Take-a-break video: Hard rain


A record setting 3.63 inches of rain fell in Madison on Tuesday, Sept 21, from the morning until the mid-afternoon.The previous record for September was 3.4 inches on Sept.18, 1874

Sep 20, 2009

Take-a-break video: Sun shafts and moon beams


Springbrook Creek at Black Hawk Golf Course in Janesville just before flowing into the Rock River

Preventing Late Fees: Hurry Up and Credit My Account

If you’re sending money to a child in school or supporting a relative in some other way, you’ll spare yourself a lot of desperate phone calls if you can find a way to transfer money electronically into their account from your own linked account, say by listing yourself on the account with them.
New York Times

I'm sorry if you have been upset by some of the You Tube videos that pop up here when my videos are done playing!

When my videos finish on this page, I have no control over the videos that You Tube automatically links to because of similar key words. I have been embarrassed by some of them. And I just read an email from a dear friend who is upset with me because a stranger's video slandered someone she admires: "I am disappointed and shocked to think that you, a man whom I admired for your thoughtfulness, courage as a seeker of truth and justice, and many good works would engage in such low-life trashy shenanigans.... I can only hope that this is all some gross misunderstanding of purpose."

Roughly 2 million homeowners are stuck paying higher premiums for less-comprehensive coverage

Consumer Reports: "Roughly 2 million homeowners, particularly along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, are stuck paying higher premiums for less-comprehensive coverage with state-run, last-resort insurance pools."