Erika
10/31/07
We've had 324 trick or treaters

Wow! Grandma was a close second: she had ....4. :-) (Thanks for keeping track, Erika!) --Gary

Happy Birthday John!

I heard Osborne say that. This time next year, Callahan will be somewhere far away, counting his millions from the buy-out. Erika, good candy policy! Plus, you gotta have some extra candy on hand for snacking. Be sure to keep track of how many T-or-T'ers visit you and give us a report later -- I'm always amazed how many you get! --Gary

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Great pictures, Amanda. I bought a new camera and took a cute picture of Teghan the other day while we were on a walk but I'm still trying to figure out how to send it.

Gary, just the commercial for that show gave me the creeps. I wouldn't be able to watch it.

Happy Halloween, Everyone

I got my Halloween scare early: I watched a show last night on the Travel Channel (I think) about Eastern State Penitentiary, an old (and now closed) prison in Philadelphia. It was a horrible place in its day, and is now off-the-scale creepy. If you believe in such things, it is one of the most haunted places in America. Even if you're not a believer, the place is guaranteed to give you the heebie-jeebies. My pet phobia is prisons and confinement to begin with, so I got a rapid pulse-rate just by reading the program notes in the cable guide. After the show was over, I went online to find out more about it, and I found some scary videos of "ghost hunters" and seances at the prison. I would post a link to them, but for the life of me I can't find them now. I'll keep looking. Unless I hallucinated them....

The game Saturday was not a hallucination, sadly, but real. Definitely an improvement over the past several weeks. but still nothing like Nebraska football. You can find Nebraska on the NCAA defense ranking by scrolling way way way down to the bottom of the page: We are currently 107 out of 119 in total defense. (Still above the poor Gophers, though -- sorry, Minnesotans!) But when it comes to rushing defense, even the Gophers beat us -- we are dead last. And what about sacking the quarterback, which used to be a Blackshirt point of pride? We're in the lowest five percent. Our numbers are making Bush's approval ratings look good.

Yes, I'll be working from home Friday. Perhaps I'll stop over. ;-)

Pictures here and here!

The home tour was a lot of fun. Karen and Marsha, I wish you could have been there. The mansion on Sheridan took the longest to see. I expected it to be really nicely decorated but it looked like they stopped buying anything new after 1970. I guess just because you have money doesn't necessarily mean you have good taste. ;-) In most of the homes, you were only allowed to see certain rooms but the couple on Sheridan opened up their entire house and even printed off unique bits of information on most of the rooms. And the owner was playing the organ -- well it was a player organ -- and it sounded a little creepy, good for Halloween. And they also asked that everyone sign a guest book as you left. I thought that was nice.

School is out because of "fall break" (or so it is called on the campus). It always catches me by surprise -- I mean, it seems like school just started a few weeks ago...? --Gary

Oh, and grandma, LOVE the carpet! Especially the basement. ;-)

??? What's in the basement? (I haven't seen the new carpet yet.) --Gary

The football rumors are flying again: According to "I know somebody who knows somebody in the NU athletic department," Bo Pelini has all but signed the papers; so we should expect a Callahan resignation soon. (Word is Jim Leavitt of USF and Gary Patterson of TCU have been or are being considered also.) It may be that Callahan resigns "effective at the end of the year" (as per Osborne's much-quoted pronouncement that no changes will be made until that time) but resign he will.

I don't know how the team will perform tomorrow, but I can say the band will be great. They were practicing in the stadium this morning, playing Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," and it sounded good even a block away.

I do feel kinda sorry for Callahan right now. He's in a no-win situation: If the Huskers win tomorrow, everyone will say, "Yay, Osborne won it!" If the Huskers lose, everyone will say, "Boo, Callahan lost it." Callahan will undoubtedly be fired (or resign), no later than the end of the year; and it is known he is no fan of Osborne, who is now his boss -- so it has got to be hard for him to get out of bed and go to work every morning. I guess now is when he earns that million and a half....

KETV (channel 7) reports in this article that the tunnelwalk has been re-vamped for tomorrow's game, and are urging people not to miss it. We can watch the tunnelwalk (but not the game, of course) on the KETV website here. Kickoff is 1:05, so be online earlier than that.

I have to say it sounds pretty good to me too. As Homer Simpson said when he tried bacon with fudge: "Move over, eggs! Bacon just got a new best friend!" :-) P.S.: Did you look at their How To Eat Chocolate page? Their recipes look pretty intense, too... --Gary

Reporter: Mr. President, following up on Vladimir Putin for a moment, he said recently that next year, when he has to step down according to the constitution, as the president, he may become prime minister; in effect keeping power and dashing any hopes for a genuine democratic transition there ...
Bush: I've been planning that myself.

LATER: On re-reading the above, I realized that I didn't make it clear he actually said this. Read more here.

Same here! But at least two clear dry days scheduled for this area, starting tomorrow. Hope you get 'em too! --Gary>

Karen, why don't you guys drive down Sunday and you can join us?

The grapevine has been saying that Callahan, Cosgrove, and a few other assistant coaches were twice asked to resign over the weekend. All refused. So I don't know if this means Callahan was fired, or finally decided to resign. Osborne, say the rumors, has been talking with Bo Pelini, who is very interested in the NE head coach position. Supposedly there is a press conference scheduled for 6, but I haven't seen any official word on this either.

If it was a firing, it would seem to conflict with Osborne's press conference yesterday, where his message was "wait and see." But if Callahan resigned, then.... Anyway, take this one (again) with a grain of salt. But the story is really going around....

UPDATE: The McBride part, at least, is not true. (Though the Fox Sports station that reported the above has not corrected/retracted the story yet.) McBride was on another radio station just now laughing about it -- says he has not been approached by the athletic department, has no plans to contact them, etc. Something is stirring the pot about Callahan though, but the outcome may not (or may!) be an imminent resignation.

More Husker gossip, anyone? You may have heard that at yesterday's practice, none of the defensive players were wearing their blackshirts, and the word was that they won't wear them til they have earned them back. I now hear that taking the blackshirts away was a team decision, and not one handed down by the coaching staff. That means two things: 1) The team gets it, and 2) The coaches don't. Way to go, team!

Great quote from former QB Zac Taylor, back in 2005: "I mean, they don't need to do anything to motivate us. We're playing Big 12 football for Nebraska. If you need motivation then, you know, well I don't know what's wrong with you."

And now, because it's getting hard to remember what real Nebraska football looks like, take a stroll down memory lane to one of the greatest Husker games ever: the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, against Florida. Get your hankies out! :-)

I'm really curious about this Saturday's game now (A&M). Does all this recent stuff fire the Huskers up, or does it leave them untouched? (I realize that merely replacing the AD won't magically make them better players, but it could easily impact the "emotional" factor.) Do the fans come roaring back in support of the program, or will they leave early again if the play is lackluster? How will the fans treat Callahan and Cosgrove? This is a game I realllly wish was televised -- it may or may not be great football, but it would certainly be great TV!

Wow, as I was writing the above, I received a faculty/staff email from Perlman announcing Osborne as interim AD. That is official. The source is good! :-)

I also heard that "Blackshirts 2007" sweatshirts have been marked down to $2 at the Husker shop....

Callahan held a press conference this morning. I didn't see it, but I found a few details. He said, "Steve did some great things for our staff" (like recently renewing my contract!); also mentioned that they will "lose some recruits" over this, but didn't mention names. Then the usual bla-bla: Doesn't matter who the new AD is, we're just going to focus on Saturday's game and play our best, yadda yadda. Also said he doesn't plan to make any staff changes (???), and then said, "It's a wacky season--we could win Saturday and be right back in the Big 12 North race." I think he's medicated. Also noted was the fact that he wore no Husker gear of any kind....

Poor Pederson just signed a 4 year contract and then gets fired, walking away with $2 million. Not a bad deal. It would have been nice if they could have fired him in July when his contract was up. Afterall it had nothing to do with football, it was his poor managerial style. And I've heard the media telling their listeners more than a few times, 'you guys asked for this, I hope you're happy.' Geez. I wonder if Perlman is nervous.
What are the rumors today? Anyone heard anything new?

Brent, why was Perlman less than cordial with you? Or can you say on a family website? ;-)

Well, if I had emailed him after Saturday's game (as I almost did), it would have been a bit less cordial. But I figured he would be getting a lot of non-cordial mail that day (as he confirmed in today's press conference), so I held off. :-) --Gary

If I may, I'll segue into a report on the last time Harv and I spoke (via email). In February of 2004, Perlman sent out a staff/faculty newsletter by email, to which I responded:

I would like to take issue, respectfully, with a statement you made in your announcement email earlier today:

"First there are budget cuts, then football coaches, and now the worst snowfalls in decades. We should probably get ready for locusts and the plague this Spring."

Including "football coaches" with budget cuts and snowfalls suggests that the coaching situation was something out of your control, like an act of God or legislation from the Capitol. But that shameful and embarassing business, which tarnished the Nebraska football program to the point that Tom Osborne wants to remove his name from it, was an act of Steve Pederson -- with, I gather, your complete support.

Sorry if you were offended. You are free to think as you will but as you might guess I didn't see anything shameful and embarassing about changing the leadership of a program that was declining in quality.
Harvey

But the rumor is going mainstream. Nobody official is denying it, and the news media are starting to work on it. Lincoln's sports columnist Steve Sipple said he called Bo Pelini for comment, and Pelini carefully stated that he and his wife both loved Lincoln, and that he would consider returning "if certain conditions changed" (i.e., if he didn't have to work under Steve Pederson). It's possible those conditions are changing right now. :-)

Random football comments:

I watched a former NU player (missed his name) make some interesting points with the telestrator last night. He started up a play from Saturday's game with Oklahoma on offense, at 3rd and 1 in the red zone. OU is lined up and ready to snap the ball; then he paused the tape and circled two Nebraska defensive players in the backfield -- they're both standing up with their arms extended, palms up, and it's clear from their body language they are saying to each other, "What's going on? Where are we supposed to be? I don't know!" Then the tape advanced a bit, and from the corner of the screen we see another Nebraska defensive player trotting in after the ball was snapped -- clearly out of position and unready for the play. Then the tape advanced a bit more, and you saw the Nebraska front line getting swarmed by the offense -- because, as this former player pointed out, they practically stood up, putting their center of gravity not down low where it should have been but way up high, making them easy to knock over. Bottom line, said this player, is that our defense may have some talent, but they are confused and don't know what to do. He pointed out that he'd never before seen defensive players wearing wrist flipbooks like some of ours do; he said that's a sign that our defense is too complicated and our guys aren't on top of it.

Okay, enough complaining. Oh, except for this: Enough with the rain already! Normally I welcome rain in any shape or form, but this batch is bugging me. Everything is grimy and sticky, and the whole town smells like wet dog. I want that beautiful October weather back!

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Donna
10/15/07
Amanda, I'd like to go. Great pictures from Vala's.

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Gary
10/14/07
Probably no one reading this at this hour (late Sunday night), but the rumors are swirling on the football chatrooms: Lots of people with "inside sources" are saying the big-money alums have gotten Pederson, Callahan, and maybe others fired tonight by giving the University enough money to buy out their contracts; that Tom Osborne will step in as temporary Athletic Director and oversee the new hiring; and that this will all be announced at a 9:30 am press conference Monday. If true, you heard it here first! If not true -- hey, I said they were just rumors. :-) (But if it doesn't happen at 9:30 tomorrow, I think it's a safe bet something like it will be happening soon...)

Update: Rumor now has it that the 9:30 thing tomorrow is a (closed) meeting of the athletic department, and that whatever the announcement is will be made on Wednesday. We'll see! I'm going to bed.

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Amanda
10/14/07
Grandma, did you read this? Do you want to go? I would, I think Tristen would too. Donna? Give me the word & I will get the tickets.

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Gary
10/13/07
Whew, that game hurt bad.... It sounds like the players have given up on the coach/coaches. No fire there at all. I'm betting we'll be looking at a new coach next year. I checked some of the online football chatrooms after the game, and many people are calling for Callahan and Pederson to step down. Several people (including the author of the piece I will quote below) are suggesting that Osborne take over Pederson's position as Athletic Director. Hmmmm... interesting idea!

One person posted this online, and I thought it was interesting enough to post here:

I'm not embarrassed to be from Nebraska. I'm not embarrassed to be a fan of the Cornhuskers. I'm not embarrassed for the kids who are playing this year. I won't even be embarrassed if we lose the rest of our games. But!! I am embarrassed because, once again I have to say my dad was right. the next time I see him, I will have to say, "Damn, Dad. You were so right about Pederson and his hiring of Callahan. And the way they screwed over HuskerNation." I don't know if Solich would be doing real well today, obviously we never will. But even if he had gotten fired later or they would have hired other Nebraska people, we could be doing it our way. I asked my dad why he thought Callahan wasn't a good hire and why he hated Pederson so much. After all Pederson is from Neb, right? And my dad said Pederson is an egotistical, stubborn, know-it-all. No one took the job at first because everyone has too much respect for Solich and the way it went down, which in turn led to NO respect for Pederson and why he fired Frankie. Coaching circles are REALLY tight knit. They look out for each other and stand up for each other. No one took the job here cuz no one wanted to coach for Pederson, my dad told me. I said bullcrap, everything will be just fine. Callahan will learn what this is all about. My dad was still friends with the secretary who worked for Osborne and Solich every single day they were at memorial stadium. He knew Callahan wouldn't work when, she told my dad the day he got there he took down a giant picture over his desk of the state of Nebraska with a Big N in the middle that had been there since the late 60's (i even remember it as a kid). In its place was a picture of himself (Bill) wearing Raiders gear on the sidelines of the NFL during the Super Bowl. Two weeks later he fired the secretary and anyone else working in the office who was from Oz and Solich. My dad would give me an update of about a dozen stories exactly like this one over the following months from people he knew inside the program. I should have recognized. I said who cares? he wants his own people in there. let him go for changes and get the program into the 21st century...etc, etc...But damn it, i was wrong!! Those people, that picture, the offices, the trophies--they ARE Nebraska! They are who the program is. My dad is a former coach and player and was involved in the University for almost 12 years of his life. He has never been invited or informed of any functions or speaking engagements or camps or ANYTHING since Bill has got there. But I turned a blind eye. I said the wins will speak for themselves. Pretty quiet, huh? Geez, I gotta look @ my dad and brothers and say it...I was wrong and we need Ron Brown back here. Turner Gill. Monte Kiffin. Scott Downing. Osborne for AD. I feel bad for all of us cuz we were straight up lied to and dumped on. And now we can't even get real answers to the problems or a fair assessment from the AD or HC. ENOUGH!! I am not embarrassed to be a Huskerfan. I am just ready for this nightmare to be over.

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Gary
10/12/07
I don't know if there's any interest in reviving the cat-vs-dog controversy (Livy? Donna?), but here's a story that must be entered into the record: A dog in Maine saved the lives of his owners when he woke them up after a fire broke out in their home. And who caused the fire? Their cat! :-) Story here.

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Gary
10/12/07
New photos!

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Amanda
10/12/07
Be nice if we could WATCH the game, for free... Or at least for the $100 a month we already pay in cable! That PPV deal is such a rip, I wish people would boycott it. They'll just keep doing it, and doing it more often...

Anyway, yeah, Happy Birthday to Ryan... We were at the pumpkin patch all day yesterday, didnt get home til about 9:45, in bed pretty soon after that & Teghan came to us crying at about 11:30 that her ear hurt. So we got her in bed, got her tylenol & a heating pad & vicks & the works. She just couldn't settle down. She just whimpered/cried for at least an hour. I finally got her up and into the loveseat (which is just her length) with the heating pad & the "Soundscapes" music channel on TV & she finally crashed. Poor Ryan probably didn't start getting sleep until about 1, and his alarm goes off at 4. Yuck. So, happy birthday to him! And, another year of birthdays for him that someone is sick! Dr. confirmed an ear infection this morning, so we are home with the first round of amoxicillin in her. In 2005 on his birthday my gall bladder finally gave way & I got a correct diagnosis & scheduled surgery... Poor Ryan... Crummy birthdays!

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Gary
10/12/07
Quick update on this weekend's homecoming: The theme is "Johnny Carson," and the displays are really well done -- and funny! -- this year. I understand Carson's family will be here for the festivities. Be nice if we could win the game, too.... :-)

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Donna
10/12/07
Gore was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize! Oh I hope he runs for president!

If he doesn't, he will be the only person in American history who has been offered the Presidency as a sure thing, and turned it down. I wouldn't blame him if he decides not to, but his Presidency is the only thing that could erase the past eight years. (Okay, I would blame him a little....) Hillary? Obama? Edwards? They are all fine, and whoever is nominated I will support; but any of them would only be someone new, who would attempt (with limited success) to clean up the mess that Bush has left behind. (In fact, I don't really trust Hillary or Obama to aggressively correct Bush's failed policies -- they've supported him too much already. For example, both have said they would leave a military presence in Iraq through at least 2013.) Only Gore could symbolically and spiritually undo the damage Bush has done. The past eight years have proven Gore right on every single issue -- the war, the economy, global warming -- which is a test none of the other Democrats can pass. Most importantly of all, perhaps, is the fact that the office belongs to him: he won it in 2000. But it was taken away. This is America's chance to undo that wrong. I hope Gore allows it to happen. --Gary

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Donna
10/12/07

Happy Birthday Ryan!!!

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Emily
10/11/07
Is today really the last day of summer?! It has been feeling like fall around here for awhile now, I would rather have summer back...
I am liking college, and have been keeping pretty busy so far this year. I am already a little over half way through with first term, and just got done taking midterm exams. Next week I have to meet with my advisor to officially register for next term's classes. I'm planning on taking Macroeconomics, Algebra, American Government, Public Policy, and Developmental Psychology. Now, my AP credits are starting to pay off a little bit. I get to skip introductory psychology at least and should hopefully get to skip a few basic english classes...

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Gary
10/11/07
Hey, want to see what our webpage looked like one year ago today? Here it is!

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The Hatgidakis Family
10/11/07

Happy Birthday Ryan!!!!!

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Grandma
10/11/07

Happy Birthday, Ryan!!

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Nelsons
10/11/07

Happy Birthday Ryan

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Paul, Lori, Lindsey, Olivia
10/10/07

Happy Birthday Ryan!!!

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Marsha
10/10/07
Our weather went from summer to fall on Monday, gorgeous trees and jackets are necessary. Karen, I love that you found that typo, it really made us laugh. Donna, your new computer sounds great, would love to have DSL too.... Just got out our Halloween decorations, looks spooky. Zach made us some awesome chili so I don't have to cook. Hey Erika, could you put up a picture of your room makeover? Hey, I think the Cornhuskers could beat the Gophers, well maybe.

I'll take that bet: 5 large on the Gophers. --Gary

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Gary
10/10/07
Now this is more like it! Fall is definitely in the air. Leaves are just beginning to turn color, and the fraternity/sorority houses are all busy building their homecoming displays. (I haven't picked up the theme yet -- just a lot of plywood and chicken-wire at this stage.) With the temperature supposed to get down in the 30s tonight, I just might wear a jacket tomorrow!

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Donna
10/10/07
I loved yesterday's cool site. The cat haiku was so cute. Those were the only kind of poems I could write in school. I love my new computer! I appreciate it more every time I use it.
Emily, I loved the Shrek movies but I haven't seen the 3rd one yet.
Erika, how do you like your room?
Olivia, where are you? Do you know you still have a birthday present from me waiting to be opened? Did you move out of state and not tell anyone?
Tristen, how was the new water resort?

And P.S. to Livy: Tell your big sister that the Oscar is still waiting for her at Grandma's. If she doesn't pick it up, I'm going to reclaim it and keep it for the whole year! :-) --Gary

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Karen
10/8/07
Gary, your story made me laugh -- I was reading along and read "kept driving two more blacks" -- had to go over the story again wondering where you picked up two blacks to take to the Kwik-E-Mart. Nice to know that I'm not the only one who makes mistakes when I'm typing :) Just back from Erika's school conferences -- she is doing great!! Nothing but good reports and grades from all her teachers. Donna -- you will love your new computer -- DSL is great -- changed our lives!

Dang, now I can't correct my typo but have to leave it for historical purposes! :-) --Gary

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Gary
10/8/07
You're gonna love that widescreen (not to mention DSL) more every time you use it. Like I said, you should inform Gallup you're working from home now and skip that daily I-80 commute... :-) No commute for me this morning (yet); but to tell the story, allow me to go back in time a bit.

I left work on Friday night and drove through town on my way home. I stopped at a stop light, everything normal -- I pulled away and I immediately heard a loud flubbada-dubbada coming from behind. I opened my door and looked back: My left rear tire was flatter than the Husker defense. There was no blowout or anything; it was fine one minute and totally flat the next. So I gritted my teeth and kept driving two more blacks to a Kwik-E-Mart place where I 1) called the nearest repair station (about six blocks away) to see if they could fix my tire tonight (I figured I would need a new one after driving on the rims like that) and 2) inflated the tire to hopefully get me six more blocks.

At the station, the guy put my car up on the lift and inspected the tire. Not only was it still holding the air I put in, but he couldn't find a puncture anywhere. I was sure I would need a new tire anyway, but he didn't have one in the shop. So I drove it home. The tire held that night, driving around all day Saturday, and it held all day Sunday. But this morning: flat city. So it's at a local shop right now, and I'm home waiting for the call for me to walk over and get it.

...which just came, as I was typing the above. So I'm back on the road again (or will be soon).

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Donna
10/8/07
Yes, I have a brand new computer. My old computer was on its last legs for awhile. I was working from home Friday and it kept freezing up. I emailed Gary and said hook me up with something fast and he did. We went to Best Buy Saturday and I got a computer like Mom's. I love it! It came with a printer/copier/scanner that still needs to be set up. Oh and I now have DSL so it's like night and day from what I had before. Thanks again, Gary! I am really enjoying it! I wish I was working from home today. It's actually faster than my computer at work. It will be heavenly to work from home on snowy days this winter!

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Gary
10/7/07
Lindsey brings us another moving-picture review. Thanks, Linz!

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Karen
10/7/07
My long week-end is about to end. Been busy -- Friday Emily and I went shopping most of the morning, then met Brent for lunch. Yesterday Erika and I got up early and started to paint her bedroom. After two coats of primer, a coat on the ceiling and trim, we were tired. We seemed to get a little energy about 7 and finally painted the walls. This morning we cleaned everything and she is snuggled in there now. She painted it a "salmander green," not my first choice, but it does look nice, and she is happy with it. Brent watched some of the game. I think just the first half, he wasn't too happy about the outcome. Emily had her first car trouble a week ago on Friday. Went out to go somewhere and it wouldn't even turn over. Brent and I went up later in the afternoon to check it out, but we know NOTHING about cars. So called for a tow, but late Friday afternoon -- it sat in the shop til Monday morning. Luckily it wasn't anything serious - just a new battery. So she is back on the road again. She is already half way through her first tri-mester.

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Amanda
10/7/07
So, did anyone stay up for the game last night? Sheesh! Ryan fell asleep in the 1st quarter (getting up at 4 am will do that to a guy) but Tristen & I stayed awake and watched it til at least the 3rd. Then Teghan came down & we all had blankets & pillows & I mentioned I was getting sleepy & Teghan said, "we can just sleep in the livingroom! Tristen, shut that light off!" Tristen didn't shut the light off so Teghan jumped up, shut the light off & all we were left with were our blankets, pillows & a crummy football game. Needless to say, Teghan was right, we could sleep in the livingroom.

Tristen had her last soccer game yesterday & Teghan has her last today. It was about 2 months full of soccer every weekend & some during the week when Tristen had British soccer practice, but I'm glad its over...

Ryan's sister Steph got married yesterday. It was uneventful. We weren't too excited about going, as we don't really support it, but we went, slipped in & out basically & that was it.

The website I created for my friend Amber's twins: She found out she's having twin girls! She had an ultrasound that confirmed it & found out they are perfectly healthy so far! They are much bigger than they should be, at 21 weeks they should be 10 ounces each, they each are 1 pound 2 ounces, so 18 ounces, 8 more than expected! They are naming them Alivia (a new twist on Livy's name!)Ann & Grace Lynn, and they will be called Livy & Gracie.

Donna, a new computer?? Details???

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Gary
10/5/07
Yeah, agreed. That's one of the problems with having a sucky mediocre less-than-excellent team this year: the TV guys aren't lined up at the door throwing money....

Tomorrow's game is televised, though, and the Missouri game is almost always a good one. Our team is expecting a lot of crowd noise, apparently, because every day this week they've been practicing in the stadium with LOUD crowd noise blaring from the speakers. It sounds like a real game in there!

My prediction for tomorrow's score: 38-33, with Nebraska being either the 38 or the 33. :-)

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Amanda
10/5/07
Are you kidding? I see that our homecoming game next weekend against Oklahoma State is on pay per view! God, that's crap.........

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Donna
10/2/07
Those pictures of T&t are great! And I love the pigeon bandit video.

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Amanda
10/2/07
Check out Omaha's new water resort! It just opened in September, and Tristen gets to go there next weekend for a birthday party! She is going Saturday night & spending the night! It looks similar to Great Wolf Lodge. Try the second link for the "fly through" video, if it doesn't work, click on the link for the interactive fly through on the home page. Lucky Tristen!

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Gary
10/1/07
Lindsey has been to the movies. Thanks for the review!

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Amanda
10/1/07
GREAT photos Gary, can't wait to show the girls!

These were kind of quick and sloppy, just to experiment. Next batch will be better. :-) --Gary

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Gary
10/1/07
New photos!

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Gary
10/1/07
Happy October, everyone -- arguably the best month of the whole year. My favorite, anyway!

At long last I have done some updating on the webcam pages. Webcams have a short shelf-life: Old ones go black, and new ones pop up all the time. Most of the ones on our pages had gone extinct. So I deleted the extinct ones, kept some of the still-working ones, and added a whole bunch of new ones.

The "World" cams section still needs some work: I lumped everything, old and new, onto one page. I'll be adding more soon and dividing them among several pages.

So, enjoy the new cams. And don't forget the Fall foliage cams -- already some color there!

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