Friends:

The full story of the ongoing disaster in New Orleans is reaching the national press and by now I hope you have all had the opportunity to understand that Hurricane Katrina is not the disaster of which I speak.  The hurricane caused widespread destruction to property and has disrupted lives and dislocated close to a million people.  But, ( Read more... )

This hotel room is getting a little small.  Its really just a big room with a few dividers and not much privacy.  I'm not really complaining, but I'm having trouble concentrating on work.  There are a lot of factors, but I'm focusing on that one right now.  Just feeling a little numb, I suppose.  Nanny just wants to watch the Channel 4 news all day ( Read more... )

Here is another report from our Dallas exile.  We are all well and settling down.  The dogs are behaving themselves and getting into their own routine.  Idgy is getting used to doing business on a leash.  Chelsea is adjusting well to both a strange family and a strange place ( Read more... )

Here are the notes I made during the storm - I'll blog more stuff as I have time

August 29th 6:00 am

I just got up and looked out the window and then took a walk around the yard.  The wind is howling from the north and light rain is falling.  One of the five large poplar trees along the south side of the pool house is down and another looks like it ( Read more... )

This morning I decided to just get up for a while.  That's how its been going - every morning at 4 am I'm awake.  I finally go back to sleep for a while and then the dogs wake me up at 6:30, then its a debate about going back to bed.  I have nothing else interesting to write about - that's part of the curse.  Awake, but no good for anything.  If ( Read more... )

I know he understands English, even though he tries to hide it.  Every once in a while he slips.  Like Monday - I called the vet to see if I could board the dogs for a couple of days.  Just before we left, I took the dogs out for a little visit and he went straight to the back of the car.  Now, if I had put on his leash, that would have been a sure ( Read more... )

What an aweful night - I'd still be sleeping, but Natalie the housekeeper is here.  So, I'm just sleepwalking for a while till she's done.  Hopefully, then I will take a nap and maybe later go get the dogs so they can bug the crap out of me.  It was a long day, yesterday.  Maybe I'm getting old or maybe I just worry too much about the quality of ( Read more... )

I slept last night and don't remember any weirdo dreams.  But, I  did have trouble falling asleep.   It took a while, I suppose, and I woke up once and then later to NPR covering the landing of Discovery.  Research today was well executed - about as well as they go - very well received by the client.  So, I'm feeling a bit more human now after ( Read more... )

As I prepare my weary body for slumber I contemplate yesterday's sleep with some disquietude.  I awoke at one point early in the morning, or was it night - time passes so strangely - to a flood of visions.  All of my fears, insecurities and phobias were flying into my consciousness from a dream not quite complete.  A dream from which one wishes to ( Read more... )

I'm grounded in an airport, so its time for a JJ update. Monday found me in a small southern county helping select a jury. Lots of good stories to tell, but most are not fit for a public post. Here is one that is ( Read more... )