Ice happens
Jan. 21st, 2010 08:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altivoLike yesterday. It was dry in Harvard, but halfway home started raining so hard I needed front and rear wipers going. Then came the ice. When I got home, walking on the driveway to get to the mailbox was treacherous to say the least. Gary says when he got to school down in DeKalb it was even worse: cars parked on the top level of the parking ramp had slid downhill on the ice after being parked. He didn't think there was any serious damage, but getting it untangled was probably a chore.
In the news: Brownie box camera found in footlocker supposedly contained undeveloped black and white film shot at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. See photos here. I'm skeptical, though. black and white film is more durable than we think, but 69 years without climate control is really too much for images of this quality to have survived.
[EDIT: Photos are legit, story is a hoax. Details here.]
Made stir fry for dinner with ginger, garlic, cherry vinegar, teriyaki, chicken, and lots of veggies. I blame Miktar, who described something similar yesterday and made me think about it all day. It did turn out well, though.
Got a request to update health records for my dog, Simon, who has been part of a health study for bearded collies ever since he was about 2 years old. Difficult to have to report that he's having old age related issues now: hearing and eyesight fading, arthritis, and some tumors that may not be benign. His 14th birthday was last week though, so in human terms he's about 80 years old. None of those would be surprises. So far his quality of life is still OK, thank goodness, and he's happy, hungry, and waggy, just slowing down.
In the news: Brownie box camera found in footlocker supposedly contained undeveloped black and white film shot at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. See photos here. I'm skeptical, though. black and white film is more durable than we think, but 69 years without climate control is really too much for images of this quality to have survived.
[EDIT: Photos are legit, story is a hoax. Details here.]
Made stir fry for dinner with ginger, garlic, cherry vinegar, teriyaki, chicken, and lots of veggies. I blame Miktar, who described something similar yesterday and made me think about it all day. It did turn out well, though.
Got a request to update health records for my dog, Simon, who has been part of a health study for bearded collies ever since he was about 2 years old. Difficult to have to report that he's having old age related issues now: hearing and eyesight fading, arthritis, and some tumors that may not be benign. His 14th birthday was last week though, so in human terms he's about 80 years old. None of those would be surprises. So far his quality of life is still OK, thank goodness, and he's happy, hungry, and waggy, just slowing down.
