The cutesy, multicultural, animatronic puppets in Disneyland are right: it is, indeed, a small world after all. I spoke with my brother, Dave, yesterday by phone. Why that’s unusual would not immediately occur to you unless you knew that Dave and his wife, Anke, live aboard their sailboat, Slacktide, and that, at the time I spoke to them, they were approaching Point Augusta on the west side of Chatham Strait. Apparently, there’s cell phone coverage out there, something I’d never suspected until now. (more…)
A couple of years ago, Michelle noticed movement out by the garden. I went out to investigate, and found that a local red squirrel had decided the reemay Michelle had spread to dry was exactly what he needed. I went out and shot some video, then edited it down and added a title and some music from Apple Garage Band. I’ve never had much luck posting it on line, so I finally put it up on You Tube.
It’s not America’s Funniest Home Videos quality, perhaps, but (more…)
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