Ike
Monday we heard from our only family in Ike’s path: Jack’s niece who lives northwest of Houston. Although the path of Ike passed close-by, she said that their house sustained no damage aside from some loose shingles, and lost power for over a day. She noticed it more than her kids, who thought it was a “sleep over.” Her husband’s family lives in Louisiana, and they had more significant damage, but are all okay.
The short – but eventful – life of Ike – The Big Picture – Boston.com has an impressive photo essay about Ike.
Childhood Dream
When I was a child, I dreamed of something like this tree house.
Sheila
Queen of all she surveys
Small Victories
For the first time in more months than I care to count, we can park two cars in our two car garage. Yay, us! Although in summer it isn’t too bad, I hate having to clean ice and snow off my car in the morning in winter. And after thirteen or fourteen years with horses here, I finally have a tack room (or at least a corner) in our mud room. All this is courtesy of the Tuff Shed that was delivered and installed on Wednesday.
Phlox
WiseMapping
WiseMapping | Visual Thinking Evolution: is a free, online mindmapping tool that works in most web browsers.
45 Years Ago Today
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
FoxClocks
FoxClocks has become one of my favorite firefox add-ons. It is very good for when you have to deal with multiple time zones and don’t want to figure out what time it is on the east cast when you work in Colorado.
Nothing Exceeds like Excess
I like my Firefox extensions, but it never occurred to me to install 200 Firefox Extensions At One Time!