I'm so excited about this years West Side Nut Club's Fall Fest and other than some rain tomorrow it looks like we should have good Fall weather for it.  This will be the Nut Club's 88th Fall Festival and will be host to a ton of events through the week.  Starting with tonight! -Introduction of the USI Men's and Women's Basketball Teams for 09-10 @ 5:30 PM -Parade at 6:00 PM -First round of the Amateur Talent Contest. I plan on attending a few times throughout the week at lunch time, mainly for the pork chop sandwiches.  Brain Sandwiches and other exotic foods don't really appeal to me, but the...

The beginning of fall is always marked by the closing of Holiday World and Splashin' Safari for me. This is my favorite time of year to visit Holiday World. There is just something about going during the cooler weather, when the crowds are gone and the lines are non-existent, that makes it so much fun. I've had a season pass my entire life and have spent every summer there during the busiest and hottest times. This summer was no exception. I took my daughter almost every week, usually through the week but we did brave a few Saturdays. Holiday World will once again welcome more than a million...

Sure could use some rain, this drought has been killing me in Evansville Indiana.  How many days has it been since it rained last? I guess the good news is that there is a storm front moving in the size of Missouri and it's all red on my radar.  Of course I'm being sarcastic and I'm pulling my hair out ready to be done with all this rain.  Come on, at least give me 2 days in a row where I don't have to worry about my gutters or flooding. If I wouldn't have mowed in the rain last Saturday it would have probably been another week before I will get the chance.  Give us a break mother nature, give us...

In January 2009 there was a nasty ice storm that hit Evansville, In.  My yard, like others, was covered with up to 6 inches of ice in some places.  Luckily, this never knocked out my power. It's been a few months, but I'm just now getting around to posting pictures of this ice storm.  These are pics from my front hard and a close up of some of the small trees I had out front.  We were lucky, compared with some people in Kentucky, who I know still don't have power.

I woke up this morning to the sound of thunder and the flash of lightning.  It seems like every other day is a storm here and not just a happy go lucky storm, but one that drops 5-10" of rain at a time.  Most of the storms last week went north of us, so I truly feel sorry for those who are experiencing the flooding right now. However, my house is located on the South East side, so I'm not immune to flooding either.  Whenever these storms start rolling in I get anxiety for fear this this will be another gusher that brings in the wet stuff, flooding my living room.  Hopefully the storms today will...