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We now own a snow blower.

  • 19 Feb, 2011

It took many years and many feet of snow, but I’ve finally given in and we got our first snow blower. I picked it up at Lowe’s earlier today and it barely fit into my car. But it rode in the passenger’s seat quite nicely. It turns out snow blowers are harder to find in […]

My 2010 Blizzard Photos

  • 12 Dec, 2010
Looking down towards the neighbors.

The 2010 blizzard is over and the digging out is underway. It took us 2 hours to get a decent path cleared and who knows how long it would have taken us to shovel the whole thing. Lucky for us, we have good neighbors. It’s days like today that remind us how great of neighbors we […]

Are There Any Great Weather Apps For The Mac?

  • 11 Apr, 2010
Home Weather Center
Home Weather Center

I’m a big fan of the weather, but I lack a great desktop weather app for my Mac. I have WeatherDock which is decent. However, it  basically just shows the temp and forecast. No radar, and nothing special. It is however the one I use most. Meteorologist was cool back in the day but I […]

Get Weather Alerts via Twitter

  • 13 Jan, 2009

Lets face it, some of us are on Twitter more than we are paying attention to most other forms of communication. We can tell you what was recently blogged, but we sometimes have no idea what’s going on outside our window with the weather. Wouldn’t it be nice to get them to come to you, […]

Ice Block Candle Holder

  • 22 Dec, 2008

Our neighbor gave us this ice block candle holder for Christmas.  She actually made it herself too! It’s one large block of ice that has some berries and Christmas tree pieces frozen in it.  She said that it took a few times to get right as the weather was to cold and the ice was […]

Taking Pictures of Lightning

  • 13 Aug, 2007

When severe storms rolled into my hometown of Chatfield the other night, they can with a great lightning show. So, I decided to try and catch some action on my camera. Now, I’ve tried this before and it’s not an easy task unless your camera is setup to automatically take a picture every few seconds. […]

What’s wrong with this picture?

  • 3 Aug, 2007

This is our backyard, can you tell what’s wrong with this picture? // Image lost. Sorry. Zooomr ate it. // What if I said I live in Minnesota? What if I said we are in the mist of a severe drought? For some reason, there are parts of our lawn that are bright green and […]

Weather Photos – Waconia MN 06-20-07

  • 21 Jun, 2007

Yesterday, severe storms ran across the area and prompted tornado warnings for us. I was actually out watching these storms roll in as the sirens sounded. No tornadoes, but some brief decent sized hail, lots of pea sized hail and some rain and wind did come out of them. [images lost]

My ‘Best Free Mac Applications’ List

  • 21 May, 2007

On the Mac, there are some fantastic applications that are completely free. Here is a list of what I believe to be some of the best I’ve found so far. Adium – The all in one, completely customizable instant messaging program. It absolutely rocks! AOL Radio – I love this because I can get nearly […]

I Survived Insanity Atop the Stratosphere Tower!

  • 6 Apr, 2007

Our Vegas trip is over and the 85 degree days have been replaced with a 28 degree Minnesota day. It’s good to be home again, but it’s to darn cold. // Image lost. Sorry. Zooomr ate it. // While out in Vegas I got to ride the rides at the top of the Stratosphere tower […]