As many of you may know, Hurricane Earl is charging its way into 1956. Odd, certainly, for a modern day storm to do so, but it has found its way into my time machine and therefore we are busy with oil lamps, bags of ice and preparation of possible power outages. So, if I suddenly disappear for a few days, it is because we are without power (and we have no generator) so don’t worry. I shall be back as soon as possible to daily posts. Here is part of my post last year (1955) about Hurricane...

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4 quick fragmented thoughts to keep you busy on a Friday.... 1. Mrs. 4444's actually called ME this morning to make sure I was all ready for the big storm. How sweet is that??? 2. I got pulled over yesterday because my license registration had expired in July. At least it was July of this year. Plus it wasn't my fault, it was Matt's. The car's in his name. 3. A man came to look at the leak in my roof an hour before the hurricane is about to begin and tells me the leaking in my ceiling is...

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Flash flood watch: http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/02632?phenomena=FF&significance=A&areaid=MAZ022&office=KBOX&etn=0004 Filed under: barnstable town council

Myth: Warm Nose, Sick Dog The temperature of a dog's nose changes easily and is not a good sign of illness. It can be hot and dry after lying in the sun or cool and wet from dipping into the water bowl. Better signs of illness are lethargy, loss of appetite, vomiting, coughing, or a fever higher than 102.5°F on a rectal thermometer. The wet snout? It comes from tear ducts that drain toward the nose. Fact: Dogs Can Smell Diabetes It sounds like a Lassie TV episode, but it's truth, not fiction....

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I’m not a lawyer, not even close. My law education consists of the time I spent watching each of the 271 episodes of Perry Mason at least three times. But I do know this; "When someone threatens to...

HURRICANE EARL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 37A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072010 200 PM EDT FRI SEP 03 2010 ...EARL CONTINUES TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND... SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...37.5N 72.5W ABOUT 290 MI...465 KM SSW OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 21 [...]

Today was a ballbuster – starting with the purchase of a new chainsaw, two gallons of gas, some files,  more flashlight batteries. But otherwise a sunny, hot day, finding me glued to the National Weather Service for the 8 am advisory, then out to the big boat for one last round of worrying and fiddling. [...]

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