Good Time Charley

Whew.

My Dad, down in Deltona (roughly an hour north of Orlando), had some minor damage around the house. My stepbrother Kai, about a mile away from him, had four trees go down, one across the neighbor's SUV and one onto the power lines. Apparently nobody has power, nor will they for a couple of days.

But they're all alive and unhurt. Which is all I really wanted.

From what I can see of my LJ Friends, nobody took any really bad hits from Hurricane Charley. Sound off, so we know you're okay, okay?

Republicans For Kerry

You'll notice that I've tweaked the Links list, off to the left, to include Republicans For Kerry. This is part of a growing movement, a backlash against the Right Wing -- the neoconservatives, evangelicals, and indiscriminate toe-ers of the party line who currently run the show. Give it a look.

(The big reason I recommend it to my Republican friends is this little fact-check, evaluating Dubya's CEO skills by his own measures.)

XML Eye For The Presidential Guy

No matter how you feel about Bush the Younger, Build A Better Bush is fun. The "random image" button, in particular, provided several marked improvements.