In The Vortex

Author: David Drummond

  • We’re Not in Kansas Any More Toto!

    Well, had to go and do it. Had to move to a dedicated Word Press installation.  The WordPress integrated into my website’s CMS were just not working like I wanted, and didn’t allow some features of WordPress I wanted to use. Most notably, the ability for users to register so the don’t have to type in all that info every time they want to comment!

    So here we are!

    If you were linking to the old blog location, please update your links to http://daviddrummond.com/blog/   same goes for bookmarks.  This location will not be changing again any time soon if ever.  Let me now if you linked so I can give you a link back!

    Now on to more work…

    Last few days I have been doing my annual OS install on my desktop. I usually back everything up, format the drives and do a fresh install of Windows about once a year. Keeps everything running top notch.  It’s a pain in the rear, but necessary to clean out the cobwebs of Windows.  Now that I have accomplished that, I can continue with work on the website, so new stuff coming shortly!

  • Southern Plains Flooding

    It’s almost hard to believe that a year ago we were dealing with extreme drought and wildfires from MONTHS with near zero to absolute zero rainfall totals and some days with negative dewpoint figures. I am sure everyone has heard about the flooding in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. As devastating as it is…the water really WAS needed. Many lakes that were on the very of drying up or at least were on their last legs are now full and filling up again. Chasing this year I saw areas so green I almost couldn’t recognize them, perhaps greener than I have EVER seen them, especially in areas on and just off the Texas Caprock. I said at the beginning of winter that mother nature WOULD balance things out. She always does, even if we sometimes get in the way of her efforts.