In just about every way a day can suck less, today sucked less than yesterday. And also it was sunny. And also it was warmer. Currently, it's 50˚F, with the windchill at 48˚F ( Read more... )

I found these graphics at the New York Times and I thought it should share. It really drive home the point of what we're coping with up here. Spooky is referring to the Northeast as "the New Arctic." The images are behind the cut. These are composite from 60 individual images via the the MODIS Satellite for the month of February 2015.

( But if it had to perish twice... )

Well, my magic toenail, all the colors of a ripening blackberry, has not yet killed me ( Read more... )

I'm 99.5% convinced that to swim regularly in Rhode Island I'm going to have to 1) overcome my fear of tourons and 2) invest in a neoprene wetsuit. The first merely requires willpower. The second, it turns out, is reasonably priced. Maybe it's time for the "Buy Caitlín a Protective Layer of Simulated Subcutaneous Blubber" eBay auction. I am ( Read more... )

It might be sunny today. The forecasters say it will be sunny in Providence, but so far, only clouds. They also say tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 72F, but then, they say, we get seven straight days of rain. I suspect they'll be right as regards generalities, but mistaken on many particulars. Meteorologists in New England should be known ( Read more... )

Hopefully, everyone now has Sirenia Digest #4. Thank you, Gordon. Thank you, Spooky. Thank you, Vince and Ted and Bill. And a big thank you to all the subscribers. If you're not a subscriber, you may yet remedy that simply by following this linkLately I've been feeling like I'd miss at least half of everything interesting that's going on in the ( Read more... )