Rainy Season Weather

West side of house, 4:29 pm, October 15, 2007.  Looking out from dog run attached to house.
My Irish buddy Will has asked a question about what the weather is like here in the rainy season.  Immediately I have to start out with the fact that it’s going to vary some from area to area. For [...]

Another Scary Electrical Experience

I’m beginning to wonder if I have some fatal attraction–literally–for electrical discharges.

Last night at 11, thanks to one of the dogs trying to become a second skin, I raised my head preparing to turn over on my side.  There was a sudden flash of light, a low-pitched “zzzt” sound, and I felt as if I’d [...]

Gasoline and Diesel Prices

Today at noon (legally, but usually sooner than that) we’ll see the rise in gasoline and diesel prices here.  This one will be a whopper.  Don Ray will do his best to depress us all by posting pictures of bombas in David with their new numbers. 

When we moved here four years ago, we bought a [...]