http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss freidaw@mac.com © Freida Wolden Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:25:02 -0800 Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:25:15 -0800 iBlog 1.4.1 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E873181387/index.html I try to update everyday! But sometimes I'm off on an adventure!

"The more one looks, the more one sees. The more one sees, the better one knows where to look." _Anonymous

Quick News:

I have been off on a woodturning adventure for a while! To see the photos of my Wood Turning Projects copy and paste this URL into your browser.

http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/FreidasPhotos/PhotoAlbum31.html

The Wood turning project are at the bottom of the menu on the top of the page.

"The more one looks, the more one sees. The more one sees, the better one knows where to look." _Anonymous


No man believes genius is hereditary until he has a son! ––– Anonymous

Segmented Bowls are the hot ticket around here now! See below to find out what they are!

Just added a movie we created in the year 2000. I produced and added my thoughts and my friend Lee Soul and Ramon and Rich and Hugo and the rest of the team made it work! Doesn't she have beautiful eyes!

Welcome all you dotmac.info readers! The movie is below! Enjoy!
We live in Anaheim, California close to Disneyland, where the weather is the same all the time, beautiful!

NEW! Dog Bath Area Pictures! Very COOl! Pixel & Chip love their new place! Check just below!


Gene and I are having a great summer! We've been to the Orange County Fair, Laguna Art Festival, that Michael Moore movie and more. But did I take pictures, NO! So now I'm about to go on a Anaheim and Southern CA picture taking adventure. My friend David Wilcox has inspired me! He lives in Oregon where his photography is enhanced by the beautiful surroundings. Here is is photo web site. Take a look at that face rock! That's is weird! http://mactek.myphotos.cc/gallery/new5

So check back soon and see my new pictures of exciting Southern CA!
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Do It Anyway
The Paradoxical Commandments
By Kent M. Keith

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor the underdogs but follow only the top dogs.
Fight for a few of the underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

6/3/04
In wood turning class I did a serious of dumb moves which lead to wood spinning off of the lathe. It flew back and hit me in the arm causing a small cut. I am now thinking about turning pens!

Just put up a little story called, "I was shy then".

I love having the time these days to enjoy life and see the simple things. Ck out my new LittleBird movie. I made it using iMovie. You'll need quicktime to see it. If you are still not hooked up to a very fast cable modem it will take a moment to load. Check out getting a cable modem. It's soooooo fast. No waiting to load!

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Take the First Step
Then, You'll be the First to take Action
and When You Are the First to take Action
You Can Make a Difference!


5/26
Yesterday, I attended the Guardian Angels, luncheon. The Guardian Angels are a group of people who gather resources and inspiration for the Anaheim Memorial Medical Center. The luncheon was to raise funding for a Billy Bed for the new born baby department. I probably didn't say that just right! Anyway, I am on the Anaheim Memorial Center Foundation board and I really believe that this non-profit hospital is very special. It's outreach to the community and loving staff of doctors and nurses make this one of the best hospitals around. I met several new friends. One of them was Kay. Kay, told me how she put together a family reunion. It took three years but it was very successful. She also told me about Reunion Magazine (http://www.reunionsmag.com/). Think I'll try to put together one for my new family. (see (My lost family Category in left column)


5/23/04
My good friend Sheffra's husband, Eugene, died this passed week. After attending his funeral I thought about Sheffra's words. She said that without the community she has surrounded herself with, she would have had a hard time coping. The church was full of loved ones. She brought his artwork and poems and pictures of his life so everyone could learn and touch his life. I still hear the music, Looking for me in Rainbows by Vicky Brown.
It was a moving experience. I love you Sheffra and Bronson.

May 14
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES!
That's my boy! 37 years old and still growing!

May 2004
Okay, so I have to tell you what just happened! My husband and I decided to take a drive. I was driving down the street in the slow lane, I turned on my left hand turn signal to move to the left lane, I looked and there was a car way back there and plenty of room for me to turn into that lane. Well, about half way through the turn two teenage girls, one on cell phone. Sped up behind me and started to honk. Not just honk but stayed on the horn for the just about entire light. I just looked out my rear view mirror and smiled. The young girl driving looked back very upset and just kept pressing the horn. The other girl gave me the finger.

All of a sudden I saw a police car pull up beside her and begin to really verbal work her over for honking. Then the light changed. We all moved forward and at the next light the police officer pulled up beside her car again and worked her over some more! Don't you just love the police! I just kept smiling through out the whole thing. Everything just took care of itself. I hope it slowed her down some but I doubt it. But it sure made my day! Justice prevailed!

From 4-17-04
Today I downloaded Earthbrowser and took a trip around the world! The earth spins and you can pick out a web cam from many locations around the world. It's amazing! Try it at:

http://www.earthbrowser.com/

I liked the close shot of the people in New York!
From Friday April 9th, 2004
This was a good week for me. Lots of board meetings. Leadership Anaheim is one of the boards I serve on. We teach the community about the community they live in. It's a very rewarding board. If you want to give back to your community join the Leadership board of your town. Also, I am on the WIB (Workforce Investment Board). This organization lets me use my skills and expertise in the local economic workforce. Also, the Anaheim Memorial Medical Center board, the only Non-Profit hospital in Anaheim.

Today was the Good Friday Prayer Breakfast for the YMCA (I'm on that board too). It was great! 800 people or more. Community leaders and friends came together to hear Kent M. Keith speak. You know who he is? He is the one who wrote Do It Anyway, The Paradoxical Commandments. He did this when he was 19. Some people think Mother Teresa wrote them but she had them hanging on the wall in her center. Very good speaker.

Do It Anyway
The Paradoxical Commandments
By Kent M. Keith

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor the underdogs but follow only the top dogs.
Fight for a few of the underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2004 09:41:00 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E873181387/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C498678104/E2016965595/index.html Today Chip & Zoe visited the dog beach at Huntington Beach CA. It was Chip & my first visit to a dog beach and it was a great photo opportunity. Of course I had to take lots of pictures with my new Digital Rebel camera. So I thought I'd make a video with some fun music. So here it is enjoy!

]]> Sat, 02 Oct 2004 23:21:11 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C498678104/E2016965595/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C489680164/E548273801/index.html It was one of our Promotional Pieces. Click on READ MORE to see the video and give it a minute to load.

WOLDEN is now closed. It was my dream to build this school and my dream came true. As I look over all the pictures and video's I see it was a very successful adventure. Why because it was a lot of work with hardship, pain and suffering but a great sense of fulfillment it was. To see only what you had imagined to come alive. Working with my son Robert was such a joy cause he was brilliant!

WOLDEN touched peoples lives and changed them forever in a positive direction. Some more than others. The story will be told!

]]> Wed, 29 Sep 2004 09:48:47 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C489680164/E548273801/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E1949879190/index.html By listening to the news you would think that every time there is an earthquake we all feel it. Well, that's just not true. If the epicenter is right under us or not to far away then we can really feel the jolt. Feels like your riding a wave. I woke out of bed with my heart pounding very fast with the Whittier Quake but almost all of the others I hardly felt. Like this one today. Worst case is that your in the shower when one starts! That always worries me! Well, knock on wood that the big one doesn't happen.

I remember one time I was sitting in the dentist office waiting room by myself. I felt the earthshake. I asked the very big nurse if she felt it and she said "no, it was probably me just walking around". I looked down at the floor and it was concrete. Later when I got home I heard the news say that there was an earthquake and I laughed.

A song I'm going to write someday, "You make the earth quake under my feet, oh when you dance, around me mama!" he he

]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:35:06 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E1949879190/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C498678104/E908795456/index.html Beware of those eyes!

]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:18:41 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C498678104/E908795456/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C152413675/E1435713465/index.html It seems that I have a very large amount of people looking at my Ceramic pages which is great! But I'm curious how you found out about my site. Could you drop me an email and let me know? Is it a search engine? I'm just very curious since so many people from all over the world are looking. Thanks.

Email me at: freidaw@mac.com

]]> Sun, 19 Sep 2004 10:32:09 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C152413675/E1435713465/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E266233469/index.html News Flash!

At 3:30 AM in an attempt to rescue a little Pomeranian dog (that sorta looks like hers only male) that was staring down cars in the middle of a very busy intersection. Freida Wolden took her dog and attached the lease and then used her dog as bait! Her dog (Pixel) is in heat (she may be 12 years old but she has still got that twinkle in her eye). Sure enough as she sat down on the front lawn the dog came out of the middle of the street to have a good sniff. After a time the lost little dog came right up next to Pixel and her. Freida decided to grab the little dogs collar. Poor little thing was scared and since Freida did not think ahead she had no lease to attach to it. The dog twisted and turned and pretty soon in the still of the night. A SNAP! Then she released the dog and realized she had re-broken her index finger on her right hand. That's the same finger she broke three days before her wedding 38 years ago!

She is now recuperating and will recover some day soon! Her wood turning career will be put on hold.

Update:
Her camera was delivered today, she will be using her middle finger to press the shutter button! And maybe at the dog too! Which, by the way, at 8-am, took off and ran home where the owner open the front door and welcomed him in after a good nights sleep.

The moral of the story, a broken finger is better than a splattered dog! I think?

]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:10:10 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E266233469/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C110363629/E1925330686/index.html
Here's My Favorite Song to Listen to While your Browsing, Enjoy!
Remember, that if you click off this page the music will stop. When you come back to this page just start it up again by clicking the play button.

]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:48:30 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C110363629/E1925330686/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E851067190/index.html We spend the day at Knott's Berry farm taking pictures. These rides really soak the kids. They come off the rides dripping wet! Another fun day in Anaheim!

]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 02:56:06 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E851067190/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C2001230886/E697144333/index.html

My name is Freida Wolden living in Anaheim, California. Hello to all my family and friends! And you my long lost, for 50 years now, newly found sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins and etc. Wow, from growing up (I'm 56 years old now) as an only child to now having lots of family is really fantastic. I plan on trying to recall and track my life's adventure for you and me. It's been quite a ride and there's still more to come!

...Thanks to my newly found sisters & brothers Jerry, Judie, Julie, Mary, Marie, and others I haven't met yet, and who I haven't seen for 50 years, I now have some pictures of my early days.

...Wolden Multimedia Institute, a school I started around 1990 and ended in 2002 was a dream I had and was able to fulfill. The ending wasn't what I had planned but the school achieved many awards and most important, was a positive impact on many lives.

...All my family and all my friends, past students and I want you to know that "I Believe In You!"

...Any stories about you, me or us I hope you share.

Hello to all my family and friends! And you my long lost, for 50 years now, newly found sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins and etc. Wow, from growing up (I'm 56 years old now) as an only child to now having lots of family is really fantastic. I plan on trying to recall and track my life's adventure for you and me. It's been quite a ride and there's still more to come! It sorta feels like a novel.

I'll show pictures of my youth. Thanks to my newly found sisters & brothers Jerry, Judie, Julie, Mary, Marie, and others I haven't met yet, and who I haven't seen for 50 years, I now have some pictures of my early days. I'm excited to travel this new adventure of family. Thanks to my grandmother (Frieda Creighton) I have those pictures. She wrote sweet notes on the back to me. I never did get to see her before she died.

Funny how life goes so fast that you can miss the most important things. The stories she could have told me could have been pasted down to my children. They grew up not known of any joys and sorrows of an extended family. I wish I had taken the time years ago to connect. But then it does give me a lesson to past on. Well, now after 50 years it's time to connect!

Also, I'm going to talk about my life as an Entrepreneur. Successes and failures. Wolden Multimedia Institute, a school I started around 1990 and ended in 2002 was a dream I had and was able to fulfill. The ending wasn't what I had planned but the school achieved many awards and most important, was a positive impact on many lives.

I love you! All my family and all my friends, past students and I want you to know that "I Believe In You!" My favorite song by Bette Mitler.

Any stories about you, me or us I hope you share. Pictures too! This is soooooo fun! Hey, it's ok to have fun! Life is more livable that way!

Freida

]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2004 11:44:28 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C2001230886/E697144333/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E1373098855/index.html Gene asked me, so what do you want to do for your birthday, go to dinner, a movie, down to the beach. I answered back, hmmm, how about going to Harbor Freight, Woodcraft, and the Art Supply Warehouse. He moaned a little and then off we went. We brought the camera's and took pictures of the day! We ended up at the beach on the pier, then off to Mimi's to eat. Okay, so I know the shoe's and the white legs stand out but I believe in comfort and now that I am 57 years old, I don't really give a damn if you like my white legs and ugly shoes or not! he he I'm an ordinary girl trying to make my way in this old world!

]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2004 01:11:40 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E1373098855/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C2050834940/E1150407694/index.html It's exciting to learn new things! Segmented Bowls making is what I'll be learning this time. So what is a segmented bowl? Look at this site:

http://gavinsbowls.tripod.com/gallery1.html

Although this week I have been searching the web for info on segmented bowls and all of a sudden I discover this could involve a lot of math! Oh my gosh! I think I'm in trouble! Well, I have the best teacher on the subject. I'll try to video the process and if I survive the math I'll even post my masterpieces, he he!

]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2004 23:18:33 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C2050834940/E1150407694/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C489680164/E1036336346/index.html Well, looks like I lost all that I have written so far about WOLDEN so I'll start again. Here's a video that was created for the Anaheim Arts Council's yearly event to raise money. I love the little girl. Doesn't she have beautiful big eyes! She was just starting out and she made us all cry! We had some real talent at WOLDEN and I really enjoy looking back at the masterpieces we created together. Look for more to come.

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]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2004 16:34:17 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C417528286/E38918523/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C498678104/E592295854/index.html Happy, Happy dogs! They especially like their pictures on the wall! The bath I ordered from https://www.petstreetmall.com
It's the easiest way to give the dogs a bath. And you hook it up to warm water over you washer and dryer. It's so easy!
See Chip & Pixel smile! Click Read More to see pictures!

]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2004 15:58:54 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C498678104/E592295854/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C498678104/E24342686/index.html This is a one week adventure I took as a Temporary Bird Mother!
Here's Short Little Movie Staring "LittleBird"
Click play to begin

]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2004 00:33:43 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C498678104/E24342686/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E1583818747/index.html

]]> Sun, 01 Aug 2004 10:53:57 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E1583818747/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E97260447/index.html
Nancy Clark, James Wolden, Sheriff Carona, Freida Wolden (that's me), Gene Wolden

]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2004 10:09:30 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E97260447/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E364346382/index.html

July 9th was our anniversary! Ahhhh How time flys! We were about to take a bus to Las Vegas to get married when I broke my finger on a kitchen chair. My hand and fingers were so swollen and I was smiling but about ready to pass out!! It was an omen I think! hehe Well it worked out okay cause we have been together for 38 years despite his old age! hehe Gene is 18 years older than me.

]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2004 23:15:42 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E364346382/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E1049128529/index.html What a great day this was! Gene and I still smiling in our old age! We are soul mates forever!



It's hard to believe that so much time has passed. So many good memories that out weight the bad. Lots of give and take and plenty of forgiveness is what keeps us together. I'm so lucky to have been loved by him! Geez, I just made myself cry!

]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2004 23:15:28 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E1049128529/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E1076235805/index.html On June 23rd, 1970, . . . .

Gene and I were blessed with a our son Robert (bobby then) Gene. In fact, Robert was a fathers day present to Gene! Jimmy (Gene) our older son was born three years earlier and was a mothers day present to me. Kinda tricky huh!

Robert, Someday I know we will see you again. It's been a two long years and 4 months since your father or I have seen or talked with you. We know you and Chea have moved to Maryville, Tennessee. That's so far away from Anaheim CA. I just want to say to you that whatever the problem is, we can work it out. There is no way that the love your mother and father have for you can not be with you at all times. And no matter how mad and hurt you are, I know that in time you will understand that we love you so and miss you with all of our heart! We will be waiting for you to come home to us, if even for a short little visit. In the meantime, we will always have good memories of you ! Happy Birthday Son! You will always be our baby and make us smile when we think of you!

To My Sons

When you were very, very small
I used to dance with you cradled in my arms
You were my precious little angels
And holding you close
Love overwhelmed me

I wondered what kind of life you would lead
What would be your first word, your first job
What kind of men you would become
And if your life would take you far from me

And I'd even hold you closer
Giving you an extra kiss, an extra hug
And whispering, "I Love You" one more time
Knowing you were too small to remember
But, praying you would never forget

There are days when I long to hold you
In my arms and dance to Barry Manilow again
And watch your huge smiles and hear your laughter
As you play with the doggies, the lego's, the video games
And making up funny songs in the car

Although I miss my little boys
I am so proud of everything you are
And of the men you have become
My love for you still overwhelms me

As we all grower older
Please never forget
What you were too small to remember.


You can call us anytime son at 714-484-0999. We will be overjoyed to hear your voice!

]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2004 08:51:34 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E1076235805/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E660583939/index.html Thought you might get a laugh out of this story about one of my
adventures. I ventured off by myself this day.

Click Read More for story

The Lilly Lake Flute Story

I find it very interesting how the sound of a flute can echo! I'm always looking for echo'ee places to play. The best was up at Lilly Lake which is close to Lake Tahoe CA.

I took this business trip by myself years ago and brought along my Native American Flute. I had planned to stay the weekend and just enjoy the place and look for echo-ee places to play my flute. I spent all Saturday driving around looking for a place with just the right sound. I have a hard time playing in front of people. My fingers freeze when I do.

I found this beautiful lake up some steep hills and hidden from any main road. It was really beautiful. Walking in and out of the trees with flute in hand I looked for a place to hid and play the flute. But everywhere I went there was a person close enough to see me. I was so shy then! I waited all day till everybody had left this little lake area except for two men in a little rowboat way over there on the other side. I figured they couldn't row fast enough to get to me anyway. (like they were going to beat me up for playing the flute or something!)

Anyway, now the sun was starting to go down behind the mountains surrounding this little lake. Finally, I looked around and walked down to the waters edge and sat on a big rock between the trees. I took a quick look around and saw no cars in the little parking lot behind me and no people. But now it was getting dark and I had to hurry. So I began to play my flute. Oh my god! It was so beautiful. The echos were so perfect! The sound surrounded the lake and trees! It felt like the birds even stopped to listen. I played for a good 10 - 15 minutes without stopping.

Then, I quietly put my flute down and took a long breath. All of a sudden, I heard clapping, loud echo-ee clapping. I turned around and there was a large group of Japanese tourists clapping at me and smiling! It took my breath away. They were smiling and shaking their heads up and down and seemed very happy. I know they loved the music but I couldn't handle it. I smiled, started to shake and practically ran to my car. As I drove I waved to them (they were still clapping) and drove away fast! I still wonder where they came from.

Well, That's my flute story. I was shy then. Someday I want to go back and play there again and be braver!


Love,
Freida

]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:28:59 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E660583939/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E631895892/index.html Gene and I had such a great day Saturday. James (our son) called us up and took us to lunch and a movie in Downtown Disney. This is a great area out behind Disneyland that is really fun. We went to see the movie Troy. It was a good movie, lots of cutting action and ankle bleeding! The special effects were good but there is this one scene that I saw 4 repeats of the same chariot! Afterwards we strolled around the shops. My favorite is an contemporary art store that is full of unique art pieces. Gene had such a good time kidding around with Jim. It felt really good. I love watching both of them laugh! I'm very proud of our son. It was the best day I've had for a long time!

]]> Sun, 23 May 2004 12:01:59 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E631895892/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E534007480/index.html Click read more

]]> Fri, 14 May 2004 11:32:41 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E534007480/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E442814282/index.html Happy Mothers Day to all my friends who have experienced the the wonderful gift of motherhood. When I visit my friend Hilda's house I experience a flashback of early 1970's when our kids were little. She has two boys 2 and 5. It warms my heart at her house. I remember the laughter and craziness of motherhood when I'm there.

I have never before or since experienced....................Press Read More

such pure joy, have never smiled as much, or felt so much of a purpose to my life as when my kids were little. My 2 sons were my companions, singing partners, business partners, new wonders discovery team and to be honest, just made life important to me. My husband worked swing shift and 6 days a week.

I tried to be a good mother. You know it's not an easy thing to do when you are young. Your own needs get in the way sometimes. Like hugs for example. I loved hugging my kids and singing to them when they were little. But I needed to be hugged too and they gladly hugged back. Of course they never missed the hugs so they don't have that need when they grow up. It's funny how you work so hard to give them the things, like toys and goodies, that you never had when you were little. But what happens is, they never missed the stuff, so they don't think of this stuff the same way you do.

I miss my mama! The thing about getting older is that you realize that your mother had problems to deal with also. My mother did her best and if she was alive today I'd look at her with different experienced eyes. I'd hug her and see her. I did forgive her before she died in 1992, for what I thought she had done to me on purpose when I was young. But I was born in 1947 so that's a long time to be mad at your mother. Times I regret.

So what do I wish for this Mother's Day 2004. I wish my mom was here. I wish my husband, father of our two sons was here. I wish my oldest son James was here. I wish my son Robert was here. I wish we could have a group hug and play Uno (card game) in the back yard and talk about things not important and laugh and hug some more, and some more, and some more!

But my mom is dead. Oh, I know she is in my head and in my memories but you can't hug that. My husband is here like a rock, thank god. My oldest son James said he'd stop by, I'll hug him the moment he walks through the door, if he does. And my son Robert won't be here. Why, because he is mad at me and hasn't spoken to me for two years. That's a long time to be mad at any mother. But what I'd give to be able to hug him just once more.

So, I have been writing this at 10 am on Mothers Day ready to face another Mother's day with not a word from my sons, yet. No mother to hug. I do have a wonderful husband who tries to make me feel better by making me laugh and he does. But I still miss my mom and my kids.

I was a good mother, the best I could be!

]]> Sun, 09 May 2004 10:35:00 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E442814282/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E2090126011/index.html I thought I'd share these sweet words with you all written by my sad friend Mikki back in Davenport.


Dear Family & Friends,
Just a note to let you know our much loved big dog Buddy had a stroke sometime between 3am and 7am this morning. We had to put him to sleep so he wouldn't suffer. He enriched our lives for 13.5 years.

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He was so loved by the whole family that most of our kids & grandkids came to the Vet's office to say Goddbye to him one last time. We know that God say's not even a sparrow falls that He doesn't know about....so we said a prayer for Buddy as we all laid our hands on him and some of us with our arms around him. He wagged his big ole tail and tried to look at each one of us. It's like he knew and wanted one last look to remember us. We thanked God for letting us have him for so long...he was the best dog we have ever had, he was the most gentle dog you could ever ask for...not one grandkid did he not endure with love in his big ole brown eyes as they sat on his back or laid on his side as he stretched out as they read books to him, tail thumping along. He may not of had a fancy pedigree-he was half lab/half golden retriever but he was champion to us. When we got our tiny Chihuahuas he decided they were his, laid down gently, lifted a back leg so they could cuddle close to his body like a mother hen does with her chicks. He could of put them in his mouth they are so tiny but he was their surrogate Mom. They both always used to sit on him or curl up under his chin. This morning our boy Chihuahua-Paco-kept guarding him like he knew something was wrong. When our son picked Buddy up to take him to our car and the vet Paco was very upset, jumping all over Dale's legs trying to get to Buddy. This afternoon both the Chi's are appearing very sad, they must somehow know something has happened..The dog people say that dogs also grieve for their companions they lived with. If there is a doggy heaven-and we like to think so-then Buddy is chasing squirrels and rabbits again like when he was young once more in the big doggy heavenly fields. Those of you who have lost one of your Furkids will understand the pain we feel in our hearts today. Our one grand-daughter Gabi said Buddy picked a good day to go to doggy heaven-it's Good Friday!!!! We are thankful we were off school & work today so we were here when he needed us as he had always been for us.

Sad hearts,
Mikki, Butch, Angie, Rose, Dale, Dan and ten grandkids

Call on God, but row away from the rocks!!

thejaguars1@juno.com

]]> Fri, 09 Apr 2004 15:03:39 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E2090126011/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E1745840353/index.html So they probably will never see this picture! If you are ever in Maryville TN stop in and kiss them for me!

]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2004 16:47:19 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E1745840353/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E1950398176/index.html

This is Ashley my Granddaughter and me. Isn't she beautiful?

]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2004 16:41:22 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1852843824/E1950398176/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C152413675/E2054501753/index.html Here are two ceramic Bugles and One ceramic Didgeridoo I just finished making. They both sound great! Click on Ocarina's and Flutes &Ceramics in the left hand column to see other ceramic masterpieces (hehe) of mine.




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]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2004 18:48:30 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C152413675/E2054501753/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C2050834940/E300158775/index.html What a thrill it is to use wood that would have ended up in a dump somewhere and turn it into a piece of art. Let me share with you the excitment of creating things out of wood. The pleasure can be found at a local community college and in my case one Sunday afternoon a week. I love learning but this is so much fun! And what's wrong with having fun in your life. I always said do like the book, "Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow". So I don't see the money yet, but I do love it anyway! And everything is not about money!

So did you know that turning wood is easy! A lathe is used to spin the wood around and a group of gouges, 7 to 10, are used to cut into the wood making shapes like spindles and bowls and cups and on and on. Type in wood turning in your search engine and see all the examples around the world. Beautiful pieces all inlayed and cut in ways I can't figure out yet! I'll try and put up pictures of my masterpieces (intro to wood turning class masterpieces) tomorrow. Look back in this message in a few days.

My problem is I love working with wood and ceramics! Ahhh What a wonderful problem!

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]]> Sun, 28 Mar 2004 20:44:03 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C2050834940/E300158775/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1549471659/E669371902/index.html I'm gonna tell you that even after owning a Multimedia Institute for 15 years and being in the computer training business since 1978 the simplest questions arise and make you feel like a fool! That is because the same problem exists, people don't read the books or instructions. (RTFM) Everyone expects instant knowledge without going through the time to figure out the answer. Then writing it down so when you have that problem (and you will) again you can look up the answers. Including me!

So if you have a Macintosh and want answers to your questions from some very smart people go to this web address:

http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?13@38.Az4oaEHAiHf.4@.6890ca36

and see the treaded message that I left and really cool people help me figure out. Then browse around a while and remember this place or if you have a PC find a similar place to ask questions. It's free and you almost always find answers!

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Topic: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
Original Message ( Posted Mar 26, 04 12:48 pm )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA I have never had a problem with mail until today. I was viewing a message from my .mac mail when it hung up. I rebooted and double clicked on mail. It starts to load up then stops. I updated Safari and tried to open it. Now neither mail programs will open. Thank god I can read my mail via browser!

What should I do?

Freida

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
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RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 1.: Posted Mar 26, 04 3:56 pm )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA Thought I'd tell you what I did to get mail to work. I read here somewhere to sign in as a new user. That helped but what a pain. I have to reconfigure everything. Wish I knew why it froze like that. Well, now I'm on to try safari. But I'm happy I got my mail working again.

Freida

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 2.: Posted Mar 26, 04 4:03 pm )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA Feel like I'm talking to myself here! Oh well, I just tried Safari as a new user on my mac to try to get it to work. I closed netscape first. It doesn't work at all. Icon starts bouncing but then stops. I give up. Netscapes working fine!

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 2.1: Posted Mar 26, 04 4:28 pm )

lcfc
Level 2



Joined: Jun, 2003
Posts: 322
UK You might want to have a look at this discussion about Mail and Safari not working. Paul Hart, "Safari & Mail Won't Launch????" #30, 08:09pm Feb 18, 2004 CDT

Hope that resolves your issues.

PB Ti 867MHz; Mac OS X (10.3.x); 768MB RAM, 120GB fw -killer surround sound back
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 2.1.1: Posted Mar 26, 04 9:28 pm )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA Thanks for you help Icfc. I'm going to go off and look for bad fonts now. I'm going on 14 hours too!

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 3.: Posted Mar 26, 04 4:46 pm )

Bee Murray
Level 2



Joined: Jan, 2004
Posts: 225 Freida, we could really use some more information here. I read the post that lcfc noted, that post is pertinent to Panther, and you, thank goodness (my humble opinion) are on Jaquar. I think it's going to be easier to fix in Jaquar, or at least it seems so from the posts.

Did you load new applications just before this all started? If so, did you Repair Permissions afterward? Or Repair the Disk (Both from your Install Disk)?

Other basics to check: Do you have duplicate fonts? Are all of your necessary dfonts in the System Folder>Fonts? If Times New Roman is on your Mac, get rid of it. When fonts are messed up, this kind of problem is typical.

Do you work mostly in OS X, or Classic? I found that when I go back and forth alot between Classic and X, things get all mixed up. I recently read that after using OS9, you should repair permissions! Who knew?

If these basic things don't work, we can work on plists next.
Anyway, get back to us. :) B

iMac; Mac OS X (10.2.x); 256 ram, Cable I'net, router; & Beige G3
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 4.: Posted Mar 26, 04 4:57 pm )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA Thank you for taking time with me! I'm going to go crazy! ahhhhhh! hehe

No I didn't install anything new and also I haven't used classic for weeks now.

Well, I was just simply reading my mail this morning hours ago and it froze and I had netscape up at the same time. When I restarted I couldn't get mail to start up. So I went to try the new user thing and I can now retrieve my mail as a new user but just now I realize that all my documents bookmarks and home folders I can't get into. Oh my god! I'm the only user on my mac. I don't want to have other users. Do you know how I can just get to all my stuff on the mac. On user me!! Sorry, I'm venting!

Breathing deep now!

Just found the plist for mail and safari. Should I delete them? Another question....why is there two Library's one in my system folder and one outside in home window. Is that right?

Thank you for listening!
Freida

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 5.: Posted Mar 26, 04 5:15 pm )

Bee Murray
Level 2



Joined: Jan, 2004
Posts: 225 Freida, try to stuff I mentioned above. Let us know how you do.

iMac; Mac OS X (10.2.x); 256 ram, Cable I'net, router; & Beige G3
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 6.: Posted Mar 26, 04 6:28 pm )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA I haven't used changed any fonts for over a year now. I tried to find the Mail program and just download it but I can't find it anywhere. Then I downloaded Eudora and it works except I couldn't import my old mail from the Mail program. I'm getting seat blisters!

Freida

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 7.: Posted Mar 26, 04 6:59 pm )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA Okay I just typed in repair permissions into the help file. Then started up Disk Utility. I just did disk verify permissions and sure enough it came up with differs from all over the place. But now I am scared to death to click on repair permissions! Should I? Someone give me strength!!!!

Freida

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 8.: Posted Mar 26, 04 7:03 pm )

Bee Murray
Level 2



Joined: Jan, 2004
Posts: 225 Absolutely! Do it, Frieda. The world won't end, stuff will be better, that's all.

When you're done with that, find your Software Restore Disk. Put it in the tray, and have the tray close. Choose "Restart" and hold down the "C" key. When it restarts, and it will take a while, a page will come up with Installation Instructions. DO NOT Click on that page! Go up to your left hand top menu, pull it down, and click "Disk Utility." Then select your hard drive image, go to the next tab, Disk First Aid, and select "Repair Permissions." (Again, I know). Let it run. Then quit the Disk Utility. Then Open it again, and select First Aid, and choose "Repair Disk." When it's done, quit Disk Utility, and quit installer. You will get a message that you haven't installed anything, and that's fine. Just choose restart without holding down any keys. The computer will restart, eject the Softward Disk, and your repairs are finished.

iMac; Mac OS X (10.2.x); 256 ram, Cable I'net, router; & Beige G3
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 9.: Posted Mar 26, 04 7:51 pm )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA Thanks Bee! It worked I think. At least the computer booted up again. But I do have a problem. I can't find the software restore disk so I will have to do that some other day. the Mail program still won't come up as User 1 only user two. It works find as a new user so something tells me it might in the preferences. Ot those plists thingys you were talking about.

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 10.: Posted Mar 26, 04 7:56 pm )

Bee Murray
Level 2



Joined: Jan, 2004
Posts: 225 Frieda, you did good! It will all be back to normal very soon . . . It appears that you just need some housecleaning . . . It's something you should do regularly, but you just didn't know about it yet. Let us know any questions, problems with the Software Restore process. By the way, do you have "OS X, the Missing Manual" by David Pogue. It is very helpful to me. :)

Other questions. Do you shut your computer off every night? Or do you use the sleep mode? If you currently shut it down, don't do it anymore. Leaving your iMac on allows it to have automatic janitor service. It cleans itself up every morning between 3-5 am, I think. Only allow the display to sleep, not the computer. Did you load ANY applications recently? Click the apple button & "f". Type in "Times New Roman." Anything there?

iMac; Mac OS X (10.2.x); 256 ram, Cable I'net, router; & Beige G3
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 11.: Posted Mar 26, 04 9:19 pm )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA Bee, I found the disks and I followed your instruction using Software Restore disk. I have the first PowerbookG4 out and these disks have 9.1 on them. They don't say anything about permissions Just verify volume and repair volume. I ran the verify and came up with these problems.

1. Mount check found serious errors

2. overlapped extended allocation

3. volume header needs minor repairs

I did not do these repairs since it was a different older menu than your suggestions. Now what?

I had a major problem a long time ago when I used a disk utility program (can't remember what) and totally locked up the disk. I had to call an expert in and he charged $500.00 to get my data back. So you can see why I'm nervous. How does this old software recover disk know about 10.2?

I'll be buying this manual for sure "OS X, the Missing Manual" by David Pogue. Thanks for that recommendation.

Questions. Do you shut your computer off every night? Or do you use the sleep mode? I put the lid down every night. It gets so hot. Should I just use a screen saver?

Did you load ANY applications recently? Click the apple button & "f". Type in "Times New Roman." Anything there?

I did this and yes, that font was there. I removed all of them.

Thanks so much for all your time! I take little breaks but it keeps calling me back in here!

Freida

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 12.: Posted Mar 26, 04 9:53 pm )

Bee Murray
Level 2



Joined: Jan, 2004
Posts: 225 You're doing great, Freida . . . 6 months ago, I was afraid to do all of this, and then my whole computer went south because I was shutting in down everynight, and never repairing permissions or repairing the disk. It just caught up with a vengence with me. All the wonderful people in the forums pointed me in the right directions. So now I'm just passing on what they taught me. I'm still learning, but I hope I can help.

I don't know about the Powerbook and shutting the lid. Maybe someone will help with that. Screensaver: no, I think. We need for information on this one. Don't know much about PowerBooks.

When you verified permissions, did you click on "Repair Permissions?" If you were too afraid, do it again, and click "Repair." But if you're using your old softward disk, no, it will not fix 10.2. You really need the 10.2 installation disks.

I would bet any amount of money that the so-called disk repair utility you used a long time ago was Norton. $500 is way much to charge for undoing Norton's damage, in my opinion. And I do understand why you're nervous.

But you can learn, and it's not really that hard. The fact that creating the new user works show that there is something amiss in your current (Home) preferences. But it can be fixed. Just takes a little time and a lot of deep breaths. The Mac is a tremendously wonderful computer, and after 14 years, I've found the only thing that messes it up, is us. :)

iMac; Mac OS X (10.2.x); 256 ram, Cable I'net, router; & Beige G3
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 13.: Posted Mar 26, 04 10:34 pm )

Jo Ann+Webb




Joined: Feb, 2004
Posts: 13 Freida, we agree with Bee 100%.

We recommend Macaroni, a wonderful utility from Atomic Bird (http://www.atomicbird.com). It automatically performs regular maintenance including the Mac OS X repair privileges process as well as Unix-style maintenance. You don't have to anything except download and install Macaroni and it will automatically go to work whenever your Mac is idle. We can't think of anything we have bought for less than $10 that is half as necessary and usefull.

Without Macaroni, your Mac will run most of the needed tasks in the middle of the night if you just leave it on, but some don't run at all unless you remember to do it. We'd rather just let Macaroni do the maintenance for us. We had constant problems with permissions until we installed it and none since. As a bonus, it also got rid of almot 400MB of unnecessary foreign language files for us. Good luck, Jo Ann & Webb

G5 1.8SP (+ iMac600, 9600/G3, Quadras and older); Mac OS X (10.3.x); I.5 GB RAM, 2X160GB HD
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 14.: Posted Mar 27, 04 1:15 am )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA That program is soooooo fantastic!!!!!!! Thank you so much!! It did all the maintenance and was so easy to understand!! I am so excited about it. I feel all clean! hehe

I now have 479.99MB of more space on my hard drive also! That is sooooooo cool!

I was having so much fun with that that I didn't even care when after all that my Mail program still didn't work. But now I'm inspired at least.

I did type find and removed all times new Roman fonts and then I found even more. I think they are hiding from the find file!

The Eudora program is not cool. It only lets you get mail from one location at a time. So if I want the mail right now I just sign in as user #2. Or just go to mail via browser.

Again thanks for the hints and advise. I think I got my second wind now! I even shined up my Mac and desk! hehe

Freida

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 15.: Posted Mar 27, 04 2:13 am )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA Oh my god! I fixed it!!!!!!

Scared myself - I'm so smart! hehe Oh yeah! And thanks to all of you who helped me!

Okay here's what happened. I went to find file and searched for all files under (mail). There was mailboxes and two mail folders and other files but then I stumped on a mail crash log file.

I looked in it and at the bottom of all the crashes was a line that said "should be com.apple.mail.plis"

so I searched for this file and got brave and threw it in the trash and double clicked on the mail icon again for the 4 millionth time!

Oh my god! It came up! It's 12:17 am and Now I'm sooooooo happy! But sooo tired! I'm going to bed with a smile on my face!

I'm going to have to write this down in the morning!

Thank you Bee and everyone for staying with me on this! You were very helpful!

Freida

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 16.: Posted Mar 27, 04 9:11 am )

Bee Murray
Level 2



Joined: Jan, 2004
Posts: 225 Seriously, you GO girl!
Try to remember, every couple weeks or even every week, repair permissions and repair disk, and you'll keep your well oiled Mac purring along. Print out this whole thread,(Select View All) and keep it on hand for the future. Great job, Freida!

:)

iMac; Mac OS X (10.2.x); 256 ram, Cable I'net, router; & Beige G3
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 17.: Posted Mar 28, 04 2:08 am )

Jo Ann+Webb




Joined: Feb, 2004
Posts: 13 It is a great feeling to be able to be a little help. We never hesitate to recommend Macaroni, because we've had such positive feedback. We also recommend checking out your local mac users group. You will get a lot of good help and before you know it you'll be the one helping others. Good luck!

G5 1.8SP (+ iMac600, 9600/G3, Quadras and older); Mac OS X (10.3.x); I.5 GB RAM, 2X160GB HD
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 18.: Posted Mar 28, 04 4:09 am )

Bima




Joined: Dec, 2003
Posts: 9 I enjoyed so much reading all this and it reminded me of how easy Mac's are to service ourselves with a little help from other users or a magazine. One would imagine Freida you have learnt an enormous ammount about problem solving here. Remember those "com.apple.mail.plist" files can always be trashed and may save many problems and it is usually the first thing I do now before anything else if I am having a problem with any program. They are basically just preferences and the only prob it causes deleting them is that you may have to reset yopur preferences in the particular program.
Takes some hours ut it wont happen again now you know.
Try buying MacFormat Magazine I found it always has really good tips and tricks section and a great fault fix section from contributing Mac users.

G3 iBook 800 ; Mac OS X (10.3.x); 384mb Ram, 30gig HD
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 18.1: Posted Mar 28, 04 10:05 am )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA Well I certainly did learn a lot on this adventure. This is the first time I've use this discussion area and I am so grateful that it is here. In the old 9.2 system it seemed to be easier to solve these problems. One system folder (hopefully) and one preference folder. I'm still not sure why I have so many library files. When I open my hard drive icon there is a Library and one in the system folder and one in my home. Feels wrong!

Guess I never made the transition from 9.2 to 10.2. I didn't take the time to read anything so that's what I get. Lessons learned! I plan on getting Panther soon so here we go again!

I love my macs! I have a Sony Vaio PC that crashed big time and just sits here. A virus I think. It needs to have the original disks but I lost them. I'll have to rest up for that trip!

Thanks for your suggestions and I'm glad you enjoyed my 17 hour adventure into computer hell! hehe Today I'm gonna to make a ceramic pot and take a wood turning class. For one should not survive on computers alone! Tomorrow I'll tackle Safari's plist!

Freida

powerbookg4; Mac OS X (10.2.x)
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 19.: Posted Mar 28, 04 8:41 pm )

Bee Murray
Level 2



Joined: Jan, 2004
Posts: 225 Freida, we didn't "Enjoy" your troubles. We all learned alot from your 17-hour adventure. First, how much someone can learn from these posts. Secondly, the importance of sharing possible solutons. I learned about Macaroni! We were all thrilled about your almost final post, "Oh my God, I Fixed it!!!!!!!"

I don't know why there are so many more places to check in OSX, but when things are right, it runs amazingly well & quickly. I just love it.

These forums rock! They are such a wealth on knowledge and support.
Glad you came here, and glad we could help.

iMac; Mac OS X (10.2.x); 256 ram, Cable I'net, router; & Beige G3
RE: Both Mail And Safari won't even boot up
( msg # 20.: Posted Mar 28, 04 8:52 pm )

Freida




Joined: Mar, 2004
Posts: 15
Anaheim, CA Bee, I enjoyed my adventures why not you! I love learning after I get started and it makes me feel even better if someone learns from my mistakes! I think life is an adventure. Check out my IBLOG Freida's Adventures

http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/index.html

Today, I turned the coolest wood bowl! And now I'm really not frustrated anymore!

And I threw away the Safari plist. Now I'm going to try to start up Safari!

I'll be back! I'm getting to talk like my Governator! hehe

I agree that this is the best place to come for help and I hope I can help others. You're so cool to help me! Thanks!

Freida

]]> Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:24:10 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1549471659/E669371902/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1761620940/E564454403/index.html Gene and I took our artwork and displayed it at a local art show. How fun to be creating and selling your own artwork! Life is good and only getting better! Take a look at our display. Everybody loved Gene's work and he had a good time joking with people and seeing them laugh. There's only one problem. I'm afraid he going to sell something and I have grown accustomed to their faces. Thanks Vickie for taking the pictures!


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]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2004 16:35:25 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C1761620940/E564454403/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C152413675/E1751101744/index.html What a blast! The class I'm taking at Cerritos College, Life Sculpture, teaches modeling clay from a Live Model. Our first young man is a little over weight and has long black hair. We sit at a table with wheels and all move around the model every half hour or so.
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We use Red Earthenware clay and first find the planes of the model. Now all I see are features of people, in the store, on TV, in Magazines. Your leg is longer than your arm and your back is curved like a C.

Red Clay is really messy and makes your hands red. It feels great to create and it's amazing that 3D is still fascinating to me. This is going to be quite an adventure.

Also I am taking a Handbuilding class in ceramics and we are exploring textures and colored clay.

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:43:11 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C152413675/E1751101744/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E772304516/index.html It was one year ago January 9th, 2003, that the terrible forceful winds blew our fence down in the middle of the night. Our little white Maltese dog went out over the downed fence from the backyard and disappeared into the night. In the morning when we discovered what happened we went into a frenzy to try to find her. She was around 10 or 11 years old and probably really scared. Up and down the streets! Over to the dog pound. Signs everywhere! Panic that she was hit by a car since we live on a busy street corner. A look in the sewer hole in the street! A walk up and down the railroad tracks. Back to the pound at 4pm everyday to see if she was brought in by one of the trucks. This went on for a month.

After spending a lot of time a the dog pound we realized she was gone from us. She was so white and cute and sweet.

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Her name was "Little Girl". At least they had not posted her on the dead dog board at the pound. So we figured that she probably was picked up by someone driving by that felt sorry for her and took her into their home where she lives today, happy. We had taken her dog tags off that evening and she had no microchip.

One day some people dropped off a Border Collie and said they couldn't afford him anymore. I saw this poor depressed dog and fell in love with him through the bars. It was love at first sight! He was 2 years old and very smart. I was the first of several on the list. Finally the day came to take him home! He loved our other dog "Pixel" (10 year old Pomeranian) and they became good friends. "Pixel" was pretty sad that "Little Girl" was gone too. Now she felt better!

We decided that Chip and Pixel would go for walks together with Gene and me. We walked pass the houses and pass some apartments on our street. We thought we saw our lost "Little Girl" but no the kids had just got a little puppy white Maltese. They were so happy and we were thinking about our "Little Girl". We went for a walk just about everyday for this last year, pass their little apartment with a little grass out front and the two kids playing with their little doggie. With no place to play the kids were always out in the street so when I drove by there I always worried a kid would run out so I always go slow there. And I always looked for that little dog in the front. Today I ran over that dog and killed it and tonight I'm so sad!

As I sat at my computer this afternoon my glasses broke in two. I called Lenscrafters and made an appointment to get new ones. I put on my old standbys and could see just fine but they have no bifocals. I needed to see up close to read but not to drive. Gene and I jumped in the car and drove slowly down the street pass the apts. As I approached the little dogs house I saw the boy on the left side of the street on his bike and slowed down. I was doing about 15 miles per hour. All of a sudden a little white streak appeared and one bump and then another under the wheels. I looked into the rear mirror and saw it was not a child but the little dog. Gene and I ran back, the kid was screaming and ran off to the house. The dog was bleeding so bad and was dead. One man there was holding his hand on the dog and another man, the father, came out of the house.

I said, "I am so sad and I feel so bad about your dog. We are neighbors and we watched your dog grow up as we walked our dogs by everyday. I am so sorry that your dog ran out in the street in front of me. I didn't see him in time". He looked at me and said, "You were going to fast" I said I was going slow but I understand you are upset. It's very dangerous on this street. Dogs don't look to see if a car in coming when they want to be with the the little boy on the other side. He should have been on a lease!"

But all that didn't bring the dog back. I felt for the kids crying inside. The father looked at me and said, "So thats all, your sorry"? All of a sudden he scared us. At that moment I knew he wanted money from me. He called the police but they told him that it was his fault for not having the dog on a lease and they would not come. They told him to call the dog pound. He was mad at that.

They put the dog in a plastic bag and my husband took my arm and pulled me towards the car. I turned and said I'm so sorry about your dog!

When we got in the car, I told my husband I want to come back and give them a basket of fruit and a card or something to show them how bad I feel. He told me that the man is mad and he will not understand. He could hurt you. I did feel afraid of him.

So here I sit! It's 3:07:31am. I can't sleep, I keep seeing really red blood on the ground coming from that little dogs mouth. I keep trying to think of the right thing to do. I think and think but I haven't come up with an answer yet. I'll not drive down that away again. It could have been a little kid run out between the cars. Even if I had been going 5 I couldn't have stopped let alone the speed limit of 35. I hope tomorrow will bring some wisdom to me. Just seeing me will remind them of their dog. Do I try and make contact or leave it be? That is the question? What? What do I do?

Well, I'll sleep on it. Besides being sad, tonight, I'm kind of afraid of this guy. He knows where I live. Will he hurt my dogs to get even? My mind wanders. It is so easy for your dog to run out the door and into the street. I held my dogs and cried. I'm holding them now with my new glasses on. Unable to see the light to lead me to sleep. Unable to comfort those kids or myself. May the dawn hurry to me now for I am sad today, the day I killed a little white dog.

WHAT I DID THE NEXT DAY: I made a little gift bag full of little books with various titles like, Dreams, Secret Garden, and other sweet thoughts then I wrote a letter with a poem in it, telling them I sorry I was and how I bad I feel and i and $20.00. At 7 p.m. and very dark, I parked around the corner so they wouldn't see my car. As I approached the little patio in front of their house I noticed the teenage girl was standing there.

I said " Is this the house with the little white dog. She said yes and got a really sad look on her face. I said, "I feel so bad and I'm so sorry". She said "It's okay" and we began to cry. Since I couldn't talk anymore I just said, "Take Care, Honey" and we hugged over the fence. I gave her the little gift bag and cried all the way back to the car and all the way home! I feel that we both connected and she knows how bad I feel, just as I know how bad she feels. Facing it was hard for me and took courage on my part. It would have been easy to forget about it, but there are times when the most important thing, is to have courage to do the right thing in your heart. For if you lose your courage you lose it all!

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2004 14:28:32 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E772304516/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/freidaw/iblog/B419537647/C899499313/E1248346055/index.html Isn't it life good! I wish you lots of hugs, warm soup and hot tea, dog and cat kisses, smiles towards a stranger moments, but most of all I wish you would not be mad at your mother for one day or at least for one moment. It's seems acceptable and natural for one to be upset at their mother. But wouldn't it be nice, just for a moment to reach out and take a risk. Just be a little kid for a minute and remember a good smile and hug from your mom. Just one moment, that's all a mother asks for!

Remember, "It's not about who loves you, it's about, who you love".

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