I also posted this in the forums, but I know there are a few folks (I’m going to guess it’s a number that roughly equals 99.759% of the internet) who don’t bother with the forums, so I’m gonna blawg it too.
And the answer is… … Read more
For the past couple of summers, it’s gotten to be ridiculously hot at this point in the year; the heat index yesterday around here was 120 degrees. Last summer, I decided to stop wasting all of this solar energy that was pouring down on us from above and start putting it to good use. Mission: cooking without adding one iota (either metric or imperial) of heat to the house.
Let me be the first to say that there’s nothing funny about the severe weather that’s been killing folks by the dozen across the southern states. I’ve seen videos of Alabama tornadoes tonight that make me want to mess my pants, even though I’m on Youtube. Stuff like that makes me feel pretty sheepish about posting cell phone photos of the relatively mousy little rotating wall cloud that drifted over my house last night.
That being said, I’ve always thought that one of the first duties one has after something like this is to find a reason to smile. And the following gem from CNN.com fits the bill nicely. … Read more
This dropped a heap of gigantic hail on my house a while ago (thanks so much for that, by the way).
…basically, you can’t sit here until you promise the storm won’t be bad.… Read more
Attention, all snowflakes and ice occupying any portion of my property:
The current temperature here is well over 50 degrees Fahrenheit, i.e. 20 degrees above the freezing point of water. You are hereby requested and required to vacate the premises immediately. If you wish to stay here in a liquefied state, that will be an acceptable compromise, but I am hereby banning all frozen water from this property immediately.
If you do not vacate the premises immediately as instructed, you are liable to find yourself dyed yellow by the least hygenic means available to me and my dog.
That is all.
Love,
The Management… Read more
You may have heard about the historic snowstorm that hit northwest Arkansas. We didn’t quite get the brunt of it where I live, but there’s enough white crap on the ground (and on everything else) to annoy the hell out of me.
It snowed today. Before that, there were buckets of ice. Hilarity ensued! … Read more
Today is a good day to die… if you don’t know how to handle a car in this kinda stuff.
Getting home with the little guy this morning was much more adventure than I wanted. I was acutely aware of having precious cargo on board, and was perhaps a bit more nervous behind the wheel as a result… and still stopped (or kinda-sorta-almost-stopped) to ask folks who’d actually had wrecks if they needed any help. Help might take a while to arrive out here in the boonies – I thought it was worth asking about. I’d hope someone would do the same for me if I was in the ditch.
This’ll all reduce to slush today and refreeze tonight, and my street never gets treated by the county or anyone else. Best I can hope for is that Xena will shuffle out there and poop on the ice, and maybe I can get some traction.… Read more
This morning’s deadly surprise was yet another reminder that the 2010 Arkansas tornado season doesn’t end until December 31st, 2010.
I have to admit to having a certain keep-the-blinders-on-and-focus admiration for the guy who stuck to his guns and was milking his cow when the storm hit. Hate the price tag on that bucket of milk, though.
But we can rest easy for a little bit. The 2011 Arkansas tornado season doesn’t start until January 1st.
By the way, if anyone in the government wants to know how to spend some stimulus money, this passage of the news item contains some vital clues:
… Read moreThere was no warning for the residents of Cincinnati. The closest tornado sirens are about 12 miles away in Lincoln. People who live here said they can’t hear those sirens here. They said they knew it was over when it went silent.
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