..being almost the end in the Tree Saga....what was left got cut down yesterday, since we really didn't want it falling on the house at some random time. Still have to get the stump ground, which involves removing part of the sidewalk and rebuilding it, but the main tree is gone, leaving a huge notable place where there should BE something but isn' ( Read more... )

The name of the restaurant we had lunch at: Na's Thai Cafe
Name as it appeared in the nearby restaurants link of the GPS: Nas Thai Cafe
As spoken by the GPS: "Now approaching destination Naval Air Station Thai Cafe on right.."

E, as soon as she stepped outside this morning: "Why is it the kind of hot that feels like it's raining?" Thought that was a great description of the ridiculously high humidity.

..I'd've stayed in Miami ( Read more... )

There are new chairs in the conference rooms at the building my company just moved to; they still have the tags on them. I was disturbed to note that I was sitting on "Think. The Chair with a Brain. And a Conscience."
Um, no..I really don't want my chair to have a brain...

so, as of a few days ago, we finally got done with the house repairs needed after the great tree collapse of July, all but the inspection; they got the outside light where it belongs at long last (did the big jobs amazingly fast, but the details of getting the awnings in the right place and then getting that light back by the door took an extra 2 ( Read more... )

Seems like not only can we not give away the rest of the tree, we can't even pay anyone to take it ( Read more... )

..still no word back from the insurance adjuster who came last Saturday and said we should hear back from him in a week, after he talked to the siding expert (another job for the never-knew-it-existed list: siding expert for insurance company). Got a nasty letter from the city inspections department about the tree on Friday; finally got in touch ( Read more... )

This weekend has been...interesting. In the sense of the Chinese curse, "may you live in interesting times ( Read more... )

(while waiting for photos to sloowwwwly upload....i still think a film camera is easier to deal with than a digital in some ways ( Read more... )