Spitball Army

According to the NCT piece, the city of Oceanside recently applied for a grant – not an increase in tax monies, mind you – of $435,000 for the expansion and improvement of bike trails. That’s about $435 appropriated for each regular bicycle commuter.

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Tom & John’s house at Christmas

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Kevin & Melissa’s house at Christmas

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Received via e-mail from Kim on 12 December 2008, at 9:13 a.m.: Just spoke with Jennifer and there is an opening at First Light Shelter. Now the task is convincing Kathy that she should go there at least through tonight as it is getting down to 29 degrees. I’m about to bundle up and go […]

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Received via e-mail from Kim on 12 December 2008, at 8:30 a.m.: On my way to take Bailey to school, I noticed that she was not wearing the boots I gave her. They were on the table that she was at last night so I assume they did not fit. Last night, she was wearing […]

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This morning, as I was taking the first sip of freshly-brewed coffee from a clean ceramic mug in the warmth of my roof-covered, fortified home, the following e-mail rang into my freshly-charged BlackBerry: Over the last 6-8 months, the Homewood community has had a vagrant. This is a rarity in our community so my curiosity […]

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Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was arrested this morning on federal charges and is being held at the federal courthouse, the FBI and other federal officials confirm.

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Diane and Walter, my new travelling companions, are married and live just south of Birmingham. It takes me fifteen to twenty minutes to extract this information from them. Good thing I’ve brought a book with me.

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4:14 p.m. CST
Election Day
4 November 2008
Birmingham, Alabama

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I thought I’d get to the polling place by 6:00 a.m. and be the first in line, or close to the first. Then, last night, it dawned on me that I would have the privilege of waiting just as long at the #1 position as I would at #56. So I take my time getting to the community school polling place, arriving at around 6:20. Coffee mug in hand, I step into the line. I am indeed #56.

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