X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?p=web%2Fgag.com;a=blobdiff_plain;f=index.mdwn;h=6ac0c7e850ade85fbe9ca08b1c2b4496306b095a;hp=77afa9a4e8378bae100673ee7ffd0c3003d53771;hb=642186601feaf04debf253b7da120a520b7290be;hpb=a86ce368b78fe3f6b040658da79dd4f7eb5f62ce diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn index 77afa9a..6ac0c7e 100644 --- a/index.mdwn +++ b/index.mdwn @@ -2,23 +2,97 @@ is the company name that Bdale and Karen Garbee use on the rare occasions when we engage in consulting work. -We are not currently looking for new work. +We are not currently looking for new work. + +## Black Forest Fire 2013 ## + +Our home which was the hosting site for gag.com fell victim to forest fire on +or about 11 June 2013. Our house was very close to where the fire +started, so we had very little warning and feel very lucky to have escaped +with our lives, our pets, and a few of our most precious possessions. This was +the second really significant forest fire in the Colorado Springs area in less +than one year, and is the worst fire in Colorado history in terms of +structure loss... the count of destroyed homes is over 500. + +###Helping### + +For those of you who have asked how you can help us restore and rebuild, +thank you. We are working on several wishlists and a registry of items we +need in the short term. Please watch this space as we will update the list +of lists and the contents of the lists as we find more time to work on them. +Here's what we have so far: + +* [Crate and Barrel Registry](http://www.crateandbarrel.com/Gift-Registry/Elizabeth-Garbee/r5059713) *COMPLETELY FULFILLED* +* [Bed Bath & Beyond Registry](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/regGiftRegistry.asp?wrn=-280550117&) *COMPLETELY FULFILLED* +* [Amazon Wish List](http://amzn.com/w/2UTFPG4214HV4) .. on this + one in particular, we know things may be available for less money + elsewhere. Please let us know or use the Amazon feature for indicating + you've fulfilled a wish by shopping elsewhere so we can avoid getting + duplicate items! + +Many of the others in Black Forest who lost homes actually need help much +more than +we do. The [Pikes Peak Community Foundation](http://www.ppcf.org) +has established an +[emergency relief fund](http://www.ppcf.org/products/emergency-relief) +that specifically benefits victims of this fire. + +If you'd rather send money to help us rebuild, PayPal transfers to +bdale@gag.com may be the easiest way to do that. + +We are also deeply indebted to the three local fire departments that we know +were directly fighting the fire on and around our property: + +* Black Forest Fire/Rescue, the + department that serves us directly and were likely first on the + scene. +* Wescott Fire Protection District, + an adjacent district whose personnel were fighting the fire literally + along the edges of our driveway when we tried to drive out, and who + ended up walking us out through the already-burned area to safety. +* Falcon Fire Protection District, + whose members showed us immense generosity in the days following the + fire. + +### Journal ### +* 2013 July 26
The remains of the two cars that burned were removed from + our property and sold as scrap metal. +* 2013 July 21
After a week spet interviewing contractors who might help us + build a new house, we made a decision! We'll be working with Doug + Strecker, dba Rampart + Custom Homes. +* 2013 July 4
all web sites formerly hosted returned to normal +* 2013 July 3
gag.com web presence returns to normal +* 2013 June 28
gag.com mail service returns to normal +* 2013 June 20
Intenet service connected in the apartment +* 2013 June 18
First night sleeping in the apartment +* 2013 June 17
Started populating the apartment, almost entirely with + donated things. Initial registry links posted for things we could + use immediately to re-establish ourselves in the apartment +* 2013 June 15
Signed lease on 2-bedroom apartment in Colorado Springs. +* 2013 June 11
House destroyed by forest fire + +
+ +We're not sure who created the original artwork, but thanks to Eric and the +gang at +[Black Forest Automotive](http://blackforestauto.com) +for the cool bfs.png! ## Who We Are ## -* [Bdale Garbee](/bdale/) -* [Karen Garbee](/karen/) +* [Bdale Garbee](bdale/) +* [Karen Garbee](karen/) ## Things We've Done ## -Some interesting things that Garbee and Garbee has worked on in the last few -years include: +Some interesting projects completed by Garbee and Garbee: -* Package Maintainence for the [Debian](http://www.debian.org) project -* PCMCIA Modem Support, Device Drivers, Serial Console support, and other -Kernel Work for [BSD/OS](http://www.bsdi.com/) in Embedded Systems -* Communications System Design -* GPS Data Collection and GPS/GIS Integration +* Ongoing package maintenance for the [Debian](http://www.debian.org) project +* PCMCIA modem support, device drivers, serial console support, and other +kernel work for BSD/OS in embedded systems +* Communications system design +* GPS data collection and GPS/GIS integration ## Other Stuff ## @@ -28,6 +102,6 @@ Kernel Work for [BSD/OS](http://www.bsdi.com/) in Embedded Systems ---- -This site is powered by [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.kitenet.net), +This site is powered by [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info), running on [Debian GNU/Linux](http://www.debian.org) and [Apache](http://www.apache.org).