I dodged Hurricane Charley and was out of town for this past Hurricane Frances. A lot of people were concerned with what happened in the South Tampa area near Bayshore and downtown where I live. Below is the only evidence that remains,
photos taken from tbo.com. When I returned home Tuesday the water had subsided with minimal damage and debris in the area. In the first photo you can see Edison St. leading out to Bayshore, six streets over from mine.

I’m crossing my fingers that Hurricane Ivan takes a detour to avoid Tampa in the next few days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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One of my few pleasures in St. Louis is to visit the Botanical Garden when I’m in town. This year they had a Japanese festival during Labor Day weekend so I was able to kill two birds with one stone - eat great Japanese food while meandering through the various pathways and Climatron filled with odoriferous and colorful plantlife.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It’s official! I have submitted my design to cssZengarden.com, my main inspiration in switching from HTML table-formatted web design to XHTML code dependent on current CSS standards. The new piece is appropriately entitled “Dangerboy” and you can view the sample here: http://www.face2ecaf.com/zengarden/zengarden-sample.html

Cross your fingers that it will be accepted into this amazing gallery of designs. I will keep you posted on the outcome.

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Ever since Liquid Television aired on MTV in the early 90s, I’ve been infatuated with Æon Flux. From that series, Peter Chung’s character was so well-received that it spurred a regular cartoon series of it’s own. There was serious talk of doing a live-action version of the character and, after 8 years of deliberation, Charlize Theron was finally cast to play the role of Æon after winning the 2004 Oscar for Monster. Paramount Studios is paying her $10 million to play the part of the domineering double agent. Shooting started in Berlin last month and just yesterday Charlize suffered a neck injury due to stunts performed on a trampoline. Hopefully Charlize will have a quick recovery and production will not be postponed too long.

You can find more on Æon Flux here: http://www.sadgeezer.com/aeon/

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