AUGUST 2014
Saturday, April 13, 2013
HAIL THREAT
Thunderstorms with the possibility of HAIL is in the forecast for tomorrow afternoon along and south of Interstate 90.
Did you see the MSN survey on the fattest and thinnest cities in the USA? According to this survey, Corpus Christi, Texas is the city with the most fat people. It's interesting to note that no cities in the upper mid-west are on the list.
On the "lean list", San Francisco has the most skinny people. That's, probably, from walking up all those damn hills.
On the "lean list", San Francisco has the most skinny people. That's, probably, from walking up all those damn hills.
I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS THE NEXT TIME YOU EAT LOBSTER
A male lobster’s bladder is located in it’s head - When 2 males fight, they squirt each other in the face with urine.
— UberFacts (@UberFacts) April 13, 2013
IN AVIATION NEWS......
A Lion Airline flight, trying to land in Bali, overshot the runway and ended up in the water. Everyone survived.
I mention this only because Rita and I were on a flight out of Panama City to the San Blas Islands. The pilot totally missed the runway, on landing, and we hit the ground in some very tall grass for a "bouncy, bouncy" arrival. That was fun too.
I mention this only because Rita and I were on a flight out of Panama City to the San Blas Islands. The pilot totally missed the runway, on landing, and we hit the ground in some very tall grass for a "bouncy, bouncy" arrival. That was fun too.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE--WHICH DAY WILL YOU HATE THE MOST?
- TODAY: RAIN/SNOW 40
- TOMORROW: SNOW/SLEET 51
- MONDAY: WINDY 49
- TUESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY 47
- WEDNESDAY: RAIN/SNOW 44
We aren't the only ones. A lot of places are having lousy weather. In Nebraska, a woman was a mile from home when her car broke down. She died trying to walk to safety in a blinding snowstorm.
A new storm system, beginning this afternoon, will bring 6 to 12 inches of snow to parts of North and South Dakota, northern Minnesota and eastern Montana. In Aberdeen they're expecting freezing rain and sleet tonight. Snow and wind tomorrow. They could get up to 5 inches of snow.
I think it's safe to say that Mother Nature has cancelled spring for this year and summer looks "iffy".
Friday, April 12, 2013
Our next round of horrible weather arrives tomorrow night. We'll get some freezing rain and snow through early Sunday. Warmer air will move in Sunday afternoon with rain and a few thunderstorms and maybe even a bit a hail if we're lucky.
This is probably not the weekend to have the first bar-B-Q of the season.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change and the power to make hamburgers appear right in front of me by blinking.
— Damon Hunzeker (@DamonHunzeker) April 6, 2013
With the mergers, airfares are going sky high! For instance, the fare between Chicago and Houston is up 57% since the United/Continental merger.
Find out why here http://finance.yahoo.com/news/where-airfares-are-taking-off-163706883.html
Find out why here http://finance.yahoo.com/news/where-airfares-are-taking-off-163706883.html
TAKE ME TO HAVANA!
Here is a fascinating video from Havana, Cuba. It's great fun to see all the old cars!
SIGNS IT'S TOO COLD TO BE APRIL
You have to chisel the dog off a lamp-post
Refrigerators are redundant
Pet stores sell hamsters, gerbils and penguins
Police tell a robber to freeze, and he does
The lawyers had their hands in their own pockets
People look forward to getting a fever
Igloos come with a lifetime guarantee
You bake a cake, set it out to cool, 10 minute later it's frosted
When I put on my parka to take out the garbage it didn't want to go!
I saw a hen walking with a capon.
We get an awful lot of cold waves from Canada. Can't we weatherstrip the border?
Refrigerators are redundant
Pet stores sell hamsters, gerbils and penguins
Police tell a robber to freeze, and he does
The lawyers had their hands in their own pockets
People look forward to getting a fever
Igloos come with a lifetime guarantee
You bake a cake, set it out to cool, 10 minute later it's frosted
When I put on my parka to take out the garbage it didn't want to go!
I saw a hen walking with a capon.
We get an awful lot of cold waves from Canada. Can't we weatherstrip the border?
There may be a job here for someone you know.
LOCAL AREA JOBS: #JobSearch Clinical Manager, Outpatient Surgery Center at Gundersen Lutheran... Find this Job&More: bit.ly/QUHDem
— La Crosse Wisconsin (@LaCrosse_Buzz) April 12, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
IT'S JUST SO MUCH FUN I CAN'T STOP READING
NBC's great years. The 1980's. Seinfeld, Frasier, Cheers, The Cosby Show, Friends, The Golden Girls. Back in the days when show business people created the great shows. Before the light bulb corporations took over the networks and decided profit was the only thing. To hell with talent.
"TOP OF THE ROCK-INSIDE THE RISE AND FALL OF MUST SEE TV" by Warren Littlefield tells the whole story. How those great shows came to be, the behind the scenes stories about the stars.
Back to the days when we had the "big three" and that's all there was. The days when you didn't need 400 channels to find one good show (if you're lucky).
If you loved those good old days of TV you'll love this book. The writing is as quick and snappy as the shows were.
Now, it's even more fun watching the re-runs.
"TOP OF THE ROCK-INSIDE THE RISE AND FALL OF MUST SEE TV" by Warren Littlefield tells the whole story. How those great shows came to be, the behind the scenes stories about the stars.
Back to the days when we had the "big three" and that's all there was. The days when you didn't need 400 channels to find one good show (if you're lucky).
If you loved those good old days of TV you'll love this book. The writing is as quick and snappy as the shows were.
Now, it's even more fun watching the re-runs.
I WONDER IF DANIEL KNOWS ABOUT THIS!
Today's #tbt recreating a Walgreens soda fountain in Hollywood. 1954. #throwbackthursday instagram.com/p/X-pjD5qGC_/
— Walgreens (@Walgreens) April 11, 2013
MORE BAD NEWS FOR THE GROWING SEASON THIS YEAR
Bill Graul at WKBT says we could have another two weeks of below normal temperatures.
We really need to start getting some warmer weather and dryer fields or farmers just aren't going to get their planting done.
We really need to start getting some warmer weather and dryer fields or farmers just aren't going to get their planting done.
WHERE DOES CARL FIND THIS STUFF?
Punography:
·I changed my iPod name to Titanic. It's syncing now.
·I tried to catch some fog. I mist.
·When chemists die, they barium.
·Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
·A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
·I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time.
·How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.
·I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.
·This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club, but I'd never met herbivore.
·I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I can't put it down.
·I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words .
·They told me I had type A blood, but it was a type-O.
·A dyslexic man walks into a bra .
·PMS jokes aren't funny, period.
·Why were the Indians here first? They had reservations.
·Class trip to the Coca-Cola factory-- I hope there's no pop quiz.
·The Energizer bunny arrested and charged with battery.
·I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
·Did you hear about the cross eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils?
·When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
·What does a clock do when it's hungry? It goes back four seconds.
·I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me!
·Broken pencils are pointless.
·What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
·England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool .
·I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest.
·I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx.
·All the toilets in New York 's police stations have been stolen. Police have nothing to go on.
·I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.
·Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
·Velcro - what a rip off!
·Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy.
·Venison for dinner? Oh deer!
·Earthquake in Washington obviously government's fault.
·I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
·I changed my iPod name to Titanic. It's syncing now.
·I tried to catch some fog. I mist.
·When chemists die, they barium.
·Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
·A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
·I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time.
·How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.
·I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.
·This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club, but I'd never met herbivore.
·I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I can't put it down.
·I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words .
·They told me I had type A blood, but it was a type-O.
·A dyslexic man walks into a bra .
·PMS jokes aren't funny, period.
·Why were the Indians here first? They had reservations.
·Class trip to the Coca-Cola factory-- I hope there's no pop quiz.
·The Energizer bunny arrested and charged with battery.
·I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
·Did you hear about the cross eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils?
·When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
·What does a clock do when it's hungry? It goes back four seconds.
·I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me!
·Broken pencils are pointless.
·What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
·England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool .
·I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest.
·I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx.
·All the toilets in New York 's police stations have been stolen. Police have nothing to go on.
·I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.
·Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
·Velcro - what a rip off!
·Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy.
·Venison for dinner? Oh deer!
·Earthquake in Washington obviously government's fault.
·I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
If you love animals as much as I do, you'll be celebrating this day. Some famous people have thoughts about their pets and how they can teach us some important lessons about life. CHECK THEM OUT HERE
GOT A NOTE FROM LYNNE THIS MORNING.
"I got way behind on your blog so tonight have been going through all.
One of the best is your video on the Radio Flyer. Everyone must remember that wagon. Oh, what fun. Can't believe how this couple created a car replica of it. Wouldn't that be fun to ride around in?
Talked with Mom this evening and she enjoyed a good meal at Bethel. One of us or both of us call her every day.
It looks like we are going to have some winter weather back with snow. We are hoping it stays north of us. Crazy WI weather this year."
One of the best is your video on the Radio Flyer. Everyone must remember that wagon. Oh, what fun. Can't believe how this couple created a car replica of it. Wouldn't that be fun to ride around in?
Talked with Mom this evening and she enjoyed a good meal at Bethel. One of us or both of us call her every day.
It looks like we are going to have some winter weather back with snow. We are hoping it stays north of us. Crazy WI weather this year."
FIRST THE BAD NEWS.....DON'T WAIT FOR THE GOOD NEWS. THERE ISN'T ANY.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* PLAN ON RAIN TO DEVELOP BY 6 AM...THEN SWITCH OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN BY 8 AM. PLAN ON THIS MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING, WITH VALLEY LOCATIONS MORE LIKELY TO SEE THE RAIN.
* LOOK FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY UP TO 1/10 OF AN INCH... THOUGH SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE UPWARDS OF 2/10 OF AN INCH.
THE BULK OF THE ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON EXPOSED OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES AND POWER LINES...THOUGH ROAD SURFACES MAY DEVELOP A GLAZE OF ICE AS WELL.
* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
* PLAN ON RAIN TO DEVELOP BY 6 AM...THEN SWITCH OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN BY 8 AM. PLAN ON THIS MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING, WITH VALLEY LOCATIONS MORE LIKELY TO SEE THE RAIN.
* LOOK FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY UP TO 1/10 OF AN INCH... THOUGH SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE UPWARDS OF 2/10 OF AN INCH.
THE BULK OF THE ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON EXPOSED OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES AND POWER LINES...THOUGH ROAD SURFACES MAY DEVELOP A GLAZE OF ICE AS WELL.
* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
AS USUAL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON
I just got a major upgrade from Adobe Flash which also contained changes for Goggle, Microsoft, my toolbars and God knows what else. Of course, now I have to figure out what all this new stuff is for. I don't figure as good as I used to.
You just have to wonder. How did they know I was here? How did they know I needed an upgrade? I didn't even know I needed an upgrade. Do you suppose they're watching everything I do? Why would they even care?
This internet stuff, when you think about it, is kind of spooky.
You just have to wonder. How did they know I was here? How did they know I needed an upgrade? I didn't even know I needed an upgrade. Do you suppose they're watching everything I do? Why would they even care?
This internet stuff, when you think about it, is kind of spooky.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ICY THURSDAY AHEAD
The National Weather Service says freezing rain will develop this evening and continue into tomorrow morning.
We're expecting around a tenth of an inch of ice, which is more than enough to put me on the ground.
Trees, and power lines will ice up and roads may develop a glaze of ice.
If you're smart, you'll stay home.
DUANE SENT ANOTHER NOTE
"Everything is closed in Rapid City. Schools are shut down. Even City hall and Courthouse are closed and there's no mail. Food store shelves are getting bare."
A DAY TO REMEMBER
#OnThisDay 1912 Titanic set sail for her maiden voyage MORE #MARITIMEHISTORY AT amazon.co.uk/Richard-Freema… #History #Sea twitter.com/RichardDFreema…
— Richard Freeman (@RichardDFreeman) April 10, 2013
OH, YES! IT COULD BE WORSE
25 INCHES OF SNOW
AT THE RAPID CITY
AIRPORT!!!!
Anyone have a shovel? NWS reports 25" of snow as of 6am at Rapid City, SD Airport. Also deep snowdrifts #SDwx twitter.com/johnpinkard/st…
— ChaserCentral (@ChaserCentral) April 10, 2013
THIS WEATHER THING HAS GONE FAR ENOUGH
I was just looking at the latest forecast and it's rain tomorrow, rain Friday, partly sunny Saturday (keep your fingers crossed) then it's right back to rain Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. This is nuts.
THE LATEST FROM RAPID CITY: DUANE REPORTS
"Still snowing. I need a shoveler. A good foot of snow here. Maybe more."
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THE COMBINATION OF SNOWMELT RUNOFF OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND
HEAVY RAINFALL YESTERDAY & OVERNIGHT IS RESULTING IN HIGH
WATER ALONG SEVERAL RIVERS.
MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE BLACK RIVER FROM BLACK RIVER FALLS DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE GALESVILLE AREA.
MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING ALONG THE TREMPEALEAU RIVER FROM NEAR ARCADIA DOWNSTREAM THROUGH DODGE TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
OVERNIGHT, WATER LEVELS ALONG THE WHITEWATER RIVER IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA HAVE RISEN QUICKLY RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING THERE AS WELL.
MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE BLACK RIVER FROM BLACK RIVER FALLS DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE GALESVILLE AREA.
MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING ALONG THE TREMPEALEAU RIVER FROM NEAR ARCADIA DOWNSTREAM THROUGH DODGE TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
OVERNIGHT, WATER LEVELS ALONG THE WHITEWATER RIVER IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA HAVE RISEN QUICKLY RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING THERE AS WELL.
I never thought I'd say this but this is a bad day to be in South Dakota. Of course, it ain't all that great in Minnesota or Wisconsin either.
Anyway, I see Donnie's old Alma Mater, Augustana College in Sioux Falls, is closed today. Authorities in the states biggest city are urging residents to stay inside and avoid travel today.
I'm not in Sioux Falls but I think the advice would be good for La Crosse too. I've decided it's a good day to wash clothes.
Anyway, I see Donnie's old Alma Mater, Augustana College in Sioux Falls, is closed today. Authorities in the states biggest city are urging residents to stay inside and avoid travel today.
I'm not in Sioux Falls but I think the advice would be good for La Crosse too. I've decided it's a good day to wash clothes.
I'M GLAD MY WORKING DAYS ARE OVER
83% of American workers say they feel stressed out by their jobs -- and it's only getting worse bit.ly/10QQQ7S
— Forbes (@Forbes) April 10, 2013
BOOM! POW! BANG!
It sounded like we were in a war zone last night as some pretty impressive thunderstorms moved through La Crosse.
We're not done with the rain yet. In fact there's a 90% chance for rain today along with wind gusts to 30 MPH. There could even been some freezing rain this morning and we could get some some more thunderstorms too.
A freezing rain advisory is in effect until 10 am. Up to 1/4 inch of ice is possible. Too much ice on power lines could result in power outages and icy roads will make travel difficult. To check on road conditions call 511.
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
The latest Airline Quality Rating Report puts Virgin America at the top of the list as the best airline to fly in the USA. Jet Blue came in at #2.
I'm sorry to see that United Airlines came in dead last. Before Continental merged with United they were getting very high marks from travelers. Maybe it's still too early to judge. The two, that are now one, are still trying to get their act together.
I'm sorry to see that United Airlines came in dead last. Before Continental merged with United they were getting very high marks from travelers. Maybe it's still too early to judge. The two, that are now one, are still trying to get their act together.
THE LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT IN SIOUX FALLS
RT @keloland Xcel Energy is now reporting 151 outages, now affecting nearly 4,000 customers. twitter.com/keloland/statu…
— KELOLAND Weather (@kelostormcenter) April 9, 2013
THE PLAYBOY IS NOW A DIRTY OLD MAN
Wild, wild women and lots and lots of wild, wild, parties, obviously, haven't cut Hugh Hefners life short. He's celebrating his 87th birthday today.
HERE COME THE STORM, HERE COME THE STORM, READY OR NOT, HERE COME DA STORM.
As of 5 A.M. it's snowing in Worland and Rapid City and Sioux Falls has heavy freezing rain and it's all heading this way. I think it's a good thing we cancelled our plans to go to Viroqua this week.
Police arrested a man walking down Market Street with a shotgun in hand yesterday afternoon. Apparently, he was involved in a domestic dispute before taking a hike with his weapon of choice.
If I didn't know better, I'd think we were living in the Middle East. The amount of anger in this country is frightening.
GET READY FOR SEVERAL DAYS OF MISERABLE WEATHER
I'm well aware we need moisture but, never being satisfied, the rest of this week sounds just plain awful.
We already have a flood watch in effect through Thursday and, on top of that, one to three inches of rain is expected today through Thursday. Then it will get cold enough to turn to snow Wednesday night through Thursday. Snowfall totals could reach 4 to 8 inches NORTH of I-94, 2 to 6 inches between I-94 and I-90 and a trace to two inches in far southwest Wisconsin.
If that isn't enough to make you sit down and cry, I don't hold out much hope for Rita's daffodils that have been trying to come up.
Several California businesses have stopped taking pennys saying they're not worth fooling with. They'll now round off their prices to the nearest nickle.
Did you know that it takes 2 cents to make one penny? That's right. A penny costs twice as much to make as it's worth.
And you wonder why this country is trillions of dollars in debt? If the USA was a business how long do you think it would last? Of course, businesses don't have 535 nitwits, sitting in Washington, making the rules.
HERE'S A GUY WHO TAKES THEFT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL!
Man steals excavator, uses it to make off with 2,000-pound ATM: apne.ws/12Cq9ot -CC: #news #breaking
— Breaking News (@iBreakings) April 9, 2013
Monday, April 08, 2013
HERE SHE COMES: WINTERS LAST GASP (I HOPE)
The latest forecast from Rapid City calls for 6 to 12 inches of snow with winds to 40 MPH tonight through tomorrow night.
For Sioux Falls, Freezing rain tomorrow morning, changing to snow with 4 to 8 inches possible.
For La Crosse, rain, after midnight, tonight into tomorrow and tomorrow night and continuing on Wednesday.
There's a flood warning for the Black River, near Galesville from Thursday morning to Saturday evening.
Batten down the hatches!
For Sioux Falls, Freezing rain tomorrow morning, changing to snow with 4 to 8 inches possible.
For La Crosse, rain, after midnight, tonight into tomorrow and tomorrow night and continuing on Wednesday.
There's a flood warning for the Black River, near Galesville from Thursday morning to Saturday evening.
Batten down the hatches!
I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW READERS WHO ARE INTO GOLF SO I'LL PASS THIS ALONG
It's a FREE GOLF GAME YOU CAN PLAY ON THE INTERNET (CLICK HERE)
No downloads or any of that nonsense. You might like it.
No downloads or any of that nonsense. You might like it.
THIS IS JUST TOO FUNNY
A dad makes an album of pictures showing every time his son cries and why. (SEE IT HERE)
I THINK I CAN,SAFELY, SAY W'E'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A SPRING. THERE'S NO END OF COLD WEATHER IN SIGHT
Highs will hover around 40 tomorrow and Wednesday and we'll be lucky to see 35 for a high on Thursday.
I'm not happy about this at all. Last year we had the warmest spring ever recorded. This spring I still need the parka most days.
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR.
*FLOOD WARNINGS* continue for the #TrempealeauRiver at Dodge... and the #BlackRiver at Black River Falls. Minor flooding expected. #wiwx
— Bill Graul (@news8bill) April 8, 2013
The Food Channel says cooking with tea is becoming a big deal. Tea drinking is also a growing trend in the USA.
Tea is coming into the bars with a "kick" too. For instance, one that sounds good to me is a HAVANA MOON TEA COCKTAIL. It's black tea mixed with honey, rum, lime juice, sugar and water, of course. Sound good?
I have a feeling that's a hot cocktail Donnie would be very comfortable with.
Tea is coming into the bars with a "kick" too. For instance, one that sounds good to me is a HAVANA MOON TEA COCKTAIL. It's black tea mixed with honey, rum, lime juice, sugar and water, of course. Sound good?
I have a feeling that's a hot cocktail Donnie would be very comfortable with.
WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?
It's not good to start the day feeling old. But that is how I started the day when I read that Julian Lennon (John's son) is celebrating his 50th birthday today. I was just into my 20's when he was born.
A MIND BOGGLER
There are as many neurons in the human brain - about 100 billion - as there are stars in the Milky Way. on.wsj.com/17hNPlS
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 8, 2013
I am getting as frustrated with the "lack of spring" in Wisconsin as Donnie is with the lack of moisture in Texas. While it will be rain today, the weather man says THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW INCHES OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
I don't like the sound of that "few inches" part.
Rapid City is getting set for more than a few inches of snow.
It's supposed to start snowing there tonight with heavy snow tomorrow and tomorrow night. It will pile up to 6 inches or more before it's done.
Meanwhile, Rick and Angela will be enjoying a little bit more of winter with 3 to 5 inches of snow in Worland tonight with wind gusts close to 40 MPH. Worland could see another 1 to 3 inches tomorrow.
I don't like the sound of that "few inches" part.
Rapid City is getting set for more than a few inches of snow.
It's supposed to start snowing there tonight with heavy snow tomorrow and tomorrow night. It will pile up to 6 inches or more before it's done.
Meanwhile, Rick and Angela will be enjoying a little bit more of winter with 3 to 5 inches of snow in Worland tonight with wind gusts close to 40 MPH. Worland could see another 1 to 3 inches tomorrow.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
THIS SOUNDS LIKE GOOD NEWS
Scientists believe they've found genetic markers to predict increased risk of Alzheimer's | ti.me/17fbnHP (via @timehealthland)
— TIME.com (@TIME) April 7, 2013
WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO DESERVE THIS?
I was just looking at the weather and there's rain in the forecast for every day this week and to make it worse there's even a chance of some snow late in the week.
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THE NORMAL HIGH FOR APRIL 7 IN LA CROSSE IS 55 DEGREES
Our high, today, should be between 50 and 55 so we're right where we should be this time of year. I can live with it!
LEAVE IT TO MY BUDDY GARY TO ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD JOKE.
The family wheeled Grandma out onto the lawn, in her wheelchair , where
the activities for her 100th birthday were taking place.
Grandma couldn't speak very well, but she would write notes when she needed to communicate.
After a short time out on the lawn, Grandma started leaning off to the right, so some family members grabbed her, straightened her up, and stuffed pillows on her right.
A short time later, she started leaning off to her left, so again the family grabbed her and stuffed pillows on her left.
Soon she started leaning forward, so the family members again grabbed her, and then tied a pillowcase around her waist to hold her up.
A nephew who arrived late came up to Grandma and said, 'Hi, Grandma, you're looking good! How are they treating you?'
Grandma took out her little note pad and slowly wrote a note to the nephew.......
'Bastards won't let me fart.'
Grandma couldn't speak very well, but she would write notes when she needed to communicate.
After a short time out on the lawn, Grandma started leaning off to the right, so some family members grabbed her, straightened her up, and stuffed pillows on her right.
A short time later, she started leaning off to her left, so again the family grabbed her and stuffed pillows on her left.
Soon she started leaning forward, so the family members again grabbed her, and then tied a pillowcase around her waist to hold her up.
A nephew who arrived late came up to Grandma and said, 'Hi, Grandma, you're looking good! How are they treating you?'
Grandma took out her little note pad and slowly wrote a note to the nephew.......
'Bastards won't let me fart.'
WHERE HAVE I BEEN. I'LL TELL YOU WHERE I'VE BEEN!
I've been growing old and totally missed out on this peddle-pub thing.
In case you missed it, HERE'S THE STORY FROM WKBT
In case you missed it, HERE'S THE STORY FROM WKBT
AN UPDATE FROM LYNNE
"Bob, Daniel and I spent hours with Mom and had a good time. Jon stayed here. He felt a cold coming on and didn't want to take a chance of giving anything to her.
Mom was feeling OK so we took her home and sat and talked in the living room which was fun. We had a good trip up and back."
Mom was feeling OK so we took her home and sat and talked in the living room which was fun. We had a good trip up and back."
OH! TO BE 25 AGAIN!
Talk about a sweet deal, this is it! Round trip airline tickets to Los Angeles, hotel accomidations and tickets to the "Dos De Mayo" celebraton sponsored by DOS EQUIS BEER Sorry, Wisconsin, but the best beer in the world, for my money, is Dos Equis.
Anyway, HERE'S THE WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN ENTER THE CONTEST and here's a video to tell you more about the party.
Anyway, HERE'S THE WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN ENTER THE CONTEST and here's a video to tell you more about the party.
HERE'S AN INTERESTING WEB PAGE
CLICK HERE
The chart shows the easiest foreign languages for an english speaker to learn, like Spanish, those that are a little harder, like Turk, and the hardest of all, like Korean.
I noticed that both Dutch and Norwegian are on the "easy" list. I wonder if Ole and Lena jokes are funnier in Norwegian?
SPEAKING OF OLE AND LENA
Ole is on his deathbed. The doctor has told him he has only a few hours to live.
He catches the scent of his favorite bars wafting through the air. With all the strength he can muster, he drags himself into the kitchen and sees a fresh pan cooling on the rack.
He cuts one out and bites into the scrumptious cookie.
Lena comes in, smacks his hand, and says, “Shame on you, Ole! Dese are for after de funeral!”
The chart shows the easiest foreign languages for an english speaker to learn, like Spanish, those that are a little harder, like Turk, and the hardest of all, like Korean.
I noticed that both Dutch and Norwegian are on the "easy" list. I wonder if Ole and Lena jokes are funnier in Norwegian?
SPEAKING OF OLE AND LENA
Ole is on his deathbed. The doctor has told him he has only a few hours to live.
He catches the scent of his favorite bars wafting through the air. With all the strength he can muster, he drags himself into the kitchen and sees a fresh pan cooling on the rack.
He cuts one out and bites into the scrumptious cookie.
Lena comes in, smacks his hand, and says, “Shame on you, Ole! Dese are for after de funeral!”
AN ENGLISH LESSON FROM CARL
I think a retired English teacher was bored.
THIS IS GREAT. Read all the way to the end................
This took a lot of work to put together.
You think English is easy?
The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France . Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indices? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which, an alarm goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
PS. - Why doesn't 'Buick' rhyme with 'quick' ?
You lovers of the English language might enjoy this.
There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is 'UP.'
It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends. And we use it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver; we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car.
At other times the little word has real special meaning.
People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing, but to be dressed UP is special. A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixedUP about UP.
To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.
When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP.
When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP... When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes thingsUP.. When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP, so........it is time to shut UP. Now it's UP to you what you do with this email.
THIS IS GREAT. Read all the way to the end................
This took a lot of work to put together.
You think English is easy?
The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France . Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indices? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which, an alarm goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
PS. - Why doesn't 'Buick' rhyme with 'quick' ?
You lovers of the English language might enjoy this.
There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is 'UP.'
It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends. And we use it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver; we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car.
At other times the little word has real special meaning.
People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing, but to be dressed UP is special. A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixedUP about UP.
To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.
When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP.
When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP... When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes thingsUP.. When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP, so........it is time to shut UP. Now it's UP to you what you do with this email.
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