Lots of stuff going on lately, and so little time to write. The days slip away uncounted. I can’t stand that. So here are some…
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Lots of stuff going on lately, and so little time to write. The days slip away uncounted. I can’t stand that. So here are some…
Unseasonably cool weather again today, something we’ve been enjoying off and on for the last couple weeks. Nevertheless I feel that summer is here. Xy’s…
In celebration of the Vernal Equinox, I’m bringing the mohawk back. Not the fauxhawk, mind you. I’m talking about the real thing, baby. Bring it…
I’m feeling better, though by no means 100%, and I’m back at work today. Ironically, as I’ve gotten over my cold, the weather here’s colder…
Here’s something I’ve never seen before: It’s snowing in New Orleans. Update: So early this morning as I was taking the girl to school, I…
The weather has been a bit on the cold side this week, by which I mean highs in the 60s. It was in the 60s…
It was cooler today, with a bit of a nip in the air, the first hint of cold weather since spring. I object to this…
The autumnal equinox takes place today at 10:44 AM Central Time. It seems to me like the autumnal equinox gets short shrift. The solstices are…
My cousin Leslie and her family in Houston went to Austin for a wedding around the time of Ike; they are still waiting for power…
A cold front came through yesterday, pushing rain before it. Now the weather here is distinctly cooler and drier. The oppressive heat and humidity of…
Our little girl is not feeling well. Runny nose, a touch of fever, general fussiness. Is it a cold? Allergies? Or just more teething? We’re…
I got Iked on my bike this morning. I was partway to work, and I noticed the sky was getting dark — really dark. Hope…
Sometimes a phrase gets stuck in my head and just keeps repeating like a mantra. Last month it was a random remark by my mother-in-law:…
New Orleans remains within Gustav’s cone of anxiety. The prognosticators seem to think he’ll make landfall late Monday somewhat west of here, but hurricanes have…
Gustav’s timing is especially crazy-making for us here on the Gulf Coast. Just about everyone around here can remember exactly what they were doing three…
Gustav is set to enter the Gulf this weekend. He’s only a tropical storm right now, but he should be a hurricane by then. I…
Fay was a killer storm. Yet now she’s disintegrating over land somewhere to the north and east of here, and we’re being gently lashed by…
A mighty wind blew through our block Friday afternoon. Xy described it as a “mini tornado.” I thought she was being dramatic until I saw the damage myself.
As I noted a few days ago, this is the first day of my new year, and the first year of my new era. This…
The astronomical solstice snuck up on me again.