And no that does not mean I have changed over to Slackware. I have had a series of setbacks from 3 major storms to personal situations to a pair of computers deciding they should be retired. Yes I am still out here just a tad slow in the posting is all and I hope to [...]
Why is this date different? Twenty years ago the lights went on at Wrigley Field!
Okay I am a Cub fan and maybe nobody else remembered or cares but it was a dawning of new look and feel to the game of baseball in Chicago. But as normal the purists whined the new wave cheered and [...]
Davenport, QUAD CITIES — Mid American Energy reports almost 15,000 Quad City area residents are still without power Friday morning, 96 hours after a powerful thunderstorm struck the region Monday morning.
The biggest concentration of power outages remains in Rock Island and Moline where 10,000 customers remain without power at 3 a.m. Friday.
Rock Island library officials [...]
Hi folks here a couple of the pictures from my neighborhood. This is the results of a storm that came through on Monday morning at 6am. I have a ton of the them that show how dark it was worse than any starless night you could dream of. Now I have had a taste of [...]
All I want to say is be safe and have fun but don’t drink and drive folks. Enjoy your holiday even if gas prevents you from traveling, time with your family is good no matter where it is spent.
Canada Day formerly Dominion Day, is Canada’s national day, a federal statutory holiday, celebrated on July 1 annually by all Canadians. Canada Day observances take place not only throughout the nation, but also internationally.
Frequently referred to as “Canada’s birthday”, particularly in the popular press,[1][2][3] the occasion marks the joining of the British colonies of Nova [...]
This was sent to me and I thought that since I am in the middle of the this happy stuff I should post this and maybe get a few of folks out there thinking just a little bit.
Every tv station I know of has a phone in line or an email address for people to [...]
Okay maybe I got up a tad early today to start my brisket here are a few pics to show what it looked like this morning.
Darn it is Dark
Yes Dawn comes really Early
Darn even the moon is confused
More to come later with a little luck.
Don’t forget folks today is the longest day of the year with here in this area anyway over 13 hours of sunlight. Hey that is the weathermans claim not mine. But have a good day and with a little luck these gawd awful floods will end soon.
Okay you go into your store and open it up and lo and behold who would have thought that your first customer would be so darn cute.
Could you point me to the furniture area please.
Do these plants go with my color?
Another reason that small town living a major plus, you get these nice [...]