Tag: weather
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Simpler Time
I’m sitting on a lawn chair in front of the house. It rained a little this morning. Ben and I walked to the convenience store but we only got a few sprinkles. He’s been just as ornery today as he has been since the breaker failed. That was days ago. The weather is pleasant. It…
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Global Mean Temperature
How do you feel about cold weather? Here in Wisconsin the weather can get very cold. While I would rather be inside when it does the cold has its advantages. There’s a meme that goes around with pictures of huge snakes, spiders, and alligators. The caption is “This is why I live where the air…
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Spring Weather
It’s a decent day out. We’ve got the door and windows open and the house fans on. Cosmos has been in and out exploring the neighborhood several times. Magic is sitting at the door observing the neighborhood. She’s less curious than her sister because she explored last year. It’s a good place to be.
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Favorite Weather
What is your favorite type of weather? I lived in Portland, Oregon for a year and a half. The summer months were warm and rainy. Despite being overcast a lot of the time it was usually bright in the day. The weather I like the most was those days that were overcast but not raining,…
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Hot Noon
South Central Wisconsin is hot today. Unusually hot. Whether it is just the weather or the dreaded rise in global mean temperature is one that I sometimes contemplate. But it always comes down to how much people can control versus how much we think we can control. The former is always much smaller than the…
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Cold Air
I looked at a map of high temperatures in the USA yesterday. Apparently everywhere but Wisconsin and Minnesota is having a heat wave. Yesterday temperatures here were in the mid 70s while the rest of the country had record highs. But you don’t need me to type about the weather other than to know when…
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Gorgeous Day
It’s gorgeous weather today so I decided to walk to my appointment. I misjudged the time it would take so I arrived way too early. So you get to see me ramble in the waiting room. South Central Wisconsin is great this time of year, and I love the spring. It’s not as hot and…