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Amusement du jour
The Alps of MIT have their own TripAdvisor page. When they disappear, it will, too. I hope it garners more reviews before then! -
Super cool thing du jour
Scroll down through the Ten Treasures from the Dead Media Museum Sure, the article is cool, but the goshwow is down at the bottom of the page ( Read more... ) -
Kickstarter for Nate Bucklin's new album
Jeff Schalles just announced that the Kickstarter for Nate Bucklin's new album, My Favorite Whirlwind has gone live! Note that it is a short window, only two weeks until it closes.
I'm in! -
221.3 gallons
That's how much oil was added to my 275 gallon tank today, just in time to ensure I have ample oil in the tank to deal with the sub-zero temperatures forecast for the next couple of nights. Win. -
That was supposed to be 3 TO 6 inches...
Wales is the current leader in the weather.gov snowfall total for Hampden county, and that's based on a broadcast media report from 9am Sunday. Then again, the only media we have in Wales is the community cable tv station, so who knows ( Read more... ) -
An early Valentine for Stan fans
The Stan in question is Canadian folksinger Stan Rogers. A few weeks ago, I stumbled across and ordered One Warm Line: The Legacy of Stan Rogers. Friday night, I watched the 1989 CBC documentary for the first time. It won't be the last. The bonus tracks include footage of Stan & his band performing two live songs: Archie Fisher's "Witch of the ( Read more... ) -
What's another foot between friends?
A hell of a lot of shoveling, that's what. Shoveling I haven't done yet; shoveling that will wait until tomorrow.
Arrgh. -
Inch by inch
Snowfall total here at Toad Woods at 1am Wednesday: 20"I thought I was going to top out at 18", then 19". Even at 20", that's still 10 fewer than friends in Framingham were clobbered with, but I can't say I got off easy. Just a bit easier than I might have ( Read more... ) -
7am update
Snowfall total here at Toad Woods at 7am: 12"
Wind: present and gusting a bit, but not too noisy now.Second pass of shoveling done an hour ago, when the total was 11". Snow is super-fluffy, super-light powder. Shoveling 8.5" was easier than shoveling 4" of our "typical" snow. It's of no use whatsoever in terms of building snow forts or sculpting ( Read more... ) -
Midnight update
Okay, it's past midnight. That's because I did the first pass of shoveling after measuring the total as the day ended. And other stuff.
Snowfall total here at Toad Woods at midnight: 2.5"
I don't have an anemometer (and don't have any kids around to turn them loose constructing a homemade version tomorrow), so my wind report is simply: noisy and ( Read more... )