Climate change
posted by Kevin......
I will have everyone know that Minnesota is doing everything in it's power to fight Global Warming!
We are a leader in the use of wind energy, the development of cleaner alternative fuels, and have mandated huge reductions in green house gases state wide. And the results are clear!
Today when we got up it was -21F degrees. Yes, MINUS TWENTY ONE, or TWENTY ONE BELOW if you will. The wind chill was 40 below zero.
To put this in perspective, we have not seen a bird or squirrel all day. I believe it's possible that life has ceased to function on a molecular level in our yard.
My truck did not start this morning, which should not have been a shock. Yet, for some reason I was in denial. After all, if it would not start after four attempts, I'm positive letting it sit for another 2 minutes before trying four more times would produce miraculous results. Right?
I had to rush back indoors. I left Henry napping in his crib, and now I feared he had awoke, scaled the side of his crib, crawled out his room and down the hall. By now he would have the chain saw in the garage started up.
Stace had already left for work, her car having spent the night in the garage. So Henry and I were on our own. Cut off from the rest of the world except for a phone, TV, radio, and internet.
Actually, Henry and I listen to music most of the day while he scooted around on his butt. I discovered the perfect fleece outfit of his that, by the time Stace got home, had cleaned the entire upstairs hardwood floors like a Swiffer. Her first words through the door were, "Oh, you cleaned up!"
I will have everyone know that Minnesota is doing everything in it's power to fight Global Warming!
We are a leader in the use of wind energy, the development of cleaner alternative fuels, and have mandated huge reductions in green house gases state wide. And the results are clear!
Today when we got up it was -21F degrees. Yes, MINUS TWENTY ONE, or TWENTY ONE BELOW if you will. The wind chill was 40 below zero.
To put this in perspective, we have not seen a bird or squirrel all day. I believe it's possible that life has ceased to function on a molecular level in our yard.
My truck did not start this morning, which should not have been a shock. Yet, for some reason I was in denial. After all, if it would not start after four attempts, I'm positive letting it sit for another 2 minutes before trying four more times would produce miraculous results. Right?
I had to rush back indoors. I left Henry napping in his crib, and now I feared he had awoke, scaled the side of his crib, crawled out his room and down the hall. By now he would have the chain saw in the garage started up.
Stace had already left for work, her car having spent the night in the garage. So Henry and I were on our own. Cut off from the rest of the world except for a phone, TV, radio, and internet.
Actually, Henry and I listen to music most of the day while he scooted around on his butt. I discovered the perfect fleece outfit of his that, by the time Stace got home, had cleaned the entire upstairs hardwood floors like a Swiffer. Her first words through the door were, "Oh, you cleaned up!"
posted by Kevin and Stace @ 11:37 AM
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