Walkin' in a winter wonderland

We got our "big storm" of the season last night/today. 12 inches of snow when it was all over. It was one of those storms that comes up along the coast sucking the moisture from the Atlantic. Normally we don't really get a lot of snow here on the Jersey coast. Being so close to the ocean the temps tend to stay warmer - but every 5 - 6 years or so we get slammed.

For those of you living in the mid-west or in the mountains, you can just skip this post. I'm sure you've seen enough snow to last a life time, but for those who are curious here are some pics.

The sidewalk to our driveway

Our cars - mine is on the left and M's is on the right. (we have the same car btw) She had to go to work so we dug her out first.

The mailbox with a nice little snow hat on!

A very cool icicle!

This is our deck and our snow cake as we like to call it. Usually M takes her trusty ruler out and we get a measurement. This year we just eye it up! 12 inches looks about right.

One of our deck chairs...I liked the snowy pattern of it!

Some cedar trees really weighed down by the snow.

Does anyone else see the Witch Guard from the Wizard of Oz in this picture or is it just me?

Well, that's about it! We're still digging out. Both cars are free and the dogs have a little path to do their biz on, but I'll have to make it a bit wider for them. Two boy dogs really like to mark their territory.

Hope everyone is safe and warm where ever you are!

I love news stories like this:

Antarctic base gets condom haul before winter

There are about 125 staff left on Antartica for the winter and 16,500 condoms have been delivered.

As the article mentioned: they "would be made available, free of charge, to staff throughout the year to avoid the potential embarrassment of having to buy them."

So...that's about 132 condoms per person.

The winter lasts about 3-4 months.

I think that comes out to 1.1 condom per person per day?!? (someone please check my math)

No wonder the ice caps are melting...there seems to be a whole lot a lovin' going on down there!


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I am having beautiful day A.D.D.

:::sigh:::

Walkin' in Sunshine - oh yeah!

I took a cue from Middle Girl's blog and went for a walk today at lunch time!

It is a gorgeous day here in the City of Brotherly Love and I really needed to get away from my desk and just move!

This time of year there aren't too many tourists around so you can walk around and enjoy the uncrowded narrow sidewalks.

The section of Philly that I work in is called "Old City ". It's in the historical area of the city where Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell are. There are lots of hip restaurants and clubs to go to and a bit of shopping as well.

I bypassed Old City today and decided to walk down 3rd Street towards South Street, cause that's where all the Hippies Meet!!!

Since it was such a nice day...all the kids from St. Peter's were out playing in the parking lot/playground. One kid kept yelling: "I found a purple one, I found a purple one!" I was kind of curious as to what exactly he found, but didn't want to look like a pedo and just kept on walking!

I continued down 3rd and actually passed South Street and went down to Bainbridge...because...well...I never have been there before and thought...why not?

There isn't much going on down there, so I headed back up to South and then walked towards Penns Landing so I could walk along the Delaware River and enjoy the water.

A cute little lesbian dog walker was walking a little Westie and I just HAD to stop and pet the dog (since I have two of them at home) and make some small talk. I don't really know if she was a lesbian or not, but I am of the mind that everyone is gay unless they prove it to me otherwise! (I read a really cool blog today called East End Boys and West End Girls that had a very interesting post about diversity, check it out when you can!)

Penns Landing was bright and sunny and warm! Really warm! I took off my coat because I was starting to sweat! The crew inside the Workshop on the Water for the Seaport Museum had the doors open and you could hear saws a buzzing with activity. Looks like they were building a boat of some kind...I tried to peak in a little, but there were a bunch of guys hanging out and I felt kind of shy and odd all of a sudden. (Hey - VC, they are looking for volunteers!!!)

There were a good amount of people out walking and basking in the sun...I guess we all had the same idea...it was just too pretty to be inside.

From Penns Landing I hopped back onto Chestnut street and then stopped at Double Shots Espresso Cafe for a yummy latte and then reluctantly headed back to the office.

It was great to get out...just to stretch the legs and look at something else besides my computer screen for a while!

Dive - I know I promised you pictures of the area I live in...and they are coming...a snafu at the photo place set me back because they didn't give me a CD when I developed my film so I will have to scan them in, but I hope this was a nice diversion for the moment!

Here's a little map of my walk!






Peace all!

It never rains in California...

but girl don't they warn you....it pours, man it pours.

We are off tomorrow to California for my brothers wedding!

We will be there until Sunday.

M just sent me the weather forecast: ...RAIN AND WIND EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS...

The wedding is in San Jose - which is right in between Moneterey and San Francisco.

oh...and not just a little rain: A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC STARTING THURSDAY. STRONG ZONAL FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BRING A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS INTO THE REGION...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS.

:::sigh:::

The last time I was in California, which was about 22 years ago, it rained 8 out of the 10 days I was there.

Darn it to heck.