Tornado Siren in Trussville, Ala. — April 28, 2014

I was taking pictures of lightning in the distance about half an hour ago, and the storm with the lightning has finally arrived. I’m sitting on my porch front watching and listening. It’s relaxing.

Tonight’s thunderstorm

William is the only cat I’ve ever had who frequently purrs for no apparent reason while he's sitting alone or falling asleep.

William Purring

Dagny and William are best friends, but William is close to death and Dagny is upset about him not being with her. He is under the bed close to death while she mournfully calls him to come back downstairs where they normally sleep together. This is recorded with my iPhone under the closed bedroom door and she's all the way downstairs walking around and calling him.

Dagny downstairs mournfully calling William

It’s surprisingly pleasant out in the back yard right now. It’s late Saturday night and the only creatures around to share the evening with my dog, Lucy, and me are the crickets and maybe a few birds. We’ll try not to think about the possibility of snakes.

Back Yard Sounds

This is what I actually sound like, Emma — absolutely nothing like either of the extremes you had in mind. :-)

David Talking For Emma

This is a political voicemail I just received from the campaign of Twinkle Cavanaugh, a candidate for lieutenant governor of Alabama. It’s the day before a runoff election and candidates are making their final pushes. She is currently a member of the state Public Service Commission.

Twinkle Cavanaugh political voicemail

Here’s the downside of trying to record a podcast in a home not far from a set of railroad tracks.

Train Going By

When I was about to output my final audio for Episode 8 late last night, I found that I hadn't done one edit. I was so tired that this almost made it into the final output. Oooops.

DavidMcElroy