2 things + 2 links = 1 post

[gerisullivan]

Thing 1: That 1.8" of snow forecast for today? I just shoveled 6" of white stuff. I wonder what the other 4.2" was composed of, and how much money I might have been able to make from it before attracting the attention of the authorities.

Thing 2: Reminder to self: When one is overloaded with overdue tasks, it is wise and appropriate to avoid taking on additional tasks. Especially tasks that are voluntary in nature.

Link 1: Gold-plating the moon. Yet another reason why I love reading guppiecat's journal. Edited to add math correction link and additional details.

Link 2: Incendiary Blog Posting 101, with a tip o'the link hat to smofbabe. (There's lots to learn in the comments, too.)

Onward.

Comments

[debgeisler.livejournal.com]

That 1.8" of snow forecast for today? I just shoveled 6" of white stuff. I wonder what the other 4.2" was composed of, and how much money I might have been able to make from it before attracting the attention of the authorities.

See, we're only supposed to get 1/2"...but the wind is another story. 40-43 mph gusts tonight, tomorrow, & tomorrow night. And cold. Did I mention chilly? Low tonight of 9°F...tomorrow night, they're now saying 2°F.

Happiness is a warm husband, an afghan, a comfy couch, and maybe cocoa. Gonna have to get me some o' dat.

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

Wasn't there a Minnesnowta joke about having to shovel "17 inches of partly cloudy"?

[coffeeem.livejournal.com]

As good as that Incendiary Blog Post is, the comments section is even better. Hilarity ensues!

[lauriemann.livejournal.com]

We've been getting consistently less snow than predicted. We could have had about 3", but got about 1/4" inch.

It's been pretty windy, and as we live near the top of a small whll, most of our snow blew away...except for a place on the driveway beside the house that had about 4" of snow. (well, all that snow had to go somewhere) I got that cleared off yesterday before the inevitable overnight freeze happened.