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June Blogging Challenge Day 18

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What is a moment that you're grateful for? I was driving home in the evening from a farm I was visiting back in the mid 1990's. The sun was setting a golden color, and there was a field of golden wheat flowing in the wind. A single tree was in the field. I had to stop my car and just get out and watch the sun go down. I was deeply moved by the awesome beauty of nature and it was the most amazing feeling. I felt blessed to be alive and I also felt so very small compared to this wonderful world of ours. It was one of the most moving moments of my entire life. I was filled with a warm feeling inside. It was magical and spiritual.

June Blogging Challenge Day 17

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A learning experience that you're grateful for? Back in the old days when I was young and healthy, I had the opportunity to work in an old style print shop for about a month and a half. I learned a lot about the old ways of printing. I learned how to make a printing plate, and how to set type in the press. The type setter that was used was over 100 years old at the time. The one press was the oldest working cylinder bed press in Canada. I hate the fact that the people that took over the place when it was sold, got rid of that historic press for scrap - it was one of a kind. The press was used to print an underground news paper of sorts that pushed back against the local government. There was also a set of  Learning experience that you're grateful for? There was also a set of platen presses there used for smaller jobs and to cut things like cards out of the paper it was printed on. I learned to use a machine that trimmed the edges off of printed sheets and to cut out the individ...

3 88 Piece Jigsaw Puzzles Done With Times

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All images created with JWildfire flame fractal program on the PC and turned into puzzles with Jigsaws Galore .

To Make a List of a Directory's Files in Windows

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To make a list of a directory's files in windows, open PowerShell, then navigate to the directory. Next enter the command dir > list.txt making sure the spaces are in there. Change the name from list to whatever you want if list is not right for you, but remember that names in PowerShell can't have spaces. This text file will look exactly like the directory list in PowerShell. The text file will be in the directory you are navigated to (example C:\Users\Name\videos)

June Blogging Challenge Day 16

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What is a passion or hobby that refreshes you? Art in general. I love to look at art and I love to create art. These days it's mostly fractals that I generate for art. But I am always looking at videos of classical artists and contemporary artists work as well as feeds on social media with all manner of digital art.

70 Phone Wallpapers You Can Have

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The following are a mix of AI, Bruce, Mandelbulb 3D, and JWildfire created images (mostly AI). All AI images where generated at Deep Dream Generator . Images are free to use, manipulate or whatever. Enjoy. * Note: click or tap the image to enlarge, then save image as to get the full sized image, or you will only save the thumbnail.