The monsoon I ordered two days ago arrived this evening. A nice storm is rolling through right now, complete with the kind of lightning we get out here. It’s not like the thunderstorms in the midwest, where you get a clap of thunder every 30 seconds or so. These are… Continue reading
Yesterday the temperature reached 115 degrees. Today is only supposed to get to 113. Nice to have a cooling trend. Should drop to 109 later in the week. To fight the heat, the kids swim a lot. Here are some pictures from yesterday’s madness. Russell takes a dive. Reanna takes… Continue reading
Today, I took the camera with me and filmed 3 minutes of my commute. One reason I did it today is that this evening, 7 miles of the southbound freeway is closed, including the part I filmed. When I head into the office on Monday, it will be a massive… Continue reading
My fellow Codexian, Floris Kleijne, recently blogged about armpits of the world. Those are the wasted empty spaces around freeway interchanges. Floris is European, and I have seen some European freeways. They resemble the Skyway in south Chicago. Here is his discussion. Now, I’ve seen some pretty crummy freeway interchanges,… Continue reading
Stayed home from work today with a nasty head cold. Whenever I get sick it goes to my nose, and it’s no fun. My teeth have long roots and when the sinus membranes swell, they press against those roots causing a nagging headache. Still, I managed to get the remaining… Continue reading
Long day today dealing with some paperwork and applications. Got up at 4:30am after a relatively sleepless night, so I’m dragging tonight. I did manage to finish reading Robert L. Forward’s Dragon’s Egg. Although it’s not the best-written prose out there, the ideas more than carry the book. I’ll let… Continue reading
Got a large envelope in the mail that contained a surprise. Audrey got a certificate that proclaimed she made the honor roll for 4th quarter. This evening was really the calm before the storm. Reanna had her percussion lesson, and when we got home, I helped Russell pack for camp…. Continue reading
We managed to catch a little family relaxation that included, yeah, the good stuff. It also included some wiffleball. Russell spun around after missing this pitch. We tried to get Cookie to play, but he would have none of it. We found that the desert spoon in our pool has… Continue reading
A second day of very hot temperatures graced the valley of the sun, though we only hit 108 today. A big low pressure system is on its way, so the temps should be dropping. The next three days are forecast to hit 98 84 79. Thermal whiplash, but I can’t… Continue reading
I started work on a short story last night and put another 500 words in this evening. A week or two back, somebody commented that I might try a short story. Since I’m still making negligible progress on the novel, I don’t have much to lose. I could use some… Continue reading
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