Entries from May 2008

May 29, 2008

2:19 AM, Thursday, May 29

Sound asleep at 2:19 AM. Rudely awoken at 2:19 1/2 AM… SCREECH!!! (heavy object sliding on pavement sound) KABAAAM!! BOING!!!! (down shifting) SCREECH!!! KABAAAM!! Lots of yelling… STOP STOP GET DOWN DON’T DO IT!
Even [...]

May 24, 2008

The Law of the Garbage Truck

This is an interesting (and sane) way of looking at it…
I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and [...]

May 20, 2008

I’M HEART BROKEN… These are the 2 eaglets I’ve been watching since they hatched in April 2008

Webcam Users Watch As Eagle Attacks Santa Cruz Eaglets
Bald Eaglets Driven From Nest On Northern Channel Islands
Eagle attack caught on camera

PELICAN HARBOR, Calif. — Two seven-week-old bald eagle chicks were unexpectedly taken from their nest at Pelican Harbor on Santa Cruz Island by an attacking sub-adult bald eagle, said a park [...]

May 15, 2008

How big have the eaglets on Pelican Harbor Nest gotten? A Noisy Feast for Four on PH

 

May 11, 2008

Happy Mother’s Day and Thank You!

First –
Happy Mother’s Day to all.
Second –
A warm thank you to Tom, Shelly, and Lane for the beautiful and tasty brunch yesterday at their house. It was very nice to sit back and enjoy the great food and to visit with Linda and Donna.

The day was made complete [...]

May 11, 2008

Cheap gas – check out your zip code!

This link was just sent to me. It really works. You just enter your zip code and it tells you all the gas stations in your area. It ranks them in order of their price. Cheapest first to most expensive. In this day of OUTRAGEOUS gas prices, this little tool [...]