Monthly Archives: August 2023

who burst out laughing at this cartoon? August 31, 2023

Here’s an NOAA satellite picture from last night: Here it is zoomed in on Idalia. It’s easy to see it’s a hurricane now. Fingers still crossed for everyone. August 30, 2023

Andy showed me this picture of a well-defined hurricane yesterday afternoon. He said it must be Idalia, the one they’ve been talking about. (Click on picture for higher resolution.) Except that hurricane is east of Florida. Idalia isn’t a hurricane … Continue reading →

Bruce tried to put a laughing face in a comment yesterday and it came out as a question mark. Yes, WordPress, unlike Blogger, doesn’t let us choose symbols from a table. We have to use the keyboard, and it doesn’t … Continue reading →

After their third encounter with a skunk, Kaitlin and Torben had a new strategy. Montana wrote about it in SKUNKS 3: Hey, it was the new girl! The revised adjusted Plan: do not bring the skunked dog in the house. … Continue reading →

In a comment to Lesson Learned Sandra mentioned skunks. Yes, that occurred to us too. I was going to write about the strategy Kaitlin and Torben came up with after their pups had a third encounter with skunks, but that … Continue reading →

August 25, 2023

August 24, 2023

I assume most people have seen pictures of this house. Before fires ripped through Lahaina, the craftsman-inspired home at 271 Front St. didn’t stand out much in the neighborhood. The nearly 100-year-old structure had been lovingly restored in recent years, … Continue reading →

Myra ended yesterday’s post with the sentiment, I think that’s a great idea, but only one thing? My version of that saying is a question. And sometimes I ask it more than once a day: When I put this in … Continue reading →