Archive for July, 2006



The last leg

Published on 2006/07/31

We are in Kansas, with only a few miles left before we cross into Oklahoma. With any luck, we shall be home in about 5 more hours.


Salt Lake City – Hot as Hades at the Hilton

Published on 2006/07/30

We have departed Salt Lake City.
I hereby issue a caution for lodgers in SLC when the temperatures are high (above 90°). Do not expect that because the Hilton is a 4-star rated hotel that they will have adequate air conditioning in the rooms. Silly us, for having such lofty expectations.
We checked in nice and [...]


Headin’ home – Boise

Published on 2006/07/29

Yesterday we drove to Portland to say hi to Matt Meehan. Then we drove over to Boise and spent the night at a Red Lion. While a Red Lion is not bad (certainly better than your $23/$39 hotels with big signs), it is not nearly as nice as the DoubleTree Riverside in Boise. We’re off [...]


What’s for dinner?

Published on 2006/07/27

One is a fish that has a reputation for eating people, the other is a people that has a reputation for eating fish. Guess what we are having for dinner? (hint, not the shark)


The truth about going home.

Published on 2006/07/23

So many people, with so many questions. We have been so short with answers. It is time to finally confess.
Will we ever return to Texas? I can give you a few details that narrows down our timeline. We have a long tradition of making blackberry pies while in Seattle. We discussed blackberries on the way [...]


Image thieves

Published on 2006/07/13

Thank you myspace, for providing your users with a simple mechanism for stealing not just my images, but also my bandwidth. After perusing my web server logs to find the root of another problem, I noticed a significant amount of my images being served for myspace profile pages.
With a glint in my eye and a [...]