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The Limb Of Damocles

    Hey, everyone. I wanted to tell you about a very helpful tool for all the I-Pad folks. The current issue of the magazine called iPhone Life has a huge article called a How-To Guide, 250 ways to get more out of your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. To say that it is comprehensive would be an understatement. It taught me a few things and I've had an I-Pad for a year. This is in the May-June issue and I would particularly recommend it to new owners of these devices. They sell it at most Wal-Mart stores. I actually subscribe to it. Normally I throw old issues away when I've read them but I'll keep this one around as a primer.
     There were a lot of fallen tree limbs down when we arose this morning. Fortunately there was no damage here at the green retreat other than the limbs. We had 2 inches of rain and the wind was intense. As we took our walk in the woods, we were standing under a tree and chatting. Then my wife looked up and saw a big limb hanging by another branch. The storm had broken it off and we were risking our lives standing underneath it. No harm done. Note the picture above.
    Sometimes when we get a nice storm I can take a chain saw out in the woods and get a good percentage of my winter's firewood without cutting living trees. I am concerned about the disappearance of hardwood forests and I try to be conservative with the tree cutting when possible.
     You'll notice from the photo that the green leaves are still not here. I am really tired of the bare woods and summer can't come too soon for me. We burned fallen twigs and leaves today. We raked the yard and other chores. Not the typical vacation day but I enjoy hanging around and doing these sort of things as much as going to the beach, depending on my mood.
     I made the hard-core gamer move today and bought the I-Pad version of Dead Space. I haven't played it much so I can't give a full review. As of now I don't like it. I'm having a hard time getting to the true action scenes and I seem to be trapped wandering corridors and cutting cables with a plasma saw. A disappointment for $9.99. Rage cost me 99 cents and I loved it from moment one. Intense action within seconds is it's watchword. Go figure. I have hopes that Dead Space will be easier to play than Nova 2 but so far it is a drag. That's a 1960's term that means that the game is not fun. I felt that an interpretation was necessary for those of you who don't have one foot in the grave and one on a banana peel. Sleep well. I hope to. Goodnight from the green retreat. I'm CE Wills.

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