http://blog.dimbert.net Judi, Seth and the children... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:16:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Looks like the doom-and-gloom predictions for Hurricane Ike were issued to early... it's turned West and will most likely miss Miami and head into the Gulf. Another close call but we're OK down here! http://blog.dimbert.net/2008/09/06/bad-news-for-my-students/ So my new school has a varsity football team. This may not seem like a big deal but, you need to understand that it's a private Jewish school... and Jews are not know for football. This is the team's first season and nobody expects superstardom from them, but they've been working ... http://blog.dimbert.net/2008/09/05/thursday-night-lights/ 15 minutes + 18 dollars = dinner for Abba and the kids while Mommy is at a meeting. Living in a large Jewish community has its perks. http://blog.dimbert.net/2008/09/03/instant-dinner/ Hello, Gustav. It seems that, as an additional welcome to South Florida, we're going to get hit by Tropical Storm Gustav, which should get to us by the middle of next week. Fun, fun, fun. http://blog.dimbert.net/2008/08/25/theyre-kidding-right/ I have this photo so I figured I would post it. Plus, it served as an impetus to get back to the keyboard and keep writing. That's us on the front porch of the house we're renting in Hollywood. In case you can't tell it's yellow. Really. Yellow. We're happy here ... http://blog.dimbert.net/2008/08/24/the-house/ A former colleague of mine keeps a blog and her dedication to keeping up with it used to depress me when I considered my own lack of regular updates. But, she's the kind of person who would tell me that I'm being silly. So, instead of being depressed by my ... http://blog.dimbert.net/2008/08/21/getting-back-on-the-horse/ The ComCast guy came today! I still can't find my AirPort Extreme Base Station, but, for now, the iMac is online via Ethernet and is sharing its connection via wifi with my MacBook. I guess one of the upsides to a smaller house is good wifi reception in every room. http://blog.dimbert.net/2008/08/12/online/ So we've arrived in Miami. The final day of driving was, for the most part, uneventful. However, when you look back on the entire trip, the distance we have come is impressive (at least, I think it is): View Larger Map It's a distance of 1,500 miles, which is exactly half of the ... http://blog.dimbert.net/2008/08/05/the-final-night/ I haven't stayed on top of posting, so this one is a little late, but it's 10:30 at night at we're getting settled in to our hotel room in Gainesville. We're on schedule and should read Fort Lauderdale tomorrow night... but we're officially in Florida! http://blog.dimbert.net/2008/08/04/gainesville-day-ii/ We're loading the cats now and will soon be on the road, headed out for Day 1 of our journey to Florida. We are going to St. Louis to pick up Hillel from Summer Camp and then hit the road for reals, hoping to get all the way to Chattanooga ... http://blog.dimbert.net/2008/08/03/and-theyre-off-3/