Your smile lights up a roomLike a candle in the darkIt warms me through and throughAnd I guess that I had dreamedWe would never be apartBut that dream did not come true And missing you is just a part of livingMissing you feels like a way of lifeI’m living out the life that I’ve been givenBut baby I still wish you were mine And I cannot hear the telephoneJangle on the wallAnd not feel a hopeful thrillAnd I cannot help…
This time last week, we were without power and busy trying to clean up the branches and tree trunks in our yard. Wow, hard to believe that Charley visited us only a week ago yesterday. These past two weeks have seemed like 3 years for me. Many Florida residents still remain without power, but I think most are getting it back soon. Electrical workers have been working around the clock (yay for electricians!), and many other states have sent their…
I have come across a few things recently that made me laugh, so I thought I’d share. For starters, here is a nice picture: the economy apparently can’t handle the influx of computer science majors :-) And some nice news stories:* Monkeys go ape, attack women and children in Sudanese city* Two Thai prisoners escape as guards watch Olympics Thai gold* Bangladeshi lovers told to get married or face jail And my two personal favorites:* Toilet thefts inconvenience Hong Kong*…
As I have discovered in talking to people, apparently those outside Florida didn’t realize Charley hit us. My favorite response by an anonymous friend I was IMing:Me: we’ve been busy cleaning up our yardFriend: cleaning your yard? what?Friend (after a pause): charley! did you feel the effects of the storm?Me: the storm? did i feel it? yeah, of course!Friend: was it bad? did you get rain and thunder too?Me: it hit orlando directly as a category 2 hurricane!Friend: oh, i…
God knew I needed a distraction this weekend, so He sent a hurricane. Hurrican Charley: Orlando’s first direct hit since Donna 44 years ago. It hit Florida’s southwest coast in Port Charlotte around 2 pm (I think) as a category 4 hurricane, and then was reduced to a category 2 by the time it reached Orlando. This is my second hurricane experience. My first one was Hurricane Hugo, which hit our town of Waxhaw, North Carolina when I was 6….