Well, all our preparations are complete. Our windows are taped – boarding them was not a realistic possibility, as the exposed windows are all both very large and very high above ground level – and there’s plenty of water (bathtubs and bottled) and food. Work due today is all completed, too, so it’s down to […]
As you may be aware, Houston is staring down a major hurricane (currently Saffir-Simpson category 2, but probably about to become a 3 or maybe even a 4). I’ll be working from home the rest of the day and all of tomorrow, given the craziness that is Houston’s roadways during a coastal evacuation. Our place
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I have nothing against credit card companies or other commercial lenders. They provide a valuable service at the rates (prices) the free market will bear, and that’s a good thing. That said, I am sometimes amazed at some of the great deals a credit card company will offer me. Like the cash-back program one credit
A few of the search terms people have used to find this site in the last 24 hours which have suddenly spiked in popularity: ed cottrell cottrell baker botts edblog “ed cottrell” blog I assume some of those folks are my new co-workers. Hello! Don’t worry, all; it’s pretty harmless on here. Some of the
Given that Senator Biden has already said that Senator Obama is not ready to lead and that Senator McCain is, I found the following hilarious: Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, must have known it was coming, but he still sought divine intercession before tackling the question. When a member of the