the covered bridge and my brief tv appearance

A long time ago, back in the fall of 1996, hurricane Fran swept through and washed away the covered bridge just below where we lived. I happened to be there and snapped a couple of pictures minutes before it washed away. The video below is news coverage of the event and includes my pictures, a very brief clip of myself, and a longer interview of some guy named Paul Good.




If you can't access youtube here it is at an alternate location.
Newscast clip 5.2 MB
Newscast clip 1.5MB Abbreviated version for you dial-up users

Rustburg, VA

For those of you who don't live near Rustburg this picture will bore you to tears.




This taken from the south with Rustburg mountain on the right.
I can't wait to go take some more pictures.

recording is fun

I sometimes record the children singing various songs and other sorts of goofy things. I use Audacity which is of course a free download. Here is a brief clip of Casey singing Down To The River To Pray.

Song

I sometimes sleep with my eyes open

This is a picture of me sleeping. I know you can't believe it but it's true. In this picture I am around 14 and totally sacked out. It always gave people the heebie-jeebies. You've heard the saying about dogs sleeping with one eye open...well, need I say more...

broadband is here at last

Well, folks it is time to inform you that I will soon be surfing at speeds which boggle the mind. As of Monday afternoon I should be connected at speeds approaching 2560 kbs. To put this in perspective...I am currently connecting at paltry speeds of around 49.2 kbs. My new connection will be around 52 times more speedy. Let's take a look at the money sense of this little switch.

I will now take $9.95 which is what I am currently paying for dialup and multiply it times 52 and I get $517.40. Wow, I am getting taken to the cleaners by dial-up. Jet Broadband is giving me a much better deal for 44.95 per month right? Also, considering I can eliminate a $40.00 phone line and my $9.95 per month dial-up cost. I am going to be $5.00 ahead plus 52 times faster....my head is still spinning. The only complaint I have is, Why did it have to take until 2007 to get broadband to the end of my lane?