Here It Comes and.......... Nothin

How do you have all these storm clouds, thunder, lightning and absolutely no rain. C'mon gimmie some of that wet stuff already. Very few of us wish for rain, we are the ones with cisterns. 

Backing Up

Every now and again I will write a post that will remind everyone that comes across my blog the importance of backing up your computer. I myself have lost photos because of my choice of not backing up on a regular basis, although this has not happened to me in many years now. I own an external hard drive where I backup my photos to. The computer I use is set up for my photos and online enjoyment, if my computer was to be hacked or crashed tomorrow it would be an inconvenience but not devastating. So here is another reminder plus an article about how important it is to back up everything that is precious to you. Also the article gives you tips on how to secure your digital life. Well worth the read.

I hope your week is going well. See you soon.

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Bromley Fair....Not

What an extreme disappointment the Bromley Fair is, I realize that Bromley is a very small town but usually the fair is worth at least some of your time. No rides, bummer. Not all is lost though, The Hamilton County Fair as well as the Boone County Fair is next weekend. Actually the Boone County Fair starts tomorrow until next Saturday. On my list of things to do next week.

More Fireworks From Last Night

Here are the rest from last nights event. Tonight I'm headed to the Bromley Fair, that is as long as the weather holds out.

Cincinnati Reds Fireworks 03-Aug-12

Can you believe that it's Aug. already? Only 2 more firework events left. Hope you've had the chance to catch at least one event. I've been a little off for the last week, I'm not crazy about how these photos came out. Hope you enjoy. Tomorrow night, as long as the rain holds out, we will be heading to the Bromley Fair. Stay tuned for those photos. It's getting late so I will upload more in the morning.

Off to the Fireworks

Hope you can stand more firework photos, Reds firework event is tonight.

Oh Boy Getting a Little Political

I promise you this blog is not taking a new direction but sometimes I just have to give my opinion.

I found out today that Olympians are paid by the Olympic Committee for medals won. I never knew this, I also found out that all American Olympians that win a medal not only owe taxes on the cash prizes but owe taxes for the value of the medal as well. A Republican out of Florida Senator Marco Rubio has introduced a bill that would exempt American Olympians from paying taxes all together. My first initial response was “wow are you kidding me, taxing Olympians?” Rubio's office says that the Olympics are unique, with U.S. athletes volunteering to represent the country, and that success should be celebrated, not taxed.

Oh boy I can’t believe I’m going to say this but I disagree. I mean let’s look at this another way, the ultimate volunteer, the one who sacrifices more than any of us are the men and women that volunteer into the armed forces.  I have never seen any legislation that would allow anyone in the armed forces to be exempt from federal tax, although some states will not tax you. Now let’s get a little real here, Olympians are not sacrificing, they chose this, this is an honor for them, this is something they have dreamed about, no one asked them, if you win you get paid, if you get paid it’s income, if you have income you should pay taxes. The Olympics are not unique, it is sports. Sorry Senator Rubio as much as I appreciate every Olympic medal won and congratulate every American medal winner, I still believe they should pay taxes.

Let the throwing of tomatoes commence!