Country Music Band Name

Random thought... a great name for a Country Music band...

The Huntsville Hitchhikers

I hate Country Music so why I thought of a name for one is beyond me. If you live in Texas you'll know that Huntsville is located between Houston and the DFW area. It's the site of the state prison. As you drive by it on the Interstate you'll notice signs reading "Don't Pickup Hitchhikers" since they could be escaped prisoners. That why the name works so well. It's got a Texas insider thing going for it and refers to outlaws... a popular theme in some Country Music.

Sorry you didn't think of it first Simon Cowell.

Abby - My Brain is Getting Mad !!!

My impatient daughter told me today...

"Hurry up Daddy!! You're making my brain mad!!!"

And you won't like it when her brain gets angry.

Lightning Pics at last

No matter how hard I try I can never seem to get the really cool lightning pictures you see the pros get. A line of thunderstorms from an approaching cold front brought lightning to the DFW area Monday evening, 9/21/2009. These are the best pictures I was able to take from our bedroom window using an older Nikon D70s set to fast action mode, manual focus.

Probably my favorite for the simple fact that it's crisp, well lit, and framed pretty well...


Kinda weak. Maybe a little Photoshop would help it...


Should have been aiming more towards the East...


The blurriness was caused by rain on the window glass...


A nice HUGE bolt. Cool little ball of lightning thing on the right side there...


Another favorite. Crisp and long. Could have been brighter...

Washer and Dryer

Whoo-Hoo! Got a modern washer and dryer for a steal. The old washer was developing a slow leak. Glad it's out of our house!