1/20-Winter storm hits New Orleans breaking snowfall records from 130 years ago with totals ranging from 6-10".
Here, we have had snow squalls on and off. It has been the frigid temps that has been notable. The highs and lows at the airport:
1/18: 39°/0°
1/19: 18°/0°
1/20: 9°/0°
1/21: 9°/-4°
1/22: 16°/-7°
30° is the predicted high for 1/25. The polar bomb cyclone responsible for these temps has moved on across the Atlantic and is poised to smack Ireland and Britain.
1/23-a bit more snow fell. We had tossed out a peanut butter jar and one of the squirrels was thrilled:
1/26-30-warming into the 30's and 40's, looking like our usual January thaw with the blue shadows:
By 1/31-40's and rain, most of the snow is gone:
A bouquet to inspire Spring-Chester is appreciative:
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FUBARland
At the inauguration, First Lady 2.0 showed up as shady $melania wearing a hat that's a cross between Valentino and East European Mafia chic:
The wide brim gave her cover for her eyes as well as a deterrent against smooches from her despised husband.
GOP House Republicans gathered at the Trump Doral resort in Miami to strategize. They were served burgers with the word Trump charred into the bun. Perhaps this is part of the cult's eucharist.
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We tried to watch the 1986 Little Shop of Horrors-but it was dreadful. I generally dislike the musical genre, while C is a fan. Both of us thought the songs were at best (cough) derivative and it practically became a drinking game of which broadway song did this rip off? It had the feel of West Side Story set in LA's skid row.
I came across the 1960 Roger Corman version which features Jack Nicholson in a bit role. Being a Corman film, it was extra cheesy. One thing I did like were the opening credits-inventive for the time. The artist was uncredited and research turn up nothing.
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When dogs sneeze while they are tussling with each other, it signals that they are playing not fighting.
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Meet Mr. Stubbs, who was the elected honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska from 1997 until his death in 2017. He became a celebrity and tourist attraction.
Talkeetna, population 1,055 (2020) serves as the base for expeditions to Mt. McKinley.
This reminded me of the early 90's TV series, Northern Exposure.
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Adeline penguins, who live along the Antarctic coast, have a distinct mating ritual. A male will present a female with a rock as a proposal. If she accepts, it is the first stone in the nest they will build together and eventually contain the eggs they make.
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The Rescuing Hug. In 1995, twin sisters were born 12 weeks prematurely. Per hospital protocol, they were placed in separate incubators. Soon, one was in distress and nothing seemed to help. A nurse, remembering hearing about a procedure done in Europe, broke protocol and placed the twins together in a single incubator. The well sister moved over and put her arm around the ailing sibling and soon her condition bettered. This practice, especially with preemies, is now widespread. The twins both survived.
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Brielle and Kyrie Jackson |
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Syndrome K: At a hospital in Rome during WWII, a ruse was created by three Roman Catholic doctors about a highly contagious,
highly fictitious disease in order to save Jews from the occupying Nazis. The Germans were told that the patients in a quarantined ward were dangerous to have contact with and were warned not to enter. In the meantime, the doctors made arrangements for the "patients" to be moved to safer hideouts. The ruse lasted maybe a year and saved an estimated 25-100 individuals until a raid ended the operation.
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Tornadoes-our annual serial killers
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