The Second, Second Best Blog

Ran across this item when it came up in the news widget on my Windows Sidebar: Milkologists win silly science award. I found it quite entertaining. The bra that can be converted into a pair of gas masks had me literally laughing out loud.

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A quiet gray Sunday afternoon was interrupted by the sound of a low flying helicopter circling above the neighborhood. A quick look around revealed a thick black column of smoke rising to the northeast. Maybe down at the Ralph’s shopping center, or a car parked on Mustang Run? I dropped the lawn edger, ran in [...]

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View Larger Map There are three general routes that I take on my lunch hour walks, though I try not to take exactly the same path twice in a week. Yesterday, I chose the eastern route, intending to walk through the two green belts in the Serrano Park neighborhood of Lake Forest. I just missed [...]

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Yesterday’s weather report said to expect up to 9 inches of rain overnight. Today that was revised to 4-5 inches, which as you can see here, is about what found it’s way to my backyard: 4.6 inches. Lake Fuller reappeared, as is customary whenever there is more than about half an inch.

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At least that’s what Brian Williams reported on the NBC Nightly News. I didn’t see it for myself. Makes one wonder what would differ if that election seven years ago had gone the other way, doesn’t it? My guess is Al Gore would not be accepting a Nobel Peace Prize. He would probably be at [...]

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The newspaper says that most parts of Orange County got over an inch of rain yesterday. Here’s what my backyard rain gauge looked like…way more than an inch.

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Sunday morning was a return to more normal conditions after a week of … you know, not normal. It started with the Sunday paper, followed by some outside tasks, then a departure from routine to get a look at how close the fire had come. Our good friend Terry made his weekly trek to Disneyland, [...]

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