Issues, Etc update

A little late with this but in case you missed it “Issues, Etc” will be back on the air starting Monday, June 30.

For more information, including how to support the new program go here.

In addition to streaming live over the web at Pirate Christian Radio, the second hour will be broadcast over-the-air.

Speaking of Pirate Christian Radio, Rev. Brandos brings up St. Augustine and pirates.

Oh yeah there’s also an interview about “Issues, Etc” that host Todd Wilken did recently.

 

Hey here’s an idea!

I got this in an email at work recently, but I also saw over at the Fred Thompson News site so I’ll give that place the H/T.

OPEC sells oil for $136.00 a barrel.

OPEC nations buy U.S. grain at $7.00 a bushel.

Solution: Sell grain for $136.00 a bushel.

Can’t buy it? Too bad. Eat your oil!

Ought to go well with a nice thick grilled filet of camel rump!!!

Bon Appetit !

Personal Update

As is most obvious the blog has been quite silent recently. Not that I’ve been one to blog about personal happenings but I thought it would be appropriate to provide a little bit of an update as to what’s been taking place on the personal front.

The baby, due at the end of July made her appearance on the 30th of May.  After spending the first 22 days of life in the NICU in Madison she came home this past weekend.  The only concern at this point is high BP which isn’t uncommon in preemies but is a concern nonetheless.

On the job front the great new job that was started last month after 4 1/2 months of unemployment got put on hold as of today actually – an indefinite layoff.  Ironic considering I work in IT but when it’s a small company and due to market conditions … at any rate I personally hope it’s short-term because the company is great but in the meantime we are in the market since indefinite is just that, indefinite.

The major downside is that our lease is up and we have to move out – things were already tight due to aforementioned lengthy time off, the early arrival and the fact the maternity leave is unpaid – meaning you can’t commit to a new lease when you are in the land of unknown.  Thankfully we have family helping out so we will be staying with them short-term until things improve and we can get back on our feet.

So that’s basically what’s been happening lately – some craziness and some hard-nosed reality due to the current economic situation in the good ole USA.

If you know of any jobs in the IT field along the lines of desktop support or Jr Systems Administration let me know – we’re open to relocation at this point.

In the meantime I hope to keep the blog a little less silent so keep an open eye.

Historic disaster

The unthinkable occurred this morning in the Wisconsin Dells/Lake Delton area – Lake Delton vanished.

A swollen Lake Delton washed a path of destruction through portions of the Wisconsin Dells area on Monday as flood waters rose above the lake’s banks, cut through a portion of a nearby highway and destroyed adjacent homes before flowing into the Wisconsin River.

Authorities said that this weekend’s torrential rain and widespread flooding caused the 245-acre lake to flow above its banks in the popular resort town.

At least four Sauk County homes were washed away as Lake Delton overflowed and washed across portions of County Highway A into the Wisconsin River on Monday morning. About 80 percent of the lake has washed down the river, WISC-TV reported.

The rush of water tore a gash through the highway about 100 to 200 feet wide and 50 feet deep, WISC-TV reported.

The lake emptied into an almost barren bed. Lake Delton village trustee Thomas Diehl said that the lake is now dry.

County emergency management director Jeff Jelinek said that Dell Creek Dam on Lake Delton is overtopping, but is still holding. The water has swelled and is flowing into the river.

Officials with the state’s Department of Natural Resources said that the lake drained into the Wisconsin River after a highway embankment failed and water poured out of the lake, essentially emptying it.

Officials said that the rushing water wasn’t caused by the dam’s failure, but rather the area is low-lying and has been inundated by recent rains.

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Dione Leonhardt, co-owner of the River’s Edge Resort, said that she saw the deluge.

“It looked like a giant waterslide, but it was just coming from so fast around that bend. It was just amazing,” Leonhardt said.

Bill Pettit has owned the Delton Oaks Resort on the lake for 12 years. He said he watched the embankment wash away and saw the flood water push a two-story lakefront house into the lake. It quickly disappeared under the rushing water.

Shortly after, he saw the foundation of two other lakefront houses wash away, leaving the houses in rubble.

He said that his 30-unit resort is out of business. It’s been in operation since 1948.

He’s been calling summer vacationers to alert them that the lake is gone and that boating and fishing won’t be possible.

Here’s some video of an unbelievable event.

Here’s some photos from Channel 3000.

http://www.channel3000.com/slideshow/news/16553149/detail.html

http://www.channel3000.com/slideshow/news/16550335/detail.html

Here’s video of an interview with the owner of Tommy Bartlett World.

http://www.c3ktogo.com/news-video/?mgid=16728

The immediate question now for the area - will the Mirror Lake Dam hold?  The next question - how long before the lake can be restored?

 

Great Hymn

Here’s a great hymn (TLH, 123)