Day 5 of the rains:
Today is supposed to be the last day of the rains in Southern California, or at least of major rains. Its supposed to do a little something through the weekend, but hopefully we've made it through the worst part. Our local neighbors of La Canada, Lacrescenta and those areas had some evacuations which I can only imagine is heart wrenching and very difficult. My home was only about a 1/2 mile from an evacuation area back in September with the Station Fire. And we all knew that when the rains came, we would be back to possible evacuations.
We are in hopes that all of those folks are able to get back into their 'untouched' homes and go back to living normal lives at some point this weekend. The good part of the rain is that we are supposed to be slightly ahead of pace for rain this year, but I'm sure our good news media will find something negative to say and we'll be right back into drought conditions come next week. If you can't find anything bad to say, then you're not going on the air.
With the rain comes possible challenges in the homefront. I have a skylight at home, which was actually part of what made our home so attractive when we purchased it. Well...those things leak. The first time it leaked, which was from just a small amount of rain, I attempted to repair it. I caulked it, caulked it and then caulked it some more. With the second round of rain, I watched in anticipation to see what would happen. Drip, drip, drip.
Back up on the roof, I noticed some loose shingles, so I got a lesson from the internet on how to install shingles. Well, with this last rain, I headed up to the attic and wouldn't you know it...drip, drip, drip. But the drips were not caused by me and my roofing skills, so I got a great lesson in how to install a tarp. And that has fixed the leak. And it only took me about 20 minutes to install it.
But my wife informed me that we are not in Southern Virginia and will not be living in a house with a permanent tarp installed on it. So I will be right back at it when the sun comes out again...you know, when the sun comes out and there's a forecast for rain. But I don't feel too bad about this as my dad told me its a trial and error process. I think I can live with that. Otherwise, I have my tarp on standby.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Can I tell you something...again
Today is the big day of the BCS National Championship where Alabama and Texas will square off against each other and try to remain undefeated on the season. The hotel, coincidentally, is filled with Burnt Orange and Crimson colors every where and just like last week, there's a great air of excitement all over.
With there not being a parade for this game, people aren't staying quite as long and so our raffle drive for the commemorative football was a lot shorter timespan as well. We had about 24 hours to try and earn as much money for the Pasadena Humane Society, whereas when our good friends from Ohio State and Oregon were with us, we had twice as much time. Well....
our friends from Alabama and Texas didn't let our community down. The drawing was yesterday at 6pm and at about 5:40pm we had a mad rush for tickets and to put their names in for the football. Even with half the amount of time the folks from both teams responded like champions and once again helped raise almost $400. Please keep in mind that this is with one raffle ticket per dollar, so over 400 individual entries.
So with both raffle drawings complete, we were able to raise $800 for the Pasadena Humane Society. We didn't expect that there would be this kind of response to a local organization, however the fans and alumni for all four of these schools should be extremely proud. They are only visiting for a few days, but have helped leave a positive, lasting impression.
To our friends from Alabama, Ohio, Oregon and Texas: Thank You!
With there not being a parade for this game, people aren't staying quite as long and so our raffle drive for the commemorative football was a lot shorter timespan as well. We had about 24 hours to try and earn as much money for the Pasadena Humane Society, whereas when our good friends from Ohio State and Oregon were with us, we had twice as much time. Well....
our friends from Alabama and Texas didn't let our community down. The drawing was yesterday at 6pm and at about 5:40pm we had a mad rush for tickets and to put their names in for the football. Even with half the amount of time the folks from both teams responded like champions and once again helped raise almost $400. Please keep in mind that this is with one raffle ticket per dollar, so over 400 individual entries.
So with both raffle drawings complete, we were able to raise $800 for the Pasadena Humane Society. We didn't expect that there would be this kind of response to a local organization, however the fans and alumni for all four of these schools should be extremely proud. They are only visiting for a few days, but have helped leave a positive, lasting impression.
To our friends from Alabama, Ohio, Oregon and Texas: Thank You!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Can I tell you something...
I have a friend who lives here in LA, however hails from Boston, Mass. One of my favorite phrases that he uses is to start off a statement or story with, "Hey, can I tell you something." That statement may be groundbreaking and it could be as simple as what a nice day it is outside. I guess I like having something to look forward to and that statement lets me know that something good is coming. So...can I tell you something.
I love the people from Ohio State and University of Oregon. We asked them to open their hearts (which is an indirect way of asking to open your pocketbook) to our local humane society here in Pasadena. We hoped to create a little extra buzz around the Rose Bowl festivities and maybe raise a little money in the process, however the response we received was anything but little. We witnessed people buying 20 tickets at a time to win a pretty great football, however were more interested in helping out an organization which in turn helps out animals who can't help themselves. Even with having to spend a lot of hard-earned money on Rose Bowl tickets, travel to get to Pasadena and entertainment during their trip, they still gave without hesitation.
We ended up raising over $400 for the Humane Society, which might not seem like a lot, but please take note that our hotel only has 314 guest rooms and each raffle ticket was only $1. So this means that we had 400 separate entries that came together.
It is our hope that Oregon and Ohio State return to Pasadena again. These have been wonderful people who both deserve to have their team win today. I hope they know what a difference they have helped make to a community that is their's for only a few days, but that will remember them fondly always.
Go Buckeyes and Go Ducks! The best of luck to you both today.
I love the people from Ohio State and University of Oregon. We asked them to open their hearts (which is an indirect way of asking to open your pocketbook) to our local humane society here in Pasadena. We hoped to create a little extra buzz around the Rose Bowl festivities and maybe raise a little money in the process, however the response we received was anything but little. We witnessed people buying 20 tickets at a time to win a pretty great football, however were more interested in helping out an organization which in turn helps out animals who can't help themselves. Even with having to spend a lot of hard-earned money on Rose Bowl tickets, travel to get to Pasadena and entertainment during their trip, they still gave without hesitation.
We ended up raising over $400 for the Humane Society, which might not seem like a lot, but please take note that our hotel only has 314 guest rooms and each raffle ticket was only $1. So this means that we had 400 separate entries that came together.
It is our hope that Oregon and Ohio State return to Pasadena again. These have been wonderful people who both deserve to have their team win today. I hope they know what a difference they have helped make to a community that is their's for only a few days, but that will remember them fondly always.
Go Buckeyes and Go Ducks! The best of luck to you both today.
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