Dear Alan LaRue,

We've seen it time after time.

People who are reluctant to use any mobility assistance because they think they will become dependent on it.

What they don't realize is that a power chair or scooter can make them much more independent that they ever dreamed... able to lead a more active, satisfying life and do more things for themselves.

That's why we've enclosed your FREE Personal Mobility Assessment — so you can see for yourself just what a difference a power chair or scooter can make.

Time seems to be in a hurry. One year already?

Happy anniversary Jesse and Amber! Also, Amber and Jesse :-) (Does the order matter?)

We have community boxes in our neighborhood. (I'm not sure if that's the correct term.) Near every few corners, there's a set of mailboxes, one of which is yours. There are also some parcel boxes. When I get home from work I usually stop by the mailbox before making the final corner towards my house, and pick up the mail. When I walk up to the box, if I notice that there's no key in one of the parcel boxes, I always hope that means there's something in there for me! I've always liked getting mail.

Well, today there was something in the parcel box for us.


Gifts from Hawai'i! Noreen and her husband, Ed, sent us a package containing a box of chocolate covered macadamia nuts, a package of Royal Kona Coffee, and a nice 2010 calendar with Hawai'ian sunrises and sunsets.

This all from a friend I've never met :-)

Thanks, Noreen!

The idea for the TV ad below came as a result of a mention in a report (Car Drivers' Skills and Attitudes to Motorcycle Safety: A Review. May 2008.) by Dr. David Crundall (University of Nottingham) that drivers with close friends or relatives who are motorcyclists are less likely to collide with one, and show better observation of motorcycles than those people who do not have a personal relationship with a motorcyclist. It isn't really the point of the report, but it is an interesting bit of information in a complicated subject.

With that in mind, "Think! UK" produced the following:


Why do English people pronounce "TT" like "FF"?

I bored you, didn't I? ;-)

The Bradford Pear tree in the back yard has budded. It isn't a great photo, taken with my cell phone, but you can see the white flowers. Click for a larger (but not more detailed) picture.

I'm reading 59° at my house, and the predicted high today is 61°. Perfect! Spring has sprung!

Oh, and I went out to pull up a couple of dandelions, and I see that the grass is starting to green. Most years the green never completely goes away, but this year it was all brown. Not that I mind... it needs a rest now and then, I suppose. And we need something that passes for a real winter now and then, with more than the usual one or two light freezes. As much as I hated to, I had to admit, back in January, that I was cold. The rain had a lot to do with that.

I predict a drought to begin on the Texas Gulf Coast in a few weeks.