Archive for February, 2007
Critters in the Feeders
I was off work on Monday for the holiday. The ground was still completely snow covered and the squirrels were raiding my feeders as usual. A bit later I walked by the window and happened to see this:
I’ll admit it — they are cute. They look about the same size as two [...]
Another Snowy Day
We were supposed to be visiting a co-worker of John’s at his church in Gaithersburg today. The weather reports seemed to show that it had been snowing and sleeting for a while down there, though it hadn’t gotten to us yet. The second we walked out the door it started to come down, [...]
Yes, We Really Are Building an Airplane
For those of you who don’t know, we’re building an airplane. In our basement.
John had a blog where he posted information about his progress, but he’s lost interest in maintaining it and got quite behind. I’ve decided to take over the task, and will be posting from the point-of-view of the wife of [...]
Britney Shaved Her Head?!
Ok… guess I’m the last person on the planet to hear about it.
What a Finish
There’s just no other way to express what I’m thinking right now: Mark Martin was robbed.
This was NASCAR’s official statement (Ramsey Poston):
“When the 07 got sideways on track, the yellow came out at that time. The 29 was ahead of the 01 at that time and declared the winner taking the checkered flag.”
He [...]
An Immodest Proposal
Today is the day. The “Superbowl” of NASCAR Nextel Cup — the Daytona 500.
Lots of interesting stuff happened this week. Five crew chiefs fined and suspended; and five drivers docked hefty points for cheating. The big surprise was the #55 team. Micheal Waltrip was docked 100 driver points, 100 owner [...]
Winter Fun
I headed up the hill to fill my bird feeders, not realizing that our six inches of snow/sleet has iced over. After slipping and falling, I slid all the way down the hill. Ooops.
So I did what any redneck would do — I went back in the house to get John and a [...]
