Here’s another picture from outside my window at work.
Below is a view down the street. The street and sidewalks have been torn up.
The weather is on a roller coaster here in the Dallas area. It’s nice for a few days then the temperature dips down. Tuesday night we had freezing rain which turned into sleet. Commuting into work was a bit of an adventure, but not all that bad. My flexible work schedule was a nice convenience.
On a more serious note, I’ve been checking up on our new president on whitehouse.gov . The website has changed significantly since Obama took office. Someone took a before and after screen shot here. Overall the website is pretty interesting and the weekly video addresses are informative. I typically check the blog and executive orders sections to keep up to date on recent events.
I hope the best for President Obama, if he succeeds then America succeeds. I would feel the same no matter who won the election. To think otherwise is un-American. “I didn’t vote for him but he’s my president, and I hope he does a good job.” – John Wayne
I am sick once again. Usually there is substantial time in between illnesses. I’m currently blaming the weather and the immunosuppressant that the doctor gave me to bring down the swelling around my eyes. If I’m not better by tomorrow, then I’ll go into the doctor.
Enough about me, Alexis has had a huge jump in traffic on her website. She usually has about four or five unique visitors a day, but on Friday she had 450 unique vistitors. This happened because Alexis’ brother, Jeremy, linked to her website to show his readers what great work she’s doing with shrinky dinks. Jeremy’s blog is focused toward games and Alexis has made several shrinky dinks based on a game called Final Fantasy XII. I believe Alexis is going to be selling them once she has a years worth.
Here’s a retro commercial if you’re not familiar with shrinky dinks.
I left out a couple of things that happened during my trip to West Texas. The day we arrived in Odessa; Alexis, Tyler and I, went to a Jackalopes hockey game and had a blast. We had seats two rows away from the glass behind the home teams penalty box. They were so close to the ice that when two opposing players fell near the boards we couldn’t see what was happening. It wasn’t until the referees pulled them up that we realized they had been fighting. The Jackalopes dominated the first period, but fell into penalty trouble in the second and the visiting team mounted a come back. In the third the Jacks came out on top. There were a couple of fights in the game, hard checking, and great puck handling which made the game enjoyable to watch. At the end of the game as the players skated to the locker room, they threw T-shirts to the fans and I managed to grab one. I also forgot to mention the fun I had giving my nephew a personalized blanket, which has his name, birth date, birth time, length, and weight. He’s too young to appreciate it, but I think he will eventually. Alexis helped me find a store to order the blanket from, which fortunately is located in a huge building in downtown Dallas. Instead of paying for shipping, I could pick it up. Even though I work downtown I’m not familiar with the area around the big buildings, so I called ahead to ask where I should park. The guy who answered said he would meet me at the street and to call when I was close. Curb side service was a nice surprise.
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