More information on the crash

We found out today that the man who crashed after brushing up against our SUV died yesterday. Apparently his injuries were much worse than they first thought after the accident.In this updated article (scroll down the page a bit) his wife said he did report heart pain and blacked out before the crash. Very scary. That road is so narrow and busy. As lucky as we're feeling, we feel so sorry for his family.

Someone Somewhere Really Must Like Us

Well today at work I get a frantic message from Tom to call him ASAP. He usually doesn't leave me a message like that, so I was worried. I tried calling him back but the line was busy (no caller ID because I'm a penny pincher). I checked the bank account since I always assume crises have to do with money but it looked ok. I IM'd him but he had the computer off.

Finally I got through to him and found out that he'd very nearly been in a head on collision today. He and Nicky were on their way back from playing at the playground in the mall when a man in a van coming the other way sideswiped our SUV with his driver's side mirror. Then the guy kept crossing over the line and totally crossed the entire lane behind Tom to slam full speed into a concrete utility pole, breaking the pole in half.

Tom and Nicky were fine, and Nicky wasn't even scared. Tom stayed calm and pulled over and then went back to where the guy hit the pole to wait for the police and EMTs. He gave a statement and watched the guy get extricated out the rear of his van. He said the guy was moving, but the front driver's side wheel was jammed back up into the cab he hit the pole so hard. That could have been Tom and Nicky if it had happened a second sooner!

Tom was fine till he got home and then he was really shaky realizing how close a call they'd had. But he was a good daddy and held it together at the scene for Nicky who was entertained by all the sirens and trucks that came to the scene.

There was a write up in the paper shortly after the accident. I hope the guy is ok, but DAMN! That could have been so bad for us! Tom figures the guy must have fallen asleep or been under the influence or something to wipe out that bad. He doesn't think the guy hit his breaks at all before hitting the pole.

We're just really thankful tonight that someone was looking out for Tom and Nicky.

Update: There was also a write up in the student paper that seems more detailed. Scary stuff!

Updated story in the Sun here.

Cool tool for comparing the candidates

This is a neat tool to compare the candidates. If you click on the different issues it will show a little bit of the blurb about their views. But if you click on one of the candidates names it shows their whole blurb and then you can select another candidate to compare them side by side. Cool.

Not that my vote counts in the primary of course since I'm in Florida and the DNC stripped our state of delegates. Still pissed about that. GRRRR.

Museum quality

Ok, this is just funny. This website allows you to instantly create a museum masterpiece, along with a rapt audience for any image you have. I thought this image particularly museum-worthy.



See, aren't you glad I'm back at work?

Did I say I was ok?

In that last post I was still hanging in there, but I've since succumbed to this creeping crud that is now working it's way down into my chest. Bronchitis here I come...again.

Donna was getting better and was able to head home on Saturday. Tom is on the mend and Nicky is actually doing really well. He still has a runny nose, but went to bed with no problem and no medicine tonight. We only dosed him with medicine two nights I think. He's a resilient little fella.

I was hoping mine would stay a head cold, but I was up last night till about 4am or so with the cough. Hopefully I'll be in pretty good shape by Wednesday when I have to go back to work, but I'll probably be sick for a week or more. That's how my bronchitis usually rolls. But I have a very full work week ahead and no time for sickness. Grrr.

So I know you're wondering when I'm going to get those Christmas cards out this year. I have the cards ready, and I now have photo paper. So now I just need to print out new photos of Nicky for everyone and then I'll send them out. This year they're more like Happy New Year cards. Meh, better late than never right?

Happy New Year!