≡ Please Help
I was surprised to hear everything that was said on this very short video clip. I think everyone should pay attention to what they’re saying and then join me in donating to the cause by helping 1-800-SUICIDE remain private.
Archive for June, 2008
≡ 1032 Fires Burning as of Yesterday
Hubby’s home today. He said that when the smoke dissipated a bit, they found another fire that had been burning. Approximately 2,500 acres have been burnt so far by that fire. Also, on the wire El Dorado county sheriffs are looking for information regarding a suspicious fire. Apparently a vehicle was found at the bottom […]
≡ What You Can Do
I just read a post by a fellow MySpace buddy that gave suggestions on how to reach out and offer a helping hand to those affected by the wildfires. The first item on the list was to call the local fire department and offer to man phone lines or deliver food. It was, I’m certain, […]
≡ Thunder And Lightning = Massive Wildfires
Well, here we are again contending with numerous wildfires caused by dry lightning strikes. It’s awesomely similar to the strikes we had back in ‘99 that ravaged the canyon and destroyed many homes. DSC 0457 by Dain Sandoval, on Flickr And, once again, we have varying reports about the wildfires.
≡ Message To Husband
Not As Bad As It Looks by DonnaGrayson, of Flickr Mow your own $&#(!*% lawn. I’m tired of getting my fingers smashed up on that jerry-rigged starter.
≡ Google Alerts
Have you checked out Google Alerts? It’s a great feature that allows you to plug in whatever keywords you’d like and when something new comes up on the Internet, you’re emailed with a bit-o-bit of the site. It’s like an ongoing search query. I have it set up for a number of things, for […]
≡ Humboldt Fire: Update and Retraction
The other day I posted an update (and at that time, thought it was the conclusion) to the Humboldt Fire [click here to read the original article]. In the article, I wrote about the multi-store franchise owner of McDonalds and the claims he (a) refused to give firefighters food, (b) denied a donation request made […]
≡ Reduce and Boost - Really?
In listening to this evening’s news, there was a piece about “lawmakers addressing the increasing rise in gas prices.” My ears perked up and I got sidetracked from writing my scathing letter to the camp we were going to send the Pie Dudes to but after a series of very misfortunate events, pulled out before […]
≡ I’ll Tell You No Lies: Humboldt Fire
The Humboldt Fire located between Chico and Paradise, California, is 100% contained as of Monday, June 16th at 6:00 PM. It consumed just over 23K acres and some reports say there were 74 while I’ve read there were up to 76 homes lost and 20 or so other buildings suffering damage as a result of […]
≡ Humboldt Fire In BackYard - More or Less
This is a great interactive map the local news rag has been keeping up to date. Finally they got something right.View Larger Map We’re okay. Residents just east of us? Well, it’s going to be grueling. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Hubby’s staying local covering the station for medicals and structure […]
