June 2008
14 posts
GARDEN UPDATE
Leslie took the pepper plant to work with her and put it in her window where it can get more sunlight, and it is growing rapidly. That is all.
WatchHere’s Al Roker also pretending to be reporting live from Quincy.
He’s actually on the far side of the “old” bridge- the Bayview Bridge, in the background, has gone from westbound only to serve both directions of travel. The floodwaters would have to raise quite a bit to actually affect the newer bridge.
Most of Quincy is on a high bluff overlooking the river, and while...
Quincy Riverfront Pix →
Quincy’s not in MAJOR danger, since it’s mostly on an 80 foot bluff- but the riverfront is already mostly flooded, and the water plant is in danger. It provides water for 100,000 people in Quincy area- if it floods over, they’ll all lose water service for months. The IEMA (Illinois’ FEMA) has declared Quincy’s water treatment plant as its top priority. Volunteers have...
You say sal-mo-nella, I say sal-ma-nella →
Mainly posting this because it’s weird to see the guy who makes my sandwiches in the newspaper. I’ve switched from eating at Quizno’s every day to eating curry from the convenience store next to Palo Alto Software. No tomatoes in that, even if the guy doesn’t wash his hands.
Shatner on 'Trek': 'You know, that's rather good" →
