Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
It’s not just Saturday at the bar, it’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Linda G. Hill has given us one of her famous ‘use one or both’ – wait, I don’t see an offer of bonus points – oh well, it looks like a fun prompt: “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘roll/role.’... Continue Reading →
I’ve had this subject kicking around in my drafts folder for years. As we enter the season of political ads, non-stop analysis and social media spew that seems designed to pit everyone against everyone else, I thought this little story might help. Also, given that the heat index in Connecticut is supposed to be 110°f... Continue Reading →
I said it. Didn’t I say it? Didn’t I just say that you can’t trust spring to arrive in April in New England? I did – I said it on Monday! Technically, I said wrote that post on Saturday night, but I was right. On Monday morning, it started snowing. When I took Maddie out... Continue Reading →
In the past three weeks, we’ve had three nor’easters and the threat of a fourth nor’easter that fizzled, unless it didn’t. At one point, they were predicting an all-day event that would dump 12"(30.5cm) of snow and then blow it around from one corner of the state to the other. Now, it’s supposed to keep... Continue Reading →
So far, 2017 weather has been cold, colder, colder-still, warm, cold, warmer. This weekend was warm enough to change the yard from snow to mud and for Maddie to be able to sit without her vest on. So, that’s what we did. We also went for the first walk of 2018. And we, well I... Continue Reading →
If we were having a beer, you would be pondering the ecosystem. “So, how much snow did you get?” “Zero to forty-eight inches.” “What? You sound like one of those TV weathermen, sorry, weatherpeople, weatherfolk – what are we supposed to call those clowns?” “Well, there’s ‘Meteorologist Goodhair’ – ‘MapGeek Charlie’ – and ‘Parka Boy’... Continue Reading →
Norm has given us a couple of weeks off, which is good, given that the temperature when I left for work today was 6°f (-14°c) – not exactly doorscurrsion weather. I thought about how to fill the gap, and I decided that we should all get a day off. I’m working all week,... Continue Reading →
The only thing better than the snow on Christmas was the fact that Faith came to visit Maddie (Maddie is sure that was the reason). Before Faith arrived, I was out with the crazy redheaded pup, and she simply didn’t want to come in. It brought to mind a line from Caddyshack: “I don’t think... Continue Reading →
I was going to write a short post about how busy this weekend has been, but that sounds like a complaint, and there’s nothing to complain about. Well, there is one thing to complain about, but I’ve already done that, so I won’t bring it in here. The things that took my time this weekend... Continue Reading →
