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Happy Birthday, irinaklay!

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Hope you get one of these:


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and lots of fun and presents!

Well, this sucks.

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5 2 2013 my street 1
5 2 2013 my street 2

To my surprise, this isn't the latest-ever snow Omaha has seen; however, it did set three records.

But the important thing is: I DID NOT APPROVE THIS!*

One year ago, the mean temperature was 70 F, the maximum temp. was 81 F, and the minimum temp. was 59 degrees F. We got 0.68 inches of rain that day. That was MUCH closer to what I would call "normal" Spring weather for Omaha. After spring, we had one of the driest summers/autumns on record, and record-breaking heat days, too.

*No, really, the most important thing is, that this is what climate change is all about. Making weather unpredictable. All you have to do is think about growing seasons and agriculture to understand that unpredictable weather and climate variations would have devastating effects on world food supplies.  We've had plenty of moisture so far this "spring" but of course we can't predict the future unerringly under the best of circumstances. We've been getting better at forecasting over the decades of data accumulation and tech advances, but if the variables get unpredictable, we're toast.

Like I've said, I'm a little slow...

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After all these years of having my Blogger blog, I *just* found the place where you review comments and OK them for publishing...

Happy Birthday, vjezkova!

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You and vilakins are just one day apart! A MASSIVE GLOBAL BIRTHDAY PARTY!!
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Hope you've had a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday, vilakins!

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Hope you have sun, warmth, happiness and CAKE!

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From London's marathon today

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London marathon sign

Uh, 'scuse me, I have something in my eye...

Found a handy tool online

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I've been trying to only drive my car once a week. Thus, errands pile up. I looked at what I've got on for this Wednesday and my head hurt. I thought, what if there's a web site that'll plan out your route so you use the least gas and time? And lo! It was so! It's Driving Route Planner, and it's free!

You enter your starting point and ending point, then add the addresses (general is OK, like, 7200 Dodge Street instead of 7203), one to a line (they make it VERY simple), then the amount of time you think you'll spend at each site (optional), then click the button and it calculates your most economical route, the fastest, and the least economical (I think; that HAS to be what the last route is because it's ridiculous).

A mighty fine service, IMO!
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The term "traffic calming devices" for speed bumps in residential neighborhoods is a misnomer, I think. Leaving aside the fact that traffic is inanimate and can't be calm or excited, a more apt term would be "traffic slowing" devices. We who are content to observe speed limits are already calm, and those who enjoy driving 50 mph through residential neighborhoods are much more likely to be infuriated than calmed. If you *really* want to be accurate, perhaps "dickhead frustrating" devices would be closer to the truth. Putting that on a sign would have the added benefit of delighting those of us who secretly yearn to play "shoot the duckies" with those inconsiderate idiots zooming down the street (but would never do so because we are - see above - law-abiding).

Happy Birthday, Baku!

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Haven't been hearing much about you recently. I hope you have a wonderful birthday with all your favorite yummies!

Baku is a lovely skunk!

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