It looks like we might have another lovely day even though the sun is not out full force. First it looked as if we would get some rain, then the sun came out and now I see dark clouds on the horizon and we have a bit of a breeze ( Read more... )

Stormy looking skies here this morning and from the looks of the weather map it won’t be long before we get rain coming in from the mid-west.

Denying Science: Conspiracy Theories, Media Distortions, and the War Against Reality - one of the first reviews of Dearest new book ( Read more... )

You know every time I get back from the UK I go through this period of thinking that something is wrong with my bumbag. It just takes a while after the UK coinage is removed to get used to it being feather light again ( Read more... )

After days of rain, sleet and snow we finally have beautiful bright sunshine and a forecast predicting temps in the 50s-60s for the upcoming week ( Read more... )

Perhaps I shouldn’t open my mouth but the weather we were supposed to be getting doesn’t look like it is going to arrive. We have just had rain so far. The severe weather report is still posted for our area but, fingers crossed that it all stays to the north of us since the last little bit of snow has just melted and I truly would hate to see more ( Read more... )

Every year I officially mark the start of fall when one tree at the side of our drive loses its leaves. This particular tree sheds all of its leaves within a 2 day period. It started this morning and the drive is now carpeted with yellow leaves.


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Straight No Chaser - you may have seen these guys on YouTube and the NYT ran a story about them this morning. I happen to like them quite a lot and they have a Christmas album coming out to be titled “Holiday Spirits”.

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Our EconomyHouse Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Bobby Scott (D-VA) and others participated in a press conference to discuss an alternative plan for federal intervention in U.S. financial markets ( Read more... )