Last Friday, Northeast Ohio got one more wallop of Winter.  When I awoke, it looked like Jack Frost had worked overtime while being on steroids. While driving out, I had to stop the car, and with my trusty cell phone, snap a couple of pictures for the blog.  It was an extremely beautiful scene despite […]

On Tuesday,  I posted a friendly reminder about lighting and protecting your computer. I needed an image for that post, and quickly turned to The Gimp to create it.  And it was easy! I first went to Deviant Art and downloaded lighting brushes for Gimp. You can get those here. Extract the file and drop […]

A few weeks ago, during the winter storm blast, I heard a report that some of the blizzards were accompanied by  thunder and lighting. It’s rare, but sometimes does occur. This served as a reminder as we move into the spring and summer months here in the northern hemisphere.  Thunderstorm season will soon be upon […]