Tho weeping Friends may mourn thy Lot
How Valued once avails The not
A heap of Dust remains of Thee
Tis all Thou art.
As I sit in an early morning town budget meeting where the long- term plan is being discussed with much hand-wringing, this scene from Vine St. reminds me that short-term needs will probably overwhelm all the big ideas.
The end of an era
After slightly more than three years, we were able to fit all of the things we had in storage into our own space… So we are now officially moved in. Yay!
Finally, a scientific explanation. I am the 80% !
The true meaning of Christmas is a Utah-themed game, bought at DI, shared among ex- Utah transplants.
Christmas spirit at the Latchis theatre.
Q: why do you wash and iron the curtains?
A: to get the cat hair off.
<sigh>
The Retreat’s new sculpture, A Matter of Balance, decorated for Christmas.
May Alice Holway’s memory live longer than the ash tree.
U kno u want this phone cover.
If you’re an international business traveler, it’s ok to hold your suitcase together with duct tape.
Beer dispenser in Tokyo airport
More awesome than anything.
Solar panels in the mall
In a shop that was mostly devoted to cell phone covers, charging cables, and so on, there was an impressive display of solar panels and power inverters available. This panel, the largest they had on the floor, is about $150 sticker price.
I’m sure that it makes even more sense in a place like the Philippines where the electricity is not as dependable (I noticed that anything with electronics was plugged into a voltage regulator, so even when the power is on it may not be as ‘clean’ as it should be) to put in a system on your own roof.
My experiences posting video on this blog have not been entirely successful up to now. However, I thought that a few seconds of what it was like to be hashing through Makati tonight would be worthwhile, and descriptive of the experience. If you watch it a few times, you will get a sense of what it was like to be running through this crazy mass of people and vehicles.
Brattleboro Adventure – the Auckland Edition 