Amazing. Get this: after the great flood a few years back the city of Houston decided that they needed to upgrade their entire storm sewer system, in case the once in 100 year floods started becoming more regular or just to be prepared for the next flood in 100 years. So they have been ripping Read More …

So, I wake up at 4:45am and hear water sounds, splashing or something like it. I panic and run around looking. Everything seems okay, must be freezing rain. I notice it’s snowed a bit since going to sleep, great, the line is probably frozen again and it’s supposed to rain a lot this weekend while Read More …

It just dawned on me that some of the stuff I send out in email would make great content for this site. So I’ll start posting stuff here either instead of or in addition to email. On this piece, “tonight” was actually February 22, 2003. —- Well, tonight was umm?. Interesting…yeah, that’s the word. We Read More …

The need to control is central to the human condition. It’s at the very core of our being. We strive to exert control over every aspect of our lives and derive great satisfaction from the belief that we are in control even when that belief is founded on illusion. I think in some way the Read More …