First blog post directly from mobile phone.

First post from palm centro using mobile blogging.

Linda's Snowman

First Snow of 2007

Looks like the weatherman was right this time. Currently have about 2 to 3 inches on the ground and it is turning into freezing rain/hail at the moment.

Flying Tree Spears !!

On Monday, extremely high winds caused a branch to shear off and launch into our roof. I heard a THUD and went outside to check it out. At first I thought the branch was just sitting on the roof. Upon closing inspection, I realized that half of it had penetrated the roof ! Fortunately, we know a roof repairman who came out and fixed it on wednesday morning.

Carl Zeiss Planetarium in Stuttgart

Classic Cars at the MB Museum

Race cars and concept cars at the Mercedes Museum

The fantastic Mercedes Benz museum in Stuttgart

The highlight of the trip so far was my visit to the Mercedes Benz museum. It is designed similar to the Guggenheim in NYC where you ride an elevator up to the top and walk down in a spiral around the perimeter.

Pictures from Germanz

Here are some pictures from Germany ... 1. the Mercedes c200 Kompressor rental car (this is like getting a chevy malibu in the US). 2. The kappelle in Wurzburg which is the birthplace of Dirk Nowitzi. 3. Tiny parking garage with a car elevator. 4. View of Wurzburg from the chapel.

Kitchen Update Part 7 - Progress on the left wall

The left wall is where the new fridge, freezer and pantry will go.

Kitchen Update Part 6 - Why a professional drywaller is better than Tbone

Check out the quality job done by the dry waller...

Kitchen Update part 5

Progress being made on the upgrade. Framed out the wall, added support for the hood, and the drywaller is working his magic.

Kitchen Upgrade - Part 4

Here are some drawings of the kitchen upgrade. Compare them to this post for the before look.
Before pictures

Nike + Ipod

Vinh's raving about the Nike + Ipod kit convinced me to get one too. I used the 30% off at Champs coupon when I was visiting my bro in Dallas. Ended up getting the kit for $20! Since I have not done much running, I decided to try the kit out when I was cutting the grass on Sunday to track the distance traveled: I traveled 1.2 miles in 55 minutes of mowing. :-)

Kitchen Upgrade Part 3

Prepping the house for the construction. We put up plastic sheets to enclose the work area and covered the furniture to help minimize dusting. We also covered the hardwood floors with thick paper to help protect them.

Kitchen Upgrade Part 2

We removed the fridge and some cabinets on Friday.

Kitchen Upgrade Project Part 1

We are in the process of upgrading the kitchen. Here are some pictures of the current kitchen.