Lindsborg Flood of 2007
The Smoky Hill River in Lindsborg peaked at a height of 23.07 feet at 6pm on Monday, the 7th of May. That’s technically a couple of feet above flood stage. The first photo … Read more
Year: 2007
Spillway View Revisited
When we created the Spillway View geocache a couple of years ago we had concerns that the cache might suffer if the river got too high. That didn’t really bother us, as we … Read more
Modern Storm Watching
Back when I was a kid we had nothing like modern weather radar systems to keep us informed about storms and heavy weather. As I recall, there was some trick involving tuning the … Read more
What’s in a Number?
There was a minor kerfuffle on the intertubes earlier this week as Digg tried unsuccessfully to limit links to web sites that contained a 16-digit hexadecimal number that is part of the built-in … Read more
Mission NOT Accomplished
sigh. You know what I’m talking about. A challenge to my detractors: explain to me, in one simple sentence that speaks to specifics, not lofty ideals, what are our goals in Iraq, and … Read more
San Antonio at Night
I had occasion to be in San Antonio, Texas attending a technical conference earlier this week and was fortunate to have an opportunity one evening to take a few photos of the San … Read more
Midsummer’s Day Web Site
Once again this year I’m doing the publicity for Lindsborg’s annual Midsummer’s Celebration. To help get the word out, I’ve setup a website called Midsummer’s Day Festival. There you can find the latest … Read more