Hey smut-lovers, Lynne Cheney’s book Sisters is back online, as a PDF this time. I’ve already saved the file for when they inevitably shut this site down as well. I’ll offer a book report ASAP.
Author: Ruby Sinreich
I’m wearing sandals right now
Any year that starts with 70-degree weather in January is OK by me. Let’s hear it for 2005!
Shouts out
As promised, here is my online hello to Austin and David. Thanks for celebrating New Year’s with us, guys!
And while I’m posting… props to Aaron for posting his and Melissa’s pictures from the beach so promptly!
First sunset of 2005
And it does not disappoint. Nor did the school of dophins who showed up for the traditional New Year’s Day frolic near our house. Good omens!
Beautiful sky, beautiful people
It is always amazing to watch the sun set over the Atlantic ocean. This was yesterday, today was really stunning. I was enjoying it too much to take pictures.
EnergyStars
Congrats to my very good friends the Chilton-Harmon family for the nice story and cute picture in the Herald today. I have a feeling they would have made their home energy efficient even without the government incentive…
Carrboro Alderman Mark Chilton and his wife, Quaker Harmon, are finding more money in their pockets thanks to a program that rewards homeowners who make their houses energy efficient.
… “I’ve always been interested in seeing a country where we are less dependent on foreign oil,” Chilton said. “Everything we do has an impact on that.”
– Chapel Hill Herald, 12/24/04
Leaving FLL
About to fly home. Nice weather… cool family… it was a good trip.
Decadent Delano
There’s not enough light for my phone to take a good picture, but this one may capture some of the feeling of the Rose Bar at the Delano Hotel. The Delano is georgeous, post-modern and the best of Miami decadence. Here are some photos I took of the Delano (with a better camera) on a previous visit to Miami – five years ago (for my high school reunion, but let’s don’t go there).
It’s like being in another world. The DRM called it ‘heavenly.’ I think he meant more like it looks like heaven might be visualized (by an architect) than than that it actually feels like being in heaven.
Wish you were here…
Glidehouse
Yes, it’s an expensive, modular home. But it’s also beautiful, functional, and solar! (Or “clean… green… flexible” as the marketing materials say.) It’s not too late to start saving now to get it for me for Hannukah 2005!
Going to grandma
Here we are waiting for our plane to South Florida to visit my grandma and see a ton of family members and celebrate my dad’s 60th birthday. We’re looking forward to some slightly less-freezing weather and real bagels!