Moving from Upstate New York to Western Missouri has dislocated me in my seasons, after 25 years it still hasn't settled. Growing up, Labor Day meant frost any moment. each day was an extra growing day until frost. But here in Kansas City, we usually have two or three more months where things might grow. … Continue reading What Season now
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Weather Wether Whether
Definition of weather 1: the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness 2: state or vicissitude of life or fortune 3: disagreeable atmospheric conditions: such as a : rain, storm b : cold air with dampness 4: weathering — to weather : in the direction from which the wind is blowing Definition of wether : a male … Continue reading Weather Wether Whether
Calm before the storm
Since at least Monday the extended weather forecast has been filled with icy rain/wintry mix possibilities coming up this weekend. When that was all to hit moved back and forth. Sometimes it was Friday, other times everything was clear until Sunday. But today, it looks like it might have actually settled down. The story I … Continue reading Calm before the storm
Fitness Update: Heat
This week in fitness had one main theme: Heat. We have been having a heatwave here in the midwest, with triple digits visiting us in both the heat index, and sometimes the actual temperature. What does this mean for fitness? Well, for many people it means they cancel it. For others they just push through … Continue reading Fitness Update: Heat
In Praise of the Weatherman
What one job is most disparaged for its accuracy? The meteorologist. But I'm going to go against that. Day after day we complain about the accuracy of the forecast. Rain or not. Yet we check the forecasts each day, and prepare based on it. People in the past would look up to the skies and … Continue reading In Praise of the Weatherman
An Observation Here and There
Today's blog is going to be a quick list of small items that hit my mind about the day: 1) Missing Lug Nuts Yesterday was the Snake Saturday Parade in North Kansas City. My family participated with 100 people from Avondale United Methodist Church and hundreds of other people from other organizations in an exciting … Continue reading An Observation Here and There
At The Rainbow 