Joe is having a birthday party today on the beach.
However, everyone is probably doing hurricane preparation.
Who know what people are doing?
Still can't tell exactly what is up with Earl, but looks like it is too close to ignore.
Wicked!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Michelle Wie
Michelle Wie, who is only 20, although it seems like she has to be older, got a hole-in-one yesterday and is 3 shots in front at the LPGA Canadian Open.
Wicked!
Wicked!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Research
I really need to do some research.
I prefer upstairs in my little library. We'll see.
Wicked!
I prefer upstairs in my little library. We'll see.
Wicked!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
305
I bet you thought I was going to mention that 305 is 5 x 61, which is wicked, but I am not going to, which is also wicked.
The above comment, by itself, is wicked!
Wicked!
The above comment, by itself, is wicked!
Wicked!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Henry the cat
My little cat Henry has decided to start eating more.
He is on vitamins and antibiotics which we cram down his little mouth.
He doesn't like it, but too bad, since it is either get them or be sick and scrawny.
Wicked!
He is on vitamins and antibiotics which we cram down his little mouth.
He doesn't like it, but too bad, since it is either get them or be sick and scrawny.
Wicked!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Patriots Game Tonight
The New England Patriots are on teevee tonight in my little den. At least I thinc they are on teevee. This will be quite
wicced!
wicced!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Gas Stations
We have one gas station on St. John. In Cruz Bay. The Domino station in Coral Bay does not currently count, since it has been closed since March. Here is an article from www.stjohnsource.com about the problem. Some dink wants to open a station on Centerline Road. It might be good. But the best thing to do would be to re-open the Domino in Coral Bay.
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Residents Raise Concerns about Plans for Gas Station
By Lynda Lohr — August 15, 2010
Guilderoy Sprauve
The proximity of a gut, its location on one of Centerline Road’s blind curves, and the presence of filled land were concerns raised by some of the almost 20 people who attended a meeting Sunday called by the developer to discuss plans for a gas station in Estate Adrian.
The meeting was held at the Westin Resort and Villas on St. John.
“And I’m worried about loitering, noise, light pollution. I’m worried about all kinds of stuff,” said one man who lives across the street from the project.
No one argued that St. John doesnt need another gas station. Only E&C gas station in Pine Peace is open. A second station, a Domino in Coral Bay, has been shuttered since March. Domino company spokesman Marta Novoy said last week that the company plans to reopen the station, but she didn’t know when.
Several people urged Guilderoy Sprauve and his partner, Gerren Sprauve, to locate their gas station at the Domino site.
“That gas station is sorely missed. It’s the perfect spot for a second gas station,” Coral Bay area resident Bonny Corbeil said.
But the Sprauves own the property in Adrian and plan to build the gas station and self-serve convenience store on 1.5 acres of land east of the former concrete plant. Another lot sits between it and the former concrete plant. They need a rezoning from R-1, residential low density, to Industrial 2 to start the process.
The rezoning hearing, to be held by the Planning and Natural Resources, is the next step.
The Sprauves plan to used double-walled tanks that sit above ground in a containment dike, Paul Tollefson said. Tollefson is the president of Petroleum Equipment Sales and Installation, which will install the tanks for the Sprauves.
“A sump under the tank will contain any leaks,” he said.
The site sits near Battery Gut, a major watershed that drains into the Fish Bay area and was a concern for some of those at the meeting.
“You’re at the very top of the watershed,” St. John resident Pam Gaffin said.
Guilderoy Sprauve said the issue of loose fill will be addressed when soil tests are done. The fill was dumped on the property by contractors hired by Sirenusa, a large condominium project that was never finished. He said he didn’t know that he needed a permit from Planning for the fill to be dumped. When he learned about the permit requirement, he stopped Sirenusa’s contractors from dumping.
He said Planning requires them to locate the station 30 feet back from center of a gut.
The Sprauves initially planned to put the station on property they own further east on Centerline Road, but Guilderoy Sprauve said neighbors had concerns about fumes and noise. This, as well as the fact that the concrete plant is zoned I-2, convinced them to use that site.
After one woman complained that the Sprauves should have held the meeting closer to the gas station’s proposed site, E&C owner Myrtle Barry urged them to get to know the community. While the Sprauves have their roots on St. John, they do not live on the island.
“St. John is different. Be neighborly,” she said.
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Residents Raise Concerns about Plans for Gas Station
By Lynda Lohr — August 15, 2010
Guilderoy Sprauve
The proximity of a gut, its location on one of Centerline Road’s blind curves, and the presence of filled land were concerns raised by some of the almost 20 people who attended a meeting Sunday called by the developer to discuss plans for a gas station in Estate Adrian.
The meeting was held at the Westin Resort and Villas on St. John.
“And I’m worried about loitering, noise, light pollution. I’m worried about all kinds of stuff,” said one man who lives across the street from the project.
No one argued that St. John doesnt need another gas station. Only E&C gas station in Pine Peace is open. A second station, a Domino in Coral Bay, has been shuttered since March. Domino company spokesman Marta Novoy said last week that the company plans to reopen the station, but she didn’t know when.
Several people urged Guilderoy Sprauve and his partner, Gerren Sprauve, to locate their gas station at the Domino site.
“That gas station is sorely missed. It’s the perfect spot for a second gas station,” Coral Bay area resident Bonny Corbeil said.
But the Sprauves own the property in Adrian and plan to build the gas station and self-serve convenience store on 1.5 acres of land east of the former concrete plant. Another lot sits between it and the former concrete plant. They need a rezoning from R-1, residential low density, to Industrial 2 to start the process.
The rezoning hearing, to be held by the Planning and Natural Resources, is the next step.
The Sprauves plan to used double-walled tanks that sit above ground in a containment dike, Paul Tollefson said. Tollefson is the president of Petroleum Equipment Sales and Installation, which will install the tanks for the Sprauves.
“A sump under the tank will contain any leaks,” he said.
The site sits near Battery Gut, a major watershed that drains into the Fish Bay area and was a concern for some of those at the meeting.
“You’re at the very top of the watershed,” St. John resident Pam Gaffin said.
Guilderoy Sprauve said the issue of loose fill will be addressed when soil tests are done. The fill was dumped on the property by contractors hired by Sirenusa, a large condominium project that was never finished. He said he didn’t know that he needed a permit from Planning for the fill to be dumped. When he learned about the permit requirement, he stopped Sirenusa’s contractors from dumping.
He said Planning requires them to locate the station 30 feet back from center of a gut.
The Sprauves initially planned to put the station on property they own further east on Centerline Road, but Guilderoy Sprauve said neighbors had concerns about fumes and noise. This, as well as the fact that the concrete plant is zoned I-2, convinced them to use that site.
After one woman complained that the Sprauves should have held the meeting closer to the gas station’s proposed site, E&C owner Myrtle Barry urged them to get to know the community. While the Sprauves have their roots on St. John, they do not live on the island.
“St. John is different. Be neighborly,” she said.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
A sandwich is coming
I feel a sandwich for everybody.
Ham, roast beef, swiss cheese, pickles, onions, lettuce, tomato, mustard, oil + vinegar, all on a baguette, and then sliced into eatable sizes.
Wicked!
Ham, roast beef, swiss cheese, pickles, onions, lettuce, tomato, mustard, oil + vinegar, all on a baguette, and then sliced into eatable sizes.
Wicked!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Lamb Rack
Our private chef at Aqua Bistro is cooking rack of lamb tonight for 5.
I will have to ride my bike a lot this afternoon to get ready.
Research, building the window, bike riding -- all wicked good for me.
Wicked!
I will have to ride my bike a lot this afternoon to get ready.
Research, building the window, bike riding -- all wicked good for me.
Wicked!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
My graph
I have a graph underway. And I am under the line so far. The last milestone on the graph is 170 pounds, incidentally. You will never guess what the current overage is, but it is probably workable, since I have 6 months to go.
I can probably do it. In fact, I am way under the line.
Wicked.
I can probably do it. In fact, I am way under the line.
Wicked.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
We need a left guard
The New England Patriots have managed to create a giant hole at left guard, refusing to pay Logan Mankins. Fortunately, with the emergence of Vollmer at right tackle, Nick Kazur was moved to left guard. Unfortunately, with Kazur having back problems, now they have lost two starting offensive linemen out of the five they need.
So, the solution is to sign Mankins.
Get with it.
So, the solution is to sign Mankins.
Get with it.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Stupid disk drive
I have a stupid disk drive that doesn't work.
Time machine can't seem to use it. It is slow and stupid. I am going to throw it out.
Wicked.
Time machine can't seem to use it. It is slow and stupid. I am going to throw it out.
Wicked.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Wil Roberts got some ink
This was in The Source today, St. John's on-line newspaper. You can read it at www.stjohnsource.com.
Our friend Wil.
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Island Expressions: Author Wilson Roberts
By Lynda Lohr — August 2, 2010
Author Wilson Roberts.
St. John winter resident Wilson Roberts has a new novel out, a mystery called “Incident at Tuckerman Court.”
It follows “The Serpent and the Hummingbird,” published in 2009 with one of the scenes set at Skinny Legs Bar and Restaurant in Coral Bay. That book came on the heels of the supernatural thriller “The Cold Dark Heart of the World,” published in 2008.
“And I just sent ‘Shadows and Acts’ to the publisher. It explores the career of a 19th-century actor, George Berell,” Roberts said.
Berell was a distant relative, and Roberts said he was lucky to find a manuscript in which Berell outlined his life. It was handed down through the family, and Roberts said he had somewhere to start when he began the fictionalized account of Berrell’s life.
He also has a trilogy waiting to be published. One book is set on the fictional island of St. Ursula, which Roberts said resembles Tortola. Another is set on St. John.
“It has a highly fictionalized account of what is now VIERS,” he said, referring to the V.I. Environmental Resource Station.
In addition to the three published novels on his resume, Roberts recently had a short story, “Against the Dying,” published in the prestigious Massachusetts Review.
“It’s like if you’re a painter and getting hung in a New York gallery,” he said.
He’s currently working on a book called “Poet’s Seat,” which is set in Greenfield, Mass. He and his wife, Diane Esser, live there when they’re not at their Coral Bay, St. John home.
Roberts and Esser first visited St. John in 1975. Like so many others, they fell in love with the place. In 1984, he had a sabbatical in nearby Tortola to explore the possibility of a link between Greenfield Community College in Massachusetts and a proposed college education program in the British Virgin Islands. The project never went any further, but it fostered more interest in a Caribbean life. In 1988 they bought land, building their house in 1989.
“It’s kept me broke ever since,” he said, laughing.
Writing novels is Roberts’ retirement job. Now 73, he retired from a teaching post at Greenfield Community College in 2001 after a long career teaching English at a variety of colleges up and down the eastern seaboard. At Greenfield Community College, he also served as a union organizer.
He now has space in his wife’s law office, which he said provides the discipline he needs to write.
Born and raised in Newtown, Penn., he graduated from Drew University in Madison, N.J., with a bachelor’s degree in religion. After teaching high school for a year, he went on to get a master’s degree in English from Appalachian State University in Boone, N. C.
At Appalachian State, he developed an affinity for traditional mountain folklore, which influences the storytelling he does at Greenfield area schools and in the guitar music he likes to play in his spare time.
“I usually play in the living room, but I’m playing at an open mike tonight,” he said.
He’s also a mediator, working with small claims court cases and in situations where children were removed from their families.
“The whole goal of the project is to reunite families,” he said.
Along the way, Roberts and his first wife had four children. Additionally, he parented a stepchild. One of his sons, Micah, and his wife Rachel, previously lived on St. John but now live near Greenfield. Chuck, Ben, Jabo, and Wesley are also in the area. His daughter, Leah, is in Leesburg, Va.
As for his future, Roberts plans to keep writing books.
Those interested can shop for Roberts’ books at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, on Kindle, or they can be ordered at any bookstore.
Our friend Wil.
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Island Expressions: Author Wilson Roberts
By Lynda Lohr — August 2, 2010
Author Wilson Roberts.
St. John winter resident Wilson Roberts has a new novel out, a mystery called “Incident at Tuckerman Court.”
It follows “The Serpent and the Hummingbird,” published in 2009 with one of the scenes set at Skinny Legs Bar and Restaurant in Coral Bay. That book came on the heels of the supernatural thriller “The Cold Dark Heart of the World,” published in 2008.
“And I just sent ‘Shadows and Acts’ to the publisher. It explores the career of a 19th-century actor, George Berell,” Roberts said.
Berell was a distant relative, and Roberts said he was lucky to find a manuscript in which Berell outlined his life. It was handed down through the family, and Roberts said he had somewhere to start when he began the fictionalized account of Berrell’s life.
He also has a trilogy waiting to be published. One book is set on the fictional island of St. Ursula, which Roberts said resembles Tortola. Another is set on St. John.
“It has a highly fictionalized account of what is now VIERS,” he said, referring to the V.I. Environmental Resource Station.
In addition to the three published novels on his resume, Roberts recently had a short story, “Against the Dying,” published in the prestigious Massachusetts Review.
“It’s like if you’re a painter and getting hung in a New York gallery,” he said.
He’s currently working on a book called “Poet’s Seat,” which is set in Greenfield, Mass. He and his wife, Diane Esser, live there when they’re not at their Coral Bay, St. John home.
Roberts and Esser first visited St. John in 1975. Like so many others, they fell in love with the place. In 1984, he had a sabbatical in nearby Tortola to explore the possibility of a link between Greenfield Community College in Massachusetts and a proposed college education program in the British Virgin Islands. The project never went any further, but it fostered more interest in a Caribbean life. In 1988 they bought land, building their house in 1989.
“It’s kept me broke ever since,” he said, laughing.
Writing novels is Roberts’ retirement job. Now 73, he retired from a teaching post at Greenfield Community College in 2001 after a long career teaching English at a variety of colleges up and down the eastern seaboard. At Greenfield Community College, he also served as a union organizer.
He now has space in his wife’s law office, which he said provides the discipline he needs to write.
Born and raised in Newtown, Penn., he graduated from Drew University in Madison, N.J., with a bachelor’s degree in religion. After teaching high school for a year, he went on to get a master’s degree in English from Appalachian State University in Boone, N. C.
At Appalachian State, he developed an affinity for traditional mountain folklore, which influences the storytelling he does at Greenfield area schools and in the guitar music he likes to play in his spare time.
“I usually play in the living room, but I’m playing at an open mike tonight,” he said.
He’s also a mediator, working with small claims court cases and in situations where children were removed from their families.
“The whole goal of the project is to reunite families,” he said.
Along the way, Roberts and his first wife had four children. Additionally, he parented a stepchild. One of his sons, Micah, and his wife Rachel, previously lived on St. John but now live near Greenfield. Chuck, Ben, Jabo, and Wesley are also in the area. His daughter, Leah, is in Leesburg, Va.
As for his future, Roberts plans to keep writing books.
Those interested can shop for Roberts’ books at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, on Kindle, or they can be ordered at any bookstore.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
No internet
The internet was not working this morning, so I couldn't do what I wanted to do, which prevented me from blogging and typing "wicked" at the end of posts.
So I am doing it now.
Wicked.
So I am doing it now.
Wicked.
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