Good early morning GH.  Sorry about yesterday, but I got busy.  Sometimes you just have to say enough is enough and not do everything that you had planned.  I found time to move the snow, something I could have done without, and then it was time to read more and listen to Mary read our community book.  It is very interesting, but it is like preaching to the choir.  Most of the things that are being said by the author, are things that Mary and I already believe or thought that we already knew.  Still, it has been a great experience overall.

I normally start out with a short weather report.  But today, I wanted to start out differently.  So now, without further ado, here is that weather report.  The current temperature on the desktop is 21 degrees.  No precipitation on the immediate horizon, and for me, that is a welcome respite.  In fact, by the time we get to Friday, the National Weather Service is predicting highs above freezing each day from there on out.  However, snow showers are part of the forecast from Tuesday onward. I don't mind if the precipitation falls in the form of rain.  In fact, I welcome that forecast.

I noticed on the golf broadcast, that they had to postpone the golf tournament because five inches of snow and ice had fallen on the golf course.  They pointed out that snow was falling to the east of San Diego, CA.  I don't know how the deniers are dealing with that, but it is odd.  They are even delaying tee times for one-half hour in the AM.  So, whether you are a denier or believer, this is odd.

Sugar the Weather Dog is sleeping soundly, so that is her prediction that no heavy storms are on the immediate horizon. She is pretty accurate when it comes to storms.  I anticipate that she and I will get out for a short walk today, something that we had to forgo on Tuesday and Wednesday. She will of course be ready to rock, because she knows that I need my exercise.  The walk will of necessity be short, because I still fear the hidden ice.  That's my own fear kicking in.

Mary thinks that we should get out of Dodge next winter, but it could be like this year, last year, or anything in between.  Trouble is, you have to make reservations farther and farther in advance. Time will tell, but when you look at the weather that is occurring everywhere in the country, you find it hard to decide where to go. Not necessarily climate change, but certainly worthy of consideration.

Speaking of snow, the company that made my snow blower apologized for their inability to supply replacement parts on a timely basis.  So, they clam to be sending an entire machine instead of the parts.  When and if that happens, I'll have two machines with the same design flaw.  Still, one can serve as a backup and wait in its box on the man-cave.  I had/have an idea how to correct the flaw, and not have to work very hard to do it.  I'll try it out when time permits.  I know what the problem is and what caused it, so fixing it should be simple.  In fact, it was Mary who simplified my idea, and for that I have to thank her.  Sometimes, two minds are better than one. Her mind seems to work along a different path.  That's good. Of course, my threat to use her sewing machine to assist my endeavor probably spurred her mind along.

Speaking of Mary, she met me for dinner after my library play date fell through.  That's when she came up with the simplified plan for the idea I had noodling around in my brain.  Her original dinner plan called for macaroni and cheese, but the chance to get out overwhelmed her.  Me, my plans called for dinner, so anything was good with me.

Lenten time has produced a flurry of commercials for fish specials, and that has set my usually vegetarian mind to desiring fish.  Mary says that if we can find some good fish, she is willing to give it a go. So the key phrase there is finding good fish.  That may well be the hard part.

I guess it is time to get back to the hard work of sleeping.  For Sugar, that is often hard work, but as a dog, she has her duties and sleeping is one of them.  So until next time, Ciao.