Sharpwriters' Thoughts Blog Archives - Archives - July 2001 June 2002 July 2002 August 2002 September 2002 October 2002 November 2002 December 2002 January 2003 February 2003 March 2003 April 2003 May 2003 June 2003 July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 June 2007 August 2007 September 2007 December 2007 March 2008 May 2008 July 2008 August 2008 April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 June 2010 Current Posts Monday, January 03, 2005 Update on Weather and Weaning I reported some weeks ago of the earthworms climbing out of the wet ground. It seemed appropriate to report that we ended up ahead of all but three of the years of record rainfall. NOAA says: RAINFALL FOR THE YEAR WAS MUCH ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.... THIS WAS THE WETTEST YEAR FOR ABILENE SINCE 1941.... THIS MARKS THE 4TH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR ABILENE.... AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT .... TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 37.37 INCHES. THIS WAS 13.59 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL ANNUAL PRECIPITATION OF 23.78 INCHES. While any report of personal change in 2005 is certainly premature, I will say progress is being made at least in initiating the changes. This morning I was handed a surety withdrawal and signed my name, realizing after the first strokes of my normal scrawl I was blowing the concept of reclaiming my signature. I did well the remainder of the day, though, and that means I signed it carefully and quasi-legibly at least 50 times more. As far as doing morning pages at least 300 days during the year, I've got three of those completed, those of course being the first three of the year and the only three yet available to have them done. I behaved on weight loss today except for three pieces of candy and eating supper at a prohibited Chinese food buffet, so I get at best a C grade on that one. I have not played Spider Sol. Of the options on my list I've done several. Those include: 1. Update a web page. 3. Clean the kitchen. 4. Get all my stuff off the brown chair again 6. Clean out the car. 7. Write a letter. 10. Do morning pages. 11. Walk a mile. 12. Go to the gym. (Is it cheating that the same activity meets 11 and 12?) 18. Blog. 31. Email my sisters. 33. Read a poem. 52. Write a thank you note. 65. Check on progress on my New Years Resolutions. 79. Engage in a face-to-face conversation with somebody. I'm actually amazed at the amount I can get done when I'm not frittering time away on that diabolical game. It's going to be a very good year, maybe wetter still than last (it's rainy this evening), and I'll end up prodigious in my output and weaned of the loathsome game habit. Nah, I don't believe it either. Share | posted by Barbara Rollins @ 9:40 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom] << Home