Sunday, March 22, 2009

First flowers of Spring

We planted over 200 bulbs last fall. But it seems that the squirrels have a feast, so only 3 yellow Crocus in the front yard and nothing in the back. Daffodils, Tulips & Hostas are coming up in their beds and should flower very soon. Almost 60F today and blue skys. Spring has arrived in all its glory. Tomorrow its back to winter... 16F in the morning. Shorts today... Sweaters tomorrow.
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Friday, March 20, 2009

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT -AccuWeather.com

 

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 814 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 NJZ012>014-018>020-026-027-201400- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST

814 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS, MAINLY NEAR AND EAST OF THE TURNPIKE CORRIDOR, MOVING EAST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEW JERSEY EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE SNOW SHOWERS WERE REDUCING THE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AND WERE CAUSING A DUSTING OF SNOW ON GRASSY AREAS. ROADS WERE BECOMING SLIPPERY WITH THE MELTED SNOW. WINDS IN THE SNOW SHOWERS WERE GUSTING UP TO AROUND 25 MPH, AND THAT COMPOUNDED VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. MOTORISTS THIS MORNING SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL IF THEY ENCOUNTER ONE OF THE STRONGER SNOW SHOWERS. PLEASE DRIVE SLOWLY AND LEAVE AS MUCH ROOM AS YOU CAN BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHERS. THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR AND EXIT BY MID-MORNING.

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Saturday, March 14, 2009

Another from the Big Snow

This is what was on the car. Twice this was on the ground
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NASA shops for new Moon spacesuits and landers

'Not your father's moonship', insists space agency

NASA's return to the Moon with manned missions - planned to commence from 2020 - has taken some early steps in recent days. The space agency awarded a contract for its new generation of moonwalker spacesuits, and US defence globocorp Boeing submitted proposals for the new "Altair" lunar lander.…

http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/02/nasa_moon_landers_suits/

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Boing Boing: Trompe l'oeil ski-toilet mural

 

This Japanese ski resort toilet has everything: a vertiginous, trompe l'oeil mural, a pink toilet that washes your bum, AND an incomprehensible slogan for a brand of tinned coffee!


Georgia Max Coffee chose to redesign the toilets of a number of key ski resorts in Japan. The cubicles were fully wrapped on all sides, so that the person caught short would have a ski jumper’s view when they were sitting on the loo. The person could look down at their skis (simply printed on the floor of the cubicle) and see the steep ski jump slope ahead of them. The toilet paper holder carried the only brand messaging in the cubicle, reading: “Seriously kick-ass intensely sweet for the real coffee super zinging unstoppable Max! Taste-explosion!”
Georgia Max Coffee: Ski Toilets (Thanks, Fipi Lele!)

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Trompe l'oeil ski-toilet mural

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Today's view from my office window

Post snow drifts and blue sky, still all of 18F outside. Love it!
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Monday, March 02, 2009

Shovel drive Vs. Wait for it to melt...

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Leave my snow alone

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Home again

Need to dig out the front door sometime
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Parkway Vs. Route 18

I jumped over to the Parkway thinking things would be better. Wrong! Ice & covered in Snow made for slow slippery drive. Wind was not helpful
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Didn't make it

Snow became blizzard on drive home on 18 south
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Made it to Work, but would I made it back out?

1 hour to work this morning, finish a few things, grab what I need to work from Home and get out before the next wave of snow hit. The another hour drive home
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Sunday, March 01, 2009

Weather Alert - AccuWeather.com

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 245 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD TONIGHT...PASSING TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY MONDAY. NJZ008>010-012>015-017>020-026-027-PAZ067>071-020700- /O.EXT.KPHI.WS.W.0005.090301T2100Z-090302T2100Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 245 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE REGION THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES FALLING BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK OF THE STORM... IT APPEARS AS THOUGH 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. THE STEADY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS INTO MONDAY AND ANY PLANNED TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER THE STORM ENDS.

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Do these mysterious stones mark the site of the Garden of Eden? | Mail Online

 

Do these mysterious stones mark the site of the Garden of Eden? | Mail Online

What the Cat saw

2 inches on the ground & the promise of 8 to 12 more coming. Going to be an interesting day
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