It still requires some work: The picture in the header will be one ours, we need to widen some of the columns, stuff like that. It still has the comments section that I love so much. I don’t always reply but I do read all your comments.

In fact here’s your chance. Look it all over, let me know what you think. Let’s not forget that “comments section”. Fire away, tell me what you think. What do you like? What’s not working?

Have a read:

It is interesting that once again the oil traders are looking for a run up in oil prices, Statistical Surveys Inc. General Manager Tom Walworth tells RVBUSINESS.com and RVBusiness magazine, for which the Grand Rapids, Mich,-based executive generates periodic policy statements.

We are currently looking at a very similar pace as we had in late 2007 and all of 2008. If you remember the stories in 2008, the world was running out of oil. The developing nations were using supply that they had not used in the past and this, we were told, justified the run up in fuel prices.

Yet, if you take a look at the accompanying graph, we started December of 2007 at a national average price of $3.11 per gallon. In January we went to $3.15 per gallon and by July we were at $4.16. Curiously, in December of 2010 the price for a gallon of gas was $3.11 per gallon. The January 2011 price was $3.14 per gallon.

Does this look familiar?

Still have your interest? You can read the full article here

What do you think? Are we back on that roller coaster? Do we have a choice?

We had a sneak peek at this one when it was in progress a couple of weeks ago. We’ve been here on Stone Island for over a week now and we are getting all settled in, that means time to paint. And that means another finished work

Girlfriend and neighbor Bonnie was the first to see the completed work. She also got to see the paint all over Marilyn, As I understand it she was impressed with both the painting and the “makeup”.

I admit it, mine is awful. I try, I’ve been to “adult education” classes, bought the CD’s. I might even buy ROSETTA STONE, I’ve tried their demos and am quite sure it would help. I think it all comes down to time. Anyway, all this to introduce a new feature of  the amazing vanstones. At no aditional cost to you (as they say in Mexico, “Almost Free today”) we have added a feature called Spanish Word of the Day.

Scroll down abit, look to the left column. See it? Imagine, a new word everyday. Yesterday I learned Taza, the day before Servilleta (cup and serviette) Oops, forgot today’s. Oh well, look left, play the recording a few times……. it’s all good.

Just think; a word a day, 365 days a year. I’ll be public speaking down here by the time I reach 90. Or I could just buy the downloads behind this one and start years sooner.

If you read this page at all regularily you may note a huge lapse in posts. I haven’t been posting as regularily since we came back to work and the rest of the real world, but I have been trying  to keep you up to date. But over the weekend our server (the computer where all this drivel resides) had a power surge and it too lost a chunk of it’s memory. Fortunately for me Jason had backed up in early May so we have that, but whatever nuggets of wisdom I wrote between then and now are gone.

Obviously, I need to remember to learn how to back up my blogs myself. and then I need to remember to do it.

Relax, there is help, Here’s a couple of real friendly folk who’s main purpose in life is to make our lives easier. Really! You gotta meet them. Their names are Jim and Chris and their website is Geeks On Tour They’ve even got video tutorials done in plain old English..honest, I see no Geek talk... I can see they can certainly make my life a lot easier, that’s why I’ve added them to my Blogroll. so that way you and I can always find Geeks On Tour. You’re Welcome.