Nothing good ever happens on a plumbing project started on a Sunday afternoon.

Ahhh. The 5:00 am Sunday morning low battery chirp of the smoke detector. What a fine way to wake up....

Good article in SciAm about being uninsured in America: ping.fm/4Xikt

Cool size of the universe page (needs Flash & time to load). But worth it. If you loved the Power of 10 movie.... ping.fm/cW53N

Took the kids and the scope out to view the Pleaides, Jupiter, and the conjunction of Venus and Uranus. Insert joke here.

Overheard in Canada: "It's chilly, eh?" Had a great trip but it feels like I've been gone for a week, not 24 hours. Pics tomorrow.

"Dave, this is one of our more crazy trips." Why yes, we are flying 1000 miles to see owls.

Vancouver bound! Snowies or bust! ping.fm/dBFgI

Donating blood. (Doing it today so the Canadians don't steal it.)

I'm going to the beach! (In Canada. To photograph owls. Snowy owls.) Living the dream....