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Dave, I seem to have bypassed most of the scum of the earth and gone directly to the dirt.  For some reason, dirt has become the central theme of my work in one form or another.  Rocks, dirt, gravel, fill or the equipment to move it, I can relate to.  I remember when I was 10 or 12 Dad saying " you have to use your head, not your hands or you will end up digging ditches".  So much for heeding that advice.  I will admit I did manage as much as possible to avoid the use of any non-mechanized shovel, but the rest is history.  I guess some people never out grow their fun in the  sand box, they just keep getting bigger sandboxes and larger Tonka Toys.  Honk Honk, comin' thru

   The camera we got is a Canon S5 IS.  After looking at the 200 page (small pages) manual it will do everything but the laundry.  User friendly was not one of the requirements for the technical writers.  I have learned more from trying things on the camera than from the manual.   So far I have taken a few pictures and finally figured out how to replay them.  Of course technology must advance so the new SD cards no longer fit in the old USB card reader so a trip to Staples is next on the list. 
   Typing is a bit slower these days as I was trying to take the lid off an 5 gallon oil pail.  You may remember you have to cut the slots around the edge of the lid to remove it.  Well the last slot was not cooperating with the semi-dull box knife so the obvious answer was to apply more pressure with the knife hand while supporting the rim with the other.  Yah, I know DUMB, DUMB DUMB.  Given enough force, even a semidull box knife  will  work on a finger.  Luckily there was bone in the way and nurse Peggy was on standby.  I only got the tip of my left middle finger but it sure did smart.   I am now taped into a finger cast until it grows back together.  What a pain in the finger.  I wasn't that fast at typing as it was, but half speed is better than none.