Went to work today. There’s power there, being next to a large swiching station has it’s benefits. I was filling holes today where people needed help. Good thing, because I didn’t feel like coding. I’m a block down the street now at Antidote coffee shop. They’re running off a generator but have wifi. I’ve hijacked … Read more
Spreading the love/burden Monday night: had dinner at Jim Dekan’s. Scrabble w/ TG, Jim, Carrie. I decimated them, of course: 57 – 67 – 71 – 182. Good dinner: pork chops, green beans, rice. Still no power, going to work tomorrow, gasoline lines about town are very long. Neighbor Kathy planning on buying a generator. … Read more
No power still. Still have tree on roof. Mom evacuated to Mo-Ranch, Hunt, Texas. Some friends in the hood have A/C.
After a nap through the end of the lingering storm, Conn and I took a walk through the neghborhood. Lots of felled trees. A variety of damage. No power anywhere. Then we had a late lunch and started working on the yard. Most of the front yard is cleaned, but we barely made a dent … Read more
Got to sleep after 3am. At the time we were experiencing frequent brief losses of power. Woke at 5am with no power, quickly back to sleep. Awoke again at 8am from a phone call from my sister. The lack of power and an answering machine combined with a loud old rotary phone, forced me out … Read more
I’m Visiting Bret in El Paso. I convinced Tricia to come on a trip where we meeting a bunch of guys from college and watching a UT Football Game Also coming: Lee, Bob, Lance, Bill F., Don, Josh, Gregor, Joe, Bret’s parents. Everyone should bet on the over: UT v UTEP.