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April Snow:

Snow Snow Snow

We have had several snowstorms (Marcus, Neptune, Octavia, Pandora) over the last few weeks, adding to the total ground cover of snow, which currently stands at 6½ FEET.

And to top things off, yesterday I woke up to a broken water main, my street shut down, and later, the gas main ruptured. So I spent until 6 pm with no water, and until 8 pm with no gas for cooking/heat/hot water. And the gas heat only stayed on for 2 hours until it conked out again.

I need a house with a well and wood heat... Come on, lottery! :Þ

Winter Storm: Juno

A couple of photos taken at 8:30 am

of Winter Storm Juno:

Door imprint!

Yeah, that's right: 2 FEET of snow so far.

Winter Storm: Iola

I had today off, so I was affected only positively by the 7 inches of snow I received from Winter Storm Iola.

The top of my city-issued trash bin.

Wooden chair and icemelt bucket.

I shoveled in anticipation of the plowing to come.
The snow was light, so it took less than ten minutes.

Winter Storm Nika

Self portrait.

Happy New Year

I was up reading until 3 am last night, so I didn't get out of bed today until just before 11 am. I had cereal and coffee for breakfast. I spent the 'morning' reading "Nightwing" comics while I watched/listened to the "Happy Endings" marathon on VH1, and parts of the Winter Classic NHL game. Lunch was a roast beef sandwich, chips and iced tea. Supper was a turkey sandwich, a turkey wing, and half a cucumber. I spent some time drawing in the evening, and around 10:30 pm I worked out.

Okemo Thanksgiving Getaway

Wed - drove up in the now, arrived around 11 pm. 

Nearly slid down the mountain in my car!

Thu - Ma's awesome Thanksgiving dinner.

Fri - Sarah's kick-ass pancakes & bacon breakfast. 

Headed home around noon.

Great holiday trip.

Read; drew with all 3 girls; played pool w/the twins; 

played LEGO Marvel Super heroes w/Hayden.

Football all day Thursday with Dad.

First Snow

I was headed out to Dad & Ma's to hang out with them and Jason, and I found my car covered in ¼" of snow.

On the way back (and in the center of town) the snow had frozen solid into a super-dangerous surface - YIKES! I drove home at 20 miles per hour!

9 Days - NINE

I woke up to three inches of wet heavy snow. I moved my car.

In the evening there was another three inches of wet heavy snow. I took the trash down to the curb.

Work begins again tomorrow...

Snow Day

Eight inches of snow fell last night. This means I don't have to go into work!

 

 

xxx

Productivity

I had my first Saturday off in two months today.

I got up at nine, had cereal and coffee for breakfast, and then watched "Lords of Dogtown" (great movie). I RSVP'ed to Mike's NYE party ('most likely will attend'). I jumped online for a bit, and then was showered & out the door a little after 11 am to run some errands.

I drove to the Westminster post office to buy stamps and mail four t-shirts from last summer's WPMF III to the very patient winners of the blog sign-up. I stopped in at Dad & Ma's to pick up the three bags of whole bean Sumatran coffee they got me for Christmas (shipping delay), plus my gift from the California Crew (J & Stacie & kids), a $25 GC from AMEX. I went to the Leominster Barnes & Noble to snag two blank journals (my last one is neary full). And then I foodshopped.

We are supposed to get a lot of snow overnight, so I am ready in every way I can think of. And so is he (my cat Sabrino)!

I finished reading "Ozma of Oz" and then watched the newer "Clash of the Titans" (not bad). Then I ran out to get gas and to buy booze for Mike's party. There were already 3 inches of snow on the ground! I wound up getting a bottle of Appleton Estate V/X and a 2010 Malbec from Dona Paula Estate.

I made angel hair & ground beef covered in Ragu (and accompanied it with half of a Redhook ESB), and then read "Dorothy and The Wizard in Oz". Then it was a bored websurf for awhile. There were 6 inches of snow on the ground by 9 pm, and it is still falling...

Snow Reason...

While the rest of Massachusetts got rain today, there was 4 inches on the ground here in north central Worcester County before the big, fluffy, wet snow ended around noon. Good old Mount Wachusett, stripping the snow from the clouds before it could reach New Hampshire!