I’m glad that I have finally gotten old (approaching 72). I like seeing advances and discoveries in technology, science, and astronomy. But I also noticed something else.

When I was a teenager watching TV and movies, I would see various actors who were children, young, middle aged, and old. That’s just the way it was. As time went on, I’d see someone in a movie who looked familiar. Then I realized it was a former young actor - now in his 70's. Wow! What happened? Child actors became adults, and mature actors aged and died. When I was younger, everyone seemed to remain at about the same age. Now I see beautiful young people almost unrecognizable as senior citizens. It’s only by living long enough that we are able to see other people aging along with us.

Just passing along some random observations.

many years ago I bought a used HP digital camera, it was a big ugly box. I loved those photos as the world was just coming from film to digital.
Dropped it one day , that ended that and then bought a small point and shoot. I loved those pictures too.

Then I got the DSLR I loved those pics when I got it. Then I took classes , and more classes and more classes and all the instructors kept saying that they had never taken the perfect picture.

I used to be what I call a vacation photographer, I would pick a spot and shoot everything that I saw.

Now I pick a subject, study it, look at the light and the angles and the background and decide should I blur, if it is moving do I want to show movement or use a really fast shutter speedto stop action etc etc you all know what Im talking about.

when I bring up on the computer and I dont see the pic, I see the errors, There is a leaf in the way , something moved slightly, a strange shadow from a rock etc etc. I find fault with every pic... so does that happen to you and how did you get over it.

I love gadgets, and indoor/outdoor thermometers are cool. I have them all over the house. I heat with wood, so when I'm in my Studio (That's the new name I'm giving to the TV room/computer room. It sounds classier.), I want to be able to see the temperature in the living room, where the wood stove is located. If the temperature drops a few tenths, I know it's time to add wood.

One problem with these thermometers, aside from their lack of longevity, is knowing what sensor goes with what display. I've taken to numbering them, so #3 would appear on both the sensor and the display of one pair. That makes it much easier when batteries need changing. Another problem I've encountered is remembering exactly where outside (or inside) I put the sensors. Once I find them, I'll have to make a chart showing their locations.

Just something to keep in mind as you accumulate thermometers. :D