For you sky watchers out there… Don’t forget that early Sunday morning the Leonid Meteor Showers will be putting on their show. This year, the Leonids have been predicted to be one of the best meteor showers in decades. I hope the skies will be clear where you are.
My local public library is having their annual food drive. I’ve been reading in the news that donations to food banks in the U.S. have been much lower this year. At a time of the year when many of us are getting together with family and friends, please try to remember those less fortunate than yourself and do what you can to help the hungry.
I’ve been using e-mail on a regular basis since about 1993. I realized today what an essential part of my life it is. Because of a credit card mix-up, the regular payment to my hosting company for this domain got canceled. Admittedly, the mix-up was my fault (I neglected to update them on the new expiration date of my card). Anyway… because of that, my domain was essentially shut off all day today. It was then I found out how frustrating it is to not have access to my e-mail. It’s amazing how we can take technology for granted.
As you can see, my domain is back in business. However, I know e-mails I should have received have been lost in the cyberspace abyss. If any of you reading this sent me an e-mail today, you might want to send it again to make sure I got it.
Yesterday my nephew got married. It was great to visit with my family (some of which I haven’t seen for quite a while). We also had a lot of fun with the disposable cameras at the reception. Let’s just say our table decided to take some photos of the wedding guests from a different perspective. [Insert mischievous grin here] As soon as I get my own pictures developed, I’ll be sure and post a few of the better ones here on my site. Congratulations Mike and Kirstin!
Sad news in the music world today. George Harrison passed away. I think the first record I ever bought was the 45 of “My Sweet Lord” way back when I was in fourth or fifth grade. I’m truly sorry I never got a chance to see him perform live. If I would have to pick a favorite George Harrison song, it would be “Here Comes The Sun” from the Beatles’ Abbey Road. As far as albums go, you can’t go wrong with his masterpiece, All Things Must Pass. I plan on listening to that this weekend. Rest in peace, George. We’ll miss you.
As promised, here are the best pictures from the roll I took during Mike and Kirstin’s wedding. Enjoy.
Not having grown up Catholic, my family never celebrated St. Nicholas’s Day when I was a kid. Today however, I got a real nice e-card that led me to do a little research on St. Nicholas and his legend. That makes me think about starting some St. Nicholas traditions of my own. Thanks Dad.
It’s been three months since the terrorist attack, and the ruins at ground zero are still smoking and smoldering. I certainly don’t want to appear to be an ignorant American, but it just boggles my mind that people can have so much hatred as to cause that kind of devastation. To quote U2 (from their latest album):
Peace on Earth, we need it now. I’m sick of all of this hanging around.
Sick of sorrow, sick of the pain, sick of hearing again and again,
That there’s gonna be peace on Earth.Hear it every Christmas time, but hope and history won’t rhyme.
So what’s it worth, this peace on Earth? Peace on Earth…
Today’s entry is brought to you by Design Rant, an excellent article about web design. I really liked the author’s ideas of a designer’s code being like an onion and how important it is to consider the structure of a website’s content before even thinking about a layout and look for the site. Of course it also talks about the importance of cascading style sheets, a subject near and dear to this designer.
Happy winter solstice! Well, at least for those of you living in the northern hemisphere. On this half of the planet, the sun is at its lowest point in the sky and we have the least amount of daylight for the year. Native peoples living in the North America believed it was a time for renewal, a time to celebrate. Once the longest night of the year has past, the Coldmaker relinquishes it’s influence on the sky, the sun begins to travel north again and we will have another warm summer to look forward to. So in the spirit of the solstice, may your darkness get a little lighter everyday and may you enjoy warm, brighter things in the coming year.
