I’ve signed up for the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk to raise money in my Grandmother’s name. It’s a 5K - been awhile since I walked that far in one bit. But once I found out it was next weekend, I thought the timing was significant and I felt I …

Just how did this stay in the puppy 4 days and not cause major damage?

The camera I had ordered arrived yesterday, so I took some pictures to take my mind off things. Here are a few samples:
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I just got a call from my aunt. My Grandma has passed away.

I can’t believe how big Mishka is! He still acts like a kitten, so I forget he’s a cat. He also likes to pose for photos.

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As I was flying back from Grandma’s, I watched the sunrise.
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A week ago I found out my grandma was in the hospital. The news didn’t look good, so I decided to go for a visit. It wasn’t a fun time, but I’m glad I went. It’s like she developed advanced Alzheimer’s in a week. We aren’t sure why her conditioned …

I just updated the gallery software to a version that allows me to completely embed it into Word Press and allows for a random sidebar image on each page. So far, it seems to slow down the page rendering by quite a bit, but it’s not like anyone actually reads …

Talking Points Memo has a good sum-up of today’s NY Times article: Breakdowns Marked Path From Hurricane to Anarchy

And if I had to sum up the story it would be one of overwhelmed and often frantic local officials asking for every sort of assistance available from federal authorities,

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Firms with White House ties get Katrina contracts

At least two major corporate clients of lobbyist Joe Allbaugh, President Bush’s former campaign manager and a former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, have already been tapped to start recovery work along the battered Gulf Coast.