Balderdash, you not only show you are part of humankind, but you are both human and kind. That is a great mix. The world needs more people like you.

Flaccid shovel, that shall be a usable curse.

Leaving for work one day this week, I saw I dead kitten in the driveway. Mercifully, it was a quick death, I think it might have been hiding in my husband’s engine, and when he left for work, it was killed pretty quickly by the fan. These things happen. I’m grateful to not have to take someone to the pound. I changed to my boots and went to get a shovel, but the damned shovel was broken. I mean, it was a fiberglass handled shovel, and *someone* had broken in and not replaced it. It was a flaccid shovel. Fucking day. So. It started with blood, sweat and tears, but don’t they all?

Finally! A morning with sunshine, warm temps, no rain, and just a gentle breeze. Been waiting for today for almost 8 weeks. Went for a long walk in the sun. 4-5 more stormy days return tomorrow.

As long as you wear a smile, nothing else matters.

Hilarious! I know what I’m wearing to the beach this year. not watermelons.

Here is young lady who is a bit different, but is trying (I think) to bust stereotypes. HartBeat. A bit of discretion is advised in an @work situation.

That was very nice BD. When I first saw the title, I thought it said LORDI and wondered when it was you joined the Metal Society. Whether of not you are a member matters not to me, but that young lady has a very lovely voice. She is also very pleasing to the eye.

Heard this on the radio today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFasFq4GJYM
this kid is like 16 years old.
I’m really digging the choral camp harmonies.

Feeling better than I have in 10 years, legwise.

Sounds like the surgery went well if you’re back biking around. Congratulations!

How about some old hair-band metal for a Sunday Celebration? FREE.

To celebrate(?) the expiration of my ‘Prime Parking Place Permit’ I went out for a bike ride that was 2X what I have been doing (when I can get out-rain, rain, rain) and although I was a bit sore, all seems well.

BD, send some of that heat & humidity up here, I am awaiting summer. Current temp: 55F.

And if Diebold is good enough for Democracy, how can one argue about it?

Nothing wrong with Velvet Elvis.
June had struck, I’m debating taking my fourth shower today. It’s so fucking humid right now,
I’m keeping one of the grandpuppies this weekend, daughter number 3 is vacationing in New Orleans. Puppy is a good boy.

We’re as accurate as Diebold baby!

Last weekend I slept through the rain. This weekend I’ll sleep until Sunday, then pedal my ass around town.

New computers mean another chance to vote.

OK, so we’ve got 4,500 votes on the Poll, almost all for Velvet Elvis. Either lots of people dropped by just for that, or something went wrong…

So what did everyone do with it? Personally, I watched season 4 of Arrested Development, while the wife was at the Clockwork Alchemy nerd fest.

HOly Moly Rockee! We gots a 3 days weekend.

We had one touch down about a 1/4 mile from us 15 years ago. We lost a few shingles and 1/2 a maple tree. the next door neighbor widow’s house was untouched, the school teacher next to her had her 2 big fir trees tip over onto her roof. One of the 4 apartment buildings across the street had all of the windows sucked out, the others were untouched. Weird shit like that was all over the neighborhood. Mama nature is one crazy woman.

that tornado stuff freaks me straight out. It makes me want to start digging an enormous hole to hide in. In my town we had a pretty big tornado on Christmas night. I mean folks are sitting down to their Christmas supper, and bang: there goes the roof. It wiped out my old high school, and took the roofs off a tremendous number of houses in a quaint little 1920’s craftsman influenced neighborhood. the lucky part was, the thing never touched ground, just skimmed along the rooftops for the most part, and no one was killed. Because it was in a quaint historic district, the man in the street quotes were better: It was louder than a Who concert.

My thought go out to those who have been affected by the tornado that struck Oklahoma. That was Mother Nature at her nastiest.

It is truly amazing how places in real life bear so little resemblance to the travel brochure. They are often equal of how the Big Mac you get compares to the picture on the menu.

Harlem is good. Rainy. We went out to Oyster Bay on Long Island yesterday because Spazmo saw a picture of the Oyster Bay in St Maartens (south of Florida, east of Haiti) and anticipated caribbean blue waters, sailing yachts, spanish tile, white sand.  Instead we found an unmoving gunmetal sea pimpled with bass boats, and a small rocky beach like what you might find in Buffalo.

But the clams we bought were delicious.

Roses are flowers,
Horses are not.
One smells nice,
That’s all I got.

Such good wisdom. My motherboard on my main computer at work died this week, so while waiting for technical assistance I’ve resorted to housecleaning. How could conditions have gotten so dire?
How is Harlem?

LP, I’m glad all has gone well with you. And remember, being bored is the best time to let your mind wander and become creative.

BD, I’m sure you make a sweatshirt look very good, but up here, there are very few lawns needing mowing yet. Although we hit the mid 90s today, it has been less than 2 weeks since our last heavy snow. The trees are just starting to bud, 2 weeks late. Here is a slide show of the ice building up on the shore of a central Minnesota lake this past weekend.

Update: well, we were kind of NOT ready in time. And we maybe ordered too small a truck. But now we are in Harlem, and we’ve repurchased SOME of the IKEA shelves we left behind and will eventually get the rest, and the apartment is very nice and all is well.

And my job is so unbelievably boring, though maybe I should just be grateful after the weird behavior from the crazy lady at my last job. That was terrifying.

And Spazmo will never have to go to Laurel, MD again. Ever.

And Dimmer, I’m glad you are okay.

We’ve had a chilly spring so far, which is great for me. It’s so fun to mow the grass
with a sweatshirt on.

Sunshine arrived yesterday!!!!!!!!!! Going to hit 80F today. All is well.

If I had a kingdom, I’d give half of it away for a sunny Saturday. I’m way tired of snow and rain. Haven’t seen the sun since last Sunday, and probably won’t again until Monday evening.

Oh man! really! I’ve been liking what I’ve heard of Delta Rae on the radio. Really interesting band.

Mr. Buckingham may have found some of his energy from working with a couple of Southern Belles and their band.

Good to know! Mr Balderdash saw Lindsay Buckingham a couple of years ago as a standalone, said he was great.

BTW, Fleetwood Mac was way better than I expected. Stevie was a little slow getting warmed up, but ended fairly strong. McVie was more than adequate on bass, but lacked the body bounce he had the last time I saw him live (1973). That drummer guy, he was an inspiration, banging the skins like the nutcase he has always portrayed. The surprise was Mr. B. He played guitar like a superstar on the hits, mellowed down for a couple of acoustic duets, and straight out rocked on a couple of new pieces that included some screaming 6-string solos. All in all, a good show.

May Day my ass. We had 80F degrees last Fri. We currently are at 35F with 3"-6" of snow coming.

MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY!

hahaha! great video! enjoy the FM
outing. sounds like a great present.

Why not end April with probably the best Brass Band video ever. Keep watching, it keeps getting better.

Doing great, thanks for asking. Went back to work a couple of nights ago. Got the bicycle out yesterday.  Going to my last Physical Therapy tomorrow (7 weeks after surgery).

As for being hip, going to see what’s left of Fleetwood Mac tonight ( an x-mas gift from the son).

so gloveshot, hows the recovery going? are you hip yet?

Gad is the new glad.

Gad to see Agriope is still alive. How Ya doing?

For the first time in 189 days, the temperature topped 60F today, hitting 71 officially. Monday, over 3” of snow fell in the area. Gotta love Ma Nature.

I lurk still.

Well that is 2 shooters holding dice at the line.

I’m in. A little sluggish and uninspired, but in nonetheless.

And it is good to hear from Carmichael and Dimmer. Can this place re-awaken? Do we have what it takes?

Happy 4/20 to everybody! After getting 9” of snow on Thursday and waking up to +19F this morning, I thought this was in order.