Our First Snow/Rain Mix

A few minutes after 9 this morning, I was ready to walk over to the Credit Union to deposit a couple of checks; Lovey was sitting beside me at the desk, but Neddy was outside. As I stepped onto the patio the rain began. But it wasn't only rain - grapple was mixed in as well. As the little pieces of ice and snow that look like little styrofoam beads were pelting down, and bouncing off the grass and patio, Neddy came to me at a run. He had a curious expression on his face, as if he couldn't figure out why the sky was throwing things at him.... The grapple was gone in 5 minutes, leaving only rain, which we can definitely use. At 3 this afternoon, the fire level danger was finally dropped below the high, or red, level. Showers are forecast throughout tomorrow afternoon. And tomorrow, CU has a 1:30 kick-off for their Homecoming game against Texas Tech.
Ex-CU professor Ward Churchill has again approached the Court of Appeals seeking re-employment at the university. He was fired a few years ago for blatant plagiarism and creating his citations from his imagination. He claims he was fired because of a 2001 essay, in which he called those who died in the Twin Towers "little Eichmanns", who deserved their deaths. His suit against the University was not allowed, but he sued the Board of Regents in a civil court, claiming his views were what got him fired and that he wanted $1 million in compensation and his job back. At one point in time, he stated that CU had become "nothing more than a Vo-Tech college" and he didn't want to sully himself with an attachment to it. Now he is again seeking reinstatement as a tenured professor - and he wants the $1.00 (yes, one dollar) in damages the civil suit granted him. I hope the Judges tell him to go blow!
Let's see... All my critter friends are A-OK, and I'm just biding my time until the Breeder's Cup Races on Friday and Saturday, November 5th and 6th. As usual, the female races and the Marathon will be run on Friday, while the male and mixed races will be run on Saturday. - I still think the male and female races should be run alternately!!