I always mumble grumblingly whenever I hear people say stuff like "If you don't like the weather here in Sweden/Kentucky/Texas/Germany/Pleiades Alpha, just stick around for five minutes and it'll change!" and then laugh and pretend that they just said something unique, or indeed even remotely funny, but I have to admit that today was kind of ( Read more... )

The weather around here really knows how to produce a goot suck when it wants to. I was outside on my break at work this afternoon. It was 81 degrees and sunny. Not a cloud in sight. Light breeze. How much better does it get? I can tell you how much better. It STAYS that way, that's how. Less than one minute after I walked through the door after I ( Read more... )

Never mind the title. You know in what country I reside. You know which business I work in. You can figure out the approximate circumstances in which the above was uttered. It has no bearing on anything else, I just hate posting without a title. ANYWAY ( Read more... )

It was absolutely and totally awesome this morning! The grass! It was green! There were bushes! Well, to be fair, there were bushes yesterday too, but they had LEAVES on them today! Incredible what a difference over 24 hours. I actually went so far as to start the lawn mower last night. Not so far as to actually MOW with it, but still. I started it ( Read more... )

This marks the second year that I've been driving my car without any functioning heat. I've been trying to figure out why. See, here's the thing. The thermostat is shot. It's about $5. Actually, I believe I have one somewhere, even. At least I did, as I bought it right away when the one currently in the car broke. I just haven't fixed it. It's ( Read more... )

The weather here still has the power to really freak me out. Earlier tonight we were sitting about in the computer room doing nothing much just after dinner, when this funky siren starts howling outside. After a minute we realize that there's really no reason for it to be howling on a Friday in the middle of the month unless something is really ( Read more... )

Isn't it amazing how much brighter the world can seem after a good nights sleep? And I'm using the definition of a good nights sleep loosely here. I get up at 5:15, and even that has me rushed to get to work on time. No denying it. I'm getting old. I used to be able to get up FIVE MINUTES before I had to leave for work and have time to shower, ( Read more... )

It's amazing how busy you can be when you have nothing to do ( Read more... )

Yesterday we had 74 degrees.

Today it's snowing.

That's all I had to say.

It's 3:27 AM. This is not typically a time I'm awake ( Read more... )