Some day his "Wanted" poster will be on the Post Office bulletin board

ATTITUDE

Something Luke Park has in abundance.

Lemme tell you what K's dog did earlier today:  This morning K took him on a long walk, and as there was a lot of dew on the grass he came back wet.  He was dirty anyway so K decided to just give him a bath.  Apparently he didn't want a bath.  

After she towel-dried him off a bit she went into the kitchen to fix his breakfast.  While she was at the sink washing out his bowl he pee'd on the floor right behind where she was standing!  Sure enough she took a small step back right into his puddle.  He got his revenge.  No telling what the 'lil bastard would have done if he'd had thumbs.  :)

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It looks like winter might finally make an appearance in North Texas.  A cold front is expected later this evening, dropping temps into the 20's with the high tomorrow only in the 30's. They're even saying we might have some snow flurries.  I'm sure I'll turn on the local news tomorrow morning to find "Team Coverage" of this "major" weather event.

"And in other news, California slides off into the Pacific and Vladimir Putin comes out of the closet, but now back to Brent in downtown Dallas where several snowflakes have reportedly been seen."

Now where'd I put that coat?

S

Cold...wet...busy...I'm tired just thinking about it

K took the dog out early this morning for her normal dootie call and returned to tell me there was a light dusting of snow on everything.  I looked out the window to see....nothing. It must be a VERY light dusting.  Wonder if this will bring out "Team Coverage" from all the TV channels?  Haha!


Unfortunately I won't be able to enjoy it as I have to be at work early.  Seems everyone and their uncle will be on my jobsite today.  I tried to space things out but was told I'd better take 'em when I can get 'em, so they're all showing up today.  I'll deal with it.  That's why I make the big bucks...er...am lucky to have a job.


And to top off this splendid day, tonight K and I are going to the Performing Arts Center to watch grandson Parker's 2-year-old kindergarten class perform their Christmas concert.  Really?  2-year-olds?  I'm betting  the curtain will go up and 20 little kiddlette's will see all those big, scary grown ups in the audience staring at them, and they'll run off crying their eyes out.  I just can't imagine what they can do/sing that would justify a 40-minute commute, but, such is the burden of being a grandpa.  Sing on, kids.  :)


S

I'm confused....and amused

This past weekend we set our clocks back an hour.  This is fine with me as I love to burrow down in my blanket, snuggle with my honey, and catch a few more Zzzzz's.  It's the "lose an hour" part in the spring that I hate.  What confuses me is why do we do it?  Now I can go to work and the sun is already up, making for an easier commute, but I'm coming home in the dark.  Is that an improvement?  Remember the old saying:  "Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it on to the bottom, and have a longer blanket."  Time is going to do what time does, regardless of how we try to dress it up.  There is more daylight in the summer, and less in the winter.  It's just the way it is.


Our local news media is doing their darndest to create a story this morning.  For several days the weatherguessers have been forecasting severe weather today.  Sure enough there is a line of storms west of Foat Wuth headed this way.  Big whoop.  There are no warnings, just some rain.  It will blow through in a half hour or so, then behind it the skies will clear and we'll have a glorious autumn day.  But the TV stations have activated their "Team Coverage" with reporters scattered all around town to report on the approaching cataclysm.


It reminds me of the time my neighbor, who was a volunteer at the emergency management center at city hall, called me to say all excitedly, "The net is up!", referring to the storm spotter network he and his ham radio buddies were in.  So to appease him I tuned in on my airband radio and this is what I heard:


NG740, this is DJ358.


Go ahead, DJ358


Yeah, I'm at highway 78 and Castle Dr.  Over


Roger, highway 78 and Castle Dr.


It's raining now, estimate half an inch an hour.  Over


Roger, raining half an inch an hour.  Thanks for that report DJ358.


I'm sure some goober was back at city hall religiously plotting all these reports on a giant wall-sized map so forensic scientists would later be able to analyze the inland tsunami that engulfed us, but I was ROFLMAO!  Sort of like I am now watching "Team Coverage" of the approaching rain.


It's obviously a slow news day, which really isn't a bad thing.


S