Linda B. Cole

On the evening of Nov. 15, 2005, a tornado passed less than a half mile from my house. I was blissfully unaware of the havoc occurring so close to home as I sat in the basement with my two dogs. I learned there had been some wind damage later that night; it wasn’t [...]

Blog block–sort of like writers block.
I started this blog in Feb., and so far I’ve not blogged. :\ Surely I must have an opinion about something. Anything. Maybe I’m too shy. Maybe I’m afraid someone will read it. Maybe I don’t want to give people a glimpse into [...]

There are so many different websites for folks to post/look for missing family members that I thought I’d try and compile a list of the most active. If you have a site, or know of one that I’ve missed please post it here.
The Clarion-Ledger
HURRICANE KATRINA PERSON DATABASE
DirecTV searchable pdf file
Hurricane Katrina Survivor Registry
Looking for [...]

I have put a spattering of the 786 pictures I took on the cruise, in the gallery. Mostly they are shots that I felt had photographic merit, with the exception of the group shot, which was included for those who appear in it. Shots include scenes from San Juan, Antigua, St. Thomas, Nassau, [...]

The cruise was delightful, the car trip to Ft. Lauderdale, while long, was not bad either. That is, until we were about two miles from the hotel, where we were staying prior to boarding.
The two-mile mark was where our problems began. The steering wheel on our rental car locked in the [...]

Well, the site is finally set up and ready to go. Images have been moved into the galleries–an easier task than anticipated. Gallery 1.4.4 pretty much handles the whole thing for you, just move the images from one directory to another on the server and Gallery updates the files to the new version, builds [...]