I must be the only one who isn’t happy about California legalizing gay marriage.
We have a marriage ‘protection’ amendment on the ballot here in November. This decision in California is a dream come true for the amendment’s supporters. It will energize their base with the fear of it happening here and help them get out [...]
The same guys who renovated my kitchen just finished painting my apartment and putting down new laminate flooring in the living room. They also put in a new ceiling fan in the dining room and fixed lots of little things that were never quite right, such as TV cables which were run under the carpet [...]
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Today was Oakland Park’s Youth Day, one of our biggest events. I took over 2000 photos, which I’m still processing. I used the sport mode of the D40x and did lots of burst mode shooting of Brazilian Capoeira, Polynesian dancing, and martial arts events. Here’s the best shot I found so far. I managed to [...]
The same guys who did such a great job with my kitchen are painting my living room and replacing the carpet with cat-resistant laminate flooring.
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Today I took a walk around the condo, photographing the best gardens, which I used to create a gallery at the condo’s web site. I also created a view where people can rate each photo and see the highest rated photos.
I hate finding flyers stuck under my windshield wipers. Even worse if the flyer is actually stuck to my window. Today I found a card glued to my windshield advertising apartments at 2500 NW 9th Ave in Fort Lauderdale, (954) 234-8581. It was actually glued, probably resulting from rain during the night, so I had [...]
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
My neighborhood wasn’t affected at all by the power outage that affected much of south Florida. My power blinked for less than a second, just enough to trip my UPS and knock my DSL modem offline.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
I got a replacement for the orchid that was stolen a few days ago, along with a few new ones.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Florida’s State Board of Education has voted to use the term “scientific theory of evolution” in new science standards, the first time the word “evolution” has been included.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Wow… just wow! I didn’t expect this. Castro has been in power longer than I’ve been alive. Nothing is going to change, however, since his brother Raul Castro is in charge now.
Raul isn’t as strong and charismatic as Fidel, so his rule probably won’t be popular and is more likely to be overthrown.
Armando Garcia, 67, [...]
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
We’re having unusually cold weather in Florida the last few days. It went down to 45F last night and barely reached 60F today. It’s supposed to go down to 35F tonight. I already covered my tomato plants, but I suspect they won’t survive. For everyone outside of Florida, it means our crops may be damaged, [...]
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Friday, November 30, 2007
On November 28, 2007, the Oakland Park City Commission unanimously voted to name the city’s new downtown park after Jaco Pastorius, The World’s Greatest Bass Player. Jaco’s hometown celebrates its most famous artist with a tremendous honor: a living memorial with a focus on the arts. The 2 1/2 year grassroots effort has come to [...]
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The guys put in the last piece of granite today. The bar and most of the backsplash went in yesterday, but they were missing the side piece and the piece behind the stove. They still have to come back for one last time to plaster & clean up a few things.
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The granite counter top was installed today. They didn’t have the pieces for the backsplash & bar yet, so those are being installed Monday. When that’s done, my kitchen will be finished!
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
All of the cabinets are in place, including the one over the refrigerator, which was a special order. The knobs and most of the trim is in place. We’re just waiting for the sink & countertops, which should be here by the end of the week.
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The guys were back today and finished putting in the cabinet lights, so they were able to put the doors on the cabinets. I picked out the granite counter tops, which should be ready by the end of next week.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
They finished putting in the cabinets and put down the tile. The floor & walls are uneven, so they spent several hours just getting everything level.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Two years ago today we got hit by Hurricane Wilma. Although Hurricane Katrina got more press, Wilma was the bigger disaster for south Florida. I lost power early in the morning and was without power for 10 days. Almost the entire county lost power when many power lines and substations were damaged.
We had a cookout [...]
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The guys made a lot of progress today. The microwave oven and most of the cabinets are in. The stove is in place but not connected, along with the bottom cabinets on that side. The wall is uneven, so they need to fix it before they install those cabinets.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The guys finished painting, picked up the kitchen cabinets, and started installing them. One of them fixed my doorbell, which hasn’t worked since I’ve lived here. A piece was stuck and it took less than a minute to fix.
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