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It’s not the precipitation, it’s the stupidity?

(that’s a downed tree on North Avenue near Freedom Parkway)

Our power was out this morning in Decatur, and as far as I know it’s still out. At least one other person here at work said her power was out. Someone on Twitter said I285 was backed up to make a 10-minute jaunt turn into two hours of gridlock. Joeventures said the Kodak/Goody’s sign on Ponce lost a chunk.

Anything else?

Myfox community page
Originally uploaded by rustytanton.

All the sections are hopping on the MyFoxAtlanta community page except for one. Can you spot it?

This happened in front of my office building just a few minutes ago:

The ceremony itself was fine. The pastor from her old church in Montgomery (Heritage Baptist) gave a (thankfully, said my dad) mostly-platitude-free eulogy. There was some inevitable proselytizing, which always bugs me at funerals, but at least in her case I know she would have been just fine with that.

We ate at Chris’ Hot Dogs in downtown Montgomery for a late lunch today afterward. They make some pretty tasty hot dogs with a great don’t-call-it-barbecue sauce. Should have photographed those, but forgot. Here are some photos of the facade I snapped with my cell phone camera:

My dad showed me around the downtown area, which I don’t ever remember going through during my visits there. We passed several landmarks from his childhood (and ate at one, the aforementioned Chris’), and also Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King, Jr. pastored from 1954 to 1960.

I’m exhausted, and miss Amber. I left my truck at a repair shop here in Scarietta to replace a bum alternator while we were in Alabama. It was ready this afternoon, but we weren’t back in time to pick it up. I’m going to stay here tonight to save me a trip tomorrow. Also, I’m taking the day off from work tomorrow to recover.

I‘ve slept most of the day and am trying to wear myself out so I can sleep some more, so I went ahead and put this together. I’m pretty helpless right now, so it’s a good thing Amber is here. It hurts to move. I’ve been eating soup, yogurt and pudding. The drugs have got me pretty out of it. This is sort of like a less fun version of drunk blogging.

• showered, dressed, about to head out for surgery about 14 hours ago from twitterrific
• wearing sweatpants with no underwear…worried the weight oy my wallet and phone will make my pants drop about 14 hours ago from twitterrific
• being driven to the hospital by Amber about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• Amber says this will be just fine…does Twitter Farm agree? about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• turning onto Peachtree about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• parking about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• Walking through garage about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• Walking through atrium about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• forgot the name of my surgeon, doh about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• They gave me a blue bracelet, now we wait about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• They give people flashing pagers like at restaurants about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• Left my patient packet at home, receptionist said it’s not important about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• Being here reminds amber she hasn’t watched gray’s anatomy in a while about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• Going to read bloglines til they call me back about 13 hours ago from mobile web
• In a gown, butt flapping in the breeze about 13 hours ago from txt

  

• Putting my clothes in a bag about 13 hours ago from txt
• The guy in the bed next to me was offered an anti-smoking brochure by the nurse about 13 hours ago from txt
• Pretty doctor just hooked up my iv, nurse coming soon about 12 hours ago from txt
• Guy in bed next to me puked while my iv was being hooked up about 12 hours ago from txt
• In a bed for little people, they put totes on my feet about 11 hours ago from txt
• They let amber back here now, anesthesiologist will be back soon about 11 hours ago from txt
• Surgeon is here about 11 hours ago from txt
• One of the nurses had gallbladder surgery in april, asked her questions about 11 hours ago from txt
• @griftdrift LOL! just hangin’ out now…show should start soon about 11 hours ago from mobile web in reply to griftdrift
• Amber fascinated w/ IV…thx to everyone for well wishes about 11 hours ago from mobile web
• hello twitter farm, I am alive…finished my soup and drugs…going back to sleep…thanks for thoughts and (yeah, even) prayers about 5 hours ago from twitterrific

  

I guess it would have been better if I had one of those 3G Nokia phones and could have had a live video feed of them ripping me open on Ustream.

On a less dire note than the last couple of posts, as we were walking to Manuel’s tonight, Amber and I finally got close enough to the North Avenue chicken for me to snap some cell phone photos!

Me eating a delicious jumbo chili cheese dog from Barker’s hot dog stand
Originally uploaded by rustytanton.

It’s a tough call. If I didn’t have a real job, I’d probably have been at the Capitol trying to blog crossover day yesterday. But having a real job means I’m near the Barker’s hot dog stand at lunch time. Barker’s makes some of the most delicious hot dogs in the city.

UPDATE: Gah, I’ve been had by an impostor! I thought when I saw the cart that I read it as Baker’s, but wrote it off as an unclear font face messing with my eyes. Mind you, it was still a good hot dog, but it apparently wasn’t the real deal. The food service equivalent of Foakleys. Thanks to Glenn Robins, who started the original Barker’s in 1984, for leaving a comment clarifying things. Make sure you read the name on the cart closely.

Justin Timberlake on 14th Street
Originally uploaded by rustytanton.

On our way back from Starbucks on 14th Street, we walked by Justin Timberlake. I stopped to take his photo and she asked “who the fuck is that?”

Barbecue valentine
Originally uploaded by rustytanton.