Paging Dr. David Viner, white courtesy phone please
Here is the map from NOAA’s National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center showing the snow coverage at 53%, the most in 11 years for this date.
December 15, 2013
| Area Covered By Snow: | 53.0% |
| Area Covered Last Month: | 5.8% |
And here are the past 11 years for this date, December 15th:
Image courtesy on NWS Kansas City, MO
Welcome back Janice.
Thank you, my generous-hearted champion, Mario. And, thank you, dear A. C. Osborn (far above). That you two cared that I was gone helped a LOT to ease my sadness (not only was I heartbroken at leaving, no one seemed to care!). I’m so very glad that a big misunderstanding was cleared up.
There are many ways to “make a joyful noise… .”…..
Virtual Advent Calendar Door Number 19
“Sancta Lucia” — in Sweden (of course!)
“La, La, La” — Babe
With appreciation, dedicated to Joe Bastardi for running the gauntlet of nitpickers to bring us all some wit and Christmas fun…
Virtual Advent Calendar Door Number 20
“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” — Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians
-half-the-usa-covered-in-snow, I get it now why this post has these windows.
@ur momisugly Mario — Good! #(:))
Christmas can also be a sad time. Many of us cannot, for one reason or another, be with our dearest this year.
Virtual Advent Calendar Door Number 21
For all of you for whom Christmas brings into sharp relief what is with what might have been, a song for your dear one, from your heart to hers or his.
(and from me to you, dear, wherever you are…)
“Merry Christmas, Darling” — The Carpenters
And the antidote for the lonely heart
is to remember:
Sorrow looks back;
worry looks around;
faith looks up.
Choose to focus on the reality of Christmas, for that is cause, if not for happiness, for a deep, enduring, quiet, joy.
“Cantique de Noel” — Placido Domingo
The contrast between the typical Envirostalinist and Green Profiteer and the typical Science Realist is stark indeed. L1ars slither. Truth-tellers rock!
“Mr. Grinch” — Thurl Ravenscroft
(and remember, “… Christmas came, just the same.” Truth wins — every time.)
“Jingle Bell Rock” — Muppets
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Virtual Advent Calendar Door Number 24
Christmas Eve, 1968
“Merry Christmas” from the Crew of Apollo 8.
[Only one moore till Christmas! Mod]
Mod! What a happy surprise to hear from you at last. Yes, that is correct!
New slogan for WUWT: “All this…. and Moore!” lololol
(drat. won’t work. — just remembered the liberal rat fink who defiles my last name by bearing it…)
@ur momisugly(:)) (a fancy hair-do for Christmas, heh)
Virtual Advent Calendar Door Number 25!
“Joy to the World” — Raisins Claymation Special
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Rejoice! They ring for thee!
(And a special Merry Christmas to you, dear Mod. Thank you, so much.)
@ur momisugly(:))
Well, looks like the Grinch managed to foul things up at last.
To watch first video for Day #25, go to youtube.com and enter:
“Joy to the World Claymation Raisins” in the search box. It will likely be the first video that appears.
I apologize for the technical difficulties.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3104924/posts?page=22#22
The Night Before Christmas … As remembered below the surface by submariner veterans.
Warning! May contain Navy jargon and NAVSEASYSCOM-approved abbreviations.
Dear R. A. Cook,
That was touching (and well-written). Thank you for sharing. And, even more, thank you, so much, for being one of those “Who risk{ed} your life daily so others stay free.” Submarines are tough duty. For EVERY sailor on board. Sometimes the truth is just as simple as this:
Land of the free, because of the brave.
Merry Christmas!
Janice