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AT&T repair dude was supposed to come sometime between noon and 4 p.m. yesterday. When I got home at 5 p.m. he hadn’t arrived yet, and no call to say when, either. I spent the usual 15 minutes trying to … Continue reading →

The Gulf has its first tropical storm of 2011, Arlene. Alas, she’s too far south to do us any good on the rainfall front. Spent most of the evening last night on the phone (or on hold) with AT&T customer … Continue reading →

The Biography Channel is airing their Peter Falk biography this week in tribute. I watched it last night. He led an interesting life, that’s for sure. He was so popular that people recognized him as Columbo in a tiny market … Continue reading →

I had one of those great hour-long lunch breaks where I completed several errands. Normally I spend the hour at the gym, but every now and then the tasks pile up and I have to handle ’em all. One thing … Continue reading →

Back to the threatening kind of rain today without actually producing much. Yesterday gave us nearly 2″, which is the most we’ve had in one day since last October, but it didn’t solve the drought problem and they’re still debating … Continue reading →

We might have had a sprinkle or two yesterday (30% chance of rain) but we’ve had the first serious rainfall in months today. I don’t know exactly when it started, but I heard it coming down heavily at around 6:30 … Continue reading →

They keep threatening us with rain. I’d say “promising,” except it rarely comes to pass. Today it looks like most of the showers are going east of us. That’s okay for them—they need it as badly as we do. There … Continue reading →

My Storytellers Unplugged essay went live this morning. It’s called Are you ready? Well, then, let’s begin, and it talks about what it takes for me to be ready to begin working on a short story. We watched three more … Continue reading →

Here’s what the weather forecast looks like for the next four days: 101°/76° |  101°/76° | 101°/74° | 101°/74°. Chance of rain: 0%. We are now 15″ behind on annual rainfall to date. When you boil hockey down to the basics, it’s … Continue reading →

If we had six fingers on each hand and had adopted a base-12 numbering system, today I would be 42. In binary, I’m 110010. Yes, it’s one of those dreaded “significant” birthdays. The kind that ends in a zero. And, no, … Continue reading →