Triumph
Do you think it’s sad that the greatest achievement of my day is that I managed to move the cat off the carpet and onto the hard kitchen floor before he threw up?
Flaming Out
The fires aren’t out yet, but the San Diego Fire Chief announced today that there is no more fire threat for the city of San Diego, and Qualcomm has been emptied. The winds and temperatures… Flaming Out
ruok? imok.
Yesterday Dan got a text-message on his cell-phone from the UCSD emergency response system: “classes r canceled 4 week du 2 uncertnty of fires & xtreme bad air. Res. dining halls, & studnt health centr… ruok? imok.
Morning update
7:45am: A little stronger smell of smoke this morning, but again no change in our status. There has been more “onshore flow” with the winds, which is probably the reason why we’re smelling it more.… Morning update
Back in SD
10:15pm: I’m back in San Diego. Flying in was interesting – as we were coming in over San Diego everybody had their eyes glued to the windows. Could see the fire lines on both sides… Back in SD
6:10pm at DTW: No change
6:10pm Eastern; Just talked to Dan. No change in status. Should be back in SD around 9:30pm Pacific.
San Diego Fires
If you’re interested in tracking the progress of the San Diego fires, some of the most up-to-date info seems to be at the Union Tribune web site, although their servers have been pretty overloaded. The… San Diego Fires
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel…
Two weeks from today. October 16. 1:00pm (eastern). I’ll be defending my dissertation. It’s hard to believe it’s almost here. If all goes well (and even if it doesn’t), soon I won’t be a student… There’s a light at the end of the tunnel…
Larry Craig = Mrs. Peacock?
I can’t help but think of this little snippet of conversation from Clue (1985) every time I hear the news about Larry Craig: WADSWORTH …under the door of the men’s room, how would you describe… Larry Craig = Mrs. Peacock?