The sign on the door of the El Pollo Loco in Monte Vista Crossing says that they open at 9:30 a.m., this Thursday, September 8th. I'll be at a meeting then but I should be back in town in time for lunch. Oh boy, oh boy... There are some benefits to living in suburbia.
UNDER THE SEAScientists are using underwater cameras with dim red lights to explore the deeper parts of the sea and they are discovering some pretty amazing, previously unknown, creatures. Link
CALIFORNIA BOUND
Hurricane evacuees are arriving in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Francisco. Link
RELIEF OFFERING
We took up a second offering at Cornerstone yesterday to help with disaster relief -- over $2,200. More will be coming, especially considering that half our people were gone for the holiday weekend. The money will be channeled through Covenant World Relief. People can also contribute online.
THE GREAT LEVELER
India has offered an assistance package to the US. They've also channeled $5 million through the American Red Cross. Link
SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T GET IT
Amid the tragedy, about two dozen people gathered in the French Quarter for the Decadence Parade, an annual Labor Day gay celebration. Matt Menold, 23, a street musician wearing a sombrero and a guitar slung over his back, said: "It's New Orleans, man. We're going to celebrate." Link
THAT WILL PREACH
From a Reuters article on African reaction to the American disaster:
Many Africans concluded that wealth and power were simply not enough in the face of a natural catastrophe like Katrina.
"The floods in the US are a natural event that transcends America's power. Despite all their technology and money, they weren't able to do much," said Samba Thiam, a student in the Senegalese capital Dakar where the worst flooding in 20 years have brought chaos in the last few weeks.
MORE DUST IN THE WIND
I've been talking with farmers the past couple of days and it sounds like they're not quite halfway through the almond harvest. In some places the orchards are not dry enough to even start. And it sounds like it will be a smaller harvest this year.
NEWSPAPER COLUMN
It's been interesting talking with people in the community who read this "column" in the Turlock Journal . Most of them don't realize that what they are reading is just snippets from a blog (even though the paper calls it "Blog Bytes"). And most don't know that a blog is a weblog, which is an online journal -- often pretty random -- usually less formal in style than what typically goes into print media. It's hard to translate the links into the newspaper and so I'm sure there are times when people have trouble connecting the dots. I've been writing this blog for about three years -- no real agenda -- just stuff that is of personal interest.
SPARE US
The whole world of parking meters is changing. In some places they're becoming a hi-tech annoyances -- in other places they're being dumped altogether. Link
CELEBRATION CONCERT
Last evening Cheryl and I went to the final event in the Hilmar Covenant Church's celebration of the completion of their
construction and remodeling. It was a six-year project that involved the addition of a family life center and an extreme make-over of their classic sanctuary building. They've done a beautiful job. 
And the celebration was outstanding. Linda Weiss (associate pastor at Turlock Covenant Church) gave a concert on their Wicks 548 pipe organ. Our church doesn't have an organ but I really enjoy it when we have the chance to hear one -- especially played so well.
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