Month: September 2008
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Um, yeah. In an interesting turn of events, Ike brought winds of up to 60 mph HERE, to CINCINNATI, and knocked out our power for about six hours. Yaaaay candles!
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My parents (who live in the Galleria area) are without power and have been since late last night, but the house is intact. There’s some water leaking in from the skylights, but no flooding. The street is filled with water and it’s still raining, but so far it hasn’t crept up the driveway. The trees…
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Originally posted at the JBU blog. I’m anxious to talk to my parents and see how they fared through Ike (both our house and our office) but it’s too early to call them, seeing as they probably didn’t sleep too well last night. Meanwhile, as I read news updates and look at pictures of the…
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(No Foto Friday this week, since all these Disney recaps are pretty image-heavy.) Day 2 of our Magical Disney Vacation was reserved for Magic Kingdom, probably the most iconic of the four parks at Disney World. Tomorrowland and Fantasyland had Extended Magic Hours that morning, so we got an early start. Unfortunately the first ride…
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This TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson (about creativity and education) is one of the most entertaining and brilliant things I’ve seen all year.