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Stormy Weather
The storm we expected last night petered out before it got over the Ridge. Small branches laying all over the place, black-outs and brown-outs here and there around town but no loss of service in our neck of the woods. UTS (utility tree service) is outside trimming limbs from around our power lines. Shouldn't they have been dispatched prior to a ( Read more... ) -
How I spent my 2 days off this week
A storm caused a tree to fall @ 4am Monday at the Foster St. end of our block. The tree fell onto electric lines, taking out 2 poles, blacking out the neighborhood and snapping the lines from a transformer in front of the house where Kit's staying, near the Skyway end of our block, with an incredible thundering, crackling explosion. I was up ( Read more... ) -
Hero's Welcome
The scene at the airport was a lot different for Deven's arrival from Aghanistan as compared to his return from Iraq. One guess is that it's been the setting for so many soldier's welcomes over the past 10 years, it's just not as novel and exciting as it used to be. Still, nearly every stranger in the area stopped to watch and smile ( Read more... ) -
squeeeee!!
Going to greet Deven at Sac airport tomorrow morning.
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SNOW!!
It's been spring here since the start of February. Today it's snowing ( Read more... ) -
I Heart Moths
Yesterday evening I stepped outside the store for a smoke and saw a very unusual green moth on the window sill. I was intrigued enough that it was green. The only green moths I've seen had gossamer wings, and these wings were of the velvety variety, on a plump, fuzzy green moth ( Read more... ) -
...There arose such a clatter
So last Wednesday I'm lounging on the couch, it was about 3am, and I hear this thundering boom followed by a clatter. I guessed mom had fallen and taken something heavy with her, like the bureau mirror or something. She was asleep when I checked on her. The room was in order. I checked the kitchen and bathroom, all okay. Could I have drifted off ( Read more... ) -
Thankful for Tuesdays
We all had a great Thanksgiving ( Read more... )