Stephen Tait, local Drudge contributor

Stephen Tait submits story to Drudge, and not only does it get into the first column, but Rush Limbaugh reads article on air!!! Congrats Steve!!!!

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Morning temp sets new record

Times Herald • October 1, 2009

It was colder this morning in Port Huron than it has been in more than seven decades.
The Port Huron waste water treatment plant recorded a temperature of 32 degrees at 8 a.m., one degree colder than the record low set Oct. 1, 1935, according to information from the NationalWeather Service in Oakland County’s White Lake Township.
Amos Dodson, a weather service meteorologist, said no records were broken elsewhere, including at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus and in Flint.
It currently is 39 degrees at the St. Clair County International Airport.
Today’s temperature is expected to reach 59 degrees. The average high for Oct. 1 is 67 degrees in Port Huron.

Crap I Like

This week the Nelsons have been totally absorbed with the new Ken Burns documentary, "The National Parks." It rules and I want badly to rent a 15 passenger van and head on out.
One closing story by one of the main narrators choked me up a bit and I'm not ready to write about what he said but it was beautiful and it was crap that I like.

Epic Squirrel Fight!!!

I discovered Alexa today. It's a site that refeshes every 5 minutes with the moment's top ten sites on the web. That's how I discovered this little gem....just precious. Don't you just wanna hug 'em?!

Even Older Human skeleton found...yes, even older than Lucy!!!

I always wonder how they can determine the fur make-up of a being from a skeleton. How do they know she wasn't a blonde? What if she was stacked with Double-D's?

Before Lucy came Ardi, new earliest hominid found
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID (AP) – 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON — The story of humankind is reaching back another million years as scientists learn more about "Ardi," a hominid who lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia. The 110-pound, 4-foot female roamed forests a million years before the famous Lucy, long studied as the earliest skeleton of a human ancestor.

This older skeleton reverses the common wisdom of human evolution, said anthropologist C. Owen Lovejoy of Kent State University.

Rather than humans evolving from an ancient chimp-like creature, the new find provides evidence that chimps and humans evolved from some long-ago common ancestor — but each evolved and changed separately along the way.

Happy Birthday Suria!!!

Have a great day you crazy animal!!!

Oh Crap

So he figured this out. I don't remember having the problem of climbing-onto-the-table-and-rushing-close-to-the-edge with the other two kids; this one is all Juneau. And he's very proud of himself. I don't know what to do about this one.

Best ads I've heard lately....

"Come for breakfast! Come for lunch! Come all day long!!!"

"A dry crack is a happy crack!
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...and a local radio ad, "Do it for free!!!"

...count me in!

A nice restful nap...

Willow's room after a nice, restful nap!!!

A great Weekend

Friday, the Nelsons arrived for the weekend and attended a cross-country meet in which Taylor Preist kicked some cross country butt!! We later reuited at our little farmhouse to share some KFC.Saturday: We relaxed at the house and went to the park with the kiddos and pups. Then John and I ditched the kids, babysitting courtesy of Mom and Dad Nelson, and went out on a date. We saw the movie 9, which was very good, and ate at PF Changs. We had the Ahi Tuna, sides of spinach and asparagus, and the veggie lettuce wraps, all very good. I also enjoyed an Asian Pear Mojito and John got a Bistro Ginger Beer (Ichiban Japanese beer, paired with a shot of Elixir G [Ginger liquer]... highly recommended). We came home and hung out for a bit, then we put the kids to bed and were off to bag up some donated Panera bread for distribution at Sunday morning's church service. Sunday: Church @ 11:30. I was in the nursery with the babes, and my parents, the nelsons and the preists were in the service with John and Bear. They all came down to attend the following church picnic, where Bear was to be BAPTISED!!! We were vary proud of Bear to make such a mature and sincere discision so early in life. He has always been a God-loving boy!!!! He was baptised about 4pm, and then we rushed home to change and go to Bear's football game.

Sunday 5pm: Bear's football game

Friday: The Nelsons arrive for the weekend, bearing gifts.
Here is Juneau on his new b-day pony.

Baby Mama

Here is Juneau on a bed of pillows carefully prepared by his big sis.

And here is Willow expressing some momentary frustration every Baby Mama is bound to have.