Once again the NWS overestimates the power of a storm by an order of magnitude it seems. Their dire storm that was supposed to produce 8 - 12 inches of snow overnight barely made it to three. I could have used a snow day, too ( Read more... )

There is nothing rational about it. Price of unleaded climbed to $2.87 in Harvard about three weeks ago and there it sits. The new station associated with the supermarket in town is selling for $2.79 but they are undoubtedly eager to attract new customers ( Read more... )

Wednesday will kill me yet. It's just tooooooo long ( Read more... )

I received a mail order catalog this week from Jameco Electronics, a California-based supplier of computer parts and various electronic bits that are used by both computer and radio experimenters. I've used them for years because they accept small orders without tacking on a huge service fee, unlike many of the other companies who stock what I want ( Read more... )