Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Dolphins! and Tall Ships
On Sunday, after Carolyn returned from her first day of a "paint out" on the Balboa Peninsula, we met Dennis and Gloria at the boat for a late afternoon sail. We were greeted with a great wind, hundreds of dolphins, and the Tall Ships Festival that concluded with a sea battle while we sailed by.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
I Hate it When
the electricity goes out for hours! Mid-afternoon on Monday, Labor Day, all grew quiet in our home, the constant hum of the A/C and all else electrical went silent. Soon neighbors checked with each other to see if it was more than our own circuit breakers.
Cell phone calls to Edison (you can't call on a cordless) resulted in twenty minutes on hold before my patience and my cell phone's battery dwindled. Evening came and I headed to Chipotle for dinner and cooler climes as the temperature downstairs steadily rose to the low to mid-80s. I resisted any exploration into the higher temps of our second floor.
The night faded and without TV, internet, lights, cooking facilities, etc., I grabbed a sheet and pillow and bunked down on the living room floor with a flashlight perched on my shoulder so I could read a book that has lingered at my bedside for the entire summer. It would have been really convenient to have one of those exploration lights that strap to your forehead.
Even though we have a reasonably plush and comfortable carpet, it's not as wonderful as our king-sized bed, so at 3:30 I thought it might have cooled enough upstairs to venture into our bedroom where I was able to sleep even though it was probably 80+ degrees. This morning I awoke to the alarm on my cell phone, and showered by flashlight before heading to work and grabbing an Egg McMuffin and coffee along the way.
I finally got ahold of Edison and I'm not sure if we'll have electricity back on until sometime tomorrow. Fun!
Cell phone calls to Edison (you can't call on a cordless) resulted in twenty minutes on hold before my patience and my cell phone's battery dwindled. Evening came and I headed to Chipotle for dinner and cooler climes as the temperature downstairs steadily rose to the low to mid-80s. I resisted any exploration into the higher temps of our second floor.
The night faded and without TV, internet, lights, cooking facilities, etc., I grabbed a sheet and pillow and bunked down on the living room floor with a flashlight perched on my shoulder so I could read a book that has lingered at my bedside for the entire summer. It would have been really convenient to have one of those exploration lights that strap to your forehead.
Even though we have a reasonably plush and comfortable carpet, it's not as wonderful as our king-sized bed, so at 3:30 I thought it might have cooled enough upstairs to venture into our bedroom where I was able to sleep even though it was probably 80+ degrees. This morning I awoke to the alarm on my cell phone, and showered by flashlight before heading to work and grabbing an Egg McMuffin and coffee along the way.
I finally got ahold of Edison and I'm not sure if we'll have electricity back on until sometime tomorrow. Fun!
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