Sparred yesterday. Sore today. All good things.
Yesterday I learned that music is your friend. If there’s loud music playing, watch your opponent, and at some point he or she will start reacting to the beat of the music, and that makes predicting their movement a heck of a lot easier. This could be handy in a bar.
The corollary for most people is “don’t fight during music”. As for me…
Dark Roasted Blend: Lots of Snow!.
You know, in case you weren’t seeing enough of it to begin with. (Jzimbert.)
They are calling for “Snow showers” on some sites and “several inches of accumulation” on Weather.gov local forecast discussion for Monday into Tuesday. I have no choice but to quote Ezra Pound.
Winter is Icummen in
(Ezra Pound)
Winter is icummen in,
Lhude sing Goddamm,
Raineth drop and staineth slop
And how the wind doth ramm!
Sing: Goddamm.
Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us,
An ague hath my ham.
Freezeth river, turneth liver
Damn you, sing: Goddamm.
Goddamm, Goddamm, tis why I am,
Goddamm.
So ‘gainst the winter’s balm
Sing Goddamm, damm, sing Goddamm
Sing Goddamm, sing Goddamm,
DAMM.
Let’s see… on 2/6 we got about 18″ of snow. that melted down to roughly 1/2 by the time the snow started Tuesday night. I wasn’t smart enough to measure in advance, but I’m guessing based on the current piles & the fact that I was clearing roughly 4-5″ every time I shoveled, that we got at least another 18″ between Tuesday night & late Wednesday.
The dogs are confused.
This snow’s much heavier. a neighbor lost roughly half the branches on his 20+ foot tall pine. We only lost power once, but I expect we’ll lose it again now that the melt has begun.
Got the cars dug out this morning, and got to work just before noon. Royersford’s roads suck, the highways (422 & 202) are clear-to-wet, and Great Valley’s roads suck. So, situation normal.
Pictures later, when I get home.
