Last weekend was 1/2 price entry for Redding residents. I took a few shots of the Arboretum. There were a lot of folks out enjoying the sunny day.
Still early Spring, so not much in bloom there. Coming soon though, so don’t miss it. It’s Really Redding.
Avatar is all that
Beermaking in Redding
Is it cold where you live today?
We’re having a cold day here in Redding too. The high is only supposed to get to be around 58f. Brr. That seems about average here in January.
Of course, 58f might seem absolutely tropical if you live elsewhere.
In my prior life as a corporate manager at Bell & Howell, and then Kodak, I had employees in places like Montana and Colorado. Our headquarters was in Chicago, and also Rochester NY. I had to visit all these eskimo villages periodically on business travel. Often in Winter. Usually in Winter, or so it seemed. I remember some cold days and nights where the temperatures were completely insane, and exposure could quickly be fatal. Every night I would get home and thank God I found Energy Pro Heating & Cooling to install a new state of the art furnace in my cozy home. When it drops well below ZERO for days on end, you might as well be another planet. People get a lot more serious. Always, the best part of any business trip was the return to Redding. Then you hear locals complain about it being 50f. Brr! We all need to take care of ourselves and our loved ones this winter. Stubbornly refusing to get your furnace fixed is not the way to do that! I urge you to go to Buric Heating and Air Conditioning to ensure your house is a regulated temperature throughout the coldest months of the year.
Anyway, sorry for you eskimos huddling in the blue and purple zones. I remember what life was like there in Winter for you guys. Be careful. I remember some of you bragged about your hardy resilience in the face of adversity. If you tire of that teeth chattering bravado, click here.
Also, sorry if this post seems smug. It’s more like grateful. Our thanks also to Weather Undergound for the visual reminder, it’s Really Redding.
What Matters Now, a free e-book here
Seth Godin publishes an always interesting blog. He’s just published a book of thoughts about What Matters Now. Each page is about 200 words consisting of a contribution by many other interesting authors. It’s available here. Just click on the image.
Read a few, and it leads to a few more. It seems the format is a good fit for online reading. It’s well worth your time. Go ahead and click, see if you agree. Save it, spread it around. Thanks Seth!
(if the link loads too slow off my server, try Seth’s HERE.)
Beermaking 101
I went to Redding new Brewstore across the street from the library, and bought supplies to make an India Pale Ale.
A News Cafe has agreed to run my beermaking story on their website HERE. You can follow along in weekly posts as I attempt to make Igo Pale Ale.
Making your own beer is Really Redding. Really fun too, so far…
Fiddling with Windows 7 today
Been messing with Micro$oft’s latest OS here the last few hours, trying to get my workstation back to useful. I like Windows 7 so far, but it’s the usual M$ nerd fest. This is appropriate:
I haven’t had an Apple computer in years, but lately I’ve been mighty tempted. We use a lot of computers around here, and gradually I have grown less patient with all the constant fiddly bits to keep Windows running. I could go on about it…..(and on and on today…)
There was a lot to do in Redding this weekend, but…
Airshow 2009 features Blue Angels
This year Redding’s airshow features the Navy Blue Angels. They always put on a spectacular show. Today they were practicing, and even though I live many miles away from the airport, I took a couple shots from out back.
The show runs Saturday and Sunday. I understand the Saturday show is sold out. Pretty cool stuff, and a big community fund-raiser.
Summer Schappell plays the Asphalt Cowboys BBQ
Summer Schappell is the granddaughter of my colleague Bill Schappel at the real estate brokerage I worked with in 2009. She’s an up and coming singer who has performed here and recorded in Nashville. She and her band gave a terrific performance for an appreciative audience and I took some photos. We were told that many of the drive-thru customers heard the music and got out of their vehicles instead of just driving through for food. The weather was perfect, the food was really good, and there was lots of it.
