Last day of year present!

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Shut Up and Eat

My favorite Saturday morning breakfast place. You are encouraged to come in your pajamas and get a discount for doing so. It seems however that I have a mental block on remembering its name... Stuff u face, sit down and eat, etc... At less my wife knows what I am asking her when I say "let's go to Sit down and Shutup". A big smile will cross her face and she'll just look at me and say... Someday you'll get it right!
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Tremors on a holiday morning

When all the TV stations are playing Christmas shows you can always count on Movieplex to be showing really old, really bad sci-fi
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Click to Give a bowl of food to The Animal Rescue Site

Please help the animal shelters by going here and clicking on sponsor links. I costs you nothing and each click is a bowl of food for the animals needing a hand.
Click to Give @ The Animal Rescue Site

Hello Somerville, NJ

Just a view from the parking garage at the courthouse. Seems a 1 hour drive can move you into a new weather zone. 3 inchs on the ground here and all of 26F out.
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FW: Weather Alert - Ocean County NJ or Another Fun Monday in December

HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-PHILADELPHIA.SOMERVILLE.NEW BRUNSWICK. FREEHOLD.SANDY HOOK. TRENTON. JACKSON. MILLVILLE. HAMMONTON. CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE. OCEAN CITY. ATLANTIC CITY. LONG BEACH ISLAND. WHARTON STATE FOREST.

208 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY.WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY.

THE DOUBLE BARREL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AROUND THE AREA WILL MERGE INTO ONE NEAR EASTERN ME OVERNIGHT & CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY ON ITS WAY THROUGH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES ON MONDAY.

WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT & PROBABLY REACH THEIR PEAK DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY ON MONDAY. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS REACHING AROUND 45 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS SHOULD KNOCK DOWN SOME WEAK TREES, TREE LIMBS AND WIRES. THE TREES ARE GOING TO BE UNDER PRESSURE FROM SEPARATE FORCES. FROM THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR & NORTHWESTWARD THERE IS STILL ICE ON SOME TREES. THIS WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO BE SNAPPED. FARTHER TO THE SOUTHEAST, PRECIPITATION TOTALS SO FAR THIS MONTH HAVE AVERAGED TWICE THE NORMAL DECEMBER AMOUNT ALREADY. THE SUPERSATURATED SOIL WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO BE KNOCKED DOWN.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND, THIS AIR MASS WILL BE THE COLDEST ONE OF THE SEASON SO FAR. WIND CHILL FACTORS COME MON MORNING WILL AVERAGE AROUND ZERO WITH READINGS WELL BELOW ZERO OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PLEASE DRESS APPROPRIATELY IF YOU HAVE TO SPEND MUCH TIME OUTDOORS.

BE PREPARED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. ALSO IF POSSIBLE DO NOT PARK VEHICLES UNDER TREES THAT ARE ENCASED IN ICE OR ARE SHALLOW ROOTED SUCH AS WILLOWS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ON NO. TO SO. OVERPASSES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MON AFTERNOON AS THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES FARTHER AWAY.

$$
STAUBER/GIGI

Signs of the season

1st day of winter is not usually this easy to tell. But this truck shows it very well. Rain, sleet and snow all in a single day. I am waiting to see what the rest of the weekend brings.
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The Clue-ster

She's always by my side or at least by my foot. She waits by the door for me and complains when it's time for me to go to bed. She's second only to my wife and she trys hard to replace her daily.
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Turnersville Assembly Hall

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What Happened to November?

November has come and gone in such a flash that it has left my head spinning. the first Sunday of the month Mom-in-law snuck off the ER in the wee hours of the morning that day. Sim and I woke up to a very quiet house that day. Most unusual in our house. Thankfully Pops had his cell phone with him and we located them at the hospital. A quick dress and off we went. Mom was to be admitted for what would turn out to be an 6 day stay. With visits to the hospital every evening and Sim needing to spend most of her time there during the day things started to backup at home. On Monday afternoon Sim got a call from her doctor that her Ultrasonic showed a tumor on her Thyroid that needed to be biopsied quickly. That Tuesday found us on our way to Englewood Hospital for a needle byopsy.  The tumor wasn’t cancer but she needed her Thyroid out.  That following Saturday Mom was to be moved into Rehab for help with clearing her lungs. Sim and I decided to keep our long weekend in Williamsburg VA.  It was fun and interesting but we cut our weekend short so that she could see Dr. Ho an ENT specialist for a surgery consult. Surgery was scheduled for the 3rd Friday of the month. Surgery was scheduled for the 3rd Friday of the month. Thins were quiet for a few days. mom-in-law was in Rehab, Simmy was anxiously awaiting her surgery and Pops was busy working and running to the Rehab to see Mom. Then Thursday the night before surgery things took a dive. At the meeting I got a call that Mom was being taken to the hospital as her potassium levels were incredibly high and that this could lead to heart or kidney issues depending on which way it went. I got into the ER was donning gown and gloves when Mom asked me to look in on Pops…. ? Pops was across the hall being checked out. Diagnosis: Pneumonia, but he would be going home that night and Mom was once again being checked into the hospital, this time with kidney failure. I sent Dad home with a friend and hung out until Mom was settled into her room, then heading home myself, arriving a little after 2:00 AM. then up at 5:00 AM to feed Sim as she had to be done eating by 6:00 AM for her stomach to be empty for her 1:30 PM surgery. Since we had to be there by 10:30 we cleaned up and headed out for Englewood. the doctor was running late so her surgery didn’t get started until 2:00 PM.  The surgery was to be only 2 hours and right on time a nurse came out to tell me they were closing her up and she would be out in 15 minutes. At this point my Sister-in-law needed to head out and as the surgery was over there was no need for her to stay with me. Somewhere around 4:30 I started to inquire about if she was out or if she had been taken to a room with telling me. The receptionist called back the the head recovery nurse, who stated Sim wasn’t out of surgery yet and that she would go into the OR and see what was going on…. she came back out to see me around 5:30 PM and said she had gome in and they were about to start closing shortly. When I asked why so long, she did not have an answer for me. Dr. Ho came out to see me a little after 6:00. He looked beat. He started with…. Everything is okay…. Then came the details…. as they were starting to close up, another tumor was seen that was twice as big as the Thyroid and it’s tumors. Worse, it was attached to the Jugular, Carotid, and the major nerve pack for the right side. Ultrasonic scan had not shown it as it was behind the large Thyroid tumor. He then said that they almost closed her up at that point and left it for someone else.  Dr. Ho then stepped back and asked the surgery team if they thought they could handle this tumor… All agreed they thought they could. So instead of subjecting Sim to two surgeries, they decided to go for it. Seeing as we do not take blood, this had to be done with great skill as either of the arteries cold cause her to bled out and if the nerve pack was nicked, so could be paralyzed. 2 and a half hours after the surgery was originally to have finished. Not wonder the Doctor looked like he was beat. a few minutes later I got to see Sim… the first thing she asked was what time it was… then why so long. I didn’t tell her right away. I didn’t want her to worry. We arrived in a room around 9:00 PM. the cafe was closed so I hit the vending machines for dinner. The nurse took pity on me and located a recliner and had brought in. We both got woken every 2 hours as they took blood, gave pills and checked vitals. Saturday was not without its excitement. Mom’s blood count had dropped to 8.6 and they were starting to push blood on her. Being 1.5 hours away, I called my book study conductor who is on the hospital liaison committee. He headed right over. Dad was at home and grounded to bed so he really couldn’t help much. With they situation under control. Sim had to stay in the hospital for 24 hours from the end of the surgery so discharge wasn’t until 7:30 Saturday night. Home by 9:00 and we both fell into bed exhausted. The rest is history… Mom was released  the next day, as it was discovered that her diagnosis was wrong and that the kidneys would correct themselves after she drank enough water.  The next week Sim slowly got better. then came Thursday night. About 8:00 PM Sim’s throat tightened up and  she got intense pain. I called the doctor (yes on Thanksgiving’s night he called us back) and off we went to Englewood for a CT scan with contrast with that done and an okay from the doctor that the pain was from everything settling into its new locations, we headed home arriving 6:00 AM. I had got up at 5:00 AM Thursday and has enough coffee in me to not sleep, so after dropping them off I headed into work on Friday. It was not to be until 10:00 that night that I would finally drift off to sleep. Almost 36 hours later. 3 days later Sim got her voice back and is feeling much better. Mom and Dad are back home and doing good. But November is over.This month will not be forgotten very soon, but I was so busy, it passed in a blink. Being the only one who was healthy the whole month meant that I was the go to guy for the month. I need a month off. I need to sleep in. I need to get up and have a cup of coffee, feed the ducks that fly in to the backyard in the morning, but most of all I need to hang with my wife and enjoy her. I never have taken her for granted, and having come this close to losing her, I need to spend time with her and catch up on the missed time… Hello December, please bring me snow SOON!!! Thank you.

Sign of Fall

The time for tractors has pass. This was from October ans was a common site just outside of town. The fields are now cutdown and the frost has killed the summer plants. The pool has iced over for the moment but will thaw by this weekend. Winter has yet to take full hold.

No touch Elevator?

This was a new one to me.

Moon Flower

My one and only moom flower of the year... And it only lasted one morning and was gone.

Williamsburg Dining

Another Cool Fall Day

It’s all of 60 outside and heading down to 34 tonight. Our 2nd frost of the year has come and gone. My summer flowering plants are dead. Fall has truly set in and is taking a firm hold on the area. This weekend was spent decorating the front porch and planting bulbs. Daffodils, Hydrangeas, and Tulips are in their beds, along with crocus dotted through out the yard. I have never done the bulb thing and my knees and back are letting me know that I did something new. Here’s a quick shot of the front porch when we were done.

Winterizing on a Fall weekend

Gave the yard it’s final mow of the year. Grass stopped growing a few weeks ago but I was to busy to deal with it. Emptied all the terra cotta pots of tomatoes and peppers and stored in shed so that I will not make the mistake of leaving them out to freeze and crack like last year. Still learning a few things about living in the north and not tropical Florida. Hoed under all the vegetable and flower beds. Cut back all the dead plants and began the process of closing the pool. While today will be a warm on, almost 75 this afternoon, which I am finding hard to believe. Yard Sale is now behind us. Got to get rid of the unsold junk left over. Trying to set aside money for vacation in a few weeks. Don’t need much as most of the vacation will be heading into the woods to take pictures of the fall trees. It’s time to get away for a few days, and unplug from the usual routine of life. A winterizing of my brain. Clearing out the corners and finishing some projects, before winter settles in.

Feeling the Fall

The air has a definite crispness to it and the nights are falling into the upper 40s. The leaves are just starting to change colors, from the greens of summer into the Reds and Yellows of fall. When we have a nice blustery wind, handfuls of leaves take flight in the air and along the ground. Soon that will be whole trees of leaves floating along in the air. A time to air out the fleeces, ready the winter clothes, and enjoy the season. Fresh apples from the orchards, the smell of fires from the chimneys and pumpkin pies cooling in windows. Fall is a truly beautiful season. An ending of the heat and green of summer,and the beginning of the final harvest of the earth’s provisions for the year. A time for the earth to ready itself for a long rest, wrapped in a wonderful white blanket of snow and rebuild itself for next year. Fall always seems to be a quieting of all things. A slowing down. I know I’m wrong about this as the birds, squirrels and ground hogs all are rushed, eating everything they can and getting as fat as possible. Now if I could only KEEP from doing the same…

Why Do I Like New Jersey in the early fall…

Let me count the ways…

Mon  sep 29

Partly Cloudy 76°-56°

Tue sep30

Mostly Cloudy 75°-58°

Wed oct 01

Scattered Thunderstorms 70°-49°

Thu oct 02

Sunny 66°-48°

Fri oct 03

Sunny 67°-43°

Sat oct 04

Mostly Sunny 68°-48°

Sun oct 05

Sunny 70°-47°

Snipped from http://www.Intellicast.com on Sept 29 @ 9:00 AM

 

Going to be a really great week. Maybe some night outside with the firepit blazing and the songs of the birds as they roost.

Garden Pizza at Lenny's

Lenny's in Lavelette makes this wonderful pizza. Eggplant, Zuccini, tomato, roast peppers, red onion and rocotta cheese on thin crust. Yet another find on the Jersey shore.

CNN on Twitter Vs MSNBC Email breaking news updates

Really, just now MSNBC? Got this on Twitter from CNN almost 2 hours ago...

RE:
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Screen legend Paul Newman has died at 83 after battling cancer, AP reports.

Looks like another Blustery Night

NJZ012>014-020-026-027-260330-
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MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.NEW BRUNSWICK.FREEHOLD.SANDY HOOK.
JACKSON.LONG BEACH ISLAND.WHARTON STATE FOREST
322 PM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY.

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY.

DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT. A STRONG NE FLOW OVER EASTERN NJ WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BRIDGES & OVERPASSES.

$$

Live from Passaic NJ

Thought you might like a live shot of an almost Fall day form Paterson, NJ. Heading back to office.

Is TB Vaccine Behind The Dramatic Rise In Diabetes & Obesity? –(Snipped from Dvorak.org/blog)

 

This came out earlier this year, but I just ran across it now. Unintended consequences due to insufficient testing and/or desire for profit outweighing other concerns. Vaccine Induced Inflammation Linked to Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Newly published data by Dr. J. Barthelow Classen in The Open Endocrinology Journal shows a 50% reduction [...]

Related...

[Dvorak Uncensored]

Is TB Vaccine Behind The Dramatic Rise In Diabetes & Obesity?

Charles Darwin to receive apology from the Church of England for rejecting evolution - Telegraph

I'm Speechless.....

Click here to follow Link> Charles Darwin to receive apology from the Church of England for rejecting evolution - Telegraph

A New Twhril for the TWiT Army

Twhirl has released a new version that supports the TWiT Army microblogging site.
It is currently only available at the address listed below and is still in beta, but I am installing as I write this as Twhirl has been the most stable microblogging platform I have ever used. Have fun all!!!
TWiT Army Twhirl : LOL: The Life of Leo

Goodbye Hanna, Hello Fall

with all the anticipation of Hanna, I was ready for a day locked in my upstairs home office, with flickering power and candles. BUT then there was the reality. I got up to an overcast sky, and drove into work on a Saturday. I put in a good 6 hours and headed back home with the wind blowing briskly. Around 2:00 PM EST the rain started to come down in little drops and a sprinkling that lasted for an hour started. This was follow by some very strong squalls for the next hour or so. Then Hanna was gone. The 7-10 inches of rain, when all was over, only amounted to only 3 inches total. Sunday morning was greeted with deep blue sky and blazing bright sun. I looked like a late spring day out and only made it up to 84 degrees. Today is also another blue sky day, rain tomorrow and then the temp falls to highs of barely 70. Summer appears to have fled along with Hanna. Fall already appears as the first leaves are beginning to fall lightly and the trees are losing their green and are changing ever slightly to browns, yellows and reds. Soon they will take on their true fall colors and the air will turn crisp and blustery. Will a cool summer lead us to a cold and snowy winter? I can only hope for a good snow this winter. In the meantime fall is coming, fires in the backyard, roasting marshmallows on sticks and pots of harvest stews simmering on the stove. Fleece jackets and hot cocoa by the fire. Squash baked with butter and brown sugar, Fall festivals with kettle corn and candled apples. Baked apples, fire roasted corn, and the Red Bank Jazz festival. To each season there is it's own beauty. Fall is the season of eating, the fattening before winter. This is for animals like bears and ground hogs. Hopefully is it a time for outdoor actives like walking trails, photo journeys into the woods, and laying on the ground at night and staring up into the sky, counting the stars...  "I think I'll just go have a lie down now...."

Hello Hanna!

Feels like Florida all over again...

-------------From the National Hurricane Center---------

.TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT.

.AT 11 AM EDT.1500 UTC.THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE UNITED STATES EAST COAST IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY. A TROPICAL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM GA NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST TO SANDY HOOK NJ.
INCLUDING ALL OF CHESAPEAKE BAY & DE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HRS.

THE HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NO. OF EDISTO BEACH SC TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NO. CAROLINA.
INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND.

AT 1100 AM EDT.1500 UTC.A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NO. OF SANDY HOOK NJ TO WATCH HILL RI.
INCLUDING LONG ISLAND.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HRS.

AT 1100 AM EDT.1500Z.THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH.LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 110 MILES.180 KM.EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FL & ABOUT
375 MILES .600 KM.SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NW NEAR 20 MPH.32 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NO. IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NE & AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK.THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR THE SE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH.100 KM/HR.WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ONLY SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES.510 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MIN CNTL PRESSURE IS 980 MB.28.94 INCHES.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES FROM COASTAL SO. CAROLINA.NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA INTO CNTL VIRGINA.MD.& SOUTHEASTERN PA. ISOLATED MAX AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS & FLASH FLOODING WILL BE SIGNIFICANT FOR THE N. MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND S. NEW ENGLAND AS HANNA ADVANCES NORTHWARD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013-014-016-020>027-061645-
/O.UPG.KPHI.TR.A.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.TR.W.1008.080905T1644Z-000000T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH- SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1244 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

.TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

.NEW INFORMATION.

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

.AREAS AFFECTED.

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN.
CNTL DE.NORTHERN DE.SOUTHERN DE.
NORTHEAST MD.CNTL NJ & S. NJ.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS.

IN ADDITION TO THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.THERE IS ALSO A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE LANTERNS & A BATTERY POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES TO PREVENT ACCIDENTALLY STARTING A FIRE. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL & FIRE FIGHTERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE STORM.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRI EVENING.THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS.CREEKS.& URBANIZED AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SAT AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY FLOODING WHILE DRIVING.TURN AROUND.

.STORM SURGE & STORM TIDE.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.ALONG WITH LARGE & DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES.CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR & TO THE EAST OF THE PATH OF THE CENTER OF HANNA. GIVEN THE NEAP TIDE.THESE STORM SURGE VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TIDAL FLOODING JUST BY THEMSELVES. HOWEVER.WAVE ACTION PRODUCED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD INCREASE TOTAL WATER HEIGHTS ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT & THE BAYS.
HEAVY RAIN COINCIDENT WITH THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD ALSO ENHANCE THE FLOOD THREAT ALONG THE OCEAN & BAY SHORES DUE TO THE FACT THAT RUNOFF WOULD HAVE NOWHERE TO DRAIN.

BEACH EROSION CAN BE EXPECTED ON SAT FROM WIND & WAVE ACTION.

TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR SAT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST & DE COASTS.

SANDY HOOK NJ..12:52 AM & 1:20 PM.
SEASIDE HEIGHTS NJ.12:22 AM & 12:50 PM.
ATLANTIC CITY NJ.12:14 AM & 12:49 PM.
CAPE MAY OCEAN NJ..12:59 AM & 1:27 PM.
FENWICK ISLAND DE..12:38 AM & 1:06 PM.

FOR THE DE BAY.

BREAKWATER HARBOR DE.01:31 AM & 2:00 PM.
REEDY POINT DE.04:28 AM & 4:48 PM.

.WINDS.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE.GREATER THAN 39 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH.ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING & LASTING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

TROPICAL STORM HANNA COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS SIMILAR TO THE MOTHERS DAY STORM OF 2008.

.PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER ON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE MORE LIKELY.ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.

.INLAND FLOODING.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRI EVENING.THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS.CREEKS.& URBANIZED AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SAT AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

.TORNADOES.

THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ON SAT OVER DE AND EASTERN NJ.

.NEXT UPDATE.

HIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

ANZ430-431-450>455-470-061645-
/O.UPG.KPHI.TR.A.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.TR.W.1008.080905T1644Z-000000T0000Z/
DE BAY WATERS NO. OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DE BAY WATERS SO. OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
1244 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

.TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

.NEW INFORMATION.

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

.AREAS AFFECTED.

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN.
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS & DE BAY WATERS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT ON SATURDAY. BOAT OWNERS SHOULD CHECK THEIR MOORINGS.

.WINDS.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE.GREATER THAN 39 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH.ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING & LASTING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

TROPICAL STORM HANNA COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS SIMILAR TO THE MOTHERS DAY STORM OF 2008.

.PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.THERE IS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER ON SATURDAY. THERE IS A 30 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER DE BAY

.NEXT UPDATE.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 600 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

 

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN.
CNTL NJ.NORTHERN NJ.NORTHWEST NJ.
SOUTHERN NJ & SE PA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS.

IN ADDITION TO THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.THERE IS ALSO A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRI EVENING.THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS.CREEKS.& URBANIZED AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SAT AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY FLOODING WHILE DRIVING.TURN AROUND.

.WINDS.

FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH.ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING SAT MORNING & LASTING INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

.PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER ON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE MORE LIKELY.

.INLAND FLOODING.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRI EVENING.THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS.CREEKS.& URBANIZED AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SAT AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

ON THE MAIN STEM DE RIVER.RISES OF UP TO 3/4 BANKFULL ARE POSSIBLE. ON THE LWR SCHUYLKILL RIVER NEAR PHILADELPHIA.RISES UP TO NEAR BANKFULL ARE POSSIBLE.

.NEXT UPDATE.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 600 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

AMC

Summertime in NJ

It's 64 degrees outside, so it time to light up a fire in the backyard. Drin in hand, and ipod by my side playing the latest No Agenda. Relaxing under the stars...

Fire good

Roz Savage Needs Your Help

less then 14 hours till AMEX awards this prize. Please have as many friends as possible sign p and nominate her for the project. Thanks for your support.

Light at End of Tunnel Maybe Seen

Three more days is what I am told is all that's left for me to be onsite before my apprentice takes over. This means an end to the 4:30 AM wake ups and a return to my office in Eatontown only 15 minutes from home instead of this 2 hour drive each way.  Looking forward to being out from behind the wheel very much. Ready to get back and dig into some meatier tasks.

Come Thursday it will be all right, Come... -Sorry Jimmy-

Fay's knocking on Mom's Door

Looks like Mom might be in for a windy/rainy night and all day Tuesday. If I was still living down there I would be rapidly be backing up servers, hanging tarps for that just in case the roof leaks, and readying to shutdown all server racks. But that was another lifetime. I don't have those worries anymore. Those responsibilities are on others now. 

I tried to check the National Hurricane Center for updated information by the site is down. As it looks like Miami has already met Fay they could be experiencing technical problems like power outages or downed Internet connections, or maybe their servers are just not robust enough to support all the hits they are getting.

Intellicast.com is still up and running (click here for Radar Page), so I am able to get a radar overview of the southern part of the state. I was also able to scrape this Tropical Storm Notice.

 

Clearwater, FL (Updated 8/18/2008 11:26:02 AM EST)

TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
534 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008
...TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTH NORTHWEST OVER CUBA...
.AT 5 AM EDT...TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.54 DEGREES NORTH...80.9 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF FORT MYERS...AND ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TAMPA. FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 1003 MB...OR 29.62 INCHES. FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AND COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL. FLZ050-051-055-060>062-065-GMZ830-853-856-873-876-181745-
/O.CON.KTBW.HU.A.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-TAMPA BAY WATERS-ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEARWATER...ST.PETERSBURG...BRANDON...TAMPA...BRADENTON...SARASOTA...VENICE...ARCADIA...PORT_CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS
534 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
NO UPDATES/CHANGES AT THIS TIME.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH IN LEE COUNTYTO TARPON SPRINGS IN PINELLAS COUNTY.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE LOCATED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO FREQUENTLY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS EVOLVING SITUATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY. LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
FOR DETAILED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LINKED AT THE TOP OF THE NWS TAMPA BAY HOME PAGE (HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY ).
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THE MAXIMUM EXPECTED STORM SURGE IS 3 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTY COASTS INCLUDING THE UPPER PORTIONS OF CHARLOTTE HARBOR DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FURTHER NORTH ALONG THE PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH... SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTY COAST...INCLUDING TAMPA BAY...A SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE IF FAY STAYS OFFSHORE TUESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS MUST BE ADDED TO THESE SURGE VALUES TO DETERMINE TOTAL STORM TIDE LEVELS.
...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 60 TO 80 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS MAY AFFECT THE WATCH AREA TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE IS A 40 TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MH... BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A 5 TO 10 PERCENT CHANCE THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 74 MPH OR HIGHER...WILL
AFFECT THE AREA.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT STORM TRACK...A FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ON MONDAY.
...TORNADOES...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS FAY MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT THE TORNADO THREAT FOR THE REGION WILL BE MODERATE TO HIGH.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1130 AM EDT.
$$

It's dark out, I smell Coffee, it must be another work day... it's only Thursday

These 4:30 AM wake ups are starting to drag on me. I'm trying to balance my meetings and family life in the evenings with my need for sleep, but I'm starting to fail at it. I'm half way through my first thermo mug of coffee and ready to finalize the training of my scanning apprentice by tomorrow. in the meantime I'm starting to dream of the weekend. I have a few verses of a song in a loop in my head,

"I'd like to go where the pace of life's slow
Could you beam me somewhere Mr. Scott?
Any ol' place here on earth or in space
You pick the century and I'll pick the spot"

"Boat drinks
Waitress I need two more boat drinks..."

- lyrics from Boat Drinks by Jimmy Buffett -

Just need to slow down for a few moments and see the world around me. Enjoy some time with my wife and her wonderful eyes and smile that warms me more then the sun. Maybe grab a movie, lay in the sun, go to the beach, something...

maybe some even some Boat Drinks...  Oh, Waitress..

Wednesday - pushing it through

So the up side for the day is listening to MacBreak Weekly live in the web. I am out onsite again today and am connected to the web via a Sprint aircard.  As long as nothing major wants the web (email, twitter, Trillian) the audio is good. Other then that the day has been hard. The 4:30 AM alarm clock is getting tiresome, and I am ready to get back to regular work hours again. Seems like things are heavy all around me, but I know that it's just me being tired and I need to not let it effect those around me in a negative way. Accomplish all my current work tasks, keep checking off items on my home to-do list, and fill-in where needed for either when others need help. Just need to make it to the weekend when I need to get out with my wife... somewhere. Maybe we can just hit the road with our cameras and capture summertime in New Jersey.

PS: forgot to post this yesterday so here it is in the wee hours of the morning...

Artistic Training

Spending the day training a fellow employee on a film scanner. Film scanners unlike document scanner are on the artistic side. It's like scanning a photograph. You have to be able to make adjustments as you see the scans, for each roll of film is unique.  Microfilm is a photographic process and a lot of people forget that. So for training you can "try" to cover everything that "might" need to be done, but the best training is to sit with the new scanner operator and as issues come up help them to learn the how's and whys that correct the issues. in other words, it makes for a boring day. Sitting and waiting for problems to correct. If I was in my office I could be working on other things, but I am on locate hours from home, and feel like I am spinning my wheels and not really accomplishing anything.  But I know that this training will allow me to get back to the office and have the trainee take over what I am doing. It's a slow process, but needed so that I can move on to the next project.

Then again it could be that I really hate Mondays!

Comcast: Comcast Tech Accuses 74-Year-Old Man Of Stealing Cable Service

Yet another fun Story about Comcast. I guess they don't have a public relations dept anymore.
Between Bittorrent throttling, installation mistakes and billing errors, how exactly are they staying in business.


Snipped

Comcast: Comcast Tech Accuses 74-Year-Old Man Of Stealing Cable Service

Pretend you're a Comcast tech who has been asked to transfer Ally's account and internet service to her 74-year-old grandfather's house. Your work order shows that Ally ordered only internet service, but when you shimmy up the pole, you see that the house is also set to receive cable service. Do you:

* A) Connect the internet service and leave.
* B) Connect the internet service and check to see if the 74-year-old man has a separate account for the cable service.
* C) Accuse the 74-year-old man of stealing cable, and declare "I don't want to see your fucking bill" when the granddaughter tries to explain the situation.

Ally's story, after the jump...

So here's my story with Comcast:

My girlfriend and I were living in an apartment where we had Comcast Internet, Phone, and Digital Cable service. After our lease was up, we decided to move into my grandpa's house for a year or so to save some money to put down on a house. Anyways - I called Comcast and set a disconnect date at our apartment. My grandpa has basic extended cable through comcast, and for us, that's good enough. So I asked them to cancel the cable and phone line for us, and asked if they could just transfer the internet service and set an appointment for a tech to come out and hook up the internet at my Grandpa's. All went well. I was told a tech would be at my Grandpa's the following Tuesday between 10 and 1pm.

As most of us know, Comcast techs don't normally show up until about 2 minutes until that window is over, but this time - the guy actually showed up at about 10:05am. Great, I thought. I don't have to sit at home all day waiting for someone to show up. He pulls his truck into the alleyway and comes into the house to see where we want the line hooked up. I proceed to show him the spare bedroom where I'll be connecting the router. He obviously noticed my Grandfather watching cable tv in the living room.

He then tells me he's going outside to check the line on the poll. I go upstairs and about 5 minutes later, I come outside to witness my grandpa and the Comcast guy in a screaming match. The Comcast tech is threatening to leave and I ask "What the heck is going on?!" Well, my Grandpa starts telling me that he disconnected his cable and says we do not have a cable account with Comcast and basically accuses my Grandpa of hijacking cable. Okay, last time I checked, most 74 years old probably don't know how to hijack cable. So my Grandpa gets really upset and starts back for the house. I'm trying to find out from the Comcast tech what is going on and my Grandpa comes back out 2 seconds later with a Comcast bill in his hand. He goes to hand it to the Comcast tech and he rudely replies "Sir, I don't want to see your fucking bill. If you don't go back in your house and quit disrespecting me, I'm going to just leave."

Meanwhile, I ask my Grandpa to try and let me straighten it out and go inside for a minute because I could tell at this point he was getting really upset. So I continue to ask the guy what the hell is going on all the while he is telling me he isn't going back in the house to hook up my internet because he doesn't appreciate my Grandpa "disrespecting him". Well, from what I saw, my Grandpa didn't really deserve to get his cable turned off and treated in such a way. I finally talk him into hooking up the internet (I needed it for school as my homework is submitted online). But the issue still remains with my Grandpa's service. So I ask the tech why he thinks we don't have cable. He replies "When I look up the phone number on the account, it only shows internet, no cable television. That's a red flag mam."

So I immediately figure out what's going on. I tell him calmly "Okay, well you are looking under MY phone number. And yes, I only have internet service in my name seeing as I cancelled the phone and cable service. My grandfather has a SEPARATE Comcast account from me, on which he only has extended cable. If you would have let him show you the bill, maybe you would have noticed it is two separate account numbers!" I wanted it that way so then the internet bill comes in my name. It's just easier that way when paying bills.

He then rudely replies with "Mam, I don't really care. I'm doing my job, and I'm not stupid. Comcast will not allow two different accounts at the same address so I already know you are blatantly lying to me." Well obviously this was news to me. And he proceeds to just leave without turning back on my Grandpa's cable, which he PAYS for.

We have a Comcast center about 2 minutes from our house, so we drive over there. The lady proceeds to tell me she can't turn back on the cable because the account was flagged.

Alright, well obviously he saw 2 accounts if he specifically flagged my Grandpa's.

About six calls to Comcast later, and I finally get someone on the line willing to fix the situation. He tells me he has no idea what he was talking about and there isn't anything saying 2 Comcast accounts can't be at the same house. He turns my Grandpa's cable back on and gives him a $10 credit, which in all honesty, is kind of insulting for the crap the rep and the center gave us. Not only was the tech wrong, but he treated my Grandfather like crap.

Who the hell is Comcast hiring these days?

Me have Ribs... Dad?

Sim's away and Clouie has glued herself to me. Even more since I brought the ribs in from smoking on the grill all afternoon in the rain. My backyard and now home have the sweet smell of mesquite filling them. Clouie is being exceptionally friendly. I think she want a rib from all the head butting and purring... What do you think?

Brain Toniq?

Brain Toniq of Texas

Sound like I need to get some of this drink and try.  The TWIT network has been drinking this for a while now and rave about it's good taste. I just need to cut back on the coffee without losing my edge. Wonder if I can get a case shipped to NJ?

DNS Server Poisoning

It's been a week, did your Internet provider plug the security hole in your DNS server?  Check it at http://www.doxpara.com and see if you are still vulnerable to attack.

Last night's dinner

The Clam Bake was the special of the night at Spike's in Pt. Pleasant. It was almost a 2 hour wait, but worth it. The atmosphere was that of picinic tables and benchs. It's BYOB and no smoking. We spent the wait time sitting out front with a large crowd who broght their beer and wine and were relaxing drinking it while waiting in the low 60's degree weather. As soon as we were sitted. Creamy cole slaw was delivered to the table and as we a few minutes outside to study the menu we ordered our meals. The soups were all good. My lobster chowder was fantastic. While I had the Clambake which consisted of small lobster tail, king crab, clams, mussels & shrimp all steamed with baked potato and an ear of corn, other had the crab stuffed shrimp or Shrimp Scampi. All we VERY happy with their meals. Can't report on their homemade pies as we were to full to try. A wonderful find here on the Jersey shore.

Guess where I am

A summer night at the shore in Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Trying a new place.

A Sailer's Sunset

 

Simmy's front Porch Flowers

 

Constance and Qunicy still visit

 

He Loves Summer

 

Pole Beans on the grow

 

Closer

 

This Year's Lillies

 

Just saw that I hadn't posted these so I'm adding. These Lillies lasted for almost 6 weeks. Long enough that Mom's July 4th weekend visit she got to see the final blomming.

Far Right

 

middle Right

 

Middle Backyard

 

Left side backyard

 

This is a series of photos for the family.

This just screams summertime doesn't it?

 

Cubanelle Peppers

 

Peppers and onions on grilled Italian Sausage. I can smell it now...