Hello Blue
Sun,, breezy and 50s today.
We had a perfect weather weekend. 74 both days.
Our Detroit 3 Railers meet was well attended, lots of train running.
S.J.

Storms guessed earlier are not happening.  That is good.  Had big summer type pour down last night.  Worked with night shift PD.  Not much happened due to rain.  Did catch Mexicans late [early this AM] smoking weed. 

Busy most of the day.

Going to get sleep.  Later.

Greetings, gang.

Cloudy and windy are the weather words for today. 38 with a high of 41. I got woke up about 3:30 this morning with a thunderstorm passing through. Again at 4:30. Rain's over for now but winds of 40+mph are predicted for later. So far I have about six tenths of an inch of rain.

Had a good day in Des Moines yesterday. Got the car fixed and got all the items except one on my shopping list. Not much planned for today. Late this afternoon I need to pick up a tux for grandson who is coming to the next town to the west of me for prom. Will be about an hour and a half of driving time. Oh, well. The things we do for family.

All stay safe.

Tom

67 and mostly sun a beautiful day [think I'm in wook's world]. Went out and sat on porch with cup of coffee. That is after running tons of squirrels out of my yard. Birds so loud and yet a beautiful sound. One mocking bird singing many songs real loud, cardinals chirping and a Carolina wren singing away. Of course that is mixed with other chirps of happiness from various birds. Blue sky with several wisps of clouds. Helicopters falling from the sky from maples, crepe myrtles and some from pines. You have to know today is the day the Lord has made. [/font][/size][/color]

Now to mow today. Get ready to go to Edgecombe tomorrow and spray agent orange [generic Roundup] in new shooting lanes. Probably fill backpack sprayer and spray around fence and etc. here today. Clear out garden and get it ready. Still to wet to disk and "break". Tomato plants 3 feet tall and blooming in greenhouse. Could transplant and get squash and zucchini going. Too wet. 

More rain starting Friday and through weekend. 
Have a great day.

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Greetings, gang.

35, cloudy, and VERY windy. Gusting up to 56 and could go higher before the day is over. No point in wearing a hat if I go outside.

Quiet day yesterday. I did get grandson's tux picked up and delivered. Talked with his date's mom and got an update on the schedule of activities for the week. Nothing much planned for today.

All stay safe.

Tom

Good morning everyone, a breezy day yesterday and today. Chilly as well, but then again, we're not in the middle of a blizzard either, like some folks are right now. Pictures on the news of people filing in with campers, trailers and motor homes for "Country Thunder" and parking bumper to bumper. Some big names showing up for this venue so I guess it's worth being crowded like that. There's a chance of rain on Friday. A few days ago there was up to a 60% chance for three days, now it's 20% for one day only. Still, Country Thunder is an outdoor event and even one day of rain is going to spoil some people's fun.

Can't figure something out. Went to Walmart and picked up some acrylic paint. A small 2 oz bottle is fifty cents. So 4 bottles make 8 oz and will cost $2.00, yet a larger 8 oz bottle is priced at $2.50. Doesn't make economical sense to buy the large bottle, but why do they have it this way? Just asking....

Greetings, gang.

Another cloudy cold April morning under way in the remote reaches of northern Iowa this morning. Right now it's 31 headed for a high of only 39 with winds up to about 30 mph for today.

Fairly quiet day yesterday. This morning I'm headed for the gym. Nothing else planned yet other than some house cleaning.

All stay safe.

Tom

Morning.  65 and cloudy.  Sprinkles off and on.  Showers off and on today and through Sunday. 

Spent most of the day in the woods down east spraying "agent orange" in new shooting lanes.  Lot easier now than backpack sprayer.  Tank sprayer on 4 wheeler.  Due to roughness and doing side areas, I walk behind and use the hose and wand. 


Nothing on agenda for today but seafood for lunch.

Ever stop raining long enough for it to dry out, garden will get turned over and ready.  Tomato plants in greenhouse over 3 feet tall and blooming. 


Have a good one.

Good morning all, yet another day in the high 70's, cloudy and now only a 10% chance of rain.

I just saw an article in the news by Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) about the cost of education. The Arizona Board of Regents announced yesterday an increase in tuition for all Arizona colleges. Going to Arizona Sate will now cost an in-state student over $10,000 a year. I hate to tell them, but I went to Arizona State back in the 50's, and my first year tuition was just under $20 a semester, or $40 a year. We protested when they bumped that up to $30 a semester one year. Calculating for inflation, that still comes to around $720 a year in 2019 dollars. I guess it must be worth it, but Mike Rowe is right, I don't know how regular people can afford it, and this is a public university, I wonder what it costs to go to Harvard, MIT or Princeton.....

Greetings, gang.

Another cloudy, cool day underway. 31 right now headed for the upper 40s but at least the wind has died down.

Did some house cleaning yesterday after my trip to the gym. Today will be busy with all the activities tied to my grandson's first prom. Also need to do laundry. Only other planned event is to watch the Nebraska spring game when I get home this evening.

When I went to a local college in the 70s it cost me about $500 a semester, about one month's check under the GI bill.

All stay safe.

Tom

Morning.  Its raining as usual.  Will not give me a break.  Garden area will not dry out.  Tomato plants in greenhouse are 3 1/2 feet tall and blooming.  Suppose to rain into Monday.

Got to get ready and go to Town Hall.  Swear in new PD Officer and there is a brunch with his family.

Hope none of the forecasted bad storms happen between the Mississippi and us.

Have a good one.

The weather forecast for today was unusual. it was 2°C/35.6°. Don't as when. It was all night and all day the same temperature without any changes with some tiny snow flakes.

Good morning all, still a bit chilly here in the morning. Lots of clouds yesterday some rain up north and snow way up north, but nothing down this way. The Snow Bowl outside of Flagstaff got 3", skiing open for another few weeks. Still, we're heading back up into the 90's by the end of next week.

Back in the 50's, the GI bill paid us $110 (about $1,000 in today's dollars) per month. Not much even then, and part-time jobs were scarce since McD's, Jack-in-the-Box's, Starbucks and a bunch of others didn't exist back then.

Been knocking off a few jobs around house the past few weeks, got a few more to tackle today, then maybe back to my new layout.