Priorities

Posted on August 19, 2004 by Solonor

Grump finally has cable again.
He doesn’t have drinkable water, but he has internet access.
He sees no problem with this.
Neither do I.

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While he’s gone, we can make s’mores and tell ghost stories!

Posted on August 18, 2004 by Solonor

For the next couple of weeks, I’ll be trapped guest posting over at the abode of The Mighty Geek. May the lord.god.almighty have pity on all our souls.

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Heavenly Hotline

Posted on August 18, 2004 by Solonor

In case you did not know it, Bill snagged the coolest username on GMail.

Pat Robertson ain’t the only one who gets to bitch directly to the lord.god.almighty. So nyah!

Of course, I doubt that the answers he gets back are quite so profanity-laden and concerned with ice cream and alcohol, but I could be wrong.

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Parenting 101: Be Specific

Posted on August 17, 2004 by Solonor

DO: Tell your teenagers to take their cell phone with them if they leave the house.

DON’T: Forget to tell them to turn the damned things on!

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I feel a great disturbance in the Force.

Posted on August 17, 2004 by Solonor

As if a million souls parents cried out at once…

Seminole, Osceola and Volusia county officials decided Tuesday to cancel school for the rest of the week.

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Bloggy Help for Charley Victims

Posted on August 17, 2004 by Solonor

Back in May I linked to a wonderful idea hatched by Alan at the Command Post to use our bloggy power to shine a light on goodness when badness hits. In the ensuing months, that idea has blossomed into a full-blown movement called Strengthen the Good.

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Guilted Lilies

Posted on August 17, 2004 by Solonor

Meanwhile, I still haven’t heard from two of my three brothers. And I won’t start a list of “friends” who didn’t bother to check on us during or after the storm (waiting until I blogged does not count).

This is so cool. It’s guilt-trip heaven.

Instead of “hello,” I’m going to start off every conversation with: “Yeah, I’m alive. Thanks for asking, ya bastard.”

Did I mention that I don’t have very many friends?

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Property Damage

Posted on August 16, 2004 by Solonor

I’ve added some pictures that Cableman sent me and pics of our own damage to the Photoblog (which appears to be having “issues” at the moment).

Here are our downed tree and destroyed fence.

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This just in from Cableman…

Posted on August 16, 2004 by Solonor

I was on the phone with Grump a minute ago telling him there was definitely a boil water alert for Winter Park when in the background I heard his house alarm go off, and his reaction was something like this…

What the…?
My alarm? Wait… I have POWer!!
WOO HOO POWER!!! I have POWER!! WOO HOO
Gotta go reset the alarm WOO HOO I HAVE POWER!!!
(mental image of Grump doing the happy dance)

It’s the little things.

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A few pics

Posted on August 16, 2004 by Solonor

Here are a few pictures taken by a co-worker of the (relatively light) damage around our office.


click to go to photoblog

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