"...Obama passed through the local airport for a photo op in the next county before heading off for tea with the King of Jordan. No time to spare for mere citizens hereabouts. He could have ignored us just as well without snubbing us if he had stayed in Washington--and why is he going to the King of Jordan rather than vice-versa? Isn't there something wrong there? Oh, well. Maybe I will live to see one of the major parties nominate someone I truly wish to vote for, but I'm not holding my breath waiting for it. I'm also tired, so take that into consideration, friends."
Thanks, Alan. It's good to get the straight skinny. The News Hour delivered spin, saying he met with farmers and IIRC toured a reservoir? Can't quite remember. All strictly true as far as it goes no doubt but not the whole truth and spun to sound much more user-friendly than it actually was.
We ended with 12.75" of snow yesterday. No plow guy by late afternoon, so I left a message with his service that we needed to be plowed by 5pm. He didn't come. So Mah*Sweetie went out and shoveled the whole space in front of the garage so we could get out to the longer driveway and onto the road. We had tickets, you see, to the movie Winter's Tale. It's a classic good vs evil story and kind of a fairy tale for grown ups, but it's PG-13, and I think anyone 9 and older could see it. We really liked it!!
Tonight we went out for Italian food. YUM!!
And, yes, it's snowing again a little. I'd say by tomorrow our yard total will be somewhere between 16" & 18"!
But then, I had 3 children during the 70's. I was kind of busy. I'm guessing it was the late 70's because I did listen to a lot of music during college.
"It Never Rains in Southern California" by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, was a Billboard No. 5 hit for Hammond in 1972. But it was played on the radio throughout the '70s, often enough that in the mid to late '70s it was one of my favorite songs and i knew all the words. It came as a surprise to find, as I recently did, that it was in fact from the early part of the decade.
I got a fair amount done today, including consulting work and pruning. I am relaxing and enjoying myself this evening, planning to spread the work out over three days. Nice! It was overcast verging on mist today, but there's no rain in the forecast. Our plum has started to bloom, and one of the new peaches is just barely starting. Still time to spray for peach leaf curl a second time. I was looking at the cherries I had pruned and came to the conclusion I can cut them back a bit more--one or two feet, say.
I continue to read the adventures of Lady Molly of Scotland Yard; not great literature, but interesting as a precursor of the Edwardian logical/scientific gentleman investigator, e.g. S. Holmes; also as an early--probably the earliest--female protagonist in such stories.
Miyoko tells me (I have seen bits of the TV news) that the snow is very heavy in Japan too. About four feet of snow fell someplace in the most recent storm. Tokyo got 20 cm (about 8 inches), which is very unusual. Miyoko's home town, further north, had 40 cm one day, then another 40 cm the next--about two feet and a half. A really hard, long winter--like the eastern US.
Everybody stay warm, please.
--Alan
P.S. Our coffee maker needs to be replaced (the pot has developed a crack, and the maker itself is pretty old), so I did some looking around at the web sites of stores I expected would have decent selections and prices--Costco, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Target. None of them had what we wanted--a basic drip coffee maker in white for a modest price, so I ended up at Amazon. I quickly found just what we wanted, and it is on its way. Once again it is impressed upon me that the success of Amazon is not merely a matter of tax savings--in many cases it is a matter of availability, and usually convenience. Good prices don't hurt, certainly. They are truly the 21st-Century equivalent of the Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward catalogs. I would certainly be pleased if they treated their warehouse workers better.
Alan, I agree with all your observations re: Amazon.
As far as keeping warm: Yesterday I received two packages, a small one from the Vermont Country Store and a bigger one from Bean's. From the Vermont Country Store I got fuzzy women's sleep socks, navy and red - the pink were all sold out! These are fuzzy, warm and comfortable. Though they do not have non-slip material on the soles, they still seem safe to walk in on bare wood floors. The package from Bean's contained a throw. It is basically a small down comforter, 50 in by 60 in, down filled and quilted in the plane squares of the bed-sized comforter. The upper surface is the same sateen as the larger item, but the lower surface is the softest, fuzziest, warm-and-cluddliest fleece eva! Both items recommended highly.
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow I am attending the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) meeting here in Chicago. A bit disappointing that what I view as a somewhat expensive meeting has only four symposia I am interested in, but those four are quite interesting. Perhaps especially the one on the future of cities I went to this morning. The two yesterday were on hydraulic fracturing (so I can now understand what people are talking about) and how the visions of science fiction have affected scientific progress. Tomorrow (afternoon -- no getting out of get at 0500 dark) I'll go to one on dark matter.
Howard remains first.
ReplyDelete"...Obama passed through the local airport for a photo op in the next county before heading off for tea with the King of Jordan. No time to spare for mere citizens hereabouts. He could have ignored us just as well without snubbing us if he had stayed in Washington--and why is he going to the King of Jordan rather than vice-versa? Isn't there something wrong there? Oh, well. Maybe I will live to see one of the major parties nominate someone I truly wish to vote for, but I'm not holding my breath waiting for it. I'm also tired, so take that into consideration, friends."
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alan. It's good to get the straight skinny. The News Hour delivered spin, saying he met with farmers and IIRC toured a reservoir? Can't quite remember. All strictly true as far as it goes no doubt but not the whole truth and spun to sound much more user-friendly than it actually was.
It's snowing.
ReplyDeleteHow much snow did you end with?
DeleteWe ended with 12.75" of snow yesterday. No plow guy by late afternoon, so I left a message with his service that we needed to be plowed by 5pm. He didn't come. So Mah*Sweetie went out and shoveled the whole space in front of the garage so we could get out to the longer driveway and onto the road. We had tickets, you see, to the movie Winter's Tale. It's a classic good vs evil story and kind of a fairy tale for grown ups, but it's PG-13, and I think anyone 9 and older could see it. We really liked it!!
Tonight we went out for Italian food. YUM!!
And, yes, it's snowing again a little. I'd say by tomorrow our yard total will be somewhere between 16" & 18"!
OK, Music lovers, it's time again for everyone's favorite game, Name That Random Song!
ReplyDeleteFrom the bridge lyrics below, name this popular song from the '70s:
I'm out of work, I'm out of my head
Out of self-respect, I'm out of bread
I'm under-loved, I'm under-fed
I wanna go home!
I have no idea!
DeleteBut then, I had 3 children during the 70's. I was kind of busy. I'm guessing it was the late 70's because I did listen to a lot of music during college.
Don't know if it is the actual title, but I remember "It never rains in Southern California".
DeleteBingo, Susan! That is indeed the title.
Delete"It Never Rains in Southern California" by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, was a Billboard No. 5 hit for Hammond in 1972. But it was played on the radio throughout the '70s, often enough that in the mid to late '70s it was one of my favorite songs and i knew all the words. It came as a surprise to find, as I recently did, that it was in fact from the early part of the decade.
Oh, well, THAT song I do know the chorus of, but I guess I never heard the words articulated. I was a Junior in HIgh School when it came out! LOL!
DeleteThanks for all the sweet Ally comments on the last thread! ♥
ReplyDeleteI got a fair amount done today, including consulting work and pruning. I am relaxing and enjoying myself this evening, planning to spread the work out over three days. Nice! It was overcast verging on mist today, but there's no rain in the forecast. Our plum has started to bloom, and one of the new peaches is just barely starting. Still time to spray for peach leaf curl a second time. I was looking at the cherries I had pruned and came to the conclusion I can cut them back a bit more--one or two feet, say.
ReplyDeleteI continue to read the adventures of Lady Molly of Scotland Yard; not great literature, but interesting as a precursor of the Edwardian logical/scientific gentleman investigator, e.g. S. Holmes; also as an early--probably the earliest--female protagonist in such stories.
Miyoko tells me (I have seen bits of the TV news) that the snow is very heavy in Japan too. About four feet of snow fell someplace in the most recent storm. Tokyo got 20 cm (about 8 inches), which is very unusual. Miyoko's home town, further north, had 40 cm one day, then another 40 cm the next--about two feet and a half. A really hard, long winter--like the eastern US.
Everybody stay warm, please.
--Alan
P.S. Our coffee maker needs to be replaced (the pot has developed a crack, and the maker itself is pretty old), so I did some looking around at the web sites of stores I expected would have decent selections and prices--Costco, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Target. None of them had what we wanted--a basic drip coffee maker in white for a modest price, so I ended up at Amazon. I quickly found just what we wanted, and it is on its way. Once again it is impressed upon me that the success of Amazon is not merely a matter of tax savings--in many cases it is a matter of availability, and usually convenience. Good prices don't hurt, certainly. They are truly the 21st-Century equivalent of the Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward catalogs. I would certainly be pleased if they treated their warehouse workers better.
Alan, I agree with all your observations re: Amazon.
DeleteAs far as keeping warm: Yesterday I received two packages, a small one from the Vermont Country Store and a bigger one from Bean's. From the Vermont Country Store I got fuzzy women's sleep socks, navy and red - the pink were all sold out! These are fuzzy, warm and comfortable. Though they do not have non-slip material on the soles, they still seem safe to walk in on bare wood floors. The package from Bean's contained a throw. It is basically a small down comforter, 50 in by 60 in, down filled and quilted in the plane squares of the bed-sized comforter. The upper surface is the same sateen as the larger item, but the lower surface is the softest, fuzziest, warm-and-cluddliest fleece eva! Both items recommended highly.
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow I am attending the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) meeting here in Chicago. A bit disappointing that what I view as a somewhat expensive meeting has only four symposia I am interested in, but those four are quite interesting. Perhaps especially the one on the future of cities I went to this morning. The two yesterday were on hydraulic fracturing (so I can now understand what people are talking about) and how the visions of science fiction have affected scientific progress. Tomorrow (afternoon -- no getting out of get at 0500 dark) I'll go to one on dark matter.
ReplyDeleteCat, you really know how to shop New England! Way to go!!
ReplyDelete