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Is this Sad or Courageous? This video has me puzzled.  It's a Greek video I found a while back and I'm sure it loses a lot in the translation.  I was afraid to post it because it makes me sad and I don't want to make anyone sad. "Positive thinking  is a mental attitude in witch you expect good and favorable results. In other words,  positive thinking  is the process of creating  thoughts  that create and transform energy into reality. A  positive  mind waits for happiness, health and a happy ending in any situation." Many people have the opposite viewpoint.  I think of it as "The Power of Negative Thinking" .   Never expect anything good and you'll never be disappointed. I like the music and video but the lyrics can be sad or courageous (in a Greek way?) or ironically funny . Lyrics in the video: Here's a better translation by Martha of the Plowing Through Life blog.  I don't know why the above lyrics were in the

I made these wind chimes from old broken ones.  For the one on the right I used paint can openers suspended under a part from a weather vane.  Small chains and fishing line make sturdy connections. While sitting outside I noticed their shadows and the shadows from my flowerpots. Here's a short video.

I never knew that pumpkin blossoms were so large.  It reminds me of a zucchini blossom. The tomato plants are in the blue buckets.  Marigolds are in the pots on each side. The pumpkin is in the center and sunflower plants are in the front and back. I'm looking forward to the sunflowers blooming.

The mill is located in Millwood Virginia, obviously how the town got its name.  It's powered by a small stream. One of the grinding stones.  They use different types to get what is needed from different grains. Below are the gears which work the grinding stone.

I just saw a great movie, which I feel will become a classic.  It's 10 Coverfield Lane.  To avoid spoiling the plot I won't say much about the movie except that it has many surprising changes. Summary:   Waking up from a car accident, a young woman (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) finds herself in the basement of a man who says he's saved her life from a chemical attack that has left the outside uninhabitable.

Are they too small or the most practical? Seems okay or maybe not. I like the keyboard. I like my desktop but it's not portable.  Maybe just a regular laptop would be best. I'm just not sure.  But I'm in no hurry.  My desktop works fine.