December, Elf on a shelf taking up Coffee & Tea space.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.

'Tis 15 and sunny. High of 31. Could get 2"-3" of white tonight.

Slim

[Major 2]

Rather steady flow of visitors @ the Museum today, I had guessed it be slow the day after Christmas 

[The Trinity Kid]

Afternoon all and belated Merry Christmas.

Had a lazy day yesterday. We just stayed around the house, took the dog down to the river, and then returned to our lazing. I made some pork chops with peppers and mashed potatoes for chow. Bing Crosby's wish came true and we got another 2-3 inches.

My parents, siblings, grandmother and a friend of my sister's will be here Thursday or Friday, depending on weather. The house will be full, but I suppose that's part of the Christmas experience.

Plans for the rest of today include more lazing, and possibly a brief squirrel hunt with the floppy-eared one. This morning we went to the feed store and bought more grain for the horse, which might have sapped my "out in public" motivation. We'll see.

Further updates as events warrant.

—TK

[Major 2]

Welp, today was the day someone left the lid off the fruit loops jar or the gate to Happy farm open!

This guy comes in and says "Who do I look like?' 

I'm thinking something like Capt. Jack Sparrow but I can't think of the Actors name ...

mostly because I'm in awe, eye shadow, beaded dread locks, rings, gorget breast plate, tattoos and a Yameka.

well,.... I was wrong, "he said he was the second coming" ...and then it got weird, weirder.

he said "He was the CAPTAIN"
He preached, sang and held a cut glass sugar bowl over his head...   this guy was way over the coo coo nest

This guy made me a might concerned....  
...cut glass sugar bowl over his head he said was "for the Blood "(real blood" he said, of his "inaudible" flock.

His accent made it hard to completely understand much of what he was rambling about....

I was hoping someone was coming with a NET!   anybody!  any net! 

I remained calm and try to appear I was not a threat.  especially each time he reaches into his backpack (3 times)

I hit all hands-on deck button, and fortunately he decided to move on without any further drama.

[Delmonico]

My desk drawer is full of fruits and nuts.


We did not much yesterday, family stuff canceled because Rita don't one to go down the stairs and I have that virus, no not that one a different one not as famous.  Pharyngitis is what they, call it.

[DeaconKC]

My day was quite boring compared to the good Majors. Church today and an afternoon nap. The Missus has gotten me hooked on "All creatures great and small" a nice show and looking forward to more of them. 66 here now at almost 10pm and supposed to be in the 70 the next couple of days. A new water heater is going in tomorrow so that is a relief off my mind as the relief tank is starting to leak and the heater is in the attic that is a new one on me].

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are hot.

2" of white on the ground.

'Tis 29 and overcast. "Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of freezing drizzle and drizzle in the morning. Highs in the middle 30s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent."

Slim

[Major 2]

My desk drawer is full of fruits and nuts.

I would imagine you saw your share when you worked that "Sack o Suds" place you managed 

This guy though, was a butt load short of a full sack   

[Delmonico]

I would imagine you saw your share when you worked that "Sack o Suds" place you managed 

Nope, was a Peon, threatened to quit every time they offered.    

[Major 2]

You "managed" to work there anyway 

Johnny Depp AKA Capt. Jack Sparrow ,thats it,

The guy had this look down pat!  except for wearing the Yameka

[Major E A Sterner]

You "managed" to work there anyway 

Johnny Depp AKA Capt. Jack Sparrow ,thats it,

The guy had this look down pat!  except for wearing the Yameka

Are you sure it wasn't Depp? He's known for being a few fries short of a happy meal.

[Major 2]

Quite sure, one of the spookiest things, he wants to show me his treasures, and went to his into his backpack three times.

One was the afore mentioned cut glass sugar bowl, though the first thing was a single USFA Staff Sergeant Chevron.
The third?  I never saw what that was...as that is when a museum volunteer showed up.

Unaware, if he was threat, or the 3rd item might be a weapon... my hand was in my pocket and the clutching my carry gun

Yeah, it got that real ! 

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are hot.

'Tis 16 and overcast. Chance of 2"-3" of white.

Slim

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are hot.

3.5" of new white.

'Tis 16 and overcast. High of 19 and partly cloudy.

Slim

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are hot.

Headed to Michigan at 0800 until Monday to spend time with my parents and siblings.

'Tis 10 and "Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning  then a chance of flurries in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 20s. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 50 percent."

Slim

[The Trinity Kid]

Morning all.

Weather here has been holding steady around 0F, with little snow showers here and there.

I have today off work, something about "not enough work to go around." Fair enough, I'll live and consume too much coffee at home.

Finally got an appointment at the county courthouse to sign the paperwork to make the Mrs my official Mrs in the eyes of the IRS and DOD. One wouldn't think it would be terribly difficult to get 3 signatures, but apparently it is. So at 9am on Monday, I can officially change my tax status.

—TK

[Russ T Chambers]

Well, the wife made it back from Milwaukee yesterday.  Got home to a tad over six inches of white stuff down here at 5000ft, There's a little over 10 ft up at Lake Tahoe, and even more at the Sierra crest.  I80 was closed from Christmas until 3:00PM yesterday due to deep sn@w and white-out conditions.  Winds were pushing 100MPH in some places.

Nice and calm today with some sun and a high of 39.  Looks like no precep. for the next week or so.  Getting ready for New Years Eve.

[River City John]

We're looking at some white precipitation this weekend. AccuWeather has it pegged at somewhere between 1" to 8" . . .

[Silver Creek Slim]

Made it to Alpena, MI. Drove thru some sn*w in the UP. The bridge was clear.

Slim

[Major E A Sterner]

Have some very fine S**w falling here, but it's melting as soon as it lands, temps are in the low 40's and only going down to 38 overnight.