Word of the Day

Thankles - Thick ankles.

26 Days and a Wake Up And We Hit the Road *

Blue skies! I can go outside without getting wet. It's still pretty cold and since Autumn has officially arrived, what else would one expect? They're predicting rain and a low of 29°F on Thursday. I suppose it won't be raining if it gets that cold. We'll have snow. Maybe the weather guy couldn't find the snow icon. Or maybe it'll clear off before the temperatures dip that low.

#1 son gave me a call yesterday morning. Long distance from Taiwan. Their solar car team got stuck in Taiwan due to a problem with the airplane. Fuel leak. The airlines rescheduled them on another flight (a whole series of flights). The delay means that they won't get here until tonight sometime. Poor #1 son! He'll get back here late and then have to race off to school early tomorrow morning. I imagine he would have preferred the buffer of at least one day to unpack, do laundry and get organized again. OH!!!! I forgot to tell you. Their team finished in fourth place. Go Team! We're all very proud of them.

Murphyism of the Day

Mollison's Bureaucracy Hypothesis

If an idea can survive a bureaucratic review and be implemented, it wasn't worth doing.

* Disclaimer: I'm starting the countdown but it isn't written in blood. I make mistakes and we all know that you just can't pin down life like a bug on a entomology class display board.