Liftoff!

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Space shuttle Atlantis lifted off right on schedule this afternoon, in one of the most glorious sights I’ve ever seen with my own eyes.  My heart started pounding about at about T minus one minute and counting.  Along with the … Read More

Enough With the Rain, Already!

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It’s been two weeks since I wrote to gripe about the weather—and darn it, Jim, I’m going to do it again.  We recovered from the flooded basement, then spent over a week cleaning and drying and throwing things away and … Read More

Rain, Rain, Go Away—Please!

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In the eighteen years we’ve owned our house, the basement has only flooded once.  (I mean really flooded, not just partially wet from a hot water heater going.)  That statement was true last week.  No longer.  We now have about … Read More

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