Thursday I'm off to the Austin City Limits Festival for 3 days of live music! I guess I need to go look at the line up and see who is playing...(!)
Monday, September 22, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Live Music
Last Friday I ventured to the Granda and caught a great Umphrey's McGree show. They were fantastic and really put on a great show.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Monday, September 08, 2008
Proud Dad Alert
Saturday was the opening game for Fall Little League. The son has a new team this time around so things are going to be different. He has also been going to the baseball gym all summer to improve his skills including pitching training. Pitching is something he has never attempted before.
In preparation for the first game the coach tells him that he is pitching first! He pitched the first inning and even threw a few strikes. I was very proud just to see him take it on, to get up there and go for it! It was a great moment!
Saturday was the opening game for Fall Little League. The son has a new team this time around so things are going to be different. He has also been going to the baseball gym all summer to improve his skills including pitching training. Pitching is something he has never attempted before.
In preparation for the first game the coach tells him that he is pitching first! He pitched the first inning and even threw a few strikes. I was very proud just to see him take it on, to get up there and go for it! It was a great moment!
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Gustav Pounds Baton Rouge
We arrived Friday night in New Roads. The girls came in later that night. The next day we all had a great day on the river. The weather was perfect. But this was the calm before the storm.
All day the news was consumed by Gustav. Fortunately, the storm never slowed down over the Gulf so Cat 3 was all it could muster. But this meant the storm was coming in earlier. Instead of Tuesday it would hit Monday. LSU's football game kick off was moved up on Saturday from 5pm to 10am, the earliest kick-off in school history. The Contraflow plan was moved up from 6:30AM Sunday to 4:00AM. My cousin spent the day putting everything away and trimming tree limbs. He was hoping it was for precaution that would not be needed.
South Louisiana seem to mobilize Saturday night. My coworker left Thibideaux Saturday at 7:30pm on HWY 90 with his family. Thidideaux was in the direct path of the storm. It took him 12 hours to get to Shreveport (normally about 4 hours). The girls left to return to LSU Saturday night before the Contraflow began.
We decided to leave Sunday morning. At 7:45am we headed north on LA1 avoiding HWY 190 and I-49 south of Alex. LA1 was deserted so we made easy time. Joined I-49 North at Alex and all seemed light. But about 50 miles up the road traffic stopped. It would remain thick the entire trip back to Dallas. Mostly moving at the speed limit but with bunches that would slow down and stop occasionally. Almost all Louisiana plates getting out.
Spent Monday watching CNN. Not much was reported on the Baton Rouge area. But it took a beating. Lots of wind, not as much rain. Worse for this area then Katrina or Rita was. The power went out around noon. I got text messages from the girls into the late evening but its been silence since.
Now waiting for the day after damage reports. Although Gustav was no Katrina it was still a very scary storm. Thank goodness for all the preparation this time.
We arrived Friday night in New Roads. The girls came in later that night. The next day we all had a great day on the river. The weather was perfect. But this was the calm before the storm.
All day the news was consumed by Gustav. Fortunately, the storm never slowed down over the Gulf so Cat 3 was all it could muster. But this meant the storm was coming in earlier. Instead of Tuesday it would hit Monday. LSU's football game kick off was moved up on Saturday from 5pm to 10am, the earliest kick-off in school history. The Contraflow plan was moved up from 6:30AM Sunday to 4:00AM. My cousin spent the day putting everything away and trimming tree limbs. He was hoping it was for precaution that would not be needed.
South Louisiana seem to mobilize Saturday night. My coworker left Thibideaux Saturday at 7:30pm on HWY 90 with his family. Thidideaux was in the direct path of the storm. It took him 12 hours to get to Shreveport (normally about 4 hours). The girls left to return to LSU Saturday night before the Contraflow began.
We decided to leave Sunday morning. At 7:45am we headed north on LA1 avoiding HWY 190 and I-49 south of Alex. LA1 was deserted so we made easy time. Joined I-49 North at Alex and all seemed light. But about 50 miles up the road traffic stopped. It would remain thick the entire trip back to Dallas. Mostly moving at the speed limit but with bunches that would slow down and stop occasionally. Almost all Louisiana plates getting out.
Spent Monday watching CNN. Not much was reported on the Baton Rouge area. But it took a beating. Lots of wind, not as much rain. Worse for this area then Katrina or Rita was. The power went out around noon. I got text messages from the girls into the late evening but its been silence since.
Now waiting for the day after damage reports. Although Gustav was no Katrina it was still a very scary storm. Thank goodness for all the preparation this time.
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