Tuesday, the Pirates defeated the Brewers, 4-3, for their 81st win of the year. The victory, ensuring the club of its first non-losing season since 1992, improved Pittsburgh's overall record to 81-57. The 81 wins through 138 games are the most for the team since the '91 club had 82. My opinion is that their next win--the 82nd is much more important. That win will ensure a WINNING season. The Pirates have been playing like winners and will likely make...Click for full post
80th Birthday Party
[caption id="attachment_1466" align="alignnone" width="700"] 80th Birthday Party[/caption] The Keys family came together in May 2013 to celebrate my mother, Jean Keys', 80th Birthday. Click here for a slideshow of pictures from this event. 28 May 1933 Your date of conception was on or about 4 September 1932 which was a Sunday. You were born on a Sunday under the astrological sign Gemini. Your Life path number is 4. Your fortune cookie reads: A friend asks only for your time, not...Click for full post
How to configure a new Windows operating system
My primary hard drive failed. (Yes, everything was backed up) I am installing a fresh copy of Windows 7 on it. It really doesn't matter which Windows OS you are installing. I do these basic steps for all of them. Install the Operating System. Make sure your BIOS is configured t0 look for the OS setup disk in the optical drive and let it run through the installation. You, of course, will need a valid code. Download all updates to...Click for full post
And we’re done!!!
There's still some minor touch-up painting, etc. to complete but with the rug installed...we are done! Time to move everything back in.
Gettysburg Battlefield
[caption id="attachment_1469" align="alignnone" width="700"] Gettysburg Battlefield[/caption] We spent a wonderful summer day at the Gettysburg Battlefield with Austin. We had a tour guide drive us around the battlefield and tell us the wonderful, yet sad history of those three July days in 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of...Click for full post