Hibernal Journal: Week 5
Sunday, 01/19/2025:
Sunrise was at 7:11 a.m., under mostly clear skies, the air was still, and the temperature was 31° under a winter storm warning that promised some amount of snow accumulation. The sunset...
Hibernal Journal: Weeks 3 & 4, Abridged
In the poem "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns (1785), we find the origins of the expression "best-laid plans of mice and men." The human apology to a fellow mortal who just happens...
Hibernal Journal: #3 – Week 2
Sunday, 12/29/2024:
Sunrise was at 7:17 a.m., the skies were completely obscured by a dense and heavy fog, the air was still, and the temperature was 34°. The sunset will occur at 4:19.
It...
Hibernal Journal: #2 – Week 1
Sunday, 12/22/2024:
Sunrise was at 7:14 a.m., the skies were clear, and the air temperature was 1° with a wind chill that made it feel like 11 below. The sunset will occur at 4:15....
Hibernal Journal: #1 – A Solstice Dawn
On Sat, Dec 21, 2024, at 4:21 AM, the winter solstice occurred in the northern hemisphere. Alice and I rolled out of bed about 40 minutes later and ran(okay, that's a lie... No running is...
Hibernal Journal: Introduction
As I write this entry, it is October 22nd, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. The current temperature outside is 50°, and today's forecast calls for clear skies with an expected high temperature of 75°. What...
The State I’m In: ‘Spring Forward’
I haven't done one of these in a while... As many of you know, I've been a little busy lately... But spring in the Granite State is my favorite time of the year.
Just as...
The State I’m In: Red Arrow Virgins
I know that "kids these days"have the universe all figured out and are quite sure that old people simply have no clue about how things work. I also know the "youngsters" never admit, out...
The State I’m In: Cruisin’ The Kanc’
I was a few months shy of 20 when I first landed in this State primarily made of granite and started putting down my tender young roots. I have noted elsewhere that I got...
The State I’m In: Steeel & Concrete Harmony
I hate the city. With every fiber of my being, I loathe and despise the city; the constant chaos, calamity, and mind-numbing cacophony of the never-ending testicle-rattling drum beats emanating from max volume car...
