Milt Reynolds: Thinking Out Loud

How to Find, Download, and Credit Images that are Free and Legal I manage several internet blogs and I try to post at least one new article weekly. When I'm feeling inspired I can write several and schedule them for automatic posting. Thus, I am often looking for free, and legal, images to add to my articles. This instructable will show you my method of finding appropriate images, preparing them for uploading, and most importantly, how to give credit to whom credit is due. Language? All of my instructions and examples are based on using a computer with Windows XP as the operating system, Google Chrome as the internet browser, and several specific software programs. I'll give a link to each program as I describe the steps, HOWEVER... all the instructions can apply to any other operating system and browser , as well as many other software programs. Translate all my terms and examples into whatever language/system/platform/program is best for you! Step 1: Write your ar

Night Route Most of my work is inside buildings with no windows, walls covered with exposed conduits and ducts. But sometimes I get to work outside, away from machinery and scaffolding. Sometimes my boss assigns me to drive a route that follows the outskirts of the company's property, servicing several stations along the way. The route is about 24 miles long, roundtrip. The early morning air is fresh and the sun rises with optimism. Wildflowers, sagebrush, meadowlarks, antelope, rabbits, and coyotes can be spotted. Traveling the route during the day is wonderful, of course, but I think the nighttime has a deeper impact upon me. Night reduces my world to only what I can see. The closest light is my headlight, showing only the road ahead and a bit of the roadsides to my left and right. I might see a mouse scurry quickly across the pavement. A glance to my left shows the orange and white factory lights of the plant. To my right I can see scattered white lights marking pum

Safely Home They are home and they are safe. Soldiers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry, arrived home in Hermiston today. Family and friends and supporters welcomed them into town with a motorcycle escort -- members of local bike groups and police. People with yellow ribbons and flags waved and cheered along Highway 395 as the troops made their way through town. An aerial truck from the Hermiston Fire and Emergency Services department raised a large flag over the entrance to the National Guard Armory. Reporters from several television stations and local newspapers set up video cameras and interviewed family members and supporters. Mayor Bob Severson handed out small flags to the crowd. Dozens of posters and signs were distributed. I overheard a bystander relaying a text message from a friend, "They just passed McDonalds!" The armory is about a mile south of the restaurant. Sirens sounded in the distance. The rumble of motorcycles brought the first

Bikin' It 5 miles! On a bicycle! Now, before you discount that out of hand as measley and mediocre (as many of you certainly could do with deserved impugnity), please consider extenutating circumstances. 1. I Don't Like to Exercise. Many of you speak of the "rush" of exercise, the "glow" of health and vigor, "getting past the wall" and other terms of which I cannot fathom. Right now I'm feeling bushed, hot, sweaty and thirsty. Those words all imply loss and pain, am I not right? My body is crying out for retribution in the form of water, rest and my recliner, right? So, despite the potential for injury and distress to my body, I completed a five-mile bicycle ride today. 2. It was Five, Full Miles. I have a digital speedometer, odometer and distance meter. It was five miles, uphill most of both ways, against the wind most of both ways. 3. The Sun was Shining. Potential for heat exhaustion and eye injury was massive, or at le

The Definitive Guide to Repairing a 1993 Chevy Pickup Which Coughs and Sputters Symptom: 1993 Chevy pickup coughs and sputters to a halt 14 miles from home. Note: Coincidentally, the gas gauge of said vehicle indicates a fuel level that is below Empty. Curious. Solution: Step 1 , call wife. Step 2 , wait. Step 3 , get gas can and fill with gasoline. Note: It works much better in the long run to get a five-gallon gas can. Refer to Note following Step 8. Step 4 , pour gas into fuel tank of broken-down vehicle. Note: Do not expect the gas can to deliver all of the fuel into the tank. Gas cans are designed to dribble and spill. Pitiful. Step 5 , start vehicle, drive home, eat, sleep. Step 6 , start vehicle, drive to work, drive home, eat, sleep. Step 7 , start vehicle. Vehicle will immediately cough, sputter and die. Step 8 , start vehicle. Vehicle will not start. Note: Driveways are always built on a slight incline. A scant two gallons of gasoline in a 1993

Windows Live Office Web Applications Tutorial Microsoft provides a free (for personal use only) suite of online applications that are easy to use and accessible on any computer online. This tutorial will help you get started using the PowerPoint application. Step 1: Obtain Windows Live ID Visit this site to register for a free username and password for your Windows Live account: http://home.live.com The registration screen will require basic information: Step 2: Sign in After you confirm your email address, your account will be activated. Re-visit the home page and sign in with your Windows Live ID: http://home.live.com Windows Live will open with a screen showing several links available to you. Step 3: Open Office In the upper left-hand corner, hover your cursor over "Windows Life". Select " All services in the drop-down menu. Windows Live provides you access to dozens of free services . For now, select "Office" .

Pencil Holder This Instructable will describe how to create a roll-up pencil-holder made of fabric. I wanted to go to the park and sketch wildflowers. Simple desire, easy goal. It was a nice day, my day off work. I like wildflowers. First, however, I needed a way to carry my set of colored artist pencils. I wanted it portable and simple , something like one of those roll-up tool kits, with a pocket for each wrench. I wanted a roll-up pencil kit, with a pocket for each pencil. Here's what I did. Step 1: Cut fabric I cut a piece of fabric, 10-1/2 inches wide, by 41 inches long . I tried to be accurate, using a rotary cutter and cutting mat, with a 36-inch straightedge. Step 2: Hem all edges I folded each edge twice, 1/4-inch for each fold. After each fold I pressed it flat with a hot iron. This type of hem completely encloses the raveled edge of the fabric. After pressing the hems flat, I used a sewing machine to straight-stitch down the len