Wednesday, October 21, 2009
For some reason most of my friends never picked up on this blogging thing but they jumped all over Facebook --so...I'll be posting the life of Mike over there for a while so I can stay more connected. If you're interested in the latest from the little sandbar known as Galveston, hit me with a friend request.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Backyard almost done
Low/No maintenance is the simple way to go-- ,
turn on soaker hose for 15 minutes, see/pick up dog crap easily
blower for five minutes
-- go surf!
turn on soaker hose for 15 minutes, see/pick up dog crap easily
blower for five minutes
-- go surf!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Why I like living on the island...
No. 4: Island History
Galveston has a fantastic story to tell. Were it not for the 1900 storm Galveston would probably occupy the place that Houston occupies today. It was THE place to be in the late 1800's but the oil boom happened at a time when people worried about the results of the storm and what that would mean to the oil industry as a whole if it happened again. Ike was no cakewalk but the 1900 storm took the lives of over 6000 people and reshaped the Gulf Coast forever. The pic is of the 1900 storm memorial placed on the seawall. You might remember seeing it in a more dramatic photo during Hurricane Ike.
That memorial is about five blocks from my house and the surf behind it is running about three feet right now so as so as the alarm guy finishes installing our security system and I get done digging holes for the fence I'm going to jump on No. 3 and head down for some No. 1.
Galveston has a fantastic story to tell. Were it not for the 1900 storm Galveston would probably occupy the place that Houston occupies today. It was THE place to be in the late 1800's but the oil boom happened at a time when people worried about the results of the storm and what that would mean to the oil industry as a whole if it happened again. Ike was no cakewalk but the 1900 storm took the lives of over 6000 people and reshaped the Gulf Coast forever. The pic is of the 1900 storm memorial placed on the seawall. You might remember seeing it in a more dramatic photo during Hurricane Ike.
That memorial is about five blocks from my house and the surf behind it is running about three feet right now so as so as the alarm guy finishes installing our security system and I get done digging holes for the fence I'm going to jump on No. 3 and head down for some No. 1.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Why I like living on the island...
No. 3: Island transportation
MPG = "no worries, mon!" We've opted to get rid of our TV for a while so morning and/or evening rides through town have been great times for conversation with my wife, exercise, and cultural growth. This morning we rode about 5 miles down to the Strand/Historical district (They took some of the fiercest hits from Hurricane Ike last year -- up to 10 feet of water in some of the blgs. -- to see what's happening. Good things! Probably 80% of the businesses are back on line. That's another "why I like..." that I've spoken of earlier.
Why I like living on the island:
No 2: Island Footwear
Shoes are optional in many of the places I frequent but, as you can see, I am well-prepared for those places where they are required (From left to right) -- beach casual...snappy casual...winter time (Check out the flannel).
I've just got to make sure I frequent the "not required" places enough to not get flip-flop tan lines!
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