Monday, November 05, 2012
Music Monday
"Tuesday all of you will go to the polls, will stand there in the polling place and make a decision. I think when you make that decision, it might be well if you would ask yourself, are you better off than you were four years ago? Is it easier for you to go and buy things in the stores than it was four years ago? Is there more or less unemployment in the country than there was four years ago? Is America as respected throughout the world as it was? Do you feel that our security is as safe, that we're as strong as we were four years ago? And if you answer all of those questions yes, why then, I think your choice is very obvious as to whom you will vote for. If you don't agree, if you don't think that this course that we've been on for the last four years is what you would like to see us follow for the next four, then I could suggest another choice that you have." --Ronald Reagan
Friday, November 02, 2012
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Dear Coworker
If you clock out, then scan your badge again, yes, the time clock will say that you have not clocked in. This is because you have already clocked out.
There is no need to clock back in, then clock out again.
All you are doing is holding up the line behind you and showing everyone that you don't have sense enough to operate a voting machine. Please, for your own sake, request a paper ballot.
Seriously.
Thank you.
That is all.
There is no need to clock back in, then clock out again.
All you are doing is holding up the line behind you and showing everyone that you don't have sense enough to operate a voting machine. Please, for your own sake, request a paper ballot.
Seriously.
Thank you.
That is all.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Happy Halloween!
We don't do much for Halloween around here. Cody is adamant that we not celebrate it. He says it's a pagan holiday born of devil worship. I could disagree with him on the holiday's origins, but I'll save that for another post another day.
I did wear my Great Pumpkin socks,
and watched It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on TV tonight. Yes, I have it on DVD, but there's just something about watching it on TV with everyone else....as a kid, I never missed it.
Back when I was a kid, before Halloween became a pagan holiday born of devil worship, and was just another fun day to dress up and scrounge candy, I loved Halloween. I loved carving the pumpkin. I loved the Halloween carnival at the elementary school. I loved running around after dark.
We were only allowed to Trick-Or-Treat on our street, but it was fun nonetheless. I remember one year, a boy down the street wrapped himself from head to toe in aluminum foil and went as a space alien. He could hardly move, and his sister had to carry his candy bag for him.
Before our parents turned us loose to wreak havoc on the neighborhood, though, they would take us to our aunt's house, and our grandparents' houses. My mother's parents had a neighbor across the street named Mrs. Kanoy. We usually went Trick-or-Treating at her house, too.
Tootsie Rolls. She had Tootsie Rolls. I loved Tootsie Rolls.
"Only one!" My mother admonished as I reached for a handful. Chastened, I only took one Tootsie Roll, and thanked Mrs. Kanoy politely.
"Oh, you can have more than that," she said, as she dumped about three handfuls into my bag. I'll always remember Mrs. Kanoy's generosity.
After we got too old go to out ourselves, my older brother loved to dress up as a ---I guess he was a zombie, ghoul, or ghost, I'm not really sure. He'd put baby powder in his hair to turn it white, and put grey makeup on his face, complete with dark circles under his eyes. Then he'd put on my dad's Sea Captain's jacket with the brass buttons.
Yes, my dad really did have a Sea Captain's jacket with brass buttons.
We'd turn all the inside lights out, so he was wreathed in shadow, with only the porch light on. The rest of us would hide out of sight and make haunted house noises. We'd creak the hall door, which always creaked no matter how much WD-40 you put on it, and make moany, rattly noises.
Only the bravest children got candy from our house.
Finally, before I quit boring you to tears, I was searching for my favorite childhood Halloween song on YouTube, and found this totally cool revamped version:
I did wear my Great Pumpkin socks,
and watched It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on TV tonight. Yes, I have it on DVD, but there's just something about watching it on TV with everyone else....as a kid, I never missed it.
Back when I was a kid, before Halloween became a pagan holiday born of devil worship, and was just another fun day to dress up and scrounge candy, I loved Halloween. I loved carving the pumpkin. I loved the Halloween carnival at the elementary school. I loved running around after dark.
We were only allowed to Trick-Or-Treat on our street, but it was fun nonetheless. I remember one year, a boy down the street wrapped himself from head to toe in aluminum foil and went as a space alien. He could hardly move, and his sister had to carry his candy bag for him.
Before our parents turned us loose to wreak havoc on the neighborhood, though, they would take us to our aunt's house, and our grandparents' houses. My mother's parents had a neighbor across the street named Mrs. Kanoy. We usually went Trick-or-Treating at her house, too.
Tootsie Rolls. She had Tootsie Rolls. I loved Tootsie Rolls.
"Only one!" My mother admonished as I reached for a handful. Chastened, I only took one Tootsie Roll, and thanked Mrs. Kanoy politely.
"Oh, you can have more than that," she said, as she dumped about three handfuls into my bag. I'll always remember Mrs. Kanoy's generosity.
After we got too old go to out ourselves, my older brother loved to dress up as a ---I guess he was a zombie, ghoul, or ghost, I'm not really sure. He'd put baby powder in his hair to turn it white, and put grey makeup on his face, complete with dark circles under his eyes. Then he'd put on my dad's Sea Captain's jacket with the brass buttons.
Yes, my dad really did have a Sea Captain's jacket with brass buttons.
We'd turn all the inside lights out, so he was wreathed in shadow, with only the porch light on. The rest of us would hide out of sight and make haunted house noises. We'd creak the hall door, which always creaked no matter how much WD-40 you put on it, and make moany, rattly noises.
Only the bravest children got candy from our house.
Finally, before I quit boring you to tears, I was searching for my favorite childhood Halloween song on YouTube, and found this totally cool revamped version:
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Candy Corn
It's National Candy Corn Day! Are you celebrating?
I had to run into town to pick up some candy, just in case, you know, so I picked up a bag of Candy Corn, too.
I bought like a ton of candy for the church thing, and just today I realized that I didn't have any at the house. We seldom, if ever, get trick or treaters out here, but I have candy on hand just in case.
One year, I decided I just wasn't going to buy any, since we hadn't had a single trick or treater come since we'd moved here. Cody was about 5 that year. But anyway, I didn't buy any candy, and guess what.
Yep, we had a trick or treater. I felt so bad that I didn't have anything to give him. After he'd gone, I said something to Cody about being sad that I didn't have any candy to give to the kid, and you know what Cody said?
"He could have had some of mine."
Moments like that make a Mama proud.
I had to run into town to pick up some candy, just in case, you know, so I picked up a bag of Candy Corn, too.
I bought like a ton of candy for the church thing, and just today I realized that I didn't have any at the house. We seldom, if ever, get trick or treaters out here, but I have candy on hand just in case.
One year, I decided I just wasn't going to buy any, since we hadn't had a single trick or treater come since we'd moved here. Cody was about 5 that year. But anyway, I didn't buy any candy, and guess what.
Yep, we had a trick or treater. I felt so bad that I didn't have anything to give him. After he'd gone, I said something to Cody about being sad that I didn't have any candy to give to the kid, and you know what Cody said?
"He could have had some of mine."
Moments like that make a Mama proud.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Chilly Sunday
I woke up this morning to a lovely, brisk 35'. I was glad, because I could wear my winter clothes to church without people looking at me like I was out of my mind. See, I have summer clothes, and winter clothes, but I don't have too any in-between clothes. I keep saying I'm going to get some, but I just hate shopping for clothes so much.
I like the belted tunic look that seems to be coming back into style. I was planning on going up to Batesville or down to Greenwood this weekend and do some clothes shopping -- my shoes look pitiful-- but I never pried my lazy hiney out of the chair.
Other than to let the dogs in and out thirty hundred bazillion times, that is.
Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on the East Coast, and many of my friends are in her path. If you are in her path, stay safe, stay warm and remember this piece of advice:
I like the belted tunic look that seems to be coming back into style. I was planning on going up to Batesville or down to Greenwood this weekend and do some clothes shopping -- my shoes look pitiful-- but I never pried my lazy hiney out of the chair.
Other than to let the dogs in and out thirty hundred bazillion times, that is.
Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on the East Coast, and many of my friends are in her path. If you are in her path, stay safe, stay warm and remember this piece of advice:
Saturday, October 27, 2012
I Haz Yarnz!
OK, here's the deal. My cousin had requested a cowl for Christmas, so I ordered yarn for it.
Silly me, I substituted Knit Picks Aloft for the Shibui Silk that the original pattern called for, but didn't check the yardage of the balls. Needless to say, I didn't get very far into the cowl before I realized I wouldn't have enough yarn.
So I ordered more yarn.
It's all Knit Picks Aloft, and the colors are mongoose, cranberry, silver, and oat. And one lonely little ball of daisy. See, I had decided I didn't really like that bright yellow strip in there like it was.
I don't know, it just seemed out of place, so when I ordered the next round of yarn, I decided to get some brown instead. Brown seems to fit the original pattern better.
There's just one problem. The yarn is the same color as my hair.
Notice I said it is the same color as my hair. It is not the same color as what comes out of the bottle. Still and all, I can't seem to shake the feeling that I am knitting with my hair.
It's kinda freaking me out a little bit.
Here, I'll distract myself with some Fall decorations...
There, that's better.
I'm going to keep the original rendition of the cowl and do something with it. I kind of have to. One does not simply frog Aloft.
I'll probably just make a gradient striped cowl with what yarn I have left when I finish my cousin's cowl. It just won't follow the pattern, but that doesn't matter. It'll still be a soft, squishy, warm bit of hand knit love. I'll give it to a sister or sister-in-law, since they haven't seen the picture.
My other major accomplishment of the day was to block my gingerbread scarf.
Yes, it is a major accomplishment. See, what you do is to soak the scarf in warm water, then pin it into shape and let it dry. Scarves are difficult simply because they are so long. Blocking the average scarf takes about 16 trillion pins.
16 trillion....see what I did there?
The difference between me and the government is that I stopped pinning when I ran out of pins. Otherwise, I would have had to borrow some from China, and unlike our government, I hate to be beholden to anyone.
Oh, and I did start another hat, I just didn't take a picture of it.
Silly me, I substituted Knit Picks Aloft for the Shibui Silk that the original pattern called for, but didn't check the yardage of the balls. Needless to say, I didn't get very far into the cowl before I realized I wouldn't have enough yarn.
So I ordered more yarn.
It's all Knit Picks Aloft, and the colors are mongoose, cranberry, silver, and oat. And one lonely little ball of daisy. See, I had decided I didn't really like that bright yellow strip in there like it was.
I don't know, it just seemed out of place, so when I ordered the next round of yarn, I decided to get some brown instead. Brown seems to fit the original pattern better.
There's just one problem. The yarn is the same color as my hair.
Notice I said it is the same color as my hair. It is not the same color as what comes out of the bottle. Still and all, I can't seem to shake the feeling that I am knitting with my hair.
It's kinda freaking me out a little bit.
Here, I'll distract myself with some Fall decorations...
There, that's better.
I'm going to keep the original rendition of the cowl and do something with it. I kind of have to. One does not simply frog Aloft.
I'll probably just make a gradient striped cowl with what yarn I have left when I finish my cousin's cowl. It just won't follow the pattern, but that doesn't matter. It'll still be a soft, squishy, warm bit of hand knit love. I'll give it to a sister or sister-in-law, since they haven't seen the picture.
My other major accomplishment of the day was to block my gingerbread scarf.
Yes, it is a major accomplishment. See, what you do is to soak the scarf in warm water, then pin it into shape and let it dry. Scarves are difficult simply because they are so long. Blocking the average scarf takes about 16 trillion pins.
16 trillion....see what I did there?
The difference between me and the government is that I stopped pinning when I ran out of pins. Otherwise, I would have had to borrow some from China, and unlike our government, I hate to be beholden to anyone.
Oh, and I did start another hat, I just didn't take a picture of it.
Friday, October 26, 2012
It's Beginning To Feel
like winter out there.
The cold front blew through today as expected, and the high of 64' was reached about the time I got out of bed. It started raining around 9ish, and rained off and on for most of the day, with the temperature steadily dropping. It's now 46' according to Weatherbug. I haven't gotten out to check my outside thermometer yet.
It was a good day to hunker down and finish this hat.
The yarn is Red Heart Red Hot, and it was knit on size 8 needles. I cast on 88 stitches, which makes an average size stocking hat or an extra large beanie. Most of the hats I make are beanies, since they seem to be what's in style now. Or they have been. Earflap hats seem to be making a comeback this year, based on what I'm seeing in the stores. I've got enough yarn to make one more hat out of this, then I'm going to make a bunch of Jayne hats.
Well, not a bunch. I have enough yarn to do three-- maybe four. Then I'm going back to working on using up my Red Heart stash. I've got plenty. I've even got some yarn that I bought to make Cody a sweater when he was 2. Yes, yes, yes... I know...I know...
Let's change the subject now, shall we?
I did get the houseplants -- also known as Peabody and the Chicklets--inside for the winter. Not much I can do for the plants in the beds. It's their time. I just noticed one of the Chicklets (A Christmas cactus-- and please, let's not get into a whole long diatribe about how it's really a Thanksgiving cactus. The label on the pot said Christmas Cactus, and that's good enough for me) has buds all over it. And there is a bee in my light fixture.
That means it's time for bed.
Didn't you know that? Bees in your light fixtures means it's time for bed.
That's cause I just made it up.
But it's still time for bed.
Snuggle weather...
The cold front blew through today as expected, and the high of 64' was reached about the time I got out of bed. It started raining around 9ish, and rained off and on for most of the day, with the temperature steadily dropping. It's now 46' according to Weatherbug. I haven't gotten out to check my outside thermometer yet.
It was a good day to hunker down and finish this hat.
The yarn is Red Heart Red Hot, and it was knit on size 8 needles. I cast on 88 stitches, which makes an average size stocking hat or an extra large beanie. Most of the hats I make are beanies, since they seem to be what's in style now. Or they have been. Earflap hats seem to be making a comeback this year, based on what I'm seeing in the stores. I've got enough yarn to make one more hat out of this, then I'm going to make a bunch of Jayne hats.
Well, not a bunch. I have enough yarn to do three-- maybe four. Then I'm going back to working on using up my Red Heart stash. I've got plenty. I've even got some yarn that I bought to make Cody a sweater when he was 2. Yes, yes, yes... I know...I know...
Let's change the subject now, shall we?
I did get the houseplants -- also known as Peabody and the Chicklets--inside for the winter. Not much I can do for the plants in the beds. It's their time. I just noticed one of the Chicklets (A Christmas cactus-- and please, let's not get into a whole long diatribe about how it's really a Thanksgiving cactus. The label on the pot said Christmas Cactus, and that's good enough for me) has buds all over it. And there is a bee in my light fixture.
That means it's time for bed.
Didn't you know that? Bees in your light fixtures means it's time for bed.
That's cause I just made it up.
But it's still time for bed.
Snuggle weather...
Thursday, October 25, 2012
This Morning
I got up this morning and saw that many of my Facebook friends were posting pictures of snow. My air conditioner was running. Sigh...
The good news is, the cold front that brought their snow is supposed to come through here sometime during the night. The high tomorrow is only going to be in the 60s, and we're looking at lows in the 30s before it's all over.
I got up yesterday morning and discovered I'd left my car window down all night. Sigh...
The good news is, the cold front that brought their snow is supposed to come through here sometime during the night. The high tomorrow is only going to be in the 60s, and we're looking at lows in the 30s before it's all over.
I got up yesterday morning and discovered I'd left my car window down all night. Sigh...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
It's Wednesday
And I got nothin'.
I've been knitting, but ...well...
I can't really show you the gradient cowl, because it's supposed to be a gift, you know. But I can tell you that I'm at a standstill until I get my other yarn in.
I'm still working on hats, too. The other day, I got them all out-- all the completed ones, that is, and took a picture.
That'll keep a few heads warm.
I've been knitting, but ...well...
I can't really show you the gradient cowl, because it's supposed to be a gift, you know. But I can tell you that I'm at a standstill until I get my other yarn in.
I'm still working on hats, too. The other day, I got them all out-- all the completed ones, that is, and took a picture.
That'll keep a few heads warm.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Ready For Cool Weather
I am.
Yoda I am talking like.
Why?
Tired I am.
Stayed up late last night to watch the debates I did. Glad I was I took today off. Well, 8 vacation days I have left, so need to use them up I do.
Rumor is we will be off the entire week of Thanksgiving, so for that I am saving four. Which leaves me four to use up.
I just wish I knew for sure.
This week is inventory, so we'll have a half day off Thursday and all day off Friday. That sure beats the old days, when inventory lasted 15 hours.
After dreaming all night of being stalked through the darkness by jet black wolves with glowing red eyes, I just had to post this today.
And hours...
Yoda I am talking like.
Why?
Tired I am.
Stayed up late last night to watch the debates I did. Glad I was I took today off. Well, 8 vacation days I have left, so need to use them up I do.
Rumor is we will be off the entire week of Thanksgiving, so for that I am saving four. Which leaves me four to use up.
I just wish I knew for sure.
This week is inventory, so we'll have a half day off Thursday and all day off Friday. That sure beats the old days, when inventory lasted 15 hours.
After dreaming all night of being stalked through the darkness by jet black wolves with glowing red eyes, I just had to post this today.
And hours...
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Beautiful Fall Day
It has been an absolutely beautiful Fall day. Cool enough that the heater came on this morning, but by lunch time it was warm enough I was able to open the windows.
I did take the time out for my annual rant against women's clothing designers.
I needed a new pair of flannel pants, my old pair having bit the dust sometime last winter. I looked all over Wal-mart for women's flannel pants with pockets in them, but no dice. It's the same with sweat pants. It's almost impossible to find women's sweat pants with pockets in them.
What do clothing designers have against pockets in women's clothes??? I know, I know, the excuse is, well, women carry a purse.
Not when wearing lounge pants, we don't. Nor sweat pants, neither.
If I want to hang out in my yard or go walk the dogs, I don't want to tote a purse with me. All I want is something to slip my cell phone and house keys into while I'm gone. Needless to say, I had to go to the men's department to get a new pair of lounge pants.
I feel so disenfranchised.
Of course, like every Saturday this time of year, I watched football. LSU, despite having no discernible offense whatsoever, still managed to edge out Texas A&M. All the commentators keep talking about LSU playing in the national championship game again. They must be seeing something I'm not seeing, because LSU is terrible this year. We had such high hopes for Zach Mettenberger, but so far, he's been a bitter disappointment. Can't put it all on Zach, though. The receivers are dropping way too many balls. Balls that should be caught.
I don't know what it is about Les Miles, but he can't seem to find a decent quarterback. Zach is so bad, some of us are longing for the good ol' days of Jordan Jefferson.
Now, that is bad.
I got this far in the gradient cowl
when I realized I'd made an error. After only knitting 10 inches, I began to think that my yarn was running out mighty quick. That's when I realized I'd forgotten to check the yardage on the yarn. I looked, and sure enough, the Aloft was about 80 yards less than Shibui. Sigh. I didn't buy enough. Since I'm going to have to order more anyway, might as well get enough to make my sister and sister in law one, too.
Rylea says, "Cheese!"
I did take the time out for my annual rant against women's clothing designers.
I needed a new pair of flannel pants, my old pair having bit the dust sometime last winter. I looked all over Wal-mart for women's flannel pants with pockets in them, but no dice. It's the same with sweat pants. It's almost impossible to find women's sweat pants with pockets in them.
What do clothing designers have against pockets in women's clothes??? I know, I know, the excuse is, well, women carry a purse.
Not when wearing lounge pants, we don't. Nor sweat pants, neither.
If I want to hang out in my yard or go walk the dogs, I don't want to tote a purse with me. All I want is something to slip my cell phone and house keys into while I'm gone. Needless to say, I had to go to the men's department to get a new pair of lounge pants.
I feel so disenfranchised.
Of course, like every Saturday this time of year, I watched football. LSU, despite having no discernible offense whatsoever, still managed to edge out Texas A&M. All the commentators keep talking about LSU playing in the national championship game again. They must be seeing something I'm not seeing, because LSU is terrible this year. We had such high hopes for Zach Mettenberger, but so far, he's been a bitter disappointment. Can't put it all on Zach, though. The receivers are dropping way too many balls. Balls that should be caught.
I don't know what it is about Les Miles, but he can't seem to find a decent quarterback. Zach is so bad, some of us are longing for the good ol' days of Jordan Jefferson.
Now, that is bad.
I got this far in the gradient cowl
when I realized I'd made an error. After only knitting 10 inches, I began to think that my yarn was running out mighty quick. That's when I realized I'd forgotten to check the yardage on the yarn. I looked, and sure enough, the Aloft was about 80 yards less than Shibui. Sigh. I didn't buy enough. Since I'm going to have to order more anyway, might as well get enough to make my sister and sister in law one, too.
Rylea says, "Cheese!"
Friday, October 19, 2012
Finally Friday
Finally, after weather and debates and dogs and all, I get to post what I was going to post Wednesday.
Beverly has requested this cowl for Christmas. I don't know if I'm going to get it done by then. She may get an IOU.
One thing I do know: I'm not doing it in Shibui Silk Cloud. That stuff hangs out at close to $20 per ball. I found a kit for the cowl priced at $70. That's a bit out of my budget. I'm going to knit hers in Knit Picks Aloft.
Honestly, I've compared Aloft to some of the higher end yarns -- like Kidsilk Haze-- and I can't really tell the difference. Aloft has slightly less silk than Shibui, and that's why I can afford it. It's still a soft, fuzzy, warm yarn.
Anyway, she had seen a photo on Facebook of one someone had knit, and the colors are slightly different from the ones in the pattern PDF. I tried to pick colors as close to those as I could, and this is what I came up with.
The colorways are Daisy, Silver, Cranberry, and Oat. First thing I had to do was to divide each ball into three smaller balls. At this point, I was thinking that I should have just bought three balls of each yarn, and made three cowls, but it was too late for that.
The way you knit it is to hold three strands together, then every few inches, switch out one strand for a strand of another color. Yes, it is the dreaded seed stitch, but it's lace weight on size 9 needles, so it's going pretty quickly.
Since I was ordering yarn for a good cause, I went ahead and ordered some size 9 circulars to knit charity hats in Red Heart.
It's one of the thicker worsteds, and even size 8 needles make a pretty thick fabric. I also got a size 10.5 circular, to do the Jayne hats with two strands of yarn held together. The original hat -- the one in the TV show-- seemed to be either bulky yarn or two strands held together. I'm gong to try making mine that way, so they'll be a little more authentic.
Though I've taken a break from my WIP list, I'm still plugging away at my socks
and still doing charity hats out of stashed Red Heart.
But for right now, this cowl is my primary focus.
Beverly has requested this cowl for Christmas. I don't know if I'm going to get it done by then. She may get an IOU.
One thing I do know: I'm not doing it in Shibui Silk Cloud. That stuff hangs out at close to $20 per ball. I found a kit for the cowl priced at $70. That's a bit out of my budget. I'm going to knit hers in Knit Picks Aloft.
Honestly, I've compared Aloft to some of the higher end yarns -- like Kidsilk Haze-- and I can't really tell the difference. Aloft has slightly less silk than Shibui, and that's why I can afford it. It's still a soft, fuzzy, warm yarn.
Anyway, she had seen a photo on Facebook of one someone had knit, and the colors are slightly different from the ones in the pattern PDF. I tried to pick colors as close to those as I could, and this is what I came up with.
The colorways are Daisy, Silver, Cranberry, and Oat. First thing I had to do was to divide each ball into three smaller balls. At this point, I was thinking that I should have just bought three balls of each yarn, and made three cowls, but it was too late for that.
The way you knit it is to hold three strands together, then every few inches, switch out one strand for a strand of another color. Yes, it is the dreaded seed stitch, but it's lace weight on size 9 needles, so it's going pretty quickly.
Since I was ordering yarn for a good cause, I went ahead and ordered some size 9 circulars to knit charity hats in Red Heart.
It's one of the thicker worsteds, and even size 8 needles make a pretty thick fabric. I also got a size 10.5 circular, to do the Jayne hats with two strands of yarn held together. The original hat -- the one in the TV show-- seemed to be either bulky yarn or two strands held together. I'm gong to try making mine that way, so they'll be a little more authentic.
Though I've taken a break from my WIP list, I'm still plugging away at my socks
and still doing charity hats out of stashed Red Heart.
But for right now, this cowl is my primary focus.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Stormy Weather
Well, as you may have guessed, I didn't make it to bed last night. I was finishing up a few things and getting ready to go when my Weatherbug alert chirped at me. I opened it up and saw that a tornado warning had been issued for my county. I turned the TV back on to see what was going on.
I don't think I've ever seen a radar quite that color before.
My first thought was, "Oooh, pretty" until it sank in just what those colors meant. My next thought was, "Ohhh, scary."
I thought briefly about just riding it out, but eventually discretion got the better of me, and I went next door. Since the severe weather/wind shear warning was going to last until 3:00 AM, James said, "You might as well stay the night," So I did.
I don't know about you, but I don't sleep well when I'm not in my own bed. It was well after midnight before I finally fell asleep, and even then, I slept lightly and restlessly. Cue the walking zombie.
Anyway, we made it through OK, though it is being reported that there was a tornado touched down in the area and at least one home was badly damaged. Mike said there was hail out by his house, but I don't know what damage he got. We didn't get too much damage here, thank goodness. I did find one single shingle in my yard, so that was a blessing. That it was one shingle and not the entire roof. It came off right at the eave of my house, and shouldn't be too hard to nail back into place.
The most tragic news of the day is The Empty Chair seems to have been downed by a falling limb...
Let's all take a moment of silence to remember what The Empty Chair meant to all of us.
As for me, two nights in a row of little sleep have just about done me in. I think I'll go to bed early.
Goodnight.
I don't think I've ever seen a radar quite that color before.
My first thought was, "Oooh, pretty" until it sank in just what those colors meant. My next thought was, "Ohhh, scary."
I thought briefly about just riding it out, but eventually discretion got the better of me, and I went next door. Since the severe weather/wind shear warning was going to last until 3:00 AM, James said, "You might as well stay the night," So I did.
I don't know about you, but I don't sleep well when I'm not in my own bed. It was well after midnight before I finally fell asleep, and even then, I slept lightly and restlessly. Cue the walking zombie.
Anyway, we made it through OK, though it is being reported that there was a tornado touched down in the area and at least one home was badly damaged. Mike said there was hail out by his house, but I don't know what damage he got. We didn't get too much damage here, thank goodness. I did find one single shingle in my yard, so that was a blessing. That it was one shingle and not the entire roof. It came off right at the eave of my house, and shouldn't be too hard to nail back into place.
The most tragic news of the day is The Empty Chair seems to have been downed by a falling limb...
Let's all take a moment of silence to remember what The Empty Chair meant to all of us.
As for me, two nights in a row of little sleep have just about done me in. I think I'll go to bed early.
Goodnight.
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