Friday, October 31, 2003

Halloween tonight and first rain of the season is here. Could mean a bust for trick or treaters. And me with two house fulls of candy - enough for every child in the Bay Area! We'll be eating Halloween candy for the next two years. Hi, honey. What's for dinner? No, not Halloween candy again?

Our dog, Sammy, is funny... he refuses to go out in the rain and get his paws wet. So he stays in the garage, marks everywhere and shits where he wants. Life is good if you're a dog.

Monday, October 27, 2003

California is on fire, literally. Southern Cal has lost over 800 homes and 14 killed... a disaster like the Oakland hills fire. Ever available resource is being set there to cope with the worst fire most fighterss have ever seen. High Santa Ana winds are the primary culprit.

Sunday, October 26, 2003

XM Radio for free via the net. Granted its not the real "live" deal, but a good enough facsimile thereof. I'm listening to it now as I blog this.

I love coming home off the hill Sunday nights to the beauty and fresh air of the coast. The dog hangs his head on the window sill and just fills his nose and lungs with it. So do I. Something magical about being here.

Well, I haven't tried this blog service yet (and I've tried most of them.) We'll see how long I stay with it. It seems so much easier than the others... don't have to do anything but click on the icon on my Google toolbar and voila. I am there. So we'll see.

Seems like half of California is burning tonight. We saw six CFS/CDF firetrucks heading the other direction on our way home. I'm sure they're on their way to the SoCal fires around San Bernardino and San diego. 650 homes have burned so far and more are likely. I cannot imagine what I'd do or how I'd feel if that were to happen to me. Which illuminates the pint - simplify. Get rid of all the excess baggage you are carrying. Repack your case to lighten the load. Pick a few things you really love and get rid of the rest.