Car woes

Ok, so I drove up to my folks on the 24th. After I  hit the road, I discovered that my windshield washers had stopped working. I could hear the  motor just fine, but both the front and rear were a no-go. So I had to spend the rest of the 160 mile drive trying to [...]

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Do not go see “National Treasure 2″

It is a complete rehash of the first movie. Nick Cage has a terrible rug, the plot has holes visible from space, and there is absolutely  no respect for archival or library knowledge.  Why is Randy Travis in this picture?? Is he sleeping with the director? What a waste of time and money! Thank goodness I didn’t [...]

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Pachelbel’s greatest hit

David, from the Brave Combo listserv, found this:   It’s kind of long, but pretty amazing.

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Update on weatherization efforts

The Duck-brand pre-taped plastic for over the sliding patio door failed! So now I have packing tape holding the plastic up. Grrr!!!  Next year, only Scotch. Stick with the plaid. 

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S’no travel??

Ok, Madison was supposed to get pounded with snow last night and this morning. We got a dusting. Apparently the storm stopped over my bro’s house in Sparta, as its still snowing there, and 16 inches is expected. My folks didn’t start getting snow until this morning, and they say the roads up there are impassable right now (my [...]

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