March 6, 2011

Lazy.

I got an early start to my Sunday this weekend. I heard my iPhone vibrating a lot around 2:00 a.m.. This woke me up so I figured I better see what all the hullabaloo was about. It turns out work was having an issue with one of our servers connecting to a server at another facility and the midnight shift couldn’t do their job so I had to leap into action and get everything working again.

I had forgotten what it was like to get awoken in the middle of the night by a work related call. Once everything was working again I found it all quite humorous as I went back to bed.

Upon waking at a normal hour, we noted that the flood warning had been replaced by a winter storm warning. They are now predicting 12-15 inches of snow for us by Monday morning. It’s snowing steadily as I type. It doesn’t look too unpleasant, though it doesn’t really put me in a March mood.

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Before Earl and Jamie headed out to get groceries, we went to a local diner for breakfast. I had greens and bacon (there’s a contradiction!), Earl had a “gut buster”, Scott had the “slop” and Jamie had the biscuits and gravy. We strive to eat healthy in these parts. We have taken a liking to the little diner around the corner again; our other favorite diner recently remodeled and it just doesn’t feel as welcoming as it once did. The remodeling brought smaller booths and a hurried pace. The diner around the corner, simply called “Sharyn’s Place”, is the type of place every small town needs.

I took this photo over my shoulder. Someday I’ll face the other way so you can see the other half.

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Dear Mother Nature.



Just Gorges., originally uploaded by iMachias.

Dear Mother Nature,

I know it’s not nice to fool Mother Nature, and believe me, I have no intention of doing so, but I’m a little disheartened to see that you’re planning on dumping over a foot of snow on our little community tonight.

You see, the calendar says that it’s really close to spring, and while I don’t particularly enjoy the flooded yard or the gray skies, I do like the hopes of a dandelion appearing in our lawn some time before the Fourth of July. It would make me very happy. To compensate for this weather and the effects on my mood, I will be taking extra Vitamin D.

I know that we are suppose to love the snow here in Central New York, but I think we are getting a little sick of it. You’ll probably be still playing this whimsical game come May or June, but could you consider a break for just a moment?

I have included a photo with this post to show you when I’m quite happy with Central New York weather, just as a reminder. I would have autographed it but the computer doesn’t let me do that.

Fondly,