Rose's ramblings about life. http://www.rosebowen.com 2008-05-16T11:03:39+01:00 http://www.rosebowen.com http://www.rosebowen.com/images/M_images/rating_star.png text/html 2008-04-20T21:07:25+01:00 http://www.rosebowen.com http://www.rosebowen.com/index.php/Rambling/Stupidity-and-Spam.html I just spent the better part of the weekend tweaking my server's spam filters. This is an ongoing battle for anyone who's dealing with the internet. Lately we have been flooded by a new wave of junk mail from these indescribable morons who must believe the whole Western world is as stupid and greedy as they are. text/html 2008-04-09T12:03:27+01:00 http://www.rosebowen.com http://www.rosebowen.com/index.php/Rambling/Dreams-of-the-American-Idle.html Last year I was almost mesmerized for a couple of months watching American Idol. I laughed through the ridiculous auditions, amazed at the whole process. Sure, I know there are hundreds of thousands of people out there who have dreams of becoming famous. text/html 2008-04-03T10:14:52+01:00 http://www.rosebowen.com http://www.rosebowen.com/index.php/Rambling/The-pecking-order.html This week I had some new activity at my window birdfeeder. We were visited by some starlings (or are they grackles? I have to get that bird book out again and look) and a cowbird! Cowbirds are interesting critters. They don't build nests. text/html 2008-03-29T12:46:54+01:00 http://www.rosebowen.com http://www.rosebowen.com/index.php/Rambling/A-tribute-to-our-rescue-squads.html This morning I had the NRV scanner channel on, listening for word on the manhunt in Giles County. Naturally the scanner was broadcasting more than just that one event, so I could hear bursts from Pulaski, Montgomery, and Floyd counties. That's how I came to be listening when the call came through about a pickup truck down an embankment in Belspring. text/html 2008-03-22T19:01:47+01:00 http://www.rosebowen.com http://www.rosebowen.com/index.php/Rambling/The-More-I-Learn.html One of the songs I sing says, the more I learn, the more I know, I don't know anything and that sums up how I feel today. There is so much to learn and discover, there just aren't enough years in this life to get into all of them.