[OT] non-computer day

[David Bandel]

On 5/27/07, Vu Pham <vu at sivell.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-05-27 at 18:57 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Sunday  May 27 2007 11:07:42 am Vu Pham wrote:
> > > Being tired because of  staying up late many nights, I decided to have a
> > > non-computer day ( of course, except sending/receiving emails which is
> > > not really considered computer work any more ). So I stopped by a local
> > > garden to get an orange and apple trees ( my wife asked me to do this
> > > six months ago ) , then stopped by Home Depot to get some garden stuff
> > > and really had some hard work today. Hmm, I had not touched the shovel
> > > or the wheel barrel for many years. It took me more than an hour for the
> > > first hole for the orange but less than half an hour for the 2nd one. I
> > > guess I lost 5 lbs this morning for doing this, and lowered my
> > > cholesterol level to my knees :)
> >
> > A good post-hole digger is your friend. I guess it's too late to mention that
> > now! <chuckles> Ric
>
> It's not late at all. I plan to have one or two more fruit tress in my
> back yard. Just do not know what the HOA will say :)
>

Well, I (or should I say my peons) just finished planting 500 'Persa'
lemon trees.  Actually, they're grafts, but that's always better.  In
3 years I should have 500 fruit-bearing trees.  I also have 100
Guanabana trees (folks in the states call this fruit Soursop, though I
don't know why) that I planted last year.  Next year I'll see if I can
stick another 500 lemon trees in what's left of the farm.  I have a
few Plantain trees, some Avocado trees, a Mango tree (I hate them, but
the wife likes them), some Maracuya (Passion Fruit) vines, and a few
ornamental Guayacan trees.

Then there's my 100 foot tower with 6 Internet radios running StarOS
(Linux) and providing signal from my office in David to the farm as
well as Las Olas Beach Resort (www.lasolasresort.com), Concepcion,
Cerro El Banco (which serves as an AP for several communities).  This
is not to mention my 3 HF radio antennas spread out over the 4
hectares.  All in all, becoming a respectable (hopefully one day
profitable) farm.  Just have to leave room for the house.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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