Cha cha cha cha CHANGES

I've made some changes over the last couple of days. The things you see in the side bar are part of the reason I moved to blogger. Here's a quick overview.

The Amazon listing for Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver.
This is an amazing book. I heard Mrs. Kingsolver interviews on Krista Tippett's Speaking of Faith. I had no idea who Barbara Kingsolver was, having never read any of her other books, but I was taken by her practical approach to the subject of eating, and her observations on American agribusiness. I bought my copy in electronic format, and loved it so much that I went back and bought a hard copy to loan to friends. The Amazon price is about $10 less than I paid for mine, and if you buy it though the link I get a little kick back from Amazon, but it doesn't cost you any more.

The "Call Me" Button
The Angel and I gave up the land line several months ago now, opting for our own cell phones. The only kink in the plan for me is that my employer pays for my cell phone. That being the case I was concerned that when I go to my next job a lot of people would start having trouble reaching me. The answer, for me, was Grand Central (cleverly bought by Google). Grand Central is a modern version of the old answering service: you call my Grand Central number, and it calls me. If I can take the call it connects us, if not it sends you to voice mail, and sends me a email. You don't really need to know any of that, all you need to know is that if you need to call me you can click the "Call Me" button. The best part? It's free!

The Google Adsence Banner
I just stuck that thing down at the bottom because I could. Who knows, once it indexes the site it might put up an ad that someone is interested enough in to click on. If that happens maybe Google will send me a check for a nickel. Hey, a guy can dream.

Slide Show (not new, but new pictures)
I made a new Picasa group for slide show pictures. Yay for new pictures!