tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242945622024-11-01T03:35:06.768-07:00Major Geek, Camera Pointer, Cyborg and Friend to Fuzzy Companions Lee McAlileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935715072496745293noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294562.post-71543470324644002192019-04-21T04:51:00.001-07:002019-04-21T04:51:49.429-07:00

Dear kind people who care about me. In the past few weeks, I have lost both my fuzzy best friends and companions. Riley, my happy shiny black kitty, my best buddy for the past seven years developed stomach cancer. The vet was able to give him steroid shots that helped reduce cancer enough for him to eat a little at a time. Feeding him small amounts several times a day kept him active and allowed

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Lee McAliley: Voting: Voting should be a simple process.  I am lucky that I live in a small town in California where the process only involved picking up a p...

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Voting should be a simple process.  I am lucky that I live in a small town in California where the process only involved picking up a postcard from the mailbox instructing me to go to a voting place on the same road I live on. I showed the card to the very helpful folks at this location and was politely given instructions on how to record my vote.  Being in a small town, people

Lee McAlileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935715072496745293noreply@blogger.com0Cedarpines Park, Crestline, CA 92325, USA34.2500062 -117.325878600000017.9202917 -158.6344726 60.5797207 -76.017284600000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294562.post-59461607492718856182011-07-31T06:26:00.000-07:002011-08-01T04:28:34.632-07:00

So on Thursday we had in Las Vegas terms, a heavy thunderstorm. Holy cow, almost 0.25 inches of rain? How did we survive (much sarcasm intended). The important part of this story is that on Wednesday, the battery on my uninterrupted power supply for my computer died after many years of faithful service. That almost requires in the life of a geek that you lose power or have some sort of power

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Those who know me, or are foolish enough to ask, I am proud to tell you I was born in Auburn, Alabama, or technically, Opelika since that was where the hospital was during the time my parents attended Auburn University. Because of this, I gladly list this response for who knows how many Internet sites that ask me my hometown, regardless of the fact that in the grand scope of things, my time in

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Today I was having a little difficulty with the tiny aliens who live in my tummy. They were fighting in a manner that was causing me some discomfort. They are pretty mean little dudes and regardless of my diet seem to find the need to do battle with my digestive system on a regular basis. So when the old lady who lives with me (otherwise known as the wife) suggested that she had to go to the

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For most of my adult life I was more interested in my career than what I ate or drank. I lived on coffee, coke, cigarettes and maybe one meal a day. If you asked any of my co-workers what I did for lunch, it would get you the same answer every time. A Coke and a smoke. I lived for my passion, my career, broadcast television. I started as a late night master control operator and camera man. I

Lee McAlileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935715072496745293noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294562.post-60906363215871846982009-07-11T02:11:00.001-07:002010-08-23T01:08:13.815-07:00

IMG_1852, originally uploaded by leemcaliley.Dang, how did they know what I had planned for the day? I think anyone who gets a hang glider up this trail should be allowed to use it.

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IMG_2020, originally uploaded by leemcaliley.Bees working this flower on the Fletcher Canyon trail on Mt. Charleston.

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4th of July photos 4th of July 2009 in Las Vegas, NV My Neighbors put on a heck of a show! Do click the link to see all the nice photos from this adventure.

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Today is my sister Suzanne's birthday so I thought I might tell a little story about her. Little sisters are generally pretty good to their older brothers but on more than one occasion mine went above and beyond. Once, in particular, was when I was living in New Mexico and I had a motorcycle accident. I had ridden mine off a cliff, breaking my back, several ribs, and my collarbone. I was in

Lee McAlileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935715072496745293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294562.post-66941778824068285242002-02-06T03:00:00.000-08:002018-07-18T04:58:46.988-07:00

Image by Fonzie's cousin via FlickrAre you one of those people who think that it's Superman's cape that allows him to fly? I tend to differ from the norm since I think it's the fancy pantyhose (tights). After all, Batman has a cape but he can't fly. I think it's special pantyhose that all the superheroes get from a special superhero store. The color of which determines which superpowers you get.

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Image via Wikipedia While driving around during our visit to Florida, I was looking out the window taking in the scenery. Which for me meant picking out the restaurants I wanted to visit. I was carefully adding to this mental list when I saw it. The second funniest thing I saw while visiting Florida. A "Rent To Own Tire And Wheel" store. I had never seen a rent to own tire and wheel store before

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Image via WikipediaThe drive from Nebraska to Florida actually quite nice, but since I tend to ramble on lets jump to the end. About the time we were coming to the Florida state line, my Dad called to ask where we were. It turned out that my sister Leigh Ann and her son were only a few miles ahead of us and Dad thought I should call them and get them to stop long enough for us to catch them. He

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Image by calebism via FlickrI am not a big fan of airlines, with their lack of set prices, bad food, and the need to take me sometimes several places I don't want to go before delivering me to my destination. So whenever possible I travel by car. If time permits and it has been long enough between trips to forget the details of the last mind-numbing day long drive to visit family or friends. Once

Lee McAlileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935715072496745293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294562.post-51543879459303644422001-12-11T02:00:00.000-08:002018-07-18T05:06:23.938-07:00

Image via WikipediaHave I mentioned lately that I hate computer virus's and those who are evil enough to create such things? Today when I went to check my e-mail, as the messages began to download from the mail server my anti-virus software began to sound alarms and display warnings that a message contained some nasty virus or another and would I like to delete it? Well, yes that would be a good

Lee McAlileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935715072496745293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294562.post-51202448085931126472001-11-20T01:17:00.000-08:002018-07-18T05:07:50.435-07:00

As the holidays began to approach, my mom began to ask if I was going to come to visit for Christmas. Well, I already had planned my recent trip to Las Vegas, so a trip to Florida in December seemed like a bit much to pull off, so I was noncommittal but did like the idea of spending Christmas with the folks. During a call to mom a couple of weeks later, she mentioned that my sisters were

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Living in a small town in the middle of Nebraska has a few benefits, but if you have ever lived someplace with a few more things to offer you can find yourself shall we say hungry for something else. Well, that is exactly the problem, I am hungry for some decent food! In my town, you can get a great steak but outside of that unless Pizza Hut is your idea of fine dining you are out of luck. So

Lee McAlileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935715072496745293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294562.post-36658403920796462272001-11-12T01:39:00.000-08:002018-07-18T05:16:39.652-07:00

On my little trip to Las Vegas, I got to spend some time with my son in law. The 10 or so days I was there was the most time I had ever spent with the guy. In fact, this visit may have included more days around him than all of my previous time with him combined. It's not that I don't like my son in law, but just that he lives far away and my trips are normally short and focus more on my daughter

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Image via WikipediaMy wife has been in Las Vegas for the past week or so playing Grandma to our new Granddaughter. So Ted the Wonder Fuzz Ball and I have been making use of our time alone at home by doing guy stuff like sitting around in our underwear, OK so Ted still sits around in his fuzz coat but you get the picture. We go for long walks (three times around the park), eat fast food (Ted

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It is official, the stork has made a delivery. My daughter Caroline gave birth to the lovely Rachel a little after noon Las Vegas time. Both mother and daughter are doing fine and the proud dad is wearing out his new camera. Hopefully, they will share some of the photos soon as I am not scheduled to go to Vegas for another week or so. Anyway here are the details. Rachel is nineteen inches long

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Hey folks, by the time you read this I could be a Grandpa.    As I write this note, my daughter Caroline, her husband Ryan and my wife are on the way to the hospital. Caroline and her doctor have decided that today is the day for her to have that baby. I don't know exactly how or what they intend to do to make that happen but they have a plan and they are sticking to it. 

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Laziness and the desire for comfort are the true mothers of invention. All the truly great inventions are the direct result of someone trying to make their life easier or more comfortable. The guy who invented air conditioning was just tired of being so dang hot all summer. The guy who invented heaters was just looking for a way to avoid chopping wood for the fireplace. Whoever thought of

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The Great And Mighty Hoover died Friday afternoon (September 21, 2001). His tremendous spirit and that wonderful heart of his were just no match for joint problems and cancer. Hoover and I shared and celebrated the same birthday of December 5th, this December would have been his 9th birthday. When my wife and I hug, Hoover would stand up on his hind legs and join in, he always

Lee McAlileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935715072496745293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294562.post-83675727107831498682001-09-17T01:11:00.000-07:002018-07-18T05:28:24.183-07:00

We have all heard plenty of bad news & seen countless horrible images in the past few days. I would guess that like myself you could use a little happy news, so today I would like to share with you a happy little event that happened in my very own yard.  Sunday afternoon I walked out of my back door to the sight of hundreds of monarch butterflies fluttering about and covering the

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