Mornin,' All!

The grey blanket is firmly in place overhead with enough heft that I wondered if the sun had slept in this morning....  Karl, keep an eye on the sky... you're headed through some ugly stuff on the radar, and I've seen warnings of golf-ball sized hail.  Might be good to stop for lunch and a nap to let that stuff ease through! The heat wave arrives later this afternoon here in the northern mitten... extremes, warnings, watches, etc.  Fun, fun, fun.  NOT!!

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!  I'm off to PT in a bit.  Thrill a minute around here....

Stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All! 65 and sunny, headed for 68 here in the northern mitten.  Nice!!

Raymo, best wishes for what appears to be the light at the end of the tunnel!  Learn how to say "No," because the demands on your time will rapidly increase!

Dave, getting that stack "plumb" is less threatening than you indicate.  If the concrete base is mounted to the railroad, use a small level to check all directions.  If one side is higher than the other, then you can mark the stack, use the level to help get an idea of how much to file out, then do it ever so slowly, checking all the time.  Let us know how it all works!

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

What Ron (and others) said!  Keep plugging!

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All!

Happy Flag Day!  I'll second Jim's comments on seeing the world and realizing what a great country we're privileged to live in and enjoy.  And various life issues help... oldest grandson turns 19 today.  How is That  possible??? I'm OLD!!!  Gaaaa!

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Good Afternoon, All!

74 and partly partly here in the northern mitten today.  May get to 78.  Or not.  Rain predicted for late evening.  Yesterday's festivities seem to have helped the flowers and the fire danger, as the blooms are continuing and the warnings are gone.

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Good evening, All, from the "unsettled" northern mitten.  Mother Nature apparently is waffling between so-so, meh, yeah, whatever, and OMG, which will hit later on tonight.

Dave, best wishes on getting the cataract stuff worked out... my surgery was not as complicated, but you probably have had more done than did I....

Make it a great night, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All!

64, headed for 74, severe clear and humdiddy at 70% here in the northern mitten.  Need to get off the dime and get some stuff done!  Best to all for a great day, and may Dave recover quickly, completely and permanently!

Pete
in Michigan

Good news!!  Best wishes for a swift, complete and permanent recovery!

Pete
in Michigan

Good Morning, All!

Sunday, the end of May! Severe clear here in the northern mitten, with temp at 60, headed for 67.  Cell service appears to be being interrupted by leaves breaking out on trees, but we'll see.

The silver bullet is showing READY with Blue Moon Blend, we have omelets of choice and home fries on the grill and various kinds of brats available as well.  Drinks are in the cooler, and there are frosted cupcakes for those who have birthdays today. Hot water for tea, etc is available as well.

Many thanks to all who commented on the rib isues... no major pain now, and the docs are not worried, so I'll just keep chugging along. Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Good morning All!

Severe clear here in the northern mitten today, with temp now at 55, headed for 69 and the ritual fire danger warnings posted all over everywhere due to lack of rain and expected winds....

Apparently cracked a few ribs a couple of weeks ago when I tripped on something invisible on a wall-to-wall carpet in the store, so no lifting for awhile.  Sale of the building went well, though, so now I need to deal with a raft of gummint forms about which I knew nothing....

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Morning, All!

43 under the grey blanket here in the northern mitten today.  Apparently there may be a chance of White Gifts from Above here tonight, but it's supposed to go away quickly.   I'm OK with the "go away quickly" part, and hope it doesn't show up until well after I get home from the Op Session tonight!

Dave, best wishes for Madame to heal quickly, completely and permanently.

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Good evening, All!!

Sorry to learn that Dr. Wesolowski has passed.  He was an inspiration to me for many years.

I did get some good news today... Marty McGuirk's new book on Autumn Scenery arrived in today's mail, and it appears to be chock-full of good stuff, hints and tips on making autumn scenery, especially in the northeastern USA.  Gonna need some time to read and learn!

And in a burst of "I gotta do this NOW!!" I went to the lumber yard, bought a piece of 4x8 blue board, had it cut to fit into the car, and now have lost a major excuse for not getting the city done over the helix.

Life is Good!

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All!!

37, feels like 34 and patchy grey blanket on top with evidence of sunshine here and there in the northern mitten today.  Good day to get some coffee, sip some and then honor the colonials who met the British Army in Lexington and Concord Massachusetts 251 years ago today in what became the American Revolutionary War. We owe those people in a very Big Way....

Stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Bob,

Welcome to my world!

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All!

The grey blanket is firmly in place and leaking considerably here in the northern mitten, which it plans to do for several days.  At least it's leaking liquid and not WGFA.  There are flood warnings up here and there....

Bob, good luck with the hip!  I saw the Doc in December for issues with my arthritic  "good hip," and was told I needed to have a couple of cortisone shots before they could cut anything.  Shots are 91 days apart.  Day 91 saw my pacemaker being replaced on schedule, and I'm now awaiting the appointment for the second shot, hopefully this week.  Thrill a minute around here, but at least it means that the replacement hip will arrive in good weather, and not in a blizzard....  Medical decisions in this country are not made by medical people... they're made by lawyers and accountants....

And life goes on....  Division meeting next weekend, and a commemoration of the 1775 "festivities" at Lexington and Concord as well. 

Stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan