Daily Archives: March 11, 2009

Politics, Weather +Climate

The Little Legislature That Could

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Imbolc             Full Moon of Winds

Kate tweaked her neck at work.  Ouch.

The temperature has gone below zero one more time, -4.  I heard on MPR today that the National Weather Service averaged all the highs and lows across the country.  This winter was .5 degree warmer than last year.  Not here in Minnesota, or the Upper Midwest, but highs in the Southwest and West balanced us out.

The little engine that could has begun to huff and puff its way up the halls of the Minnesota Legislature.  There’s a lot of I think I can, I think I can, I know I can, I’ll try going on over there.  Unlike the children’s book however, this is a massive moving body with many interchangeable parts.  I’m pulling for it to get up the hill.  We all  need it to make it.

The cold weather can leave us now.  The proud Minnesotan part of the winter is over; we’ve made our stand, yet another successful one, but now it’s time for a little warm weather.  Coming Saturday I understand.

Garden, GeekWorld

Dead Batteries, Live Seeds

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Imbolc          Full Moon of Winds

The beepers, now deprived of their energy source, sit soundless on the kitchen table where they will remain until I purchase 3 super heavy duty 9 volts to replace their deceased ancestors.  Another distraction brought to you courtesy of the technological revolution.

Kate and I have gone through all the seeds that need to get started now and decided on number of seedlings to start.  They will range from Musselburgh Leeks to chichiquelite Hucklberry.  This afternoon I plant, turn the lights back on and start our 2009 garden.

General

Do You Experience Beeping Noises From Strange Locations?

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Imbolc   Full Moon of Winds

The snow finished sometime last night.  This morning tree branches, shrubs and boulders all have an outline of white.  The sun reflects off the new snow with a bit of glare.  When I blew the driveway this morning, the windchill had a bite and I was glad when I finished.

Today the sky is clear; the temperature sits at zero and we have sunshine, lots of sunshine.  Predictions show 40’s by the weekend so this snow is not long for our driveway.

I did not get the seeds planted yesterday and it took until this morning to track down all the damned beeping.  Turns out we have three battery powered smoke detectors that failed at the same time.  Makes tracking the sound down difficult for a guy with only one good ear.  So, both are on the docket for today.