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73°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 93° today. Looks like the heat has returned here for a few days, back into the mid-90s through Tuesday. The ureteral stent was removed a week ago yesterday - that was no fun - and with any luck, this kidney stone ordeal is now behind me. I know a...

I was a fan of Black Sabbath as a youngster. I remember thinking Ozzy was done when he left that band. Couldn't have been more wrong. Saw him live at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis in February of '82 about a month and a half before Randy Rhoads died. Saw him again at the small American Theater...

61°F and clear skies this morning, only got up to 79° here today. We finally shook out of our rain/hot/rain/hot cycle this weekend. Been awhile. Got a comment the other day from RNG on a Facebook post which served as a reminder that I hadn't been here for far too long. Looks like everyone's...

59°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 74° today. Stayed cloudy all day and looked like it might rain any minute, but never did. One more day of work this week, then I'm out of the office Friday for an annual golf tournament put on by our staffing firm. Was a great time last year, and looking...

65° and light rain here this morning, and that was the high for the day. Weather app said it was just supposed to rain a bit this morning, but it ended up sticking around all day. Shot my chance at getting any mowing done today. Bought a new "truck." Been looking for a long while at all the...

Thanks, Thomas. It's been a roller coaster ride. Happy birthday, Mrs, Fuddy.

47°F and cloudy this morning, only going up to 58° today. Looks like we're finally done with the rain for awhile. Been a wet spring here. I've spent the last two weeks dealing with a large (1cm) kidney stone. If you've never had one, I do not recommend it. Fortunately, because it was so large...

I always think about going home early on days like this. Even though I'm salary, and already over 40 hours for the week, I always feel guilty.

63°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 79° today. Rather windy the last couple of days. 1st shift just ended, and my 2nd shift has been working at another facility for the last month. So, it's quiet here at work, as I have the place to myself for the next hour. Get some reports done without...

Hope you get over it quickly, Buppies.

46°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 61° today. Got taxes picked up Saturday, finally. Made a run to Menard's Sunday morning to get a new flush valve for the upstairs toilet. Easy fix, but I still dislike having to do it all the dang time. Got some mowing done after that. Only about...

Isn't that the truth. I've never had much in the way of gas-related problems until the last few years. Suddenly, everything is needing repairs and replacement parts, and almost nothing starts on first pull of the Spring anymore. With all these new blends constantly foisted upon us, you'd think...

40°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 53° today. Rained pretty much all weekend here. We had some rumbly stuff overnight Friday night, light rain all day Saturday, then more rough stuff off and on Sunday. No damage this time. We get a couple of dry days today and tomorrow, then more rain...

Camel is another great band that should have been bigger than they were.

Speaking of long-hairs ... today is the 340th anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach.

31°F and windy this morning, got up to 61° today. Made it through my first week with no 2nd shift. We moved them to another facility to help with the backlog there, and plan on them working there for about four weeks. I sure don't hate leaving on time. I could get used to this. Good afternoon...

47°F and thin clouds this morning, going up to 75°. Maybe 80° over in STL. Going to be windy here all week. Condolences to you and your family, Ken. Nice use of a boresighter, Paul. Clever. Good morning, gents.

28°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 63° today. Everything was covered with frost this morning. Going to be in the mid-70s tomorrow. Youngest stepson's 26th birthday today. Glad he's still here to celebrate it. Happy Birthday, Phil. Good Afternoon, gents.

35°F and light snow this morning, got up to 47°. Sun is finally trying to peek out. 80° and tornadoes on Friday, 35° and snow on Sunday. Welcome to the Midwestern USA. 20 mph winds today, so didn't get out and do much beyond feeding the chickens this morning. Still a bunch of limbs and sticks...

60°F and foggy this morning, got up to 65° today. Had some light rain on and off through the day, but calm other than that. Eating dinner last night, and I noticed out the living room window that it looked like there was smoke blowing through the trees across the road. We got up and looked, and...

47°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 75° today. Much better than yesterday, which started at 36° with a winter coat, and ended at 70° with the winter coat riding home on the back seat. 70s here the rest of the week. Good news, heading in the right direction, Buppies. RNG, that dust...

34°F and mostly clear skies this morning, got up to 54° today. Nice day, and I spent most of it doing inside stuff or running errands for The Wife. Love the rock bridge, Don. Hoping for a better outcome for you and your wife, buppies. Good evening, gents.

28°F an clear skies this morning, going up to 49° today. Voice on the radio this morning suggested we may be in the mid-70s on Monday and Tuesday. I'm OK with that. Great pictures, wngsprd. Good morning, gents.

33°F and a rain/snow mix this morning, stayed around that temp all day. The mix turned to plain old snow, which fell (blew, really) all day yet left no sign it ever happened. Wind was gusting around 40mph much of the day. Supposed to hit 60° Friday. I have mixed emotions about the "On This Day"...

Looks like a group that likes to have fun, David.

51°F and spotty showers this morning, going up to 60° today. Most of the heavy stuff missed us to the north, but more is expected this afternoon. Just when the mud was starting to firm up ... Wife sent me a text message earlier telling me that she saw some movement over the garage, and when she...

Played a lot of Badfinger over the years. Great stuff.

19°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 45° today. Supposed to warm back into the 50s this week. The mud had started to firm up a bit the last couple of days. There is rain in the forecast for this week. Not looking forward to that. Scott, that church would occasionally have a German...

33°F and partly cloudy this morning, down from our midnight high of 48°. Warmed back up to 40-ish early afternoon, then dropping since. 31° now. That wind from the north was cold this morning. Wife sent me a text message while I was in a meeting Friday morning telling me that there was water in...

Gentle Giant are indeed prog legends.

We had one several years ago that was making regular visits to the outside cat's food bowl every evening. It would walk up, start doing the bouncy skunk dance with his hind legs to tell the cat to take a hike, then dig in and help himself. We would watch this from just inside the door, with just...

43°F this morning and cloudy, going up to 65° today. Voice on the radio said we might get near 70° on Friday. I'm OK with that. L4N, I wandered up on a skunk that made it into our coup a couple years ago, and was too busy trying to crack open a duck egg to be bothered by me. I was probably...

36°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 62° today. Looks like we'll cool back down again a bit for the weekend. Nice work on the tongs, Ron. Looks like a winner. Good afternoon, gents.

What a voice she had.

33°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 62° today! I can't remember the last time we had a morning low above freezing. On the other side of that, the mud has returned. Good afternoon, gents.

17°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 38° today. Lots of sunshine, so most of the snow is gone already, with just the shady areas remaining. Got the oil changed in the Kia Rio, and took a short nap. That's about all I have accomplished today. Been tinkering around in the studio all...

Talented bunch. Unfortunately, for most bands, merch is the only way they can make money now. Since everything switched to streaming, it only pays about 0.33¢/stream, so they make little money that way. And to make that even worse, Spotify started last year a new policy of not paying royalties...

5°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 31° today. A veritable heat wave! Good afternoon, gents.

+1°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 20° today. Brrr. Voice on the radio this morning suggested maybe 63° on Monday. We'll take it. Spike, I worked mostly on the F/A-18 program, but a little on some C-17 composite structures. It's an amazingly large aircraft. Humbling to stand next to...

7°F and clear skies this morning, going all the way up to 19° today. Colder still tomorrow and Friday mornings, then by Monday the high will be near 60°. Please keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times. Our much ballyhooed Snowmageddon left us with about an inch of snow overnight...

That plane hit hard.

7°F and light snow this morning, going up to 18° today. We got about a half inch early this morning. More expected later today/tonight. Power must have flickered off briefly overnight, as the tell-tale sign is a touch lamp in the living room that comes on when that happens. No clocks needed...

16°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 25° today, which is where we are now. The weather guessers have us all over the board for snowfall accumulations this week; anywhere from 1" to as much as 14". Talk about covering your behind ... The one thing they all do agree on is that it will be cold...

16°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 29°. Wind was cold this morning. The big weather scare yesterday turned out to be a bust for us, and that's a good thing. We got mostly rain all day, then started getting some light snow after 4pm, and that didn't last long, just enough to cover grassy...

33°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 36° today. The snow has started to fall here in Freeburg. Wife says it's sleet at home. 1-3" of whatever falls has been predicted. Drew, I've caught about half a dozen mice in our garage so far this winter, using the old school metal and wood Victor...

33°F and light snow this morning, only going up to 40° today. Just a dusting today, but tomorrow we've been promised a mix of snow and sleet up to 3". Yay us! Drew, the high school I attended in Granite City IL had two gigantic parking lots, one in front and one in back. That's exactly where my...

31°F with light rain and fog this morning, got up to 41° here today. Ran a bunch of errands for The Wife this morning, which found me in Fairview Heights, THE shopping mecca of the Illinois side of the STL area. And boy was it crazy today. I was glad to finally get done and get back to my...

Congratulations, Phil. Well-deserved recognition.

I was scrolling through the posts from that day, too, and thinking the same thing. Randy was still coming around back then as well. Did anyone ever find out why Eric disappeared?

Sad news about Bird. I know he'd struggled for some time. Glad he's at peace now. Great guy.

One of the truly nice ones. You are already missed, Bird. Thanks for hanging out with us here.

36°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 47° today. It was always going to be Plan A, Bill. I had no delusion that he was ever going to wander away on his own. As I was leaving for work this morning, driving down the driveway I saw him trotting along the treeline that separates the neighbor's...

45°F and partly cloudy this morning, got all the way up to 73° today. Very nice! Didn't get to enjoy it, of course, as I was chained to my desk much of the day. Mondays are always busy, with lots of reports due for the previous week/month. That's why they pay me the medium bucks, I guess. Wife...

Wife has a Keurig that does both. Depends on her mood or her plans for the day as to which side she uses. Me ... I usually drink tea.

40°F and cloudy this morning, briefly got up to 60° this afternoon. Too cloudy for much drying out today. Sunny and 66° tomorrow should help. Finally got new tires on the Kia Rio on Friday. Should have done that before winter got active, but ... so it goes. Got some stuff done in the garage...

32°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 53° today. The joke will be on them if someone steals our chickens, Drew. We're paying about $40/month for chicken feed, which puts our egg cost at $10/week. We're still not getting enough to sell any right now to offset that cost. Good afternoon...

20°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 43° today. Did a whole lot of nothing yesterday, and did it to the best of my abilities. Also, got in an epic nap. Welcome to the GM thread, Linda. Good afternoon, gents ... and ladies.

24°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 47° today. Mr. Blue Sky did it right today and melted most of our remaining snow and ice. By Wednesday, we'll be back in the 50s. I'm OK with that. Did some adjusting today on one of the storm doors going from the sunroom out to the driveway. Not...

Agreed. I've been a Rush fan since I first heard Lakeside Park on the radio, early 1976 maybe. Alex does indeed get overlooked. I was just browsing my CD collection last night, and was looking at the first two Camel albums. Great stuff. Of course, David Paton and Stuart Tosh of Pilot and Alan...

-1°F and clear skies this morning, going all the way up to 11° today. Even the heater in the garage couldn't keep it above freezing in there. Warmer days just ahead. Got to work and found the streets covered with a light dusting of snow. It's like you're reading my mind, Bill. (y) Good...

The only time I ever got to see Sykes live was at a small venue in the St. Louis area when he was touring (playing guitar and singing) with Thin Lizzy. He was definitely one of those severely under-appreciated guitar players.

2°F and clear skies this morning, going all the way up to 18° today. Been cold around here the last few days. Wind is quite biting, even through the Carhartts. Only 11° for a high tomorrow, then we warm back into the 40s for the weekend. We're getting real Winter this year. A fox appears to...

Just dragged the trashcan down to the road. Walked over to the other end of the property to check the mailbox. Empty. No mail here since Saturday. Can't slight them, though, as our road was horrible this morning. About a half mile stretch where if you didn't already know where the road was...

Condolences to you and your family, NHBX.

17°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 27° today. That wind was cold this morning. Took about 20 minutes to get my car out of the garage this morning. Driveway was all ice over snow. Finally got that cleared, but it just sat there and spun. Not going anywhere today. Sent a text message to my...

Got the driveway cleared. We only got maybe 5-6" of mixed ice and snow, but had one drift across the driveway of over 2 feet. Tractor made quick work of it.

iThingie app says we've gotten 7.8" in the last 24 hours. My boots walking out to close the chicken coop says more like about 3" here, predicting another 3-5" overnight as the back end of the storm swirls around. Some friends around the area reported some thundersnow, but we didn't get that...

The struggle is real!

I have those same shoes, but in light gray. Quite comfy.

23°F and light snow this morning, going up to 28° today. I got up at 05:00 and we had barely a dusting, then went back to bed for a couple more hours. Was a light mix falling when I went out to feed the chickens, and has been steadily getting a little heavier as it goes. We'll see what the day...

23°F and cloudy this morning, got up to only 30° today. Forecast is calling for the end of times to start around 3am with rain/freezing rain/sleet/snow/locusts of 1-3-or-maybe-12+ inches predicted. Radar shows the snow part at least will be here in about an hour or so. Let "Snowmageddon2025"...

Here in the STL area they can't seem to decide what we'll get ... rain/freezing rain/sleet/snow/locusts. Whatever it is, it'll surely be the end of days for us, though, as reported.

Sgt. Pepper's ... still one of my all-time favorite albums.

I still by CDs, too, RNG. I have yet to pay for any download music. I like to own it, not rent it.

28°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 39° today. 15 mph wind is rather chilly. Looks like we get today and a couple more of no rain, then the bottom falls out on Sunday/Monday with ice and snow. Lows below zero next week. I guess winter had to arrive eventually. I have a few weeks...

Hey, Scott. Our driveway is about 250 feet. At the top of the hill just past the house, it turns left 90° to the back of the house (then another 90° into the garage ... not idea, but it's the way my Wife's grandfather built it). I added a larger gravel area at the top for additional parking and...

31°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 44° today. Wife and I actually crawled out from under our rock and did stuff this past weekend. Went to her niece's wedding Saturday afternoon. We had Samuel come over and feed the dogs while we were out. She pulled up the cameras while he was...

19°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 30° today. Been snowing here much of the morning, but only a light cover on everything. Surprised, because the couple f times I looked outside, there were some pretty big flakes falling. Voice on the radio this morning said maybe an inch today. We'll...

21°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 33° today with some sunshine, which helped to melt some of the snow. We got about 2", as expected. Shoveled off the concrete pad at the top of the driveway yesterday evening just as it was fading to flurries. All clean after today's sunshine. Going down...

24°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 33° (where it is now), then down into the teens overnight. Brrr. Thanksgiving dinner was fantastic as usual. We had the standard fare. Samuel and his girlfriend joined us. Samuel has been working with some physical therapists and a prosthetic maker...

39°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 50°, and is now starting to head back down to the upper 30s overnight. Looks like we'll get some light rain this evening as well. The guy on the radio who studies meteors suggested this morning that we may get some snow on Saturday, perhaps even a little...

28°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 47° today. Chilly out there. Safe travels, Mostly_. Good morning, gents.

57°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 61°, and is now heading back down to an overnight low in the 20s. Looks like we're done with warm days for awhile. I had one of those days on Saturday where I was busy all day, but felt like I got nothing accomplished. Sunday we cleaned the house top to...

39°F and clear skies this morning, only going up to 53° today. Only up to the mid-40s tomorrow, and wind gusts up to 40 mph. That's going to feel cold. Glad no one was hurt, Paul. Lucky people. Good morning, gents.

I once walked out on a salesman. He called me back about two weeks later and met my terms. I almost walked out on the salesman who processed my current vehicle. He didn't sell it - I was already going to buy it before we got there - but he sure did have a good grasp on the lying part. What he...

I can honestly say that I've never had a car buying experience that was even remotely close to that, David. Color me envious.

55°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 67° today. Last warm one for awhile, 40s and 50s for the rest of the week. Bummer about your wallet, Mostly_. Hope you can get it resolved with little or no pain. Nice-looking truck, David. Congrats. Good morning, gents.

57°F and rain this morning, going up to 70° today. We were not expecting rain today. More boomers coming this evening, then dry the rest of the week. Cool front coming through Tuesday night, and we'll be down below freezing by the weekend, with highs in the 40s and 50s. Here it comes. Need to...

Condolences on your loss, Steve.

40°F and cloudy this morning, and only got up to 58° today. Windy most of the day, too. I got a whole lot of nothing done today, and I did it very well. I did get in an epic nap this afternoon, though. "So, I got that goin' for me." Should be warmer tomorrow. Neighbor came over Friday to get...

Outstanding!

37°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 57° today. We've been in a cycle of rain every few days here, and I don't hate it. Dry for this weekend, then more on Monday. Again, we'll take it. We finally had a local tree service come and take down the giant pecan tree next to the garage. Since...

66°F and rain this morning, going way up to 69° today. Looks like the rain will continue for most of the day today. We got some really heavy rain in many places yesterday. The resulting flooding caused quite a bit of trouble for some people. Pond is full again. Suddenly getting an ad on here...

64°F and rain this morning, only going up to 72° today. We've had some pretty heavy rain here on and off all day so far, and it's really boomy out there right now. We'll take noisy rain. First day for the new Quality Engineer at work. I gave him the extended tour of the place (he's new to...

A true genius of the music industry.

Looks like the BX was getting a good rinse, David.

38°F and spotty fog this morning, going up to 62° today. Left to go to a meeting at our other facility this morning, and when I got back at 11:30, I left my jacket in the car. Seems we're getting into those days now, where we have to dress for all four seasons in one day. Good afternoon, gents.

66°F and water was falling out of the sky this morning! It was light and only lasted for a couple of hours, but we'll take it. Will cool down the rest of the day to the low 40s overnight. Happy Anniversary, Happy. Good afternoon, gents.

My favorite Corvette body style. Nice work.

Condolences to you and your family, wngsprd.

I'm a huge Yes fan. Chris Squire was 50% of the reason I played a Rickenbacker bass for the first 20 years of my playing (Geddy Lee of Rush being the other half). I had the great fortune to meet him (and everyone else in the band, except Steve Howe, of course) about 24 years ago after a show in...

37°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 70° today. Spent much of the day yesterday doing prep work in the home studio, and made tacos for dinner. PJS TacoFest has begun. Made breakfast tacos this morning (scrambled eggs, maple bacon, and salsa con queso in a soft flour tortilla), and...

32°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 60° today. Forecast says it will warm back into the 70s by the weekend. Last day of work this week. Long weekend lasting until next Wednesday. Wife is going to Atlanta for a few days and the Nashville before coming home on Tuesday, so I took the...

42°F and cloudy this morning, only going up to 57° today. CLOUDY! Haven't seen any clouds around here in weeks, since the remains of Helene passed by us over three weeks ago. Not knocking the crystal clear skies all that time, but I was surprisingly excited to see clouds again. Even drove...

That tractor is entirely too clean, CKF. Color me jealous.

52°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 78° here today. Wind was 20-30mph all day. Walking out to close the chicken coop this evening was not a shorts and T-shirt affair, yet there I was. Looks like we may get down to the low 30s midweek. Been away too long again, missed a lot. I see Drew...

64°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 79° today. Had a long, entertaining weekend which I'll have to recount when I have more time later. Drew and Ted's Excellent Adventures sounds like fun. Happy Birthday (-ish), Paul. Good afternoon, gents.

55°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 81° today. Did some running around this morning, some for me, some for The Wife. Brought home lunch from Jimmy Johns. They seemed "freaky normal" during lunchtime rush. Got to the mowing part later than I wanted, so I only got the pasture done...

55°F and some spotty fog this morning, going up to 75° today. We get a reprieve from the rain today, and maybe tomorrow, before the next tropical depression gets to us this weekend. Today is my Friday, as I took off the next two days. Going to try to get some mowing done before everything gets...

Worked on an organ in Chino once, just down the road from Ontario. CrossPoint Christian Church, right across the highway from miles and miles of giant cattle lots. Not the most pleasant area to take a functioning nose. We drove about 3 or 4 miles west into town one day for lunch at In-N-Out...

He is indeed a pleasant guy, and a fun conversationalist.

63°F and cloudy with a light drizzle this morning, going up to 74° today. More rain expected this evening. We'll take it. Need to stop at Tractor Supply on the way home this evening to pick up chicken feed. Bought a very used bass amp (Ampeg SVT-350H, for those keeping score) over the weekend...

Wow ... and I thought Illinois was high. That's insane. I suppose they have to find a way to make up for lost gasoline taxes. :rolleyes:

65°F and light rain this morning, got up to 75° today. Rain! Glorious rain! Woke up Sunday morning to rain. Good, steady rain much of the day. Been raining much of the day as well today. Loving it. New place is looking great, Paul. Drew, we've been having some trouble with a neighbor here...

67°F and mostly cloudy this morning, going up to 89° today. The slight chance for rain missed us this morning. Again. Forecast says chance for rain every day Sunday through Wednesday, and temps next week in the mid-70s. Not going to hate that. Really just want some rain, though. I still have...

I can feel that picture, Frits. Haven't seen (or felt) my ground hornets by the pecan tree yet this year.

58°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 87° here today. For all the hoopla about the hurricane/tropical storm/tropical depression that was going to dump rain on us for four days, we got about an hour-and-a-half of light drizzle on one day. Still dry as a bone here. No rain in the 10-day...

Don't get me started on Newark ...

47°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 85° today. Still no rain, but apparently the remains of that storm in the Gulf will reach us Thursday night or Friday and bring us some much needed moisture, and cooler temps for the weekend. BEF, I used to really enjoy Lynn's pics from both his...

44°F and spotty fog this morning, going up to 75° today. The Spectracide can was sitting on the workbench in the garage, so it was the first thing I grabbed. Not sure I've ever used it before, but I surely won't waste any money on it again. I went digging around in a cabinet later and found a...

44°F and clear skies this morning, and only got up to 75° here today. 80s all week until Friday, then back into the 70s for a couple of days. Fall is definitely trying to creep in around here, too. I even wore sweat pants this morning. We had a large area of rip rap wash out of the swale from...

Isn't this a little early for snow, even in The Great White North, L4N? The only time I've ever noticed altitude affecting me was my first time in Denver. I was there to work on a couple of pipe organs. During the third trip carrying tools up to the choir loft at a church in Littleton, I...

52°F and clear skies this morning, and only got up to 73° today. Went to Centralia IL to pick up the zero turn mower, which was finally ready earlier this week. Man, so glad to have it back. Much easier and faster than mowing with the rider. Took it for a spin around the area between the...

Was 67°F and some dense fog this morning, which burned off quickly enroute to 91° today. The slide back down the thermometer starts tomorrow, and we'll have highs in the mid-70s this weekend. I'm OK with that. A bunch of fantastic pics here, as usual. Thanks for sharing. Good evening, gents.

Yes, it does. Missouri is a fairly wet state, with lots of lakes and rivers. That's why there is water on their license plates. Many of our favorite kayaking and canoeing trips have been on Missouri waterways. It's a really scenic state, once you get out of St. Louis.

56°F and mostly clear this morning, got up to 82° today. Still no rain in the 10-day forecast. Got the chickens tended this morning, had a delicious breakfast prepared by my gracious Wife, then she shuffled me off to Sam's Club to pick up a few things. That place was crazy, as it always is. Not...

He was making a valiant effort to eat more of the lettuce, Scott. :LOL: Me, on the other hand, I just ate the chicken tenders and didn't put much effort at all into the fries ... which were good.

Was 63°F and clear skies this morning, and got up to 89° today. A bit warmer than predicted, but still way better than the upper 90s last week. Drove to East St. Louis this morning to meet up with Drew. We went over to the STL Zoo and rode around there for awhile. I was kind of disappointed at...

Right next to the casino is a park with a giant fountain, and a Mississippi River Overlook tower that is directly across the river from The Arch.

71°F and cloudy this morning, only going up to 83° here today courtesy of a nice front that pushed through over night. We got a little rain, but not enough. Ground is still hard as asphalt. Thanks for all the well wishes. He's doing fine so far. And no, I'll not be trying to dissuade him from...

It was 71°F and partly cloudy this morning, up to 93° right now. Haven't been on for awhile, indeed, Drew. Lots going on in the Smith camp lately. Three weeks ago today, my youngest stepson was riding his motorcycle to work in the morning when the driver of a semi crossed over into his lane and...

72°F and rain this morning, then more rain all day. Wait ... "rain" isn't really accurate. Deluge is a better word. We got 3.5" of it here today. Lots of flooding everywhere. Lots of water rescues everywhere, because even after thousands of years of learning, some still haven't retained the...

86°F and sunny this evening. Got up to 96° here today. I think the influx of clouds in the early afternoon shielded us from reaching the triple digits. Looks like more 90s all week through Saturday. We'll be doing a lot of watering here as well. Got out early enough to get the pasture mowed...

61°F and had clear skies this morning, got up to 93° today. Back to 80° now. Looking at possibly 100° tomorrow. Got most of the mowing done today, with the exception of the pasture, which I'll mow tomorrow morning before it gets ridiculously hot. Wasn't bad out there today, as there was a bit...

Got the trees all planted. Going to sleep well tonight. A couple of little storms passed just by us before we could get them tied down, and the wind beat them up some more. Those poor cherry trees (in front) have had a rough few days. Internet was down here for a little while. Apparently...

60°F and clear skies this morning, only going up to 79° today. Storms that blew through this weekend left behind some cool air. Can't complain about that. They also left behind some destruction. We only had a few limbs down here and there. After passing through here, a couple of tornadoes spun...

Just missed a prairie kingsnake two weeks ago here. Only one I've seen this year so far. They seem to like our pasture, and occasionally wander into the barn in search of a meal.

67°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 80°. More rain coming this afternoon and into tomorrow. Had a couple of small thunderstorms wake us overnight, but nothing severe here. Need to try to get at least the fenced in yards mowed today for the dogs to do their thing. Also, need to spend some...

Thanks, BEF. Been there for about a year-and-a-half now. Time sure does fly by these days. They keep me quite busy. All is not well at the "new" job, but we're dealing with it as best we can. About a month ago, we had an "IT Incident" (what we've been told to call it) that shut us down...

61°F and light rain this morning, going up to 77° here today. Rain started sometime Thursday evening, and has been off and on since. Forecast keeps changing, but best bet is it will do this through Monday. Rather windy as well, gusting up to 38-ish mph today. Probably no mowing this weekend...

Evening, Buppies. I'm fantastic! Thanks for asking BEF.

Condolences on your loss, Ken. Wonderful, though, that you got to spend so many years with her.

31°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 51° here today. Been awhile. Hope everyone is well.

11°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 26° today, where it is now. We got about 4" of wet snow here yesterday. Sunshine all day today has started to reduce that. Warmer temps in the mid-40s tomorrow should put a bigger dent in it. Mid-60s by mid-week. Wife drove up to Chicagoland today to...

I got to meet Rick - and Chris Squire, Alan White, and Jon Anderson as well - after a show in St. Louis, back in '02 I think. Super nice guy. Rather tall guy. In fact, all of those guys were super nice. Only Steve Howe didn't make an appearance, as he's famously shy around strangers. Awesome...

31°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 47° today. Wind out of the north made it a little chilly. Wife finally started back into training this week. Seems everyone decided to forego any dog training until February. She was starting to worry about the lack of business. Now, of course, she's...

31°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 49° today. Cleared up a bit this afternoon, and got to see the sliver of moon in the western sky this evening. Drove into Highland earlier to pick up pizza and stuff, and it was pretty dead there. Wondered where everyone was... :ROFLMAO: Hope everyone...

27°F and freezing rain this morning, going up to 36° today. iThingie weather app says it's been snowing since 3am, and will continue to snow until 2pm. Nope. Only liquid water falling and freezing. The whole area is a sheet of ice (that pink area on your map, Drew). Fortunately for me, I'd...

2°F and clear skies this morning, and got up to 19° today. Sun felt warmer, but those 25mph wind gusts made my face hurt on the walk back from the barn this morning. One more night of upper single digits here tonight (11° right now), then we warm up above freezing on Monday. Lots of nice...

22°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 38° here today. We've had two days in a row above freezing. I don't hate that. Plunging back down into the teens tonight, and single digit lows the next three nights. Cold snap, pt 2. I see we meandered into uncomfortable topics again this week. I guess...

-1°F and cloudy this morning, and got up to 10 whole degrees today. We're getting some more nuisance snow right now, but not enough to cover anything completely. I noticed over the weekend that the pond fountain looked like it was struggling a bit to get through the ice forming around the...

Congrats, Helo!

-4°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 6° today. Cold walk out to the chicken coop this morning. Even with the insulated Carhartt gloves, my fingers were very cold when I got back to the house. The wind was actually hurting my face. We got nothing of the 3-6" of snow that the scaremongers...

29°F and cloudy this morning, got up to a whopping 39° here today. We got a little snow here Friday night, but only about an inch or so stuck, mostly on the non-paved surfaces. It's mostly gone now. Oldest stepson's girlfriend came by yesterday with her younger sister. She came into town (from...

28°F and cloudy this morning, getting up to 38° today. I started feeling better a few days ago, but the Wife's progress has been a bit slower. She's still fighting the coughing. Three day weekend is over now. Back to work tomorrow, and "the long drought" before the next holiday, which is...

Thanks, Thomas. Hope you are well.

33°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 46° here today. Windy, so things dried out a bit, just in time for more rain tomorrow. Slept through most of Christmas Day, and I feel much better today. My whole body is sore, though, from coughing. Feel like I've been beat up. No fever to speak of...

Was 48°F and cloudy this morning, and got up to 63° today. Not the warmest Christmas Eve we've had here, but it was definitely nice outside. Youngest stepson and his girlfriend came over this morning for our annual Christmas Brunch. We usually do it on Christmas Day, as his father's side of the...

40°F and cloudy this morning, only got up to 45° here today. Hope you guys out east don't get too much rain. It was mostly light rain and drizzle when it passed through here yesterday. I did hear one rumble of thunder when I was out at the barn yesterday afternoon, but the rain never got heavy...

Was 43°F and raining lightly this morning, going up 50° today. Looks like rain pretty much all day. Can't believe it was Thanksgiving the last time I was here. Goodness, where does the time go? Hope everyone is well. Good afternoon, gents.

31°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 55° here today. Happy Thanksgiving, gents.

Condolences to you and your family, Bruce.

I had not considered a nipple for chickens, L4N. We've just always used a galvanized steel water fount. Interesting.

That's a shame. I spent about three years as a member of the BMW-MOA back in the early '90s. It didn't take me long to notice that they really weren't doing much for me as an individual rider and owner.

36°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 62° today. That's kind of a carbon copy for most of the coming week. Need to get the outside hoses drained and a few more things put away for the winter, like the Adirondack chairs and other stuff on the dock. Wife and I got all of the outside...

Thanks to all who have served the cause of protecting freedom, wherever you are.

31°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 56° today. We had a few days here early last week around 80°, then a front passed through Wednesday evening and brought us down to more typical temps for this time of year. Looks like we'll be in the low 60s for the next week. Man, do I have some...

Happy Birthday, Buppies.

Don, East Alton is just up the road a bit from where I grew up, and not too far from where we live now. That company goes by Olin Corp these days, and still makes Winchester shotshells and rimfire there, I believe. My Father grew up in East Alton in the '30s and '40s, and worked at the shotshell...

I quit drinking absolutely on purpose, and that was the reason as well. I didn't realize I was hung over all the time until I wasn't hung over all the time. That was 27 years ago, and I don't miss that feeling at all. I did have a couple of drinks with my coworker while we were in Minneapolis...

51°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 60° today. Windy here today, too. Glad you weren't hurt Buppies. Eddie and Harvey are a couple of good guys. Condolences to them and their families. Some nice pics here, as usual. No offense, Scotty, but yours isn't one of them. :oops: That hurts just...

67°F and spotty fog this morning, got up to 77° here today. Spent the last two days in Minneapolis to attend the SMTA Conference and Expo. Flew out Tuesday morning and arrived around noon-ish. When we went to the hotel to check in, since we were early, only one room was available. My coworker...

Unfortunately, they do. No different than any other state with a big city. As Chicago goes, so goes the rest of Illinois. T'was ever thus. Been here the entirety of my 57 years. Not expecting it's ever going to change, at least not in my lifetime.

45°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 67° today. Taking a work trip to Minneapolis for an electronics exhibit and conference (SMTA), along with the Production Manager from our other Illinois facility (the guy I replaced at the main facility). Be there tomorrow morning, then flying back...

... and, hey, Drew.

"Hey" has always been an informal greeting around here, and in spite of being "southern" Illinois, we are definitely not Southern. That said ... Salutations, Buppies!

Hey, Buppies!

42°F and partly cloudy this morning, got up to 67° today. Lots of catching up to do here again. Hope everyone is well. Good evening, gents.

I can appreciate that. Our new neighbors - who are from Argentina - are breeding Argentine Dogos as well. Best guess is that they are up to about a dozen of them now. They've gotten aggressive enough at the fence line that my Wife started going out to the barn and pasture with a handgun...

61°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 81° today. Musician friend of mine got married Saturday. Wife and I went, if for nothing else than to take in the spectacle. It didn't disappoint. Nearly every local musician I know was there. Got to see a lot of people I haven't seen in years ... mostly...

Loved that movie. Good that you cleaned up the quote a bit, though, ... as this is also a family establishment. :ROFLMAO:

57°F and cloudy this morning, got up to only 78° today. We had a little rain on and off this afternoon. First moisture we've had in awhile. Been a very dry month so far. Not a whole lot of excitement in my little corner of the world. You guys sure seem busy, though ... as usual. Good evening...

Yeah, they didn't think that through very well. They are nice sealed connectors, but both too large to be passing through a wall. Still need to close ours up with RTV.

59°F and light rain this morning, got up to only 77° today. Pretty uneventful day for me today. Not a thing wrong with that. Good evening, gents.

58°F and cloudy this morning, and pretty much all day, getting up to 80°. 69° and light rain right now, which started about an hour ago. Finally got the Starlink dish mounted on the roof yesterday. Removed the old HughesNet dish, added an adapter to the existing 2" pole, and on it went...

I remember seeing pics when you were building that, Doug, but I don't remember seeing the inside. Looks fantastic.

57°F and partly cloudy this morning, got up to a whopping 78° today. Been a little hazy here the last few days, courtesy of Canadian wildfires we're told. Nice day today, but spent much of it inside, unfortunately. Back is acting up again. Doesn't help shorten the honey-do list. I did get some...

69°F and cloudy this morning, only got up to 81° today. Looks like we're settling into a period of really nice weather here; high around 80°-ish for the next five days, then highs in the mid-70s for the rest of next week. I'm not mad at all about that. Congrats, Frits. Not sure I've seen one...

Thanks, Kyle. She's better than I deserve. We did, in fact, have a great day. Every day is great.

71°F and spotty rain showers this morning, got up to 84° today. Had some passing showers all day, and it's raining lightly here now. Might get some boomy stuff in the wee small hours of the morning. Still some swelling and soreness at and around the sting areas, but much better today. Even the...

59°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 89° today. Nice breeze around 5mph made it a very pleasant day. Used my ninja skills to quietly sneak out to the side yard and rescue the mower this morning. No hornets in sight. Guess they were sleeping in today after all of yesterday's excitement...

Took the lawn mower for a walk this afternoon, starting in the front yard. Got stung again in the same area where I got stung a couple weeks ago. Never was sure what got me last time, but it was quite evident today; I'd stirred up a bunch of ground hornets, and they were not happy with me. Got...

I used that website once, and it told me one of the stations in town had E0. Went there, and they did not. I never liked those NoSpill cans, but I've been using them because they've been the best option so far. I had one split along the side handle a couple years ago, and another has split this...

54°F and crystal clear skies this morning, going up to 83° today. Only got up to 79° yesterday. Chamber of Commerce weather around here this week. Day off from work today to celebrate The Wife and my 10/20 Anniversary; 20 years since first date (again), and 10 married. Luckiest guy on the...

Friend I grew up with just retired a few years ago (Master Gunnery Sergeant), elected to spend his last two years of active duty in an Osprey. When he said he was doing it, my reply was, "On purpose?!" He loved it, but acknowledged that they have some issues. One failure left them stranded at a...

67°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 81° today. Rain is in and out of the forecast for most of the day. Seems we're on the back end of the swirl, with winds coming from the northeast. I thought about getting one of those HF scrapers a few years ago, wngsprd. May need to revisit that. I've...

73°F and rain this morning, only got up to 81° today. Rained here pretty much all day. Lots of rumbles through the day, but no severe stuff. Stopped for a bit, and the skies started to clear up nicely shortly before sunset, but more coming overnight tonight, starting in a few minutes. The...

They are really quite handy. They had a couple of them at the last place I worked, used to lift heaving tooling on and off the CNC tube bending machines. Amazing how you can easily lift a 1500 lb hardened steel tool with just a few pulls on a chain. This one lifted the front end of the ztr mower...

77°F and hazy this morning, got up to 100° here today. That's just hot by any account. Humidity was brutal, too. AC units at work just couldn't keep up this week. Fortunately, everyone there understood, and were having a pretty good time with the jokes about it. Knowing today was the last day of...

76°F and cloudy foggy again this morning, only got up to 94° today as it was cloudy most of the day here. Triple digits tomorrow and Friday, then a break back into the 80s for the weekend. Neglected to mention that I put up a new hoist in the barn this past Sunday. We used to have an electric...