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I've been feeding some neighborhood cats that wander into my backyard. I don't think it's good for them to drink the water in the pond (plus it makes the goldfish nervous :p) so I started leaving a big container of fresh water next to the pond (and I also cover the pond at night) and was happy...

The damage to our harbor has now increased to be about one million dollars after further assessment. FEMA won't pay for it due to damage being so localized so the harbor will ask the state to help, as the city did when part of a major road fell into the ocean.

Well, we had some damage here in the harbor - one of the docks will cost an estimated $100,000 to repair. This particular dock was designed and built after the last tsunami to protect the harbor and it did its job, but sacrificed itself in the process. :p Unfortunately, the harbor is pretty...

Definitely better to be on the open ocean, which is why our boats left the harbor for the open sea tonight. The last two tsunamis we had here destroyed all the boats left in the harbor.

The city has evacuated all the RV parks in the harbor area and recommended the RVs to be moved to the Home Depot, Walmart, and the high school parking lots. Someone noted that all three of those locations are considered to be in the Tsunami Zone. The city spokesperson explained they don't expect...

We're in the Tsunami Zone, but our next door neighbor is out of it and he already came over to say we could camp out with him if the waters rise. :p I didn't hear the Tsunami siren which already went off, but I got the warning on my phone that said to get to high ground. We should be fine, but...

My hair is really long, mostly because I just like it that way. I cut my own hair (trimming the bangs and trimming the length) so I save $$$ on hair stylists. What's annoying is that I live in the world's worst place for long hair. It is almost always windy here, which means I have to tie back...

At sit down restaurants, I tip 20% - more if service was exceptional, less if service was substandard although I've never not tipped at all no matter how bad the service was. Counter service I do not tip and will almost always pay in cash so I don't have to deal with the tipping option on the...

I attended the San Jose show. I enjoyed both of Satoko's solo performances and even commented to a friend later that Satoko was one of my favorites in the show. To each his own.

I've made the drive from Albany to Lake Placid. There was snow on the ground, but the weather was clear. I would not want to do it while it was snowing. :p I've also flown from Albany to Lake Placid several times on the small planes (not Cape Air - bigger planes than that), but they...

I can see Alysa doing both segments because she has the best head for competition. If anyone can withstand the Oly pressure, it's Alysa.

I checked the Stars on Ice website maybe an hour or less after the women had finished the free skates at Worlds and Alysa had already been added to the tour and listed as world champion. :lol: That was fast! But since I already have my ticket for the San Jose show I was delighted to see her...

I've watched the series three times now. :lol: Whenever the daily news gets to be too much I run to Peacock to find something soothing to watch like a serial killer documentary or Day of the Jackal. :p

Since David Lynch's death, I've been watching Twin Peaks seasons 1 and 2 on Pluto TV, which is free. I've been happy with only having Peacock and Amazon Prime for watching movies and TV series, although they aren't free. We don't even own a TV as we've been perfectly fine to watch streaming from...

The San Jose show usually starts at 4:00 p.m. as it's normally on a Sunday. Usually, it's on Mother's Day, though, and they have a really nice Mother's Day luncheon inside the arena before the show and a few SOI skaters will stop by. You would buy tickets through the Sharks. But it's not on...