Bits and Pieces

This morning's forecast calls for a high of, possibly, 0 degrees on Tuesday... it was 68 just a couple of days ago! Anyway, I have no reason to complain. I have already informed Lucy's and the Rs' owners that if the temperature remains below 25 degrees, as is forecasted for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I shall be staying at home and will not be out and about walking doggies in below freezing weather. I guess that makes me a wuss. Of course, the dogs shouldn't be subjected to long periods outside when it's that cold, either. Between the 2 to 5 inches of snow we expect, plus the cold, the dogs can't keep their noses, ears, eyes, tails, and paws in good condition. Thank goodness the majority of my clients have doggie doors available, so the guys can run out and use the bathroom and then get right back inside!
Let's see... I guess I'll comment on odds and ends today - I have enjoyed reading "The Onion" since I first discovered it in Washington, while working for the EPA. I thoroughly enjoyed the AP report that our Vice President, Joe Biden, also gets a kick out of his coverage in "The Onion" - especially the cartoon of him without a shirt, showing a body covered with tatoos, while washing a Trans Am. His comment was that he has a 1967 Corvette, and not a Trans Am, and he finds "The Onion" hilarious. .... In Puddletown Forest, in Dorset, England, a length of the Old Roman Road has been uncovered, and is in very good condition. It will soon be open to the public. ... A woman fell about 100 feet down an icy chasm on Longs Peak here yesterday. She and a group were putting on their crampons when she slid down between Chasm Lake and Peacock Pool on the east side of the peak. Rescuers say she was conscious and talking and had serious, but not life-threatening injuries. ... Across the pond, a man fell over 1,000 feet down the east side of Sgurr Choinnich Mor near Ben Nevis in Scotland. He and some friends had climbed to the summit, where he lost his balance. When the rescue helicopter arrived, they found him standing and reading his map. According to rescuers, he had lightly glanced against three outcrops on the way down, and other than bruises and scrapes, was fine. ... And, here in Colorado, a local news agency reported that: "A small glider crashed north of Fort Collins just after three Saturday afternoon near Wellington. Sheriff Deputies say the glider, carrying two people, crashed just before it landed. Both people were not hurt. The glider had minor damage." This report has caused of flurry of comment - what did it crash into before the glider landed? Or did it crash, and then somehow bobble it's way back to a landing spot? If it crashed, isn't that a done deal - how could it fly on to land?.... Enough nonsense. Have a nice Sunday.