The Current Situation

Hurricane Milton post #13: I haven’t put away the generator yet

Here’s “Lil’ Red,” a generator we bought from a friend of the family a few years back, which I have…

1 month ago

U.S. Election post #1: When the town hall is going just great

What happened? Here are some news accounts: NBC News: Trump's bizarre music session reignites questions about his mental acuity New…

1 month ago

Hurricane Milton post #12: You don’t need a drone, just a pole and a phone!

Tap to view at full size. A day or two after Hurricane Milton tore its way through town, someone posted…

1 month ago

Hurricane Milton post #11: Clean-up

Tap to view at full size. A good chunk of today was devoted to cleaning up all the tree and…

1 month ago

Hurricane Milton post #10: A farewell to silence

The stillness and silence from earlier this morning in our Old Seminole Heights neighbourhood broke at around 8:30 when people…

1 month ago

Hurricane Milton post #9: “That’ll buff right out.”

I was still tired after waking up at 5:45 and writing the previous post, so I went back to sleep…

1 month ago

Hurricane Milton post #8: The silence woke me up

No picture with this post, because there's no light. After getting used to the sound of howling winds, pummeling rain,…

1 month ago

Hurricane Milton post #7: Embracing the darkness

I have to say: my home office octopus looks great when lit from below by flashlight!

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Hurricane Milton post #6: “It’s giving outages!”

Tap to view at full size. Please pardon the title. I thought I’d experiment with a little Gen Z vernacular.…

1 month ago

Hurricane Milton post #5: The view from here

Here’s some footage from our house’s security cameras — one looking out from the front door, and one from the side:…

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