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Category Archives: Outdoors
The Black Rabbit of Inlé
The aforementioned rabbit was hanging around the house again today. It is clearly not a wild rabbit: it is too large and sleek, having a black pelt with a brindled streak; and it is too comfortable around people and houses. … Continue reading
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It’s Tiller Time!
Today, finally, the last of the snow melted away. The sun came out, and it was about sixty degrees. Time to till the garden. Thank God for tool rental. The gasoline tiller does in less than an hour what it … Continue reading
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Louisville Real Estate Tip
If you move to Louisville, choose a house with a short driveway. And preferably one with a slight incline. Else you may, as I did this morning, spend a hour and a half shoveling it out.
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“The Snow Belt”, formerly known as “The South”
After spending the evening on Beale Street in Memphis last night, my wife watching the Super Bowl, I went to bed, expecting the forecasted snow showers and rain in the morning to slow down our trip back home. Instead, I … Continue reading
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Windchill
I raked up the leaves in the front yard this morning for what I hope is the last time this season. It was sixteen degrees, less whatever windchill factor there was. And it really wasn’t that bad. Last week, I … Continue reading
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Maybe they are doctors
After my earlier post about Kroger shoppers who apparently have difficulty detecting cold, I came across this video of some really cold people.
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Do they need to see the doctor?
Yesterday afternoon it got up to thirty-eight degrees outside, so I decided to go for a jog in the park on the way home. There were a few other joggers and runners there, as well as the usual number of … Continue reading
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Cars aren’t as warm as they used to be?
When I got up this morning it was eighteen degrees outside. I got into my nineteen degree truck (no heated garage, just a carport) and shivered. I had the heater turned up full, and by about fifteen minutes later, when … Continue reading
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Cold jogging
This afternoon I spent about twenty minutes determining what I have to wear to jog in thirty-six degree weather. The answer was: somewhat more than what I had put on. I had a picture here of me with a beanie, … Continue reading
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Global (or at least Louisville) Warming
The last couple of weekends have been warm and sunny (highs in the sixties), which is considered rather unusual for mid-November in this part of the country. I have a Louisville gardener’s almanac by Fred Wiche, considered by many to … Continue reading
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