You’ve seen the memes that mock others who brag on one thing or another by exposing a one-up with the verbiage, “hold my beer,” right? Welp, good ole’ Indiana should have “hold my beer” weather rights this December.
From Florida to Alaska in less than 24-hours…
Temperatures here are forecast to crash from the upper 60’s into the 20’s with wind chill values bottoming out near zero. And did I mention the wind from the storms ushering in the cold front are to be 50-60 mph? The woodpecker that was hanging upside down on my bird feeder yesterday probably won’t be able to hang on by this evening.
Did you know birds can sense when bad weather is coming?
Their sensory awareness is sharper than ours so their behavior often looks like they can actually predict the weather. Birds are extremely sensitive to drops in air pressure, which often signal approaching storms. Yesterday, the bird feeder I can see from my desk was surrounded by redbirds, finches, and titmice — and of course, Mr. Fatty Fat Woodpecker. They already know yucky weather is on the way without listening to a FB live video from meteorologist, Marc Weinberg of WDRB.
The National Weather Services says there is possible threat to life and property. YAY!
Now… hold my beer.
Now you know: In 1999, 15-year-old Jonathan James hacked into NASA and the Department of Defense, causing a 21-day shutdown of NASA’s computers. He was the first juvenile incarcerated for cybercrime in the US.
Bonus Question #1: You have more than one titmouse on your feeder. Do you say titmouses or titmice? Answer: Either is correct. Bonus Question #2: What is a group of titmice commonly called? Answer: A banditry.
Forecast tomorrow is for a high that’s right at 20° cooler than today. Our plan is to close the pool for the winter before the rain rolling in later today. It’s not a fun undertaking, but doing it right is important to how it will open come spring next year.
Leaves haven’t changed colors much yet, but they are falling.
Too cold to get in the pool to keep it clean, good ole’ Perry has been tasked with the job. I’m sure he’ll be thrilled once the cover is on and the falling leaves end up on it instead of the water. Doing maintenance on something you can’t enjoy sort of sucks.
One third of the wood for winter has been delivered.
Fluff (I still don’t know dude’s real name), delivered 5 rick of wood this week to go with the either 2 or 3 leftover from last year. I still have 2 more loads — another 10 rick — coming next week. We can’t remember if we got 10 or 12 rick last year, so 15 is safe no matter what winter dumps on southern Indiana this year.
Since I’m not the one that fills the outside wood boiler in all sorts of frigid weather, I’m pretty excited knowing our faucets will soon be shooting out scalding hot water that never gets cold. I’ve heard we might get some flurries by Halloween, but that’s a bit too early, even for me.
Now you know: The first significant snow in Southern Indiana in 2024 was on January 18-19, with a lighter snow occurring earlier in the month on January 5-6. However, the first snowfall of the 2024-2025 winter season arrived on November 21, 2024.
My first car was a VW bug with a 67 engine and 69 body. I thought it was the best thing ever. I remember painting peace signs on the windows. What got me feeling all nostalgic about cars is a text I got from Ben last night about Honda coming out with a Prelude once again for 2026.
I owned a first generation Prelude!
My family was a Honda salesman’s dream. Me, Mom, & my favorite brother, Scott, headed to a Honda dealership on a mission. All 3 of us came home with a new Honda. Mom & I both got silver Honda Accords (mother — why on earth did you put me in a car EXACTLY like yours??), and Scott got a maroon Prelude. I’m not sure on the timing, but Scott wanted something else and the Prelude was like new. My Accord got sold to my aunt Irene and I got the Prelude.
It was an AMAZING car and it had… drum roll please… a sunroof!! ::gasp:: 😮
Dentist selfie with the Mom who no longer drives.
Mom has no reason to drive anymore since she has her very own pesky chauffeur. She certainly could still drive mind you, but insurance companies hate old people drivers. While I love my Mini Cooper convertible and figured it was all I’d need forever, I may just have to trade it for a new Prelude.
What was your first car? Do you remember and does it make you feel all nostalgic?
And finally, after days of rain that we desperately needed, it’s cooled off an actually feels like fall.
Ben and Colette are headed to Disney World without me this time around. It makes me sad, but also happy that they’re able to take advantage of my hard work (accommodations and park tickets) for the Mopar Expo. I’ve been to Disney a gazillion times and the Animal Kingdom resort, where they’ll be staying, is one of the few resorts there I’ve never stayed in. I can’t wait for photos!
Now you know: Titanic victim, Jeremiah Burke, threw a message in a bottle overboard that read, “From Titanic, goodbye all, Burke of Glanmire, Cork”. It washed ashore a year later only a few miles from his family home in Ireland. It then remained in his family for nearly a century before being donated to a museum.
Looking out across Mr. Farmer’s bean field has me wondering how long it will be before harvest. I’m no farmer by a long shot… I’m nothing more than a spectator. I love watching the planting and harvesting, and I see Farmer Rex every now and again spraying weeds on the boundaries so his fields look good.
Back in time…
I looked back at earlier posts here and was surprised at the difference in the view from today and from 2 years ago near the same time. So many more leaves on the ground at this time in 2023 — and the beans were harvested on October 3rd. (Corn was harvested in 2022 and 2024 near the end of October.)
Moving forward…
Who knows what the weather will do in the coming weeks or when harvest will come this year. The forecast for at least the next week is in the 80s with sunshine.
Florida weather is a little more uncertain, and we’re supposed to be there early to mid October. With Imelda and Humberto rolling around in the ocean looking at land to plummet, I hope it’s all clear — with no damage to life and property — before the 9th.
Now you know: During the Sylvester Stallone & Arnold Schwarzenegger rivalry in the 1980s, Schwarzenegger once tricked Stallone into doing the critically panned 1992 film “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot” by pretending that it was a brilliant movie and and that he was thinking of doing it himself.
It rained ALL DAY today. Our weather conditions were high 60s for temps, a bit of wind, and a really ugly sky. We may need Noah to roll in with an ark any day now…
It’s the first day of fall 2025. ⛈️
After a pretty awful weekend around here, we have a week full of rain to look forward to. Poor Perry had to cover shifts at his store because of employee’s family emergencies, and he had almost 40 hours by the end of today. With 4 days left in the work week, he’s taking the next couple days off. Good thing because now he’s got a horrible cold brewing.
The Pesky Neighbors’ doggo, Mozzie, is sick are they’re currently at the pet ER to get her some urgent help. I’m waiting to hear from them and I hope I have a good update to share tomorrow. Human and canine health challenges have taken a bite out of their budget lately. None of the illnesses can be blamed on the weather though.
Hugo is working to mark the floors with muddy prints like it’s his job.
Hope if you live near me your roof doesn’t leak — and if you live far away, I hope your weather is full of sunshine.
Happy 1st day of fall!
Now you know: In 2003, a man reached an out-of-court settlement after doctors removed his penis during bladder surgery in 1999. The doctors claimed the removal was necessary because cancer had spread to the penis. However, a pathology test later revealed that the penile tissue was not cancerous.
