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Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning...
http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg after plowing I needed a good snack... http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg |
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On Jan 16, 2:33*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... *http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg > after plowing I needed a good snack... *http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg > so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just > plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... *http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg > Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... *http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc..jpg Those brownies look like they got that mary-wanna in them. |
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On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:33:11 -0500, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... >http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg >after plowing I needed a good snack... >http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg >so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just >plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... >http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg >Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... >http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg > > that gray sky doesn't look like it is finished yet. I did the same thing the other day when it snowed. I made a batch of brownies. for some reason, the smell of brownies in the oven and a pot of soup on the stove made everything cozy. Hope you are feeling better to cope with the snow. Janet US |
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![]() "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message news ![]() > On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:33:11 -0500, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote: > >>Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... >>http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg >>after plowing I needed a good snack... >>http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg >>so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just >>plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... >>http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg >>Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... >>http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg >> >> > that gray sky doesn't look like it is finished yet. I did the same > thing the other day when it snowed. I made a batch of brownies. for > some reason, the smell of brownies in the oven and a pot of soup on > the stove made everything cozy. > Hope you are feeling better to cope with the snow. Soup I typically make; brownies I don't. Share your recipe please? -- -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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On Jan 16, 3:02*pm, "Ophelia" > wrote:
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message > > news ![]() > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:33:11 -0500, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote: > > >>Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... > >>http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg > >>after plowing I needed a good snack... > >>http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg > >>so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just > >>plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... > >>http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg > >>Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... > >>http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg > > > that gray sky doesn't look like it is finished yet. *I did the same > > thing the other day when it snowed. *I made a batch of brownies. *for > > some reason, the smell of brownies in the oven and a pot of soup on > > the stove made everything cozy. > > Hope you are feeling better to cope with the snow. > > Soup I typically make; brownies I don't. *Share your recipe please? > -- > --http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ Not much of a recipe for Duncan Hines brownies. Everything but an egg, milk and oil is in the box. |
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![]() "Chemo" > wrote in message ... > On Jan 16, 3:02 pm, "Ophelia" > wrote: >> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message >> >> news ![]() >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:33:11 -0500, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote: >> >> >>Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... >> >>http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg >> >>after plowing I needed a good snack... >> >>http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg >> >>so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just >> >>plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... >> >>http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg >> >>Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... >> >>http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg >> >> > that gray sky doesn't look like it is finished yet. I did the same >> > thing the other day when it snowed. I made a batch of brownies. for >> > some reason, the smell of brownies in the oven and a pot of soup on >> > the stove made everything cozy. >> > Hope you are feeling better to cope with the snow. >> >> Soup I typically make; brownies I don't. Share your recipe please? >> -- >> --http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ > > Not much of a recipe for Duncan Hines brownies. Everything but an egg, > milk and oil is in the box. Ahh ok, thanks ![]() -- -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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On 1/17/2013 4:31 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>> Soup I typically make; brownies I don't. Share your recipe please? Ophelia - now that you know about the Kindle app, you might be interested in this ebook - it's inexpensive at GBP2.55, and takes up no shelf space! <http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chicagos-Decadent-Brownies-Cookbook-ebook/dp/B00A5V6VYI/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1358430753&sr=1-1-catcorr> |
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On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:02:55 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote: > > >"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message >news ![]() >> On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:33:11 -0500, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote: >> >>>Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... >>>http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg >>>after plowing I needed a good snack... >>>http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg >>>so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just >>>plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... >>>http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg >>>Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... >>>http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg >>> >>> >> that gray sky doesn't look like it is finished yet. I did the same >> thing the other day when it snowed. I made a batch of brownies. for >> some reason, the smell of brownies in the oven and a pot of soup on >> the stove made everything cozy. >> Hope you are feeling better to cope with the snow. > >Soup I typically make; brownies I don't. Share your recipe please? >-- I don't bother with 'from scratch' anymore. We really don't eat any sweets around here anymore, but I keep a box of packets of brownie mix in the house -- just in case. Janet US |
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On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:24:36 PM UTC-5, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> I don't bother with 'from scratch' anymore. We really don't eat any > > sweets around here anymore, but I keep a box of packets of brownie mix > > in the house -- just in case. If you mix up a big batch of the dry ingredients, it takes the labor out somewhat, it seems. I still like the low-fat scratch ones. Problem IS, they are GONE in less than 24 yours. Someone gave me a big bar of Swiss chocolate for Xmas and I had to HIDE it in my bathroom vanity - the SO never was the wiser and I made it last almost 2 weeks. |
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![]() "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:02:55 -0000, "Ophelia" > > wrote: > >> >> >>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message >>news ![]() >>> On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:33:11 -0500, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote: >>> >>>>Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... >>>>http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg >>>>after plowing I needed a good snack... >>>>http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg >>>>so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just >>>>plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... >>>>http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg >>>>Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... >>>>http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg >>>> >>>> >>> that gray sky doesn't look like it is finished yet. I did the same >>> thing the other day when it snowed. I made a batch of brownies. for >>> some reason, the smell of brownies in the oven and a pot of soup on >>> the stove made everything cozy. >>> Hope you are feeling better to cope with the snow. >> >>Soup I typically make; brownies I don't. Share your recipe please? >>-- > I don't bother with 'from scratch' anymore. We really don't eat any > sweets around here anymore, but I keep a box of packets of brownie mix > in the house -- just in case. OK ![]() -- -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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![]() On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:48:45 -0700, Janet Bostwick > wrote: >On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:33:11 -0500, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote: > >>Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... >>http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg >>after plowing I needed a good snack... >>http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg >>so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just >>plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... >>http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg >>Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... >>http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg >> >> >that gray sky doesn't look like it is finished yet. I did the same >thing the other day when it snowed. I made a batch of brownies. for >some reason, the smell of brownies in the oven and a pot of soup on >the stove made everything cozy. >Hope you are feeling better to cope with the snow. >Janet US It's still very early in the year here for winter to be over, in fact winter has just begun. I was out plowing snow so I must be feeling a lot better, I still have a little congestion (but I'm always congested), Mucinex 12 hour time release tablets help a lot, I just ordered the large size (100/$30) from Amazon. |
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"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
... > Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... > http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg > after plowing I needed a good snack... > http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg > so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just > plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... > http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg > Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... > http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg > I'm envious of the snow, and your view. Cheri |
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On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:48:44 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote: >"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message .. . >> Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... >> http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg >> after plowing I needed a good snack... >> http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg >> so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just >> plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... >> http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg >> Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... >> http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg >> > >I'm envious of the snow, and your view. > >Cheri The view is what sold me this place. |
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"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
... > On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:48:44 -0800, "Cheri" > > wrote: > >>"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message . .. >>> Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... >>> http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg >>> after plowing I needed a good snack... >>> http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg >>> so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just >>> plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... >>> http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg >>> Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... >>> http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg >>> >> >>I'm envious of the snow, and your view. >> >>Cheri > > The view is what sold me this place. Absolutely beautiful. Cheri |
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On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:48:44 PM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
> "Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message > > ... > > > Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... > > > http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg > > > after plowing I needed a good snack... > > > http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg > > > so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just > > > plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... > > > http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg > > > Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... > > > http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg > > > > > > > I'm envious of the snow, and your view. > The view is nice, but he can keep the snow and the trashy boxed brownie mix brownies. Sheldon is a good example of an American who doesn't deserve to be protected from toxic ingredients. > > Cheri --Bryan |
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On 1/18/2013 7:20 AM, Bryan wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:48:44 PM UTC-6, Cheri wrote: >> "Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message >> >> ... >> >>> Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... >> >>> http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg >> >>> after plowing I needed a good snack... >> >>> http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg >> >>> so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just >> >>> plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... >> >>> http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg >> >>> Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... >> >>> http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg >> >>> >> >> >> >> I'm envious of the snow, and your view. >> > The view is nice, but he can keep the snow and the trashy boxed brownie mix brownies. Sheldon is a good example of an American who doesn't deserve to be protected from toxic ingredients. >> > --Bryan > Cut the crap, Bryan. Not everyone has to eat the way you dictate. So what if he made brownies from a boxed mix? No one forced any of them down your gullet. Jill |
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On Friday, January 18, 2013 7:08:04 AM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/18/2013 7:20 AM, Bryan wrote: > > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:48:44 PM UTC-6, Cheri wrote: > > >> "Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message > > >> > > >> ... > > >> > > >>> Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... > > >> > > >>> http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg > > >> > > >>> after plowing I needed a good snack... > > >> > > >>> http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg > > >> > > >>> so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just > > >> > > >>> plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... > > >> > > >>> http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg > > >> > > >>> Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... > > >> > > >>> http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg > > >> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> I'm envious of the snow, and your view. > > >> > > > The view is nice, but he can keep the snow and the trashy boxed brownie mix brownies. Sheldon is a good example of an American who doesn't deserve to be protected from toxic ingredients. > > >> > > > --Bryan > > > > > Cut the crap, Bryan. Not everyone has to eat the way you dictate. So > > what if he made brownies from a boxed mix? No one forced any of them > > down your gullet. > Heck, I know that. There are some here whom I'd like to see eat cyanide. Still, any knucklehead who has his tongue shoved that far up Duncan Hines' ass ought to be called out on it. > > Jill --Bryan http://truth-out.org/news/item/13890...eserve-slavery |
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On 1/18/2013 8:32 AM, Bryan wrote:
> On Friday, January 18, 2013 7:08:04 AM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote: >>> The view is nice, but he can keep the snow and the trashy boxed brownie mix brownies. Sheldon is a good example of an American who doesn't deserve to be protected from toxic ingredients. >> >>>> >> >>> --Bryan >> >>> >> >> Cut the crap, Bryan. Not everyone has to eat the way you dictate. So >> >> what if he made brownies from a boxed mix? No one forced any of them >> >> down your gullet. >> > Heck, I know that. There are some here whom I'd like to see eat cyanide. Still, any knucklehead who has his tongue shoved that far up Duncan Hines' ass ought to be called out on it. >> >> Jill > > --Bryan > Ah, the smell of bitter almond... heheh. Would you at least click on "revert to old Google Groups" so your posts don't look so crappy? Jill |
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Bryan wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote: > > Cut the crap, Bryan. Not everyone has to eat the way you dictate. So > > what if he made brownies from a boxed mix? No one forced any of them > > down your gullet. > > > Heck, I know that. There are some here whom I'd like to see eat cyanide. > Still, any knucklehead who has his tongue shoved that far up Duncan Hines' > ass ought to be called out on it. Nice guy, that Bryan. |
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Bryan wrote:
> > The view is nice, but he can keep the snow and the trashy boxed > brownie mix brownies. Sheldon is a good example of an American who > doesn't deserve to be protected from toxic ingredients. Geez Bryan. Nothing wrong with the occasional boxed brownie mix. I haven't made that in years but it sounds good and I do remember how good they are. G. |
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Gary wrote:
> Nothing wrong with the occasional boxed brownie mix. .... if your guests all have bad colds or are recovering anorexics. |
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On Friday, January 18, 2013 12:54:52 PM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> Bryan wrote: > > > > > > The view is nice, but he can keep the snow and the trashy boxed > > > brownie mix brownies. Sheldon is a good example of an American who > > > doesn't deserve to be protected from toxic ingredients. > > > > Geez Bryan. Nothing wrong with the occasional boxed brownie mix. I haven't > > made that in years but it sounds good and I do remember how good they are.. > That crap is made with partially hydrogenated oils. Do you really want to patronize a company/product that damages public health? Partially hydrogenated oils should have been outlawed decades ago. For some reason, I am inclined to care about the well being of others. Back in the day, when I was a pot smoker, occasionally the supply would dry up. There was this place on the East Side that everyone called "Pot in a Box." I kid you not, this was a mobile home in Sauget, IL, that was a drive thru. You paid at the first window, and got your weed at the next one. We'd drive over there and pay their inflated prices when we had to, but once they started offering other drugs, we stopped buying from them because we thought it was unethical to give business to folks who were selling coke. It wasn't just me, but my friends all agreed that we'd rather go without than give our money to assholes who sold hard drugs. IMO, corporations that sell trans-fat foods are like those drug dealers. They exhibit a blatant disregard for the well being of their customers, and public health in general. One of the reasons that I strongly support legalization of pot is to keep pot smokers away from hard drugs, and to remove the bread & butter business of selling pot out of the hands of those who turn pot into a "gateway drug" because the dealers use the illegal status of weed to build a customer base that are primed to buy illegal drugs to get them hooked on hard drugs. The "dealer" becomes, "The Pusher." > > G. --Bryan |
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On Saturday, January 19, 2013 12:52:58 AM UTC-6, John J wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:00:10 -0800 (PST), Bryan > > > wrote: > > > > >That crap is made with partially hydrogenated oils. Do you really want to patronize > > >a company/product that damages public health? Partially hydrogenated oils should > > >have been outlawed decades ago. For some reason, I am inclined to care about > > >the well being of others. Back in the day, when I was a pot smoker, occasionally > > >the supply would dry up. There was this place on the East Side that everyone > > >called "Pot in a Box." I kid you not, this was a mobile home in Sauget, IL, that > > >was a drive thru. You paid at the first window, and got your weed at the next one. > > >We'd drive over there and pay their inflated prices when we had to, but once they > > >started offering other drugs, we stopped buying from them because we thought it > > >was unethical to give business to folks who were selling coke. It wasn't just me, > > >but my friends all agreed that we'd rather go without than give our money to > > >assholes who sold hard drugs. > > > > > >IMO, corporations that sell trans-fat foods are like those drug dealers. They exhibit > > >a blatant disregard for the well being of their customers, and public health in general. > > >One of the reasons that I strongly support legalization of pot is to keep pot smokers > > >away from hard drugs, and to remove the bread & butter business of selling pot out > > >of the hands of those who turn pot into a "gateway drug" because the dealers use the > > >illegal status of weed to build a customer base that are primed to buy illegal drugs to > > >get them hooked on hard drugs. The "dealer" becomes, "The Pusher." > > > > The only thing you could say is wrong with the above is that the lines > > were way too long. > OK folks, I will try to use the carriage return key to manually wrap lines. I really would like to get rid of GGs, but There always seem to be better things to do that set up a newsreader and sign up for a metered Usenet account. From my perspective, looking at my posts on GGs, it doesn't have abnormally long lines. > > -- > > John --Bryan |
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Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... > http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg > after plowing I needed a good snack... > http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg > so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just > plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... > http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg > Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... > http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg Looks like weak 6 inches to me. Plow ? Greg |
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On 16/01/2013 5:33 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Woke up to a good six inches of snow this morning... > http://i49.tinypic.com/iz2mg4.jpg > after plowing I needed a good snack... > http://i48.tinypic.com/e99f2x.jpg > so I baked a box of Dunkin Hines brownies.. no icing, no nuts, just > plain, mighty tasty on a wintry day... > http://i46.tinypic.com/10p7jno.jpg > Even this little fella enjoyed a snack... > http://i50.tinypic.com/k2nhc.jpg > > Dammit. I miss the snow. We had some just after Christmas. It didn't last long. It was so unseasonably warm here last weekend that there were actually motorcycles out on the road. I went to the shooting range, thinking that it was the best shooting day we are going to see this winter. I don't know why I was surprised to see so many other people thought the same thing. It is the first time I have ever seen the ranges completely filled.... every shooting position taken. It has cooled down to below freezing again and there is snow in the forecast for tonight and for the next few days, but only about 1 cm per day... less than 1/2 inch. |