A residential street in Dover. Softened by an almost-spring snowfall.
Friday, February 25, 2005
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Another Snow Day
What may be the last coastal snow storm of the season is blanketing Delaware today. Snow started falling this morning and is expected to keep coming down through this evening.
The kids had the whole day off. They let state employees go at noon. It's seemed odd to be home; the snow is wet and heavy but hasn't been sticking on the roads.
My guess is that the school folks wanted to not take any chances and the government shut down early to get the afternoon rush hour cleared out early.
As the sun sets and it gets colder the roads will probably get icy, and if there are not many cars out and about the plows and slat trucks will have an easier time.
The kids had the whole day off. They let state employees go at noon. It's seemed odd to be home; the snow is wet and heavy but hasn't been sticking on the roads.
My guess is that the school folks wanted to not take any chances and the government shut down early to get the afternoon rush hour cleared out early.
As the sun sets and it gets colder the roads will probably get icy, and if there are not many cars out and about the plows and slat trucks will have an easier time.
Slate Magazine Looks at Blogs. Will Blogs Look Back?
Slate Magazine now offers Today's Blogs, a daily column that aims to find the best of he world of weblogs each day. That's an ambitious goal. It involves working through blogs each day to find out what "the bloggers" are talking about.
I can't help wondering whether, at least for a day or so, the bloggers will be talking about Slate's Today's Blogs? So, I thought I'd talk about it myself. Why not?
I can't help wondering whether, at least for a day or so, the bloggers will be talking about Slate's Today's Blogs? So, I thought I'd talk about it myself. Why not?
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
DelaVoice Returns
DelaVoice is back. It disappeared earlier this month. According to the unidentified Mr. or Ms. Voice, the site host decamped in the wee hours one night, taking the site along as well. Now, the site is back. It looks like at GeoCities, but at least its back. I wonder what the level of discussion will be in this incarnation?
Jack Markell Enters the Blogosphere
Delaware Treasurer Jack Markell has started a blog -- Blog for Delaware -- that looks interesting. Fritz, over at Sneaking Suspicions, pointed to this site, and offers an accurate read on the promise this site shows.
State Treasurer is an elected post in Delaware, and for some it's been a stepping stone to higher office. Jack Markell may be headed that way, but if so he's been pretty cool about it. It'll be interesting to read his blog for a while and see where he's headed.
We had Jack Markell as keynote speaker at the 2000 State GIS Conference. He spoke well and showed great aplomb when someone in the kitchens next to the ballroom he spoke in dropped what must have been 537,002 china plates. Just a brief pause, and he carried right on.
State Treasurer is an elected post in Delaware, and for some it's been a stepping stone to higher office. Jack Markell may be headed that way, but if so he's been pretty cool about it. It'll be interesting to read his blog for a while and see where he's headed.
We had Jack Markell as keynote speaker at the 2000 State GIS Conference. He spoke well and showed great aplomb when someone in the kitchens next to the ballroom he spoke in dropped what must have been 537,002 china plates. Just a brief pause, and he carried right on.
Monday, February 21, 2005
R.I.P., Hunter S. Thompson
Bad news this morning.
Hunter S. Thompson, exemplar of a certain style of writing has committed suicide. I wasn't a huge fan, but reading his work as a young man was part of what makes me who I am.
I have to wonder "why?" I'm also interested to watch the reactions.
Hunter S. Thompson, exemplar of a certain style of writing has committed suicide. I wasn't a huge fan, but reading his work as a young man was part of what makes me who I am.
I have to wonder "why?" I'm also interested to watch the reactions.
Saturday, February 19, 2005
In My Little Town
Winter days can be very quiet. Even at noon on a Friday I can stand in the middle of the main street and take photos. In February, anyway.
Second Street, Lewes, Delaware. 12:01 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2005
I had just visited the Bakery and Coffee Roastery (out of frame on the left), to treat myself to the only sustenance available after a morning of dental work. Having half of your face numb means anything involving chewing is probably a bad idea. A cafe mocha, however, is fairly safe and an appropriate reward for my dental-chair bravery.
Out of frame on the right is the ATM machine where I had just transferred funds to cover the costs of a crown and a filling.
After taking this photo, it was back to the office. For this round at the dentist's office, I only took the morning off.
Second Street, Lewes, Delaware. 12:01 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2005
I had just visited the Bakery and Coffee Roastery (out of frame on the left), to treat myself to the only sustenance available after a morning of dental work. Having half of your face numb means anything involving chewing is probably a bad idea. A cafe mocha, however, is fairly safe and an appropriate reward for my dental-chair bravery.
Out of frame on the right is the ATM machine where I had just transferred funds to cover the costs of a crown and a filling.
After taking this photo, it was back to the office. For this round at the dentist's office, I only took the morning off.
Friday, February 18, 2005
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