JudyAnn Lorenz's (vajudy) Blog

The ocmments about copyright led to this post.  Last year, I decided that I wanted to skip the copyright issue and give use of many of my photos.  Some are good, some better and some just please me.  I enjoyed writing the content, finding links that could expand information.I have plans to expand...

We were tablemates with a fascinating couple at a banquet recently.  DH was the speaker, and we knew very few people.  We just decided to 'crash' a table and get acquainted.Our dinner mates were in their 80s.  They have a small farm nearby and had recently sold the pet herd of cattle.  We just ha...

We live on a hilly property, in hilly country. Every morning just as DH leaves for work, Duke is ready for his walk.  He just begs as if he hadn't been in fresh air for weeks!   If we make a nice circuitous route around the edges of the property, we do a good bit of rolling country and hill climb...

I urge everyone who can to vote in the upcoming elections and to encourage neighbors, friends, and family to do the same.There's been a mild controversy in our state this year because of the recorded telephone messages.  They are not against any Missouri law; they are usually short, but as has be...

Candy is cool.  I don't have any problem with the candy.  I buy some to send to my grandkids.  I buy some for me. I buy some in case some little kids come by, although we live in the country and they don't find us.  The wrappings are nice to assure parents about the germs that could come from fri...

Once upon a time, an agent tried to be very efficient when showing homes to a couple who didn’t have much time to look.   They came asking about one particular home, but she added a few others. “If this one doesn’t work, we have some other options.” The couple looked; didn’t like anything, grew c...

When considering  portable technology tools, don’t forget the ever serviceable Wood Processor. I LOVE my laptop, desktop, pda, recorder, scanner, printer, microphones, headsets, calculators, cameras card readers, usb hubs, external drive -- any and all electonic toys. I keep an electronic typewri...

Cowboy French Toast1 1/2 cups of boxed pancake mix (the kind that has everything)1 egg2 tablespoons of cooking oil1 cup of fluid (milk, water, apple juice) or enough to make the mixture soupy.sliced bread  (stale works great)Mix the first three ingredients into a batter.  Dip the slices of bread ...

When sending photos in email, try to remember that many customers, clients and even colleagues still have dial-up connections.  I have DSL and I still resent a file from a broker that is over a megabyte.When I was supporting agents and sending email photos for them, I liked to use Picasa2 and Hel...

A real piece of tech GEAR would be a digital recorder to go with your digital camera and your tape measure. I have a Panasonic RR-US395, but there are several good ones.  It is about the size of a candy bar and will record long files.  It has a pocket clip and a meeting setting, so it doesn't hav...