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Thu, Mar 29, 2007

Spring Storm

Posted at 6:50 pm MDT to Current Events

What a difference a few months makes!

It has been snowing since some time last night (our weekly Friday storm came in a little early). Early this morning there were several inches on the ground.

But by noon, even though it had never quite stopped snowing, the driveway and road (sites of the monster drifts until far too recently) were wet but bare. Even most of the grass was bare... yucca plants must be cold: they all had little heaps of snow left around their roots even when the grass around them was showing green.

Now, as evening approaches, it is snowing harder again, and the snow is beginning to accumulate again. But they are predicting 60 degree (Fahrenheit) highs for Saturday and Sunday, so I don't think this snow will be much of a problem.

And at least it is only snow. A small town near the Kansas border was pretty much leveled by a tornado at 8 PM last night. At least one dead, a dozen or so hospitalized, and huge amounts of property damage. (I heard one report that claimed the tornado was 600 feet wide, or it left a 600 foot wide swath) In a small farming town, that probably didn't miss much.

One reason I like being near the mountains is that really bad tornados are rare here. The same rock formations that give me gale force winds several times a year also disrupt the flow so it's harder for a vortex to form.

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What kind of Nerd are You

Posted at 12:31 am MDT to Miscellaneous

What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Literature Nerd   Does sitting by a nice cozy fire, with a cup of hot tea/chocolate, and a book you can read for hours even when your eyes grow red and dry and you look sort of scary sitting there with your insomniac appearance? Then you fit this category perfectly! You love the power of the written word and it's eloquence; and you may like to read/write poetry or novels. You contribute to the smart people of today's society, however you can probably be overly-critical of works. It's okay. I understand.
Science/Math Nerd
Anime Nerd
Artistic Nerd
Musician
Gamer/Computer Nerd
Social Nerd
Drama Nerd
What Be Your Nerd Type? Quizzes for MySpace

I think the quiz is biased toward gaming and against other kinds of computer geekiness. There's nothing about hardware hacking or programming.

Yes. I'm up far too late: my sleep cycle has been screwed up since I was sick last week and spent 30 hours out of 36 in bed. I don't know how cats do it...

I've written stuff for this blog almost every day since it started (even though sometimes the posting has been flaky). This will take care of today's entry. Maybe this evening, after finishing my taxes, I can spend some time reading or writing fiction.

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