31 December 2010

“Historic” December Rain Numbers

Just for giggles, I thought I’d check the December monthly rain totals and see how this month matched up. And there they are:

December 2010 - 14.51"
December 2009 -  5.60"
December 2008 -  4.78"
December 2007 -  5.18"
December 2006 - not keeping numbers (working in Indy…)
December 2005 - 11.75"
December 2004 - blogging other stuff (no clue why there’re no rain numbers…)
December 2003 - 16.90"

Hammerhead, Great White, Tiger…

From Quotes of the Day, today:

There are 350 varieties of shark, not counting loan and pool.
- L. M. Boyd

30 December 2010

Time Is the Thief of Procrastination?

From Quotes of the Day, today:

Procrastination isn’t the problem, it’s the solution. So procrastinate now, don’t put it off.
- Ellen DeGeneres

29 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 29 December 2010

.58", for today
2.34", for the storm
14.51", for the month
23.50", for the (rain) year

Achieving Happiness

From Quotes of the Day, today:

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
- Aldous Huxley

28 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 28 December 2010

1.76", for today
1.76", for the storm
13.93", for the month
22.92", for the (rain) year

Snopes Says: True

An Impatiens variety, the (gorgeous) parrot plant:

snopes.com: Parrot Flower

27 December 2010

Super Lobster!!

Would I lie about a thing like that? Take a look at its picture:

Copperpots: Lobster Thermador

26 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 26 December 2010

.09", for today
1.58", for the storm
12.17", for the month
21.16", for the (rain) year

25 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 25 December 2010

1.49", for today
1.49", for the storm
12.08", for the month
21.07", for the (rain) year

I’m Dreamin’…

Huh! A Lot of Residents Would Ask the Same Thing…

From Quotes of the Day, today:

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say “I want to see the manager.”
- William S. Burroughs

Warm & Dry While it Rains

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23 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 23 December 2010

.01", for today
8.34", for the storm
10.59", for the month
19.58", for the (rain) year

22 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 22 December 2010

.67", for today
8.33", for the storm
10.58", for the month
19.57", for the (rain) year

21 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 21 December 2010

.91", for today
7.66", for the storm
9.91", for the month
18.90", for the (rain) year

20 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 20 December 2010

.26", for today
6.75", for the storm
9.00", for the month
17.99", for the (rain) year

19 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 19 December 2010

2.73", for today
6.49", for the storm
8.74", for the month
17.73", for the (rain) year

You’d Think We Lived in a Rain Forest!!

On the way to Mass; 2.24" already…

18 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 18 December 2010

2.12", for today
3.76", for the storm
6.01", for the month
15", for the (rain) year

Hee Hee!

From Quotes of the Day, today:

Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
- Victor Borge

Rainy Days Are Here Again!

We’ve gotten 1.37" this morning…

17 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 17 December 2010

1.48", for today
1.55", for the storm
3.89", for the month
12.88", for the (rain) year

16 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 16 December 2010

.07", for today
.07", for the storm
2.41", for the month
11.40", for the (rain) year

Bumper Snicker

More like a major guffaw, actually! Spotted on a PT Cruiser at Felton Faire.


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14 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 14 December 2010

.32", for today
.32", for the storm
2.34", for the month
11.33", for the (rain) year

13 December 2010

Don’t Know How Often…

…it’s true, but it is interesting…

From Quotes of the Day, today:

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
- George Jean Nathan

12 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 12 December 2010

.01", for today
2.01", for the storm
2.02", for the month
11.01", for the (rain) year

11 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 11 December 2010

.01", for today
2.00", for the storm
2.01", for the month
11.00", for the (rain) year

10 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 10 December 2010

.07", for today
1.99", for the storm
2.00", for the month
10.99", for the (rain) year

Strawberry Bellini

Never heard of a Strawberry Bellini; sounds totally heavenly!

PYBT: Strawberry Bellini: My Dirty Little Secret.

09 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 9 December 2010

.05", for today
1.92", for the storm
1.93", for the month
10.92", for the (rain) year

08 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 8 December 2010

.55", for today
1.87", for the storm
1.88", for the month
10.87", for the (rain) year

Pretty Scary, Eh?

From Quotes of the Day, today:

Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.
- Thomas Sowell


It gets worse: “…In area after area - crime, education, housing, race relations - the situation has gotten worse after the bright new theories were put into operation. The amazing thing is that this history of failure and disaster has neither discouraged the social engineers nor discredited them.”

07 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 7 December 2010

.01", for today
1.32", for the storm
1.33", for the month
10.32", for the (rain) year

06 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 6 December 2010

.15", for today
1.31", for the storm
1.32", for the month
10.31", for the (rain) year

The Best Place to Hide is Out In the Open…

From Quotes of the Day, today:

Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.
- Friedrich Nietzsche

05 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 5 December 2010

1.02", for today
1.16", for the storm
1.17", for the month
10.16", for the (rain) year

04 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 4 December 2010

.14", for today
.14", for the storm
.15", for the month
9.14", for the (rain) year

01 December 2010

Rain Numbers - 1 December 2010

.01", for today
1.63", for the storm
.01", for the month
9.00", for the (rain) year

House Dog!

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