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For over a decade, we had an outdoor spa. However, it had become increasingly leaky over the years, making it hard to keep the water level where it should be, and last summer we decided to decommission it. Two weeks ago, we paid someone to haul away the old spa, and this week a contractor from Handyman Connection built this lower level to fill in the gaping hole. He said we could stain it in a month. We are very pleased with the job that he did.
The Big Picture celebrates the 49th anniversary of human space flight with Journeys to the International Space Station.
The web site GoPetFriendly.com Pet Travel allows you to find hotels and other accommodations that allow pets. Ideally, I think vacations are to give me a break from taking care of critters, but not everyone feels that way. I did find Red Roof’s policy of allowing pets very handy when I drove three cats and an elderly Golden Retriever from Plano, TX to Colorado Springs. Dairy Queens were also very useful, because they were spaced about every sixty miles in Texas, allowing me a break from driving, a refill of coffee, a bathroom (needed after all the coffee) and a chance to walk the dog.
The COSine Science Fiction Convention takes place this weekend in Colorado Springs, with L. E. Modesitt as the Guest of Honor.
Crayola’s Law: The number of colors doubles every 28 years.
illustrated by a chart at crayons « Weather Sealed.
Charity Navigator – Help the Victims of the Haiti Earthquake has a list of highly rated charities and tips for giving to make sure that your money goes to helping disaster victims rather than scammers and con artists.
The exhibit on Genghis Khan at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is over on February 7, 2010.
The New York Times writes about the psychology of restaurant menus.
We had a little snow here, but to really see snow go to Snowy scenes – The Big Picture at Boston.com.
I don’t know what this spiky flower is supposed to represent, but I love it. It is one of the first ornaments to go on the tree each year, and one of the first to come off. (I try to handle the fragile ornaments when I am fresh, so I am not rushing to get done.)
