The date for the release of Issue 2 has been set! The following image is now displayed on my website homepage:




That about says it!


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I'm revamping Issue 1 right now. There were a few misspellings in the first upload -- including the redundant "Page Reserved for Add(s)" with two d's...yeah, that's gunna make people want to advertise in my magazine. Well, if that wasn't enough, I also misspelled chicken in the table of contents -- a friend of mine was disappointed to find that I had not combined chicken and ground chuck to make Easy Fried "Chucken", but that it was a spelling error. And, I also spelled "putty" as "puddy" in the article about ceilings.

Well, anyhow, no more typing the text onto pages in photoshop, 'cause thar ain't noe spel chek!


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What I Bought with my Birthday Money

The last few years, I've just put the money I get from birthday checks into a savings account, or something else responsible and boring. This year I decided to splurge a little with the birthday money my Grandaddy gave me.



Yes, what you see is a hunting knife with a "water-proof" storage handle and a jewelry set consisting of a necklace and earrings. What can I say? I have a variety of interests. Neither of these are of high quality construction. The necklace is missing a bead and a dangly circle. The mini survival kit that came in the handle of the knife (which doesn't keep out water) has a compass that doesn't point north, matches that will probably snap in two sooner than catch fire, and a fishing hook that looks like it was made to catch sardines (I didn't expect much from a $9 knife).

Overall, I'm still happy with my purchases. I've disguised the random bare area the necklace had, and the knife (which will probably make its way into the magazine before long) is still a functional saw and 8" blade with a storage handle. Thank you, Grandaddy!



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I'm sitting here at my computer, contemplating eating lunch, trying to wrap up Issue 2 so it will be ready to post for sale on my website (www.ToDabble.com) by the beginning of December.


I'm finished with the "Home" section & the "Craft" section. The "Cooking", "Family", "Bible", & "Creatures" sections are almost completely done. The "Foreign Lands" (geography) section is coming along nicely. I get to tied up in this section when I'm researching. Far away places and people is something that has always captivated my interest.


The other sections look like they're going to be ready in time, as well, I just need to get my camera out and get some people to pose for the article photos.



Here's a sneak peak at the next issue:



Photo by: Hans-Jorg Hellwig




Can you guess what kind of baby animal this is?





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