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... unless you are a burglar with a healthy stash of dope back at home. Stevens Point Journal - Man reports break-in suspect -- himself Who says there's no such thing as an honest criminal?Police dispatchers were startled by a call Saturday evening from...

Published on February 28 2007

16 to 18 INCHES OF SNOW???? Think I'll stay home and paint my fireplace. With the curtains closed.

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Hope we dodge this bullet, too

Published on February 27 2007

We got next-to-nothing out of last weekend's monster blizzard (sticking my tongue out at the central Wis. relatives); only about 5-6 inches of new snow in those horrendous winds. It makes me a little nervous when the blurb scrolling across the bottom...

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‘Embarrassment before dishonor’

Published on February 24 2007

‘Embarrassment before dishonor’ | MetaFilter On recommendation from #1 child, I've been peeking into Metafilter more frequently. I've seen everything from recipes to "how-to's" on anything you could think of. There are also occasionally just plain ole'...

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It could be worse....

Published on February 22 2007

After yesterday's FORTY-EIGHT (!!) degree weather, I opened my email this afternoon to find this: Supposedly from the New York snowstorms earlier this winter, Snopes says this picture has been around for awhile. I'm just hoping that that the snow predicted...

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2/21/79

Published on February 21 2007

I was digging around in an old datebook when I came across the significance of the above date. It was the day that a scared green barely-18-year-old college-dropout-'cause-she-ran-out-of-money walked into a mill with a 99% male to female ratio to begin...

And I whine when I have to shovel 7 or 8 inches of the white stuff? I promise I will never complain again ....well, not much, anyway. As long as it stays above zero. P.S. this is a *very old* fat chick pic. :-D N.Y. town's snowfall may be over 11 feet...

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Baby, it's cold outside

Published on February 5 2007

And #2 daughter is loving the extra day on her weekend. They haven't announced the local school closed for tomorrow, even though every school around us has already announced. Hopefully, it will be warmer than this morning's -26. Ooooooh, that wind was...

...that this guy might be coming to the Packers.... Please. Oh....is there a football game today??

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"How much snow do you have?"

Published on January 21 2007

On with the wooly longjohns and snowboots! Think I'll get the skis out--looks like somebody has been laying track this weekend. I'll probably break my neck.