I turned the heat back on this afternoon... it was off for well over a week. But no more: it was downright chilly in the house when I woke up from Sleep, Part II sometime after noon. About which: we went to bed at 0130 hrs this morning and laid there until 0300, eyes wide-open and brain runnin' full-tilt boogie with ridiculous thoughts I simply could NOT shut off. So, we got up, fired off the coffee pot and stayed up until 0830. I hate it when that happens, but we digress. We were on about the return o' winter, here on the very eve o' Spring. Note:
Snow. It won't stay long, but just the thought of it hurts me. You'll also note we're considerably below normal... temp-wise... today. Suffice to say there will be NO al fresco Happy Hour.
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Screw Milquetoast Romney, Sanctimonious Santorum, Newt "Desperate Housewives" Gingrich, and Crazy Dr. Paul... I've found MY candidate:
David Burge @iowahawkblog
I will legalize pot and light bulbs, and ban AutoTune.#Iowahawk2012
David Burge @iowahawkblog
I will send the US Postal Service pink slips - via FedEx.#Iowahawk2012
David Burge @iowahawkblog
When private companies come asking for goverment investment, the only lever I'll pull is the trap door.#Iowahawk2012
You GO, Dave!
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I thought I had sumthin' else, but I forgot what it was. Gettin' old sucks.
Update, 1525 hrs: I stand corrected. We're not on the eve o' Spring, Spring is Here. Huzzah!
Update, 1525 hrs: I stand corrected. We're not on the eve o' Spring, Spring is Here. Huzzah!
Note the quote about New Mexico. It might have been below the 20th century average somewhere in New Mexico, but here on the High Plains it was right warm. And we LIKE that.Vernal Equinox 2012: First Day of Spring Celebrated Across the Northern Hemisphere [PHOTOS]
The first day of spring arrived Tuesday with the 2012 vernal equinox, heralding the end of a winter that, for most of us, wasn't. The United States experienced the warmest winter of the 21st century so far and the fourth-warmest winter in 117 years of record keeping, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
New Mexico was the only state with temperatures below its long-term 20th century average this winter. Most others were well above, with typically snow-capped locales like Grand Rapids, Mich., Grand Forks, N.D., and Green Bay, Wis., boasting their second-warmest winters ever.
Twas a mild winter in ABQ as well. I burned a quarter of the wood over the previous year.
ReplyDeleteI rarely get up before noon myself. If I manage to live until retirement that's one thing that won't change. If Buck can do it, just maybe...
How do ya manage to sleep until almost noon and NOT be retired? Night shift?
DeleteWe got lots of rain here on Monday and a bit yesterday morning. Then it cleared off and was pretty darn nice. Everything is very green for the first day of spring.
ReplyDeleteWe got a lil rain and mebbe some snow, but I didn't get up early enough to see the snow, if there was any. Warmer today, better tomorrow, and 80s by Friday!
DeleteTemps here have been lurking in the low 50s. We have hopes to reach the low 60s today and tomorrow and back down again in time for the weekend. There's no promise of sunshine
ReplyDeleteSorry about that, Skip. We're lookin' up here.
DeleteHmmmmmm. I sort of like Mr. Burge, also. I do think it's a tad too late for this year, unless we can get him through in a brokered convention. Want to meet me in Tampa in August for an insurgency?
ReplyDeleteTypical GOP: Tampa in August. WTF are they thinkin'? I don't wanna belong to any insurgency where you have to sweat a lot.
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