up to speed

2005-10-09T18:02:00.000-07:00

Ok so I am now back online but what the heck has been going on up der yah fer sure doin cha know?

The single biggest thing that pops into my mind is that I quit smoking cigerettes. I was up to 2 1/2 packs a day, just pufing my life away. The hypnotism was a big help, but it certainly did not work as well for me as for others. I took up dipping and I sappose that is a whole lot better. Especially scince I go through about two cans of dip a week. I also still enjoy a cigar every once in a while, (like when I drink.) The other biggest change is that I got rid of the Gas hog Dodge pickup for a new Honda Accord LX. And going from a truck to a car is well very hard to get used to. But the reality of it was that I was driving this real nice, real expensive truck back and forth to work; (120 miles round trip - 5 days a week) and really only useing it on rare occaisions as a truck. So the commuter vehicle just made a lot of sense.

Click on the title to see the car, then hit back on your browser to return here.

Any how we also did it to get Allison home with the girls and out of driving the 140 miles three days a week to work in Va. Beach. She has been picking up a couple nights working at a resteraunt in town as a bartender.

We still have not converted the Garage but this fall or maybe after Christmas we should get started converting half of the garage into living space for our bar, pool table etc. A family room for the adults, as our upstairs family room has become a playroom for the girls. still have not set up the pool and so I will have to takle that one after the garage is right. We still have so much work to be done on the house in the way of landscapeing, but it is slowly starting to get there. Sure could hire some PV labor for those tasks after we get the money figured out for sure. I will get some pictures up as soon as I can get it done. ok I sappose that is a good start...

Nuff said, Larry

Back and better than ever!!

2005-10-08T18:15:00.000-07:00

Ok that really took a long time to get back online. We ran into so many internet problems getting a high speed connection here in the backwoods area of gloucester. He he he, any who we now have internet service and I spent several hours trying to get the bugs kicked off the pc. Still working on that one.... We are now connected via Cox Cable and they claim to be 8 times faster than the Phone line DSL, but I am not seing the difference yet. Perhaps it is in-concievable to the naked eye.

On to recent events, I recently got re-aquainted with Lindsey and we have seen each other off and on, till school started that is, she is apparently a little busy with school. I really should call her by the way....(mental note). We are beginning to get a lawn and I just seeded and fertillized a few days ago, now we have four days of endless rain and I am worried that a lot of the seed will simply wash away.

ok so you can send me a note through this site and I do have the yahoo email still but it is most likely full. it has been like nine months or so but for a direct line to my mail box that I will certainly get try useing...

larrynorthup@cox.net

please continue to use the yahoo for general group email that I will eventually get sifted through...(mental note)

one way or another, hope to hear from all of you soon....till then

nuff said,
larry

Missing in action

2005-04-23T05:07:00.000-07:00

Hey there high there.... We are ohh, a week or so from getting into the house and should have internet shortly there after. I am using the local library to get the email read(scanned) and try to get out a message to you all. Unfortunately the original post from the phone didn't work or I would have kept dropping posts that way. I believe the message was blocked by spam ware installed into the blog software. anyhow... I will be back online shortly..

Nuff Said, I Love You Guys....

Larry

The Visit

2005-04-03T09:06:00.000-07:00

Toddler Cameron visit's Her grandma, and great grandpa

A very Silly weblog

2005-03-30T22:49:00.000-08:00

This is just some of the silliness to be found here...

Rejected Crayola Crayon Colors

Self explanitory

Here is the link....
http://www.blogexplosion.com/members/surf.php

Hope you all enjoy it....
Larry

Terry Schiavo Die's

2005-03-30T16:50:00.000-08:00

Terry Schiavo Shortly after having a heart attack that left her incapacitated

Terri Schiavo passes away
Death comes after courts repeatedly ruled against parents
MSNBC staff and news service reports
Updated: 10:21 a.m. ET March 31, 2005
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Nearly two weeks after a court ordered her feeding tube removed, and after multiple attempts by her parents to get the order lifted, Terri Schiavo passed away on Thursday at the age of 41.
Schiavo died at the Pinellas Park hospice where she lay for years while her husband and her parents fought over her fate in the nation’s longest, most bitter right-to-die dispute.
The family battle over whether to keep her alive galvanized the nation over the last month, with even President Bush and Congress weighing in.
The case had spent seven years winding its way through the courts, with Terri Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, repeatedly on the losing end.
They have been at odds with their son-in-law, Michael Schiavo, who consistently won legal battles by arguing that his wife would not have wanted to live in her condition.
Denied accessBrother Paul O’Donnell, an adviser to Schiavo’s parents, said the parents and their two other children “were denied access at the moment of her death. They’ve been requesting, as you know, for the last hour to try to be in there and they were denied access by Michael Schiavo. They are in there now, praying at her bedside.”
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to intervene for the sixth time. Hours earlier in an 9-2 ruling, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta declined to grant a new hearing in the case — the fourth time since last week that it ruled against the Schindlers.

We can all sit here and judge Terry's Husband or her parents that is the easiest part. Instead let us learn from her passing and the struggles that both sides of her family indured. Let us Thank god for the life we are granted, and pray for the soul of Terry, Her Husband and her parents.

Nuff said....
Larry

Terry Schiavo Dieing

2005-03-27T15:52:00.000-08:00

Wedding Comic says it all...

In sickness and in health unless you suffer severe neurological damage, in which case I'd let you starve untill death do us part.

How To Record Streaming Net Radio

2005-03-25T14:12:00.000-08:00

Forget over the air and Satellite broadcasting. Internet radio is FRESH, unfiltered, and Free!

Hosting audio content on a website used to be difficult, expensive, and usually required REAL PLAYER. But as with most technology, what's Tricky in one decade becomes trivial in the next. Today, any Blogger with rudimentary audio-recording gear can deliver high quality broadcast's.

Even better, intrepid hackers have written software that wil automatically transfer audio tracks from the net to an IPOD or any other MP3 Player - Giving rise to the term "PODCAST." Thousands of music lovers are now creating their own podcast's, featuring new music from podcast friendly indie lables. Production values range from Radio - Quality to dude in his van, but it's a fabulous way to find new music relatively untouched by the "Music Industry."

But you needn't limit your listening to what's most easily available. You'll find loads of streams from radio stations and other sources, and though they're often in difficult - to - copy formats, sucking them directly into your MP3 player is as easy as having the right software. You'll also encounter some programming that isn't streamed over the net at all; if you connect your AM/FM Tuner to your PC, you can record anything broadcast over the airwaves and listen to it anytime you like.

NOTE: LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Recording this material for your own use is perfectly LEGAL! However, Distributing these files are not! This Means any Broacast you find can be Saved, burned to disk for your own listening pleasure, But if your buddy wants a copy he has to get it the same way you did. ok nuff said, disclaimer is over now to the good stuff.

Listen to Podcast's:

The first thing you will need to listen to podcast's is a podcast app. I prefer IPODDER (ipodder.sourceforge.net) , but feel free to experiment with any client. Download and Install Ipodder and then click the status tab. There should be a few feeds already available and displayed in the window, but you will want to find your own favorite sites. You can find a MASSIVE amount of feeds at www.podcast.net , But I will also list a few as well.

INSOMNIA RADIO

http://webpages.charter.net/jevangelho01/IR.xml

RADIO CLASH

http://www.mutantpop.net/radioclash/rssfeed.php

INDIEFEED MODERN ROCK

http://radio.weblogs.com/0141318/catagories/altModernRock/rss/.xml

THE GOOD STUFF

http://rizzn.net/Scripts/podcast/rss/Nucks1.xml

Once you have selected a few feeds, click the schedualer tab. Set the app to automatically check for new podcast's every eight hours or so. Once you have configured the appropriate settings, click the Prefrences tab. Check "hide ipodder at startup" and "Check for new podcasts at startup," but you will probably prefer to have the "play downloads" unchecked. Note the location for your saved files (it defaults to a folder called "My Recieved Podcast's" in the my documents directory). You will need that fodler location to play your podcast's if you use a different player other than Itunes to copy music to your MP3 player. Go ahead and check for new podcast's at this time.if you use Itunes you are done and can begin playing as soon as the first file is downloaded. However, if you use Windows Media Player to manage your player's tunes, you will need to add the My Recieved Podcast's folder to the WMP 10's list of monitored folders for new media.

It a Minnesota joke, Doin cha know

2005-03-24T13:43:00.000-08:00

Ole lived across the Minnesota River from Clarence Bunsen, whom he didn't like at all. They were yelling across the river at each other all the time. Ole would yell to Clarence, "If I had a vay to cross dis river, I'd come over dere an beat you up good, yeah sure ya betcha by golly!" This went on for years. Finally, the state built a bridge across the river right there by their houses. Ole's wife, Lena, asks, "Now is your chance, Ole. Vhy don't you go over dere and beat up dat Clarence like you said you vud?" Ole replied, "OK, by yimmy, I tink I vill do yust dat!" Ole started for the bridge but he saw a sign on the bridge and he stopped to read it, then turned around and came back home. Lena asked, "Vhy did you come back?" Ole said, "Lena, I tink I changed my mind 'bout beatin' up dat Clarence. You know, vhen I yell at him from across the river, he don't look so big. But dey put a sign on da bridge dat says "Clarence is 13 ft. 6 in."

Using Outlook Express to Post

2005-03-23T16:24:00.000-08:00

I am posting this blog from my outlook express email server. Now this was easier than you think but why?

The most obvious reason that I can think of is simplicity. If you use outlook to recieve your email why not publish with it? Second and even more importantly is that Outlook will allow you to add HTML content. Now there are certainly restrictions, as in any time that you use an un intented format for a site. However one reason that yuo might want to is simply That it is easier to add pictures the way you want them to appear.

As an axample I inserted this photo and dragged the edges do that it would fit my blog format

however it is not restricted by the sizing that Hello determines..

it is also easier to add multiple photo's by simply inserting another photo....

Let us try one more thing now and add a few links to the page ohh say centered in bullet form

OK that will do, do any of you want to know how you do this?

First you go to the dashboard and click the page you wish to send your post to and then click on the email tab for the page there is a line for you to send email to post just waiting for you to add your secret password and BAM you have the email url to send to Just add the link as a contact in your email address. And you are in like flint.

nuff said....Larry

Distorted Reflections in the media mirror

2005-03-21T15:29:00.000-08:00

Dan Rather Cartoon with Cal Thomas

Did you know there is too much opinion and not enough reporting of the facts in the news you're getting? This shocking information comes from the Project for Excellence in Journalism, an affiliate of Columbia University.

The study's focus on 250 stories mainly looked at the way cable TV networks and Internet Bloggers addressed those stories. It concluded that such outlets represent a "journalism of assertion" that favors the personal opinion of the individual delivering the information more than reporting.
The Fox News Channel (where I work and where no one has asked me to write about this survey) is singled out for alleged imbalance on such story's as the Iraq war, where the study finds twice as many "positive" as "negetive" stories. Seven out of ten stories on FNC were said to have included opinions not attributed to reporting.

Reporting on the study, the Los Angelos Times referred to "the model of mainstream media," which it said is "taking the time to gather and scrutinize each piece of infomation."
But the mainstream public does not percieve that the "mainstream media" takes the time check facts and eschews opinion in it's "reporting." According to the Pew Center for the People and the Press, only 35% of Americans think the media get the facts right.

It is this distrust and the perception that the so called "mainstream media" is biased that has fueled the rise of alternative sources of information. It has also fueled the angst of the big media boys, who are being held accountable for their biasis for the first time. They don't like such accountability and so they are reacting by attacking cable TV and Internet Bloggers.

Were it not for these alternative sources of information, the Swift Boat Veterans might never have found an avenue to make their voices heard about John Kerry, and Dan Rather might still be sitting in the CBS anchor chair instead of being held accountable for misreporting on President Bush's National Guard Records. What ought to amuse and amaze many people is the sudden "discovery" of opinion journalism in the media.

The Media Research Center (www.mrc.org) has been chronicling liberal bias on the broadcast networks and in newspapers and news magazines for years, but the oganization is largely ignored by the big media or dismissed as "conservative" or "right-wing," implying it's work cannot be trusted. (In the interests of full disclosure, I'm serving as the unpaid emcee for the Media Reseach Center's annual Media DisHonors Awards in April.)

If opinion journalism is now regarded as something to be avoided, how about begining the purge at the broadcast networks. On the CBS Evening News last March 31, Rather suggested that American civilians had volunteered to work in Iraq because "in this economy it may be, for some, the only job they can find." Is that opinion or reporting, since no source was cited or interviews conducted with anyone who said such a thing?

CNN's Aaron Brown delivered what a fair-minded viewer might have concluded was a personal opinion on his Nov 10, 2004, "NewsNight" program. He refered to criticism of Kerry by the Swift Boat Veterans and whether Kerry deserved the three Purple Hearts and an early out from Vietnam.

Brown said, "Look at this picture here [in the Stars and Stripes military newspaper], if you can. 'Troops' bravery Honored in Iraq.' These are all Purple Heart Winners. Someday, one of them will run for president and someone will say they didn't earn the Purple Heart. Welcome to America."

The problem for the mainstream media (which isn't mainstream anymore) is that it's denial of it's own biasis has caused the rise of Bloggers and cable news, especially Fox. If they had been truly reporting and not indoctrinating, there would be no Fox news, or Bloggers to study.

This Artical was originally written by Cal Thomas, his column is distributed by Tribune Media Services

This is a new trick I just learned

2005-03-20T16:39:00.000-08:00

The rough day

2005-03-20T15:31:00.000-08:00

I am now rediscovering my computer, at these new lighting speeds it appears to work better than ever and I just feel silly that I hadn't realized that it was the culprit. It was the standing in my face screaming bloody murder thing That I overlooked. I counted the number of programs that were running and it was like 53 !!! Now I am back to normal, but I am petty sore from the weekend project. With us getting ready to move out in four weeks I knew I could not put off the inevitable. I started pulling the pool apart as the new owner said they did not want it and so I am tasked with moving it to our new home. Besides the fact that I put the above ground pool partially in ground; I had to purchase the type that has a steel corrugated wall that must weigh oh 125lb's easy. And wrestling with that and digging out the ground around the pool I am really beat. But at least I am almost finished, the pool is completely torn apart with most of it packed up neat and tidy. I just have a few more brackets and brace bars to wash and stow. Then the task of filling the hole back up and leveling.

5 minutes to the fastest computer speeds

2005-03-18T17:55:00.000-08:00

Ok so in case you haven't noticed I haven't been around for a while... Two days to be exact, why the disappearance? Well it all started about a week ago with a little storm while Allison was home and we lost power. After it came back we couldn't get online, two days later I had fixed that problem and was dealing with a computer that was creeping around at dial up speeds. I dumped the TEMP FOLDER and Emptied the TRASH CAN. No luck... Next comes with an Defrag test... It could use it so I allowed the computer to DEFRAGMENT THE HARD DRIVE. This process took oh like 4 hours but it just had to work right? No luck... Next on the adjenda was sleep.... Day two home from work and ready to get started I had been thinking on it all day and my answer was either SPYWARE or ADWARE so I let Norton Scan the hard drive... It found four items that were suspicious but it was not able to delete them... Now came the extremely slow online search for a better Spyware program and guess what? Microsoft.com Has just released a new SPYWARE BETA for users of Microsoft windows free if you can prove that your version is a legal copy (note: the sticker on the back of your computer containing the SN # for your copy) after a three hour download( only takes 5 minutes at regular DSL speeds) I installed the BETA and ran it. First off let me just say W O W ! ! ! In roughly 5 minutes it had scanned my computer and found like 5 Adwares, 3 spywares, a reincarnated spyware, and multiple bad portals files. POWERFUL STUFF GUYS!! Stop what you are doing and go get it now!!!

but ok did it work? No #@#$%^&*())_!!!#$%%^$#@

ok I am better now... I call up Verizon DSL THREE TIMES FOR LIKE ATOTAL OF FOUR HOURS and do you think they fixed it? NO!!!! But sir as far as we are concerned all your settings are optimized for DSL, Your lines in and out of your computer report higher than normal speeds, there is nothing else we can do. So where do I go for help? I asked, no I groveled. Well, how about your manufacturer?

Emachines? Ha ha ha this is so laughable they won't help me...

So I crawled online and searched blogs for anything that might help....

then I crawled to bed

day three home again and online with Verizon....Same thing go to Emachines...

frustrated, tired exhausted I search for emachines.com.... find a tech support number and called...

Let me tell you it took 19 seconds for a tech support to answer the phone... NINETEEN SECONDS!!! He listened patiently and thoroughly as I begged for support....
"Larry" he started press the START button and then click on RUN. Now type msconfig and hit enter. Ok been there done that right? Click the startup tab and then click on disable all...

no I am sorry did you say disable all? Yes Larry, disable all of it. uhhmm are you sure? Yes just do it and trust me. uhh ok it is done... Now re-enable only "ccApp" that is your Norton anti-virus, "BigFix" that is our automatic recovery utility, and "msnmsgr" that is your default messenger that gets email. And reboot your computer.

did it work? It worked better than it ever has, EVER!!! NONE of these programs HAVE to be enabled,.... NONE you can them all to start by clicking on them.

nuff said

Acceptable Behavior: Spamming vrs Networking

2005-03-15T16:59:00.000-08:00

Ok I have been learning the hard way and have made some critical mistakes... I figure this is sort of my redemption and help for the next guy to stumble apon as it was hard to locate some of this knowledge... This blog will finish with links to some of the areas I found these answers.

When you are allowed to become the member of another person's site, consider the trust involved in saying this is my house, come and make yourself at home. Go ahead you have permission to change the way my house look's; I trust you....

Think about that before you post anything to onther person's blog...
Think about being considerate of the space they have and why it looks like it does.
Then refer to these guidelines I have come up with....

Post Relevant Content on the Blog: if for example I felt like blogging on Uncle ron's site I would need to know a few things about him and/or the site that he has published. I know from his content that he is a Vikings fan and uses the blog to discuss the current events. It would be proper to blog about the Vikings then on his site and keep the content in the same areas that he has set for himself.
Comments Are Not Content: I had to find this out the hard way. when you publish your updates they are PINGED to search engines, but the comments are not. Only the number of comments. Think of it as text on the front page only. when posting a comment to a current blog it should be relevant to the original post in some way. people want to know what you think about it. Do not comment a link to your page with no real comment, this is spamming and it is RUDE. Instead comment to what you want and include your link as part of your SIGNATURE. (As an identifing signature) you can create a signature file in Yahoo for example that would include a link to your page. Many people include a short quote or phrase. for Example my signature is something like Nuff Said.... Larry Larry's Blogging spot
Never Post a Direct Link to your Site: IE: Hey guys just wanted you to know that I updated my site.. here is the link This is just as bad as spray painting your name on someone's walls. Updates like this belong in email not on your friend's blogpage. Remember post relevant content that ends with your SIGNATURE (get it?)
PARTICIPATION = RESPECT: The more involved you become at other people's Blog pages, posting / commenting / reading, the more likely that someone will find you interesting and seek you out. clicking on your name in a comment sends them to your profile page. Plus you are useing your signature right?
Create Favorite Sites Links in sidebar of your Blog: The more you link to other people's sites, the more likely that you will be linked to as well. This is Networking.
Profile Page should only display Your Pages: Someone seeking you out will be confused to find that you list all pages you participate in. They are seeking you out, not where you have been. The Dashboard will always contain the entire list of sites you are a member of.
On Profile Page Interest's and Favorites should be one or two words Not a sentance: IE Cooking, Blogging, Motorcycles.....NOT Cooking at home, Blogging web sites, Riding Motorcycles Consider them search KEY words, connecting common interest's is easier if it is simple. Also when listeing Author's or Singer's use their Common name, not the name they were born with.
List as many interests as possible keep updateing the list: you are only limited to like 1200 words so use as many as possible to best discribe you and make as many common connections as possible. Most people will never get to your page if they do not connect to your profile.
Blog about what interest's you: Don't try to create content that you think people will be looking for. Talk about what you know and believe and you will show your passion and resolve in the writing. HAVE FUN!!
People like photo's not Load times: a photo looks pretty good between 75 & 150 DPI online. For the most part people do not look for photgraphic images, or will never attempt to print them. If they do want a better quality of some specific photo, you have created a reason for them to contact you. Alway's consider the load times of dial up and slow connection speed's. A picture is meant to enhance a page not hold it back.
It is possible to load several photo's through HEllO to the same post using the \\ .
It is also possible to send a movie with Picasa by changing the settings (default is first frame)
Also Hello will not load a file bigger than 500K so consider the pixel count if it will not post.

Blogger Help : Blogger Basics

Blogger Help : Advanced Use

New Settings:

2005-03-14T19:02:00.000-08:00

Ok so you all have not found the helpfull Xp tips so helpfull or simply havn't found them. I added yet another search engine as it seams to be better you will find it on the sidebar. It is actually the best engine that I have seen yet. Dad it found your perry northup change, it came up number 5 on a list search for northup. 5 articals about that Anne Northup Congresswoman came up as more recent then your post. Try playing with it a little.

I read much of the new post's on Lia's site, she is a regular writing about 200 words a day I would guess. Not includeing the comments she post's as well. I also added a copy of one of her poems on the Drawers Inkorporated site. I sappose I should give some links here...

Drawing INKorporated

Blogger: User Profile: Lia

Also, on the Ink page is a new post from Frankie, he sent me an image that included a couple variations on some pencil scetches you really should check out. I have added this site to the growing network with Technorati, Though I think it mostly pastes my profile to the sites I maintain as well as allows me to track links to my page which is too cool! of course there are not many links out there right now so I may have to do something about that.

In due time I sappose. it is geting late and I am needing some rest so Adiue!!

larry

Phish or Foul?

2005-03-12T04:59:00.000-08:00

These are examples of how clever phisher's can be.The Email appears to have been sent from Earthlink's billing Department, indicates that the customer's credit card has expired. For " Security Purposes," according to the email, this has prompted Earthlink to remove the customer's credit card information from their files.

in the first example the fisher failed to complete the sentence starting "designated trademarks...."

In the second Example, the URL displayed in the address window does not begin with "https." That is a sure sign something's wrong. Never submit credit card information over an unsecure connection.
This page was clipped from the Ultimate How to guide published by Maximum PC
I felt I should illustrate how similar to official documents that these can appear to look like.

Tips to stop phisher's cold

Review Credit card information statements as soon as you get them and attempt to account for all charges. If your statement is late by even a few days, call your credit card company or bank to confirm your billing address and account balances.
Use anti-virus software and keep it up to date. Some phishing emails contain software that can harm your computer or track your keystrokes. The anti-virus program and SP2's firewall can prevent such unwanted emails from ever being seen by you. Most corruptable files will be deleted without you even knowing it happened. Norton Antivirus gives you the option of reviewing the attempted attacks on your system that it stopped and took care of for you. (you would be surprised at how often it will happen)
A firewall helps to make you invisible on the internet and blocks all communications from unauthorized sources. It is especially important to use a firewall when you are connected with a high speed internet connection. (like broadband)
Your operating system may contain free 'patches' to close open portals in your system. To insure these patches are up to date, have your Windows update automatically or go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Be very cautious about opening attachments in email unless you are sure of the sender and that the sender originated the email.
When shopping online use only companies that have strong privacy and security policies.
before disposing an old computer, remove all data from the hard drive. You can "wipe" it clean using a program such as, Erase your Hard drive, www.eraseyourharddrive.com
Do not depend on the delete function to erase files as it only drops the first charcter and does nothing untill it is written over. this is to allow a user to restore the file. Phisher's are expert restorer's.
Never email personal information or financial information. Email is not a secure method of data transfer. If you have initiated a transaction and want to exchange information, check for the indicators that the site is secure. Like a lock icon on the browser's status bar. Or a URL for a website that begins with "https"(the s in https stands for secure)