…For a Friday morning. What a long work week it has been.

Meet the “ecobioball” golf ball - it dissolves over time once in water and feeds the fish! Hmm…a “green” golf ball; no thanks, The Great White Shank will stick to his orange Precept XP3s, at least for now.

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One of my favorite bloggers, The Anchoress, is a one-stop shop for just heartbreaking updates from earthquake-ravaged Haiti. One of my favorite charities, Food For The Poor, is a wonderful way for anyone wishing to help to do so.

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Gonna be quite a storm slamming the southeast then running up the Eastern Seaboard this coming weekend. Were this late summer we’d be talking about a major hurricane event.

Speaking of weather, last night we actually got a rare January thunderstorm. Some people near us received hail and some severe lighting strikes, but for us here it was just a dazzling electric display, some wonderful deep-rumbling thunder, and some much-needed rain. Looks like next week poses a real opportunity for some truly meaningful rain. Sure hope so.

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Just a song before I go: A YouTube video of one of my all-time favorite Fleetwood Mac / Stevie Nicks songs, “Silver Springs”. Enjoy!

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Pool temp: 50 degrees!