Archive for the ‘weather’ category

Clean It or Cover It Up

May 9th, 2011

My brother was living large last year and bought a pool for his back yard in August. They got a couple moths use out of it before it got too cold to swim in the afternoons, and they eventually drained it for the winter, pretty much forgetting about it until now that the temperatures have [...]

A Farmer’s Life for Me

April 28th, 2011

Guest post written by my buddy, Brian Workman I’m a farmer and love being able to provide my community with healthy, locally grown produce. I specialize in different varieties of heirloom tomatoes, but I also grow okra, corn, and various types of potatoes as well. I’m considering getting a couple of milk cows soon, but [...]

Smokey Austin

April 26th, 2011

Remember how I said that most of Texas is having problems with wildfires? Well, it turns out that my high school buddy, who lives in Austin, is having problems with this exact thing. He works for Dell computers, which is in the Austin area. Actually, it is up in Round Rock, but that’s part of [...]

Extreme Weather

April 25th, 2011

Can’t complain about the weather here but I heard this morning on the news that the weather is really extreme in other parts of the country. Texas has been in a serious drought with very little rain and hundreds of wildfires are out of control in almost every county in the state. They said that [...]

Gas Logs

December 23rd, 2010

The winter in our area can be long and arduous. The cold can seem to permeate the house and the resulting chill can be terrible. That’s why we decided to take steps to eliminate the problem. One thing we found was that we could use Gas Logs in our fireplace to help warm the house. [...]