Judy is Papa’s mother’s neighbor. When Papa’s father died, Judy played the organ for his funeral, a real friend indeed, and deed. She was a music teacher and choir director, but has had to take a leave from her job and cut back on some activities. She has been struggling with an unusual illness for … Read more
Well, things have improved on the coast, but there is a long way to go. I was looking around this morning, and found this. Oh, and check this out, also. After you read the articles, keep praying for the area. Thank you.
We had a great weekend. I met D2 and retrieved GS3, GD1 and GD2 Thursday afternoon. They were fun to have around. In their words, not mine, we “took a day off” on Friday. They were here becasue there was no school, and they enjoyed it. Friday night D3 was in charge, and Papa and … Read more
Here’s another of Common Craft’s wonderful Videos. This one, Social Media in Plain English, is a pretty good take on something that can be very hard to explain. Those who have been using the web in this way for a while came to understand this without an explanation. The rest of you can watch and … Read more
Remember Common Craft? Here’s another of there wonderful films; this time about blogs. I guess those of us that have internet, and poke around a little had this canned. I wish there were a way to get all the interested, yet uninformed, people out there to check this out. I don’t have a cute tagtline … Read more
When Freddie Harris passed away, I couldn’t find a single picture of him anywhere around here. We finally did find a few, but it seems hard to believe that we had so few after seeing him on stage so many times. Anyway, I located them on one of the computers around here. These are from … Read more
I’m managing from a list again. I am having trouble focusing, due to the troubles down south. The coverage this morning included distribution problems for supplies in Houston; inability of people to get to Galveston to survey their property and the cancellation of the “look and leave” policy; cattle wondering all over and even being … Read more
Yesterday I spent a lot of time scouting for information on Port Bolivar and Galveston. There isn’t much good news about that area, the devastation is widespread. Just getting the power on in Houston will require major effort, never mind Galveston. Much of the Bolivar peninsula looks like wasteland. I’m grateful that members of my … Read more
The coverage of Ike has been intense and terrifying at the same time. The water looks pretty high to me. Reports of 7 feet of water on the Strand in Galveston seem surreal. I’m still praying for all those who have been affected.
Mom and S-Dad lived on the West end of Galveston Island for several years, and then on Pt. Bolivar after that. I still have family in the area. Late this morning, I was able to reach my youngest brother by phone. I was relieved to hear that his son, daughter, grandson and ex-wife were … Read more