I have been converting most of my electronic books from PDF to EPUB. Using Sigil makes editing the EPUB files very easy. One trick I have experimented with in the EPUB is paragraph spacing and indentation. What appeals to me in a book is a slightly room feel with paragraph indentaiton. I personally don't like non-indented paragraphs even if there is space added between paragraphs.


p {text-indent:15px;
margin-left:0px;
margin-right:0px;
margin-top:0px;
margin-bottom:5px;
text-align: justify; }


The 15px; indentation is enough to set-off new paragraphs visually, but adding a small amount of space (5px) below each paragraph makes the book seem not too cramped and a bit roomy.

This is the third anniversary of my second surgery.

There is an Android app for the Kindle Fire to use the TOR network. I stole this from the following website:
https://guardianproject.info/2011/11/16/dont-get-burned-anonymize-your-fire/

Installation Instructions

1) Under the settings section labeled “Device,” there is an option that says “Allow Installation of Applications From Unknown Sources.” Enable this!

2) Then download these files directly via the Fire’s browser, or side-load them from the desktop using the Android SDK “adb” tool.

Orbot: https://www.torproject.org/dist/android/Orbot-1.0.6-Tor-0.2.3.7-alpha-FINAL.apk

Orweb: https://github.com/downloads/guardianproject/Orweb/Orwebv2-20010809-0.2.2.apk



3) Start Orbot, follow the wizard, and press the power up button to connect to Tor.

4) Start Orweb to connect to the Tor Check page to verify your connection, then browse away to your (private) heart’s content.

5) Do a happy dance because your Kindle Fire just got way more l33t and slightly less p0wn3d.

It has been three years since my first surgery. Thank you to all of my friends and family for the support they continue to give me. Thanks also to my soccer mates for understanding my limitations.

The Windows 7 box didn't completely recognize the Kindle Fire. After some research, it turns out that the Fire has to be "on" and not in "sleep" or off for the drivers to be loaded completely.

We spent our time with our neighbors. There was a little drinking and lots of chatting. It was a good night. What I am completely overwhelmed by is my Squeezebox Radio from Logitec to stream internet radio in any room in the house that has wi-fi connectivity. There are some really (REALLY) good internet radio stations available. So far Sky.fm has some of the best 80s and Jazz channels.

We spent the holiday with family. Christmas day was with my in-laws. They were too good to me. They just went down my Amazon list and bought them. We spent a few days after Christmas with my family. Our niece and nephew were spoiled by us. My family spoiled me.

Today marks the three year anniversary of when I was diagnosed (2008) with a clival chondrosarcoma. That is one brain tumor type out of about 250 types.

When I get a chance on the computer, I spend my time with Calibre and Sigil. Calibre manages my ebook collection and Sigil allows me to edit epub files.

I have so many ebooks in various format, that I try to convert them all to epub. Epub seems to be the most flexible and capable format for novels. It also allows for incorporation of images. Sigil edits these files in a very straight forward way.

I live in an area with poor soil. I grew up with rich alluvial soil under my feet. The soil I have my plants in happens to be very clayey. My wife and I have started a yearly addition of organic matter soil amendment. I have outlined here the simple soil tests used to determine soil type and drainage rate.