Last Refuge of a Scoundrel

We have returned home safe and sound. The snow has for the most part melted off of all the roads, so there was no slipping on the trip back...

The weather gods are taking their revenge on me for yesterday's post. Today it's 37 degrees in Jacksonville, and the precipitation ...

OK, maybe one comment: Christmas day, 68 - correction, 70 - degrees.

Yesterday the temps in Jacksonville Florida were in the high 50's, the highest I saw on my dashboard thermometer was 58. So, of course,...

In less than 24 hours I will be on my way to Jacksonville FL for Christmas. Eldest Daughter has not been to Father In Law's house to hel...

Last night two significant events occurred. The first of these was the winter solstice. Last night was the shortest night of the year, and ...

I finally got the lights hung outside, just before the next round of Glowbull Warmening happens. As I finished up the first snowflakes star...

Eggs and sausage now. Next is a trip to the big box store to get some clips to hang my outside Christmas lights. I must have my lights hung...

Julian Assange is out on bail. He begged the judges not to release his address on his bail request. The judges said " Information wants...

The bad news: A winter weather advisory is in effect across the central Piedmont and the northern coastal plains until 4PM. This area inclu...

Youngest son stays with his aunt during the week while I work. She is his schoolteacher, so it works out in more ways than one. I pick him ...

Karl Marx said that history repeats itself, first as tragedy and then as farce . Put that down under the category of blind hogs and acorns....

Last night we had the company Christmas party. I'm not much for parties as parties go, but it was OK.

My father in law goes in today for surgery. He is having some stents put in. He has been having small heart issues for a while now, and whi...

Sixty nine years ago today, at 7:48AM local time, air and submarine elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a devastating attack on ...

The first snowstorm of the season has come and gone, leaving us blanketed in a thin layer of white. The highs are expected to near 50 today...

The snow is falling, first of the season. It's hard to tell if it will stick or not, but it is falling at a good clip.

Happy Anniversary Boo. I miss you.

Nurses today rarely wear the uniform that they are famous for. My sister had a picture taken when she graduated from nursing school, in her...

Over at the Flying Monkeys the soup nazi has raised her ugly head . There is soup, but none for you! That's why you should come here,...