Week 3 - Ice Storm 2007, update on the pod people, and notes

The Aflac project winds down, and while I'm slated for a project in Endicott, NY again, its not ready, so I'm home for a week again. Just in time to enjoy the few days of ice and freezing precipitation. Homebound ain't so bad on the few days we get winter in Texas.

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The creepy church in Williamson County is now flaunting the fact that their pastors have attracted more pod people with their brilliant dental work. This image is on their new billboards:



Despite that, I'm impressed that they have a spanish language ministry, and their spanish pastors look considerably more mainstream than the gringos:

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Chaz was in town this weekend, and we had a good relaxing time trying to figure out where in the hell we want to live. There's a condo in Dallas going up that has caught our eye, due mostly to location. But we're weighing that against leaving Austin and opportunities here and in San Antonio. We can't decide right now, so our decision is to make no decision. The holding pattern continues, and we'll trade off weekends between here and there.

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Chaz was having problems with his truck's electrical system. We wound up doing an emergency alternator replacement in the garage yesterday, which was enormously successful. It's sad, but the little Ford Ranger is probably the last vehicle we'll be able to repair the engine on.

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Finally, we're trying to get Chaz's parents over to Europe for a couple weeks touring through Rome, Paris, Amsterdam and Munich. Flights are pencilled in for May, but his mom's health is in doubt. It's making planning difficult. We take for granted that we can have hotels without an elevator, and a walk from time to time; not so when bringing an older couple on tour. Its going to be slower and more expensive than we're expecting, I know.