My first InDesign document!

So, I have this document for work that we use to capture taxpayer information when we have a client come to our VITA site. In the past, it's been a simple two page, two sided document. Easy, one sheet of paper covers all we need. Well, this year, the IRS wants us to collect additional info. While I could make two sheets and staple them together, this is not ideal. Stapled documents (especially in the top corner) are sometimes hard to file and retrieve. They like to tear, and I don't need loose documents floating in my cabinets!

So I needed to fit four 8.5x11 pages onto one 11x17, two sided. I had my original in Word 07 with all sorts of fun tables and text. I researched how to print in 11x17, but I couldn't seem to replicate other's success. So, I was advised by many people (including Valerie) that I had to move to InDesign.

Now, I've taken a class in InDesign, but by no means am I an expert. However, I have a great InDesign designer on speed dial (actually several); with Valerie's help, I managed to duplicate my document in InDesign from Word (place is an awesome command!) and now I have my completed document.

When I finished my document, I had a great upswelling of pride.; it's been quite a while since I have completed a project in a totally new software package. As I was walking to the parking garage, Valerie called. I relayed to her my excitement, and she was genuinely happy for me. I realized at that moment what I was experiencing: Kindergartener's first crayon project. It met the criteria: 1. I was taking my project home, 2. It was somewhat imcomplete (i stapled two 11x17 together), and 3. I had completed a difficult project that, for a skilled person, would be easy.

Nevertheless, I put my new intake sheet on my fridge with magnets.

This is a test. This is a test of using Google Docs to publish a post to my Blog at Blogger. Which may be picked up by Facebook. This is only a test.

ConsumerReports.org!

Ahh, at least some of the ads are now pointing to ConsumerReports.org. That makes me much happier!

We need an Andrew Carnegie for spuds

Opec for Spuds

Why am I not surprised that farmers are allowed to both form cartels for higher prices and often recieve subsidies. We don't allow other industries to have cartels. Why should farmers? We also don't allow most industries to be subsidized (yeah, there a few with enough political clout to have them (oil)). But we definitely subsidize corn and other crops and will continue to do so until their political clout eases...

So why bring up Andrew Carnegie? It's been a while since I've read a biography of him, but I believe that he would join cartels, determine their price, and then undercut them. Who will stand up to be the Andrew Carnegie for Taters!

Give me my English Breakfast Teatime!

Bleh!

I tried some Earl Gray, not the same...

Use the $2 bill!

Use the $2 bill!


Damn you Google! I don't believe in ethanol production!!! And you're running ads on my account about making ethanol!!!! AAAAGGGGGHHHHH

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Cambodian troops Quarantine Quan'su

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Cambodian troops Quarantine Quan'su

SCARY!!!!

EDIT: Not that scary, in fact its a hoax. look at the date.