An early post from way out here on the Very Wet Coast. It sure doesn't look like this around here today!

If you're looking for a way to fill a couple of evenings, I'd suggest renting a set of DVDs called "The Up Series". It's a collection of documentaries that follows the lives of a bunch of British school kids, some from the upper class, some from the lower, beginning when they were 7 back in 1964. The film crew came back every 7 years after that to see how they were all doing. It's an amazing series. Some of the kids have changed remarkably little as they grew into adulthood, while others have undergone amazing changes. If you haven't seen any of these films, you really, really should.