...And just as it was getting kinda intolerably cold, too.

The neighbors are saying that was the worst wind in thirty years. The power is still out - our neighborhood wasn't hit the worst, but I know of downed (not just, you know bent or blown fuses) lines and destroyed poles in at least three spots. And this was all over a dozen counties apparently down into LA even, plus another half dozen in the ( Read more... )

I don't know why it's windy today; it's clear and there's no storm fronts. It's done this twice this year. We don't often get much wind, which is actually kinda unhealthy for the trees - they need a good dusting ( Read more... )

The kittens have decided to vote against going outside, as the temperature surged to almost fifty degrees today. And instead ran around the house like mad little monkeys.

Winter must be here.

Also, I slept thirteen hours. z-z

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I seemed to have tweaked my shoulder; it's all stiff and sore. Moreso after building a stone wall all day ( Read more... )

That's what Gov. Perry and ilk are saying we should should just let happen when they say Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. He's saying it's okay to steal the money from the bottom 95%; because it was already spent ( Read more... )

Should I write an after-trip report on coming off Cymbalta? 'Cause that's what it feels like. It's eleven days since my last effective dose - and it's been a year since I was at the top dose of 60mg - but the zings and echos still rattle in my head, I feel like I fought with a ball-peen hammer and lost, and well... This sucks ( Read more... )

Okay, who thought it was a good idea to charge $8 a month for the same crap that already comes with my cable modem? And my phone data plan? It's several days to weeks later, too! And with commercials! Cosmos, for instance, has more commercials than when it originally aired. And you want me to pay for it ( Read more... )

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