Sitting here before sunup with the french doors open in the kitchen…Bird calls and air cool enough to keep the AC from kicking on (at least for an hour or so) wafting through with the aroma of the mornings coffee. The temperature is almost 70 again heading for the mid 80’s by afternoon. I miss [...]

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For the first time in the back half of the year it really does feel like autumn this morning…We are even feeling like the mountains I long for…

Alvin, TX

55.0 °F / 12.8 °C
Clear

Boone, NC

51.7 °F / 10.9 °C
Drizzle

Floyd, VA

53.4 °F / 11.9 °C
Overcast

What a way to wake up. Considering [...]

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Traffic signals at about 1,200 Houston area intersections were not yet working Tuesday but should all have at least a flashing red light by the end of next week, said Mike Marcotte, the city’s director of public works and engineering.
“I’ve been amazed with the courtesy our drivers have been showing,” Marcotte said. “Our biggest issue [...]

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After the storm, once you realize you’ve lived through another, your awareness of your surroundings is contracted. You begin by wandering around just your own little space surrounding your home…Checking for damage, fixing the immediate needs if possible.
Then you begin to expand your awareness to your neighbors. First you check out those immediately around you, [...]

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