Jeanie's first thought was to go to the "beach" at Jordan Lake. We decided if we were going to go to the "beach," why not go to the BEACH!

So, we pointed our little blue coup toward the east and headed off towards the shore.

Wilmington NC is only about a two hour drive...

Unfortunately, neither of us remembered that as soon as I-40 ends, you have to turn back to the east to get to the beaches in Wilmington, so we ended up driving for another 45 minutes or so south, and ended up at Carolina Beach.

We enjoyed our walk around Carolina Beach, and then decided to get some dinner. We hopped back in the car and drove a little further south to Kure Beach, and ending up having seafood at Captain Somethingorother's which was decent.

After dinner, we took a stroll down the Kure Beach Pier and watched a beautiful sunset. We then saddled our pony back up and headed home, arriving a little before mid-night.

I guess there's still a little spontaneity left in us...

An on?screen keyboard is built into Windows XP. It can be useful if you have mobility impairments, if you are using a tablet PC, or if your keyboard goes down.

To access the keyboard, go to Start, then click Run, and type osk.

Now the keyboard opens on your computer screen, featuring three typing modes you can use to type data:
? Clicking mode, you click the on?screen keys
? Scanning mode, you press a hot key or use a switch?input device to type highlighted characters
? Hovering mode, you use a mouse or joystick to point to a key, which is then typed

To make a shortcut icon on your desktop to the on?screen keyboard:
1. Right?click the desktop.
2. Point to New, and then click Shortcut.
3. Type osk, click Next.
4. Type a name for the shortcut, and then click Finish.

That's it! When you need it, the shortcut to the on?screen keyboard utility is right on your desktop.

"Are you still cleaning, or are you flying somewhere?"

Now, I keep a Preparation H medicated wipe in my wallet and so hope I won't need to use it.