mattie g

Since this winter is done, we might as well start talking about this year's gardens and lawns. I'm getting a good start on the garden since this winter has been so lame. In-ground parsley from last year is still alive. Overwintered spinach is still dormant, but I suspect it'll begin growing in the next month or so. Garlic is much the same, but should start taking off before too long. Thinking about the build for my next raised bed - likely to be where my climbing plants will go (cucumbers, cantaloupes, etc.). All my seeds are on order, and I'll get them started indoors in the next few weeks.

Let me just point out one issue with this post: You identified Ralph along with what you refer to as “really good posters.”

This is more of an exercise to detox (and to prove I can do it) than a weight-shedding one. And if I had time to exercise, I would, because I could probably use it.

4.75” here in Burke.

I hear that. We were tempted, but we fought the urge. Next week might be tough, too, but right now I’m having as tough a time as I’ve had since we started. So bored...

You haven’t had much rain?

Jonesing real hard for a beer right now. Drynuary...I hate you.

And we actually have sun!

Just walked my daughter to have her twice-weekly outside "art class" with another homeschooled friend of hers. As we were walking, the thought "It'll be nice when spring is here" came into my mind.

Yup - here are my notes: 10” from a two-part storm that had WAA snow on Saturday and ULL on Sunday with a reasonable lull in between. Just missed out on the best ULL snows by 20-30 miles to the north.

Great beer, though I feel like it's dropped off a bit in the last couple years. I'm doing Drynuary, so I'm insanely jealous every time I see or hear of someone having a drink.

I challenge you to try. If he keeps trying to blow things up then maybe he'll get 5-posted.

Glue?

But for some reason PSU can't help but converse with him. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Please stop, PSU!

Exactly. The "joke" about COVID that he doubled down on wasn't even close to funny (it was one of the sh*ttiest things I've read on here in a long time), and neither is his consistent drive for attention. I wish people would stop quoting or tagging or even mentioning him (like we are now). Just ignore him.

Temps or precip...doesn't matter if we have one and not the other.

Not directed at you, specifically, but...who cares?

Agreed that looking past more then even a handful of days is perilous, but when ensembles agree on identified windows and the occasional op run confirms the potential, then I know I won't personally get down if those looks fizzle a bit. If that continues happening over the next couple weeks then I'll be a bit more concerned.

Yet just a few days ago we were looking at plenty of chances on ops and ensembles. Interesting exercise, and I do enjoy reading the analysis, but I'm just not willing to get excited or bummed about result from even a consecutive series of suites.

This winter is so dumb. So is every winter.

Apparently f**ked off for a while. Can’t say it’s a bad thing.