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10.31.03
Happy Halloween! We have lots of candy. I hope we get lots of
kids! I found my witch hat while unpacking, so I guess that is
what I will dress up as. A witch in jeans, though. And no scary
makeup this year.
So, we've made some decisions on the house.
Below is a picture of what the outside will look like. Our plans
came back with a bland elevation design, and we felt the house
needed a little more curb appeal. As a result of driving around
Sunday, we found something we really liked. We haven't picked
brick or siding color yet, so it's not going to look exactly like
this. Also, we are doing side lights on either side of the door,
without a transom over the top. And, we are putting a vent in
the peak of the two-stall garage. But, this is the basic design.
10.28.03
Working on house stuff today. Over the weekend we reviewed the
plans for our house, and we have some changes. Some things the
builder missed; some things we just didn't understand the first
time around. Seeing the actual plans and elevations got us out
and in the car to look at similar homes. We are meeting with the
realtor today to review the changes. I think our changes are pretty
minor, but with Friday being the 31st, it doesn't look like the
hole will be dug this month. I feel confident that we will be
all squared away in the next few weeks, though.
Today there is a wind advisory. It's so weird to have a Severe
Weather Alert with not a cloud in the sky. However, it does feel
like the shutters could blow off the house.
408 AM CST TUE OCT 28 2003
... WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY EVENING.
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE 30 TO 39 MPH FOR ONE HOUR OR LONGER. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES
MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.
10.26.03
We went to our first Husker game yesterday. They beat Iowa State
28 to 0. We took lots of pictures, which I hope to have posted
soon. (I know I keep saying that, but I really mean it!) Thanks
to the Masts for the tickets.
Thanks Mom and Dad for the Halloween treats. We went La
Paz for dinner and had a wonderful time.
10.21.03
At first I wasn't too happy about living behind a car dealership.
Even if it was only a rental for seven months. But every evening
while cooking dinner, I look out the window and see this sky,
and I don't mind so much.
10.19.03
And people said I wouldn't get much use out of my convertible
in Nebraska. Yesterday I drove all over town with the top down,
running errands and looking at the colorful leaves (there are
more trees north of town than where we live). And may I take a
moment to gloat? The humidity was 30%. Today is definitely a nice
day for a trip to the vineyard.
From the Drudge Report:
95 Degrees In Nebraska In The Middle Of October?
Sat Oct 18 2003 21:38:38 ET
A high of 95 in Nebraska in the middle of October?
That's what the National Weather Service is predicting for Lexington
on Sunday. Record highs in the mid-80s to 90 prevailed over much
of Nebraska on Saturday as people enjoyed what could be the last
really hot weekend of the year.
The mercury hit 90 at Columbus, Holdrege, Kearney, McCook and
York. It hit 89 at Grand Island and Hastings, setting records
for the date in those cities.
The weather service predicted highs in the 80s and mid-90s on
Sunday, but next weekend probably will be cooler, with temperatures
in the lower 60s and upper 50s, said Dennis Phillips, a meteorologist
for the National Weather Service in North Platte.
By November, temperatures in Nebraska are generally in the 30s,
40s and 50s, according to information from the weather service.
*****
Records For Oct 17th-18th
89 in 1926 in Scotts Bluff
91 in 1958 in North Platte
89 in 1903 and 1907 in Grand Island
86 in 1950 in Eppley
90 in 1921 in Omaha
89 in 1958 in Valentine
90 in 1958 in Chandron
90 in 1926 in Grand Island
89 in 1960 in Norfork
END
10.18.03
Today is game day in Lincoln. Huskers
vs. Texas A&M. Best Buy opens early so you can get your
shopping done before the game. If you have to run errands (like
I do) you can still catch the play-by-play at the grocery store
or outside at Southpointe Pavilions. Aside from everyone in town
wearing red, and seeing the same flag on almost every house, it's
weird to listen to football while buying your groceries. They
tune into the pre- and post-game shows, too.
So, two down and one to go. Indian restaurants,
that is. T had previously been to the Oven, which I would still
like to try, but he was not that impressed, so we decided to go
to the Taj Mahal last night. I'd give it maybe two stars. The
breads were too big—the size of a meat platter. The roti
and pratha were really wheaty, and all came covered in butter.
The Lamb Vindaloo was heavy on the tomato paste, so much that
you really couldn't enjoy the spices. T liked the Murgh Goa, but
I thought the sauce was similar to cream of mushroom soup. That
said, the Aloo Chat was good, although we missed the chick peas
and crispy things. And the meat was tender enough to cut with
a piece of bread. We also tried Flying Horse lager, which we found
very tasty.
10.16.03
 Update
on the hole: We have a tree! That was a nice surprise.
There are people up the (Pleasantville) street who are having
their entire front yard dug up. I'm not sure why, but we were
wondering if something was amok in the neighborhood. But all is
well.
Today we signed up for a BMW car event
with the Missouri
Valley Chapter (Nebraska doesn't have it's own chapter.) It's
a wine tasting at James
Arthur Vineyards in Raymond. This club is supposed to be more
social and less "let's get together and tinker with our cars."
I am all for that!
And last, but not least, we have a tenant! The management company
called yesterday for our approval of the applicant. It will be
nice not to worry about a mortgage and rent. Yay!
10.15.03
Another bright, sunny day. Maybe it seems so bright here because
there so few trees and no tall buildings. Sometimes the sun hurts
my eyes even with sunglasses! The evenings are bright, too. If
you are driving west at sunset, it's really hard to see.
There are some men digging in my front yard today. I had a feeling
it was coming. Over the past few weeks there have been little
flags and spray-painted lines showing up for water, gas and electric
lines. I'm not sure what they are doing, and since it's not my
property, I don't really care. But it's weird having workmen talking
and walking around the house. I'm used to it being very quiet
during the day.
10.14.03
It's a bright, sunny day. Today I am working on some freelance
jobs. And I also managed to get all of the pictures from our camera
onto my computer! I've been having problems with "Import
All" not importing everything. I found another application
on my computer that will "Import Some" and I went through
shot by shot to select the ones that didn't get copied over before.
Hopefully I can have them posted in the next few days.
10.13.03
Happy Birthday, Dad!
10.12.03
Congratulations
Michael and Ferrari!
10.11.03
So, it's finally raining here. I do love the bright, sunny warm
days, but Lincoln is still in a drought, and really needs the
rain. Not a great day to pick for a road trip, but today we are
heading up to Omaha. We have a gift certificate that we thought
was for mysimon.com, which actually is for Simon
malls. We found it this week while we were unpacking. It's ironic,
because in Indiana our hotel was attached to a Simon mall. And
now we have to drive 50 minutes to use it. It's weird how that
seems far to me now. It's hard to believe I used to spend 1 hour
15 minutes getting to work every morning.
While we are up there, we might check out Nebraska
Furniture Mart, which apparently is gigantic. It's a huge
furniture store, plus appliances and computers—the size of
a street block. When the Masts last went, they were there all
day and still didn't see it all. A lot of builders have contracts
there, and send clients there to buy lighting, fixtures, appliances,
etc. so clients can use their "builder's discount."
We'll also be watching the Japanese
Grand Prix this weekend. It's going to be a good race. Both
the Driver and Construction Championships are up for grabs. Of
course, if we want to watch it live we have to stay up until midnight.
We'll see if we can make that late. We tried for qualifying, but
had to put a tape in. Go Michael!
10.07.03
I've been a little under the weather since we came back from the
race. (Hmm... might have something to do with sitting in the stands
in the cold rain!) I'll be posting pics and an update soon.
Today is Tarun's birthday. He wants to celebrate by watching
his favorite reality TV show: The California Recall. Send him
some birthday wishes at tkundhi[at]inebraska[dot]com.
Weather update: it's sunny and high 80s this week. Am I really in
Nebraska?
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