We have a snow day!!!!

All MTA Commuter Buses are shutdown today, Route 201 to BWI may resume later

Locations: Anne Arundel; Calvert; Charles; Montgomery; Prince Georges; St. Marys

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Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 7 pm this evening to 2 pm EDT Monday.

Precipitation type: snow.
Accumulations: 4 to 8 inches.
Timing: A mix of rain and snow early this evening will change to all snow by mid evening. Snow will continue overnight through early afternoon Monday. The Heaviest Snow is expected late this evening through early Monday morning.

Temperatures: falling into the lower 30s by mid evening and then dropping into the lower to middle 20s late tonight. Highs Monday in the lower 30s.
Winds: northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Impacts: roads will become snow covered and slippery. Travel will be dangerous, especially tonight Through the morning rush on Monday.

What did we do today?

The ides of March.

Cookout on the grill… nice day before the possibility of snow on Monday. Had Van and the in-laws over for kielbasa and hot dogs with baked beans, chips and garlic green beans.

I gave Van my old version one kindle fire so he could have a web surfing / email device… I think he’ll get a kick out of it. It’s not as good as the hdx or version 2, but he’s appreciative, I think.

Went to Solomon’s to visit the lotus cafe for brunch…quite good!

“In 2013, cost of minting a penny was 1.8 cents, while the cost to mint a nickel was 9.4 cents. On the flip side, the cost to create a dime was a mere 4.6 cents.”

Sad to hear thief and watch_dogs are getting such terrible reviews.

Good news is that I still haven’t played dishonored and Saints row iv beyond the point of knowing that I’ll enjoy the heck out of them. Added bonus, dishonored is in my library right now.

Reasons for me not to buy a new console yet – My uncompleted, happily replay backlog. X if less than 30% played:

On disk ps3 – (cartridge if you’re mother in law)

X Army of Two
X Assassin’s creed III
Batman: arkham asylum
Batman: arkham city
X Bayonetta
Bioshock 1 2 and infinite
Brutal legend
X Call of Juarez bound in blood
X Dead space 2
X Dishonored
Fallout 3 (x the goty dlc bits)
Fallout new vegas x evil karma bits
God of war iii (my first ps3 game, played more by cousin David b)
Grand theft auto v (and online once heists get added)
Infamous 1&2
Lego: lord of the rings, batman, batman 2, Indiana Jones
Little Big planet and lbp2. Infinite levels!
Mafia ii
Marvel superhero squad
Max Payne 3
X Rage
Red dead redemption
X Resistance 3
Skyrim x?
Uncharted 3
Xcom

Digital ( thanks ps plus!)
X Tomb raider
X Remember me
X payday 2
X Metro last light
X Walking dead season 2
X Brothers
X Stealth Inc  a clone in the dark
Doki-doki universe
Pinballistik
X Hotline Miami
Galaga legions dx
Star wars pinball
bit.trip Runner.2
Pinball arcade
Darksiders
Eat them!
Zen pinball 2
x Mega man 9 & 10
X Retro city rampage
X scott pilgrim vs the world
X Renegade ops
X poker night at the inventory 2
Catan
Pure chess
Blokus
Little big planet karting
Armageddon riders ( I may be the only person who loves this game)
X Awesomenauts
X ibb & obb
X trine 2
X outland
X Tokyo jungle
X demons souls
X closure
Stacking
X Cuboid
X mercury hg
X auditorium hd
X tomb raider underworld
X Lara craft and the guardian of light
X quantum conundrum
X binary domain
X Dragon’s dogma dark arisen
Lego marvel super heroes
X shadow of the colossus
X kingdoms of amateur reckoning
Hitman: absolution
X deus ex human revolution
Sleeping dogs x dlc
Far cry 3 blood dragon
Vanquish
Infamous festival of blood
X borderlands and dlc
Warhammer 40,000 space marine
X when Vikings attack
X zombie tycoon I’m
Plants vs zombies
X Anomaly war zone earth
X dungeon defenders
Rock of ages
X mine craft
X dmc devil may cry
Dyad
X spelunky
x Borderlands 2
Sound shapes

Wii / pc to follow

following up with part two of the SharePoint class.

Random factoid learned today – the only necrocracy in the world is – North Korea – President Kim Il Sung. Yikes. Bestowed posthumously, natch.

some shots from outside

interesting time with the knitters this evening.

Attendees along with me were:

Allison, my favorite creative crafter. We got diet cherry coke slurpees (in double gulp cups) at 7-11 after.

Nancy, textile artist extraordinaire, mother to a recent graduate from University of Maryland who has gone on to become a nun (i don’t think she went to school for monastic reasons, agricultural stuff, I think)- daughter’s job now is essentially a spiritual battery, committing to full days of prayer and is allowed 4 official visits a year from Mom at the monastery. Nancy seems accepting of it, I think I’d be a little shattered.

Toni, a person who recently had to put one of her dogs down because of and has a sister who is dying in Florida with a previously undetected broken back as a result of falling into a swimming pool. She’s an interesting sort, has a blend of strong religious beliefs, but also enjoys a great deal of supernatural fandom like true blood, sexy time traveling Scotsman stuff, etc.

Judy, a tea party librarian (not libertarian) with several German Shepherds of her own. Talked about the males being aggressive and moving furniture.

____ (I forget her name), a mother and grandmother who is frustrated with her grandchildren to the point of striking the youngest (13). It appears that her youngest son has moved in with her for the last few years, is in his thirties, is a single father, and there are discipline issues with his children. They are now to be out by end of school year. That seems reasonable, but hitting a lippy kid sits poorly with me. Strange things to talk about on first meeting.

I enjoy the company of Allison and Nancy a great deal and the other three ladies were friendly and polite enough, but I was still pretty uncomfortable. I have trouble hanging out with folks that hold beliefs and opinions so very different than my own… especially regarding violence against kids.

needless to say, I was pretty uncomfortable for the first knit night in an age. I was glad to go home with my sweetheart.

A hobo gave me the evil eye and now my chin is bleeding.

Newton still sneezing a little. I’m monitoring his weight and careful to see that he’s eating regularly.

Pyewacket mews more now these days.

Generally, it’s just to let me know he’s saying hello, or would like a little treat or the like. A few years back, he was more likely to be pretty silent, unless he was alarmed or on alert of some sort. (Trilling at birds, or letting you know you’re about to sit on him)

filthy bean, originally uploaded by scottobear.

Making excuses. Wash or be washed.