From Quotes of the Day, today:
No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you’ll see why.
- Mignon McLaughlin
Wikipedia’s stub on Mrs McLaughlin
19 January 2011
Can You Hear Me Now?
18 January 2011
Rain Numbers - 18 January 2011
.01", for today
.01", for the storm
1.66", for the month
25.16", for the (rain) year
17 January 2011
Musical Inspiration
From Quotes of the Day, today:
Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time… The wait is simply too long.
- Leonard Bernstein
15 January 2011
Rain Numbers - 15 January 2011
.01", for today
.01", for the storm
1.65", for the month
25.15", for the (rain) year
Resistance Is…
From Quotes of the Day, today:
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.
- Thomas Jefferson
14 January 2011
Me vs You
From Quotes of the Day, today:
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
- Oscar Wilde
13 January 2011
Rain Numbers - 13 January 2011
.09", for today
.09", for the storm
1.64", for the month
25.14", for the (rain) year
Serious Is Funny?
From Quotes of the Day, today:
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
- Peter Ustinov
11 January 2011
Rain Numbers - 11 January 2011
.04", for today
.04", for the storm
1.55", for the month
25.05", for the (rain) year
10 January 2011
Much Easier In the Digital Age?
From Quotes of the Day, today:
Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.
- Robert Orben
09 January 2011
Rain Numbers - 9 January 2011
.01", for today
.01", for the storm
1.51", for the month
25.01", for the (rain) year
07 January 2011
Rain Numbers - 7 January 2011
.01", for today
.03", for the storm
1.50", for the month
25.00", for the (rain) year
And I Don’t Think He Means Politically
From Quotes of the Day, today:
How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
- Benjamin Disraeli
06 January 2011
Rain Numbers - 6 January 2011
.01", for today
.02", for the storm
1.49", for the month
24.99", for the (rain) year
05 January 2011
Rain Numbers - 5 January 2011
.01", for today
.01", for the storm
1.48", for the month
24.98", for the (rain) year
02 January 2011
Rain Numbers - 2 January 2011
.92", for today
1.47", for the storm
1.47", for the month
24.97", for the (rain) year
01 January 2011
Rain Numbers - 1 January 2011
.55", for today
.55", for the storm
.55", for the month
24.05", for the (rain) year
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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
30 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 30 November 2010
.01", for today
1.62", for the storm
5.54", for the month
8.99", for the (rain) year
29 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 29 November 2010
.01", for today
1.61", for the storm
5.53", for the month
8.98", for the (rain) year
28 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 28 November 2010
.01", for today
1.60", for the storm
5.52", for the month
8.97", for the (rain) year
27 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 27 November 2010
1.58", for today
1.59", for the storm
5.51", for the month
8.96", for the (rain) year
26 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 26 November 2010
.01", for today
.01", for the storm
3.93", for the month
7.38", for the (rain) year
22 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 22 November 2010
.19", for today
?.??", for the storm
3.92", for the month
7.37", for the (rain) year
21 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 21 November 2010
.45", for today
?.??", for the storm
3.73", for the month
7.18", for the (rain) year
20 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 20 November 2010
1.53", for today
?.??", for the storm
3.28", for the month
6.73", for the (rain) year
No, my arithmetic isn’t that bad (I hope…); we were gone for a couple of days…
10 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 10 November 2010
.06", for today
1.23", for the storm
1.24", for the month
4.69", for the (rain) year
09 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 9 November 2010
.19", for today
1.17", for the storm
1.18", for the month
4.63", for the (rain) year
08 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 8 November 2010
.01", for today
.98", for the storm
.99", for the month
4.44", for the (rain) year
07 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 7 November 2010
.97", for today
.97", for the storm
.98", for the month
4.43", for the (rain) year
01 November 2010
Rain Numbers - 1 November 2010
.01", for today
.78", for the storm
.01", for the month
3.46", for the (rain) year
Dude! Make Up Your Mind!
From Quotes of the Day, today:
Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.
- Peter de Vries
31 October 2010
Rain Numbers - 31 October 2010
.01", for today
.77", for the storm
3.45", for the month
3.45", for the (rain) year
30 October 2010
Rain Numbers - 30 October 2010
.57", for today
.76", for the storm
3.44", for the month
3.44", for the (rain) year
29 October 2010
Rain Numbers - 29 October 2010
.19", for today
.19", for the storm
2.87", for the month
2.87", for the (rain) year
27 October 2010
Rain Numbers - 27 October 2010
.01", for today
.02", for the storm
2.68", for the month
2.68", for the (rain) year
26 October 2010
Rain Numbers - 26 October 2010
.01", for today
.01", for the storm
2.67", for the month
2.67", for the (rain) year
24 October 2010
Rain Numbers - 24 October 2010
1.87", for today
2.57", for the storm
2.66", for the month
2.66", for the (rain) year
23 October 2010
Rain Numbers - 23 October 2010
.56", for today
.70", for the storm
.79", for the month
.79", for the (rain) year
22 October 2010
Rain Numbers - 22 October 2010
.10", for today
.14", for the storm
.23", for the month
.23", for the (rain) year
21 October 2010
Rain Numbers - 21 October 2010
.04", for today
.04", for the storm
.13", for the month
.13", for the (rain) year
19 October 2010
Rain Numbers - 19 October 2010
.01", for today
.01", for the storm
.09", for the month
.09", for the (rain) year
17 October 2010
Rain Numbers - 17 October 2010
.08", for today
.08", for the storm
.08", for the month
.08", for the (rain) year
15 October 2010
Bumper Snicker Philosophy
On the way to Trader Joe’s, saw one of those stickers that says:
Wag more
Bark less
I want one that says:
Purr more
Hiss less
Sent, via BlackBerry, by AT&T
11 October 2010
Beard on the Bridge
She actually let me get close enough (instead of hopping up and dashing over)!
02 October 2010
30 September 2010
Rain Numbers - 2009/2010
Total rain for the year - 52.76"
I seem to have missed .15", no doubt some combination of senility and being arithmetically-challenged; here’s to even more rain next year!
12 September 2010
Bumper Snicker
On the back of a hybrid Mercury Mariner at Ben Lomond Market.
07 September 2010
Rain Numbers - 7 September 2010
.01", for today
.01", for the storm
.01", for the month
52.61", for the (rain) year
24 August 2010
17 August 2010
A Word to the Noisy
From Quotes of the Day, today:
The squeaking wheel doesn't always get the grease. Sometimes it gets replaced.
- Vic Gold
14 August 2010
Where Did That Blue Come From?
Curtis found this one (a salamander, we think) between the pond liner and the underlayment (or was that between the underlayment and the pond liner?).
Someone Else Has Been Visiting in the Night
If you click on the picture, you can actually see the prints…
09 August 2010
Rain Numbers - 9 August 2010
.02", for today
.02", for the storm
.02", for the month
52.60", for the (rain) year
21 July 2010
Rain Numbers - 21 July 2010
.01", for today
.01", for the storm
.01", for the month
52.58", for the (rain) year
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