The earthquake/tsunami disaster just keeps getting worse and worse. Many people and sites are working to get aid workers, donations and supplies out, and refugees, survivor messages, and information back. BoingBoing has been covering the relief effort extensively. The IRC has got a family contact database and also a disaster clearinghouse. Google has a special link to disaster relief organisations, websites, and blogs. When the first wave came in, we were happy that we were seeing something that was really strange, but it was a very mild wave. Then the sea receded back, and we didn’t know what that meant.…
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I’ve been chuckling evilly while reading this book; Bill Bryson looks very cuddly and teddy-bear-ish, but writes like a born-again curmudgeon. He’s just about to start the West portion of his self-drive nostalgia trip, headed toward Colorado. Which is pretty much how we started our epic road trip last May, so I’m looking forward to going along for the ride. Also in “Books” news, I’ve added links to my All Consuming Favorite Books and Currently Reading pages. Apparently both pages have newsfeeds, so I may add links for those later. For now I’ll continue using BookQueue in conjunction with All…
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I was sitting up reading last night when all of a sudden a storm hit – there was no warning other than a lot of wind earlier in the day – and it rained and thundered for about an hour or so. When there’s a storm the wind will beat on the whole house like a drum. I figured today would be a big rainy mess, but it’s actually very warm and balmy. The sun is out and everything is fresh and clean, although the wind is still blowing strongly from the South. If the wind swings around to the…