Quote of the day – Ernest Hemingway on the price of time.Friday, July 20th, 2007
“There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring.”
Ernest Hemingway Death In The Afternoon
Photo above: Ernest Hemingway’s desk and typewriter in his studio office in
County responds to major storm
Carroll County, Maryland, USA
February 16th, 2007
While I was on the phone with Vivian Laxton, W.A.B., the public information officer for
Ms. Laxton, please enjoy the picture and please know that the wind has picked up down here and the skies have become overcast. So much so that while I was talking with you on the phone, I had to put on a long sleeved shirt.
The bottom photo is from when I was I was talking with the Westminster Police Chief, Jeff Spaulding and Ashley Reams, a reporter with the Westminster Advocate, earlier in the day.
Yeah, I’m thinking of all of ya. We’re roughing it down here – and I know you care. I guess the temperature has dipped to the high 70s.
Anyway, now where was I? Oh, that’s right, the press release from Ms. Laxton, W.A.B., P.I.O. for
News Release
For more information, contact: Vivian D. Laxton, W.A.B., Public Information Administrator.
For Immediate Release
County responds to major storm
http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/releases/stormtotals.pdf
February 15, 2007 - Carroll County's Department of Public Works employees spent approximately 6,160 man-hours clearing 973 miles of county-maintained roads during and after the winter storm that moved through the area Tuesday and Wednesday, February 13-14.
Crews began treating roads at 4 a.m. on Tuesday and continued well into Thursday. One to 3 inches of snow fell during the day Tuesday. Between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday, another 6 to 7 inches of sleet fell over much of the county. When rain began to mix with sleet early Wednesday, the sleet soaked up the moisture like a sponge. The extreme weight of the
precipitation made it difficult for plows to move.
With approximately 110 employees clearing 50 snow plow routes, usually streets can be cleared of 6 inches of snow eight hours after the storm ends. Because of the heavy accumulation, the Valentine's Day storm took twice as long to clear. About 2,500 tons of salt were used by county crews. Sixty-two pieces of equipment, including 55 trucks, six motor graders and a rubber tire loader, were utilized by the county and its contractors to plow.
In addition, the county's Department of General Services had crews working from midnight Monday through Thursday to clear ice and sleet from parking lots at
Approximately 51 employees worked to clear the lots and 2+ miles of sidewalks, half a mile of ramps and steps, and 15 trucks and numerous heavy-duty shovels and ice chippers. Two front-end loaders were rented to push the snow off the lots and to clear drains. The Bureau of Fleet Management worked 12-hour shifts to keep county trucks operating, fixing hydraulic lines and pumps, transmissions, rear axles, windshield wipers, and welds on plows.
The Office of Emergency Management continuously monitored conditions throughout the storm. The only major incident reported was a roof collapse at a barn in New
Because most businesses closed and residents stayed off the roads, the number of traffic accidents was kept to a minimum. Law enforcement agencies reported a total of 70 weather-related incidents through the duration of the storm, not counting in
License Plate spotted in Key West 
February 14th, 2007
Top to bottom:
Ernest’s Café
Do Not Feed the Chickens
A friendly chicken near
A
Cayo Hueso Habana sign in
Sculpture in front of the old Custom’s House
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20070214 President Harry Truman and Gauging a presidential legacy
My Tentacle column for this week is up: Gauging A Presidential Legacy
Pictured to the left is the executive director of the Little White House Museum, in
February 14, 2007
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Recently political pundits have spent a great deal of effort pondering the legacy of President George W. Bush. Of course, those of us who consider ourselves to be students of history understand that history needs much more time and distance in order to accurately gauge the legacy and historical impact of any particular president.
Yet, uncannily, there are many parallels shared in the legacy of our 33rd president, Harry S Truman and President Bush, our 43rd president; and it is only understandable that the comparisons persist.
I took the opportunity Monday to tour President Truman's
After the tour I interviewed the executive director of the Little
Mr. Wolz says, with a certain "I told you so" confidence, that it is "remarkable that President Truman has gone from the least popular president of all time to the fifth most successful."
President Truman first arrived in
Read the rest here: Gauging A Presidential Legacy
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Florida Key West, President George W. Bush, President Harry S Truman, The Tentacle, History American Presidents
Greetings from Key West
Our Home away from home in
February 14th, 2007
Of course, we’re roughing it down here in
We ate lunch at a Cuban restaurant at
Folks have asked where we are staying, so we thought that we show ya a picture of the place.
Yeah, it’s kind of ostentatious but we love it.
Yes, those are our chickens. They are quite friendly.
Okay, I thought I would wash the windows, feed the chickens and spruce the place up a bit. I’ll write more later.
Kevin and the Math Potatoes.
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Thai Cuisine in
February 13th, 2007
For dinner this evening we ate at a Thai restaurant, “Thai Cuisine,” at the corner of Greene and Ann Streets.
Just as we sat down at our table, the
The picture of the old
Of course in
Gee, that sounds like a keen observation of the “Math Potatoes,” Pi, Algebra (Al), Geometry (Geo) and Isosceles.
Mr. Glass was the focus of my last column in the Westminster Eagle – last Wednesday, February 7th, 2007: “Westminster is great, even if it does get your goat .”
In Key West, as I chatted with Mr. Glass, the temperature was in the 80s and it was simply a beautiful evening. In
I had called earlier to how the guys in the Street Department were making out. They have been putting an incredible amount of hours in the last several weeks. As much as I feel guilty about being in Key West while the folks in the Street Department are fighting with frozen equipment, slippery and treacherous roads, long hours and the cold - - I have come to simply hate the cold, snow and ice of winter and I am very happy to be in Key West.
The Westminster Street Department is the focus of my column in the Westminster Eagle that will be coming out tomorrow, Wednesday, February 14th, 2007.
This is a great group of professionals that are a key part of why we have such a high quality of life in
Meanwhile, our dinner at the Thai restaurant was exquisite. I had a large selection of sushi. The service was prompt and courteous and as much as everything in
The doggie with the sunglasses was a hoot and I couldn’t resist taking the dinner guest’s picture. Chickens, cats, and dogs are frequent dinner guests in many of the restaurants in
Kevin
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
Garden of Eden Clothing Optional Bar
Daily Photoblog, Florida Key West
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