(E:James) does his zombie face when I try to take his photo.
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07/08/2007 19:53 #40009
Mugging07/07/2007 23:41 #39999
Utah Wildfires TonightCategory: utah
My dad's house may burn down tonight. Depends on the wind. No rain in 4 months and everything's turned to tinder. They are packing up the truck. If firefighters come back, it will be to tell them to evacute.
I remember the fire last year as (e:james) and I came out of the paria slots up into Escalante - pillar of smoke covering half the horizon for three days after. A bizarre cap to our hike, which was two days in and aborted due to lack of water. I was pushing so hard to get put of the canyons I ended up with sunstroke, and had to wait in meager shade at the trailhead watching the fire take up more and more of the sky, while James hitched back to our car.
I'm also thinking about as a kid i'd watch fires on mountainside near our home, seemingly hovering midair at midnight, char and smoke of sap and sweet smelling wood. Fearsome, a guilty pleasure to watch - enjoying it but knowing people's lives were being destroyed.
I remember the fire last year as (e:james) and I came out of the paria slots up into Escalante - pillar of smoke covering half the horizon for three days after. A bizarre cap to our hike, which was two days in and aborted due to lack of water. I was pushing so hard to get put of the canyons I ended up with sunstroke, and had to wait in meager shade at the trailhead watching the fire take up more and more of the sky, while James hitched back to our car.
I'm also thinking about as a kid i'd watch fires on mountainside near our home, seemingly hovering midair at midnight, char and smoke of sap and sweet smelling wood. Fearsome, a guilty pleasure to watch - enjoying it but knowing people's lives were being destroyed.
libertad - 07/09/07 15:26
I'm glad your Dad was OK. That really sucks for the people that lost their homes. PS nice pic of (e:james).
I'm glad your Dad was OK. That really sucks for the people that lost their homes. PS nice pic of (e:james).
jim - 07/09/07 12:20
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Biggest fire in Utah history, 450 square miles. Damn.
There is now a large burnt out section between where the fire is now, and where my Dad is. So they are out of danger.
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Biggest fire in Utah history, 450 square miles. Damn.
There is now a large burnt out section between where the fire is now, and where my Dad is. So they are out of danger.
jim - 07/08/07 12:34
More info:
"A 160,000-acre wildfire in Utah jumped a freeway, forcing the closure of Interstate 15 for a 100-mile, or 160-kilometer, stretch through central Utah, fire officials said. The fire, about 120 miles south of Salt Lake City, also forced the evacuations of the historic Cove Fort site and the Blundell geothermal power plant, where it was threatening railroad lines, bridges and several homes, said LaCee Bartholomew, a fire information officer for Color County."
source: :::link:::
more info: :::link:::
More info:
"A 160,000-acre wildfire in Utah jumped a freeway, forcing the closure of Interstate 15 for a 100-mile, or 160-kilometer, stretch through central Utah, fire officials said. The fire, about 120 miles south of Salt Lake City, also forced the evacuations of the historic Cove Fort site and the Blundell geothermal power plant, where it was threatening railroad lines, bridges and several homes, said LaCee Bartholomew, a fire information officer for Color County."
source: :::link:::
more info: :::link:::
jim - 07/08/07 12:09
Made it through the night OK, looks like the wind spared them.
Made it through the night OK, looks like the wind spared them.
lilho - 07/08/07 00:09
wow, that's really scary. i hope everything turns out alright.
wow, that's really scary. i hope everything turns out alright.
jim - 07/07/07 23:56
Thanks Drew, I am hoping they will be OK. The fact that they have not yet been told to evacuate is reassuring. Right now it would take a shift in wind to put them in immediate danger tonight, and as for tomorrow the fire my spread enough to endanger them without a wind shift, but it may be contained in the meantime.
Thanks Drew, I am hoping they will be OK. The fact that they have not yet been told to evacuate is reassuring. Right now it would take a shift in wind to put them in immediate danger tonight, and as for tomorrow the fire my spread enough to endanger them without a wind shift, but it may be contained in the meantime.
drew - 07/07/07 23:54
sympathy.
sympathy.
jim - 07/07/07 23:54
40000?
40000?
07/07/2007 20:53 #39996
TransformersCategory: movies
Transformers was awesome. Sorry for doubting you (e:enknot) and (e:mrdeadlier).
mrdeadlier - 07/08/07 01:47
No harm done. Glad you saw the light! :)
No harm done. Glad you saw the light! :)
07/06/2007 22:49 #39977
Gelato at Dolce'sCategory: apple
I've been trying to email this photo up, but it disappears in to the aether. So I will post it like a normal person and then sign off for the night :)
We walked down the block to Dolce's with the dog. Our new place is so close to everything, there is so much more to walk to and see then at our old place near Hodge.
We walked down the block to Dolce's with the dog. Our new place is so close to everything, there is so much more to walk to and see then at our old place near Hodge.
07/06/2007 19:49 #39970
Missed One
(e:terry) does the same thing. Most of the time when I try and take a picture of him, he pretends to be retarded. I know that is totally unPC but it is what he does. Same with when I ask him to say kuru-kuru-kurin in japanese. It used to be my favorite game and I love the way they say it in the intro but instead of saying it cute, he says it with this horrible slur everytime I have asked him over the last 8 years.
They are all zombie faces. I just haven't started rotting yet.