I’m a Moderate (Son of a Gun)

Found a link to a quiz that originally appeared in the October 28-30 issue of USA Weekend and scored in the Secretary Powell range, which is not bad company to be in.
Now, I can say “We Moderates hate the Bush Administration”, and get away with it.
Check it out, it only takes about 5 minutes to complete.

Gardener’s Diary

The temperature dropped over 20 degrees in an hour and a half, and thank goodness – we seem to be done, for now, with the record heat.
In spite of being defoliated by gypsy moth caterpillars and who knows what else, the fairy rose started blooming. It is nice to see the little white flowers again, and pretty much on schedule with last year.

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Slushies for Kids

It being hot outside (see prior blog entry), my youngest grandchild, James, recruited me to bring the crushed ice machine to his preschool today.
It makes tolerably good Slushies, not quite as fine as you get from the big commercial machines, but good enough, especially since I got it for free at a local yard sale.

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Hot Enough For Ya?

After record cold in May, we’re into record heat in June. Right now, at almost 4:30 PM, it’s 88 degrees outside.
I HATE this. I wish all this heat could be deposited on (or, better, in) the skulls of those people who are perpetually cold, or perpetually whiney about winter.
By the way, on Vancouver Island, it’s in the mid-60’s.
Some folks have all the luck!

Offshore Wind

Noticed the wind blowing in from the West around 4:00 this afternoon, the best direction, from land to ocean, as opposed to the killer Nor’easters that feed from the water and rotate inshore.
And, what a mercy, I now have screens on ALL my windows, having put up the last one in no time this evening.

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