Rain Numbers - 30 December 2008

.01", for today
.01", for the storm
4.78", for the month
12.01", for the (rain) year

It Can’t Be That Time of Year Already!!

Can it??

A frog was croaking late this afternoon…

Rain Numbers - 26 December 2008

.01", for today
2.99", for the storm
4.77", for the month
12.00", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 25 December 2008

.98", for today
2.98", for the storm
4.76", for the month
11.99", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 24 December 2008

.84", for today
2.00", for the storm
3.78", for the month
11.01", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 23 December 2008

.11", for today
1.16", for the storm
2.94", for the month
10.17", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 22 December 2008

.09", for today
1.05", for the storm
2.83", for the month
10.06", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 21 December 2008

.96", for today
.96", for the storm
2.74", for the month
9.97", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 19 December 2008

.36", for today
.65", for the storm
1.78", for the month
9.01", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 18 December 2008

.29", for today
.29", for the storm
1.44", for the month
8.65", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 16 December 2008

.3", for today
1.09", for the storm
1.15", for the month
8.36", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 15 December 2008

.26", for today
.79", for the storm
.85", for the month
8.06", for the (rain) year

Rebecca Aguilar is Despicable

A tale of two media coverages, from Ed Driscoll, via YouTube.

I’m Agreeing With Joe Biden? I Must Be Mad!!

OTOH, he certainly should be able to get his new puppy from wherever he damned well pleases; PETA and the HSUS can go pound sand (until they get their priorities straight).

From csmonitor.com today: Biden gets new dog - animal rights advocates not happy.

Rain Numbers - 14 December 2008

.48", for today
.53", for the storm
.59", for the month
7.80", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 13 December 2008

.05", for today
.05", for the storm
.09", for the month
7.32", for the (rain) year

Drinking Problem

From Quotes of the Day, today:

Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.
- Dave Barry

The Golden (Shaw) Rule

From Quotes of the Day, today:

Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.
- George Bernard Shaw

Rain Numbers - as of 8 December 2008

.04", for the month
7.27", for the (rain) year

’Tis the Season…

On the spine of this month’s Real Simple:

Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson