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House Arrest
“I’m alright now, but last week I was in rough shape.” ~ Rodney Dangerfield Take Dangerfield’s quote above, swap out the word “week” for “month,” and it would serve as a good summation of my February. Last month was tough. Mostly, it was tough because of the weather. This area is currently recovering from the Continue reading
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Goose Egg
The thermometer just hit zero degrees Fahrenheit. There’s not much to say about that, but it is a temperature that, when experienced firsthand, is pretty much impossible to refrain from acknowledging. Around here in December, twenty degrees doesn’t even warrant a shrug. Anything in the teens might inspire an exaggerated “brrrrr” sound, or some remark Continue reading
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Green October
Fall 2024 has been a rough-weather period for large swaths of the United States. At this writing, parts of Florida sit devastated in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton and significant portions of the Southeast are still reeling from Hurricane Helene. Meanwhile, my little corner of upstate New York is playing the part of a meteorological Continue reading
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Cold Spring
As I write this, a full month after the vernal equinox, the weather outside is 43 degrees, overcast, and threatening to rain. That is to say that it’s a typical spring day in Central New York. When I talk to people from outside this area, they will sometimes ask me about our famously harsh and Continue reading
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Tornado Warnings with Cake
It always rains on my birthday. That’s not a complaint or a lament. It’s just a fact. I know it’s going to happen, so I never plan anything weather-dependent for that day. Yesterday, Mother Nature provided the expected rain early in the day then, later on in the evening, she took things to the next Continue reading
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Summer Storms
A storm rolled through town today. It came fast, presaged by dark clouds and hot winds. Then the skies opened up. The storm made some noise before moving off to the east in less than an hour. That’s how summer storms often go around here — hit and run affairs. A winter storm in Central Continue reading
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536 A.D. Vibes
Because I am a history nerd, I have a tendency to liken current events to some historical precedent. Because I am a modern-day American, living in 2023, I am prone to catastrophize and think of the present moment in apocalyptic, end-times, “this is the worst thing ever!” terms. Therefore, since this wildfire-induced haze engulfed my Continue reading
About Me
Researcher. Marketer. Teacher. Father of adult children and dogs. 20th Century holdover. Central New York native. Long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan. History nerd. Traveler. Vintage advertising enthusiast. Hat wearer.
a.k.a. V.J. 