Telling it like it is

Mississippi DOT tried this morning to bring down one section of an old bridge. Unfortunately, when the span collapsed, the span next to it got knocked off the concrete pier, and it also collapsed. That in turn took out the next span over, and so on and so forth and now the whole bridge has come down. The Mississippi River is now closed to traffic because it's totally blocked. Should have hired Controlled Demolition Inc.

Quote from Dick Cheney : "It's absolutely essential that eight weeks from today, on Nov. 2, we make the right choice, because if we make the wrong choice then the danger is that we'll get hit again and we'll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States." Is that a thinly-veiled threat from Cheney? Is he admitting guilt by association? You'd think the vice president would think twice before making that sort of comment. He's using scare tactics now, showing once again that he and El Busho will do anything and say anything to save their jobs.

We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life...... And so started last night's Prince concert at the open-air Usana Amphitheater. And lo, for it was totally awesome. I didn't care much for the warm-up act, but when she'd finished they started prepping the stage for Prince. A huge projection TV screen above the stage showed some adverts for the NPGmusic website - Prince and the New Power Generation. Then the stage went dark and they started by projecting on to the big screen Alicia Key's speech at the inauguration of Prince to the rock and roll Hall of Fame. Everyone was on their feet by now and when she said "let me introduce........Prince!" The stage lights came on purple and yellow and there he was, standing front and center. Guitar riff....."Dearly beloved....." and the crowd went bonkers. From that point on it just got better and better. High speed lighting effects, classic 80's and 90's Prince. A bitchin' me...

We finally got done with the last step in completing the deck on sunday. We waterproofed the wood. The stuff we used claimed to soak in and provide a mildew-resistant, UV-protecting waterproof seal. I don't know if all that's true but what it did do was bring out the colour in the wood and when we did a splash test on monday, the water all beaded nicely and ran off, so I guess it works. So the deck is finally done. Just in time for the cold weather :-?