17 February 2011

“Historic” February Rain Numbers

At Rosemary’s yesterday, the subject of how we were doing this year, rain-wise, came up (given the spectacular noise the rain was making at the time); the consensus decided we were a bit behind:

16 February 2011 - 29.13"
17 February 2010 - 35.02"
16 February 2009 - 24.80"
19 February 2008 - 33.39" (that’s actually Boulder-Creek.com’s number; the weather station had been misbehaving…)
16 February 2007 - not keeping numbers (working in Indy…)
16 February 2006 - blogging other stuff (no clue why there’re no rain numbers…)
16 February 2005 - blogging other stuff (no clue why there’re no rain numbers…)
16 February 2004 - 30.94"

16 February 2011

Rain Numbers - 16 February 2011

1.41", for today
2.58", for the storm
2.58", for the month
29.13", for the (rain) year

15 February 2011

Rain Numbers - 15 February 2011

.76", for today
1.17", for the storm
1.17", for the month
27.72", for the (rain) year

14 February 2011

Rain Numbers - 14 February 2011

.41", for today
.41", for the storm
.41", for the month
26.86", for the (rain) year

Somebeardy Is Living...

...the good life!!


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13 February 2011

I See the Moon...

...But I’m not sure it sees me...


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12 February 2011

My Hands Never Left My Wrists

From Quotes of the Day, today:

Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.
- Kurt Vonnegut

31 January 2011

Rain Numbers - 31 January 2011

.01", for today
1.34", for the storm
3.00", for the month
26.45", for the (rain) year

Ah! A New Day!!

And a lovely one, at that: blue sky, shiny sun, don’t remember if I saw any puffy white clouds…

30 January 2011

Rain Numbers - 30 January 2011

.95", for today
1.33", for the storm
2.99", for the month
26.49", for the (rain) year

It’s Santa Cruz County…

…so you know who it’s all about (and that slot is marked “No Parking”)…



I snapped this on my way into the Keg this morning, between St Michael and St John, after having parked two spaces down. By the time I got back out (all I did was buy a bottle of Dr Pepper!), some genius had parked next to the Mustang and yes, *he* was over the line into my slot. Fortunately, there was no one on the other side of me.

Too bad I wasn’t driving the ’Burb (and didn’t have to head to Felton on the double)…

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29 January 2011

Rain Numbers - 29 January 2011

.38", for today
.38", for the storm
2.04", for the month
25.54", for the (rain) year

19 January 2011

Can You Hear Me Now?

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

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

Happy New Year!

And many more.

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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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

Fall Scenery

So ignore the vehicles...
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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


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11 October 2010

Beard on the Bridge

She actually let me get close enough (instead of hopping up and dashing over)!

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02 October 2010

The View From the Driveway

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