The Neighborhood Saga Continues

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Winter has finally arrived in Buffalo, NY.  There was 8″ of snow on the ground this morning in my northern suburb.  How do I know it was 8″?  It was to the top of my boots, and my boots are 8″ high.

Anyway.

Hubby had gone out last night and shoveled the drive, and it only snowed a little after that so there was no need for either of us to shovel again this morning.  I did need to brush 8″ of snow off my vehicle, however.

As I was brushing off my car, I glanced over and saw the neighbor‘s 12-year-old son scraping her car.  Which is fine, of course, except that I know she doesn’t work, and never drives her son to school, so why couldn’t she do it herself later?  The kid was obviously going to be late for school.

I’m 63 years old and I clean off my own car.  I even manage to shovel the driveway if hubby isn’t around.  The neighbor is only in her late 40s or early 50s and does not have any physical disabilities.  She’s just lazy.  As far as we’ve seen, she does absolutely nothing to maintain her property (maybe that’s why she has rats, and no one else does?).

Next thing I knew, the kid got into the driver’s side seat, turned the car on and began running the wipers and playing with the controls.  WTF?  I’d like to think that Mommy did, in fact, come out and drive her kid to school, but I seriously doubt that.  Maybe the kid was going to drive himself to school?  Wouldn’t surprise me, and I didn’t stick around to witness any further foolishness.

Although it might have been fun to watch her (or him) try to get that foreign subcompact with the nearly flat tires through the 8″ of snow still on her driveway, as well as the more than 8″ at the apron where the plow had gone through.  That alone would have made my day.

Such is life in the snow belt.  As much as I love ranking on my loony neighbors, I’d gladly give up the fun if it meant no snow.  Snow is pretty, but it’s a pain in the …

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When the Idea Fairy Goes On Sabbatical

Every blogger has had at least one period of time when those post ideas simply won’t come.  What do we do?  Some of us research recent news stories, some of us look around the house for items to write about, some of us just start drinking and hope the ideas will arrive in the form of alcohol induced dreams.

Then there are those of us who “borrow” another blogger’s idea.

This post is based on Archon Den’s “T.M.I.” post, which was based on Grae Area’s “26 Things About Me.”  I thought it might be fun to add Cordelia’s Mom’s info to the mix – and it saves me from exacerbating my colitis with excessive consumption of alcohol:

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26 Things About Cordelia’s Mom

(what you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask)

A – Age:  Oh, lordy, it’s never easy, is it?  63.

B – Biggest fear:  It’s a toss-up between “All my readers will leave me” and “I’ll write a post with some glaring error that then goes viral as an example of what not to do while blogging.”

C – Current time:  This isn’t as easy as one might think.  Does the question mean “time the post is written” or “time the post is scheduled” or “time the post is published“?  Nuts.  Just look at the clock on your computer or tablet or phone, or whatever you’re reading this on right now.

D – Drink you last had:  bottled water (bet you thought it would be wine).

E – Every day starts with:  waking up, thank God.

F – Favorite song:  “I’m in the money” – if only.

G – Ghosts, are they real?:  I’ll answer this when I get to the other side, hopefully not real soon.

H – Hometown:  Buffalo, New York, USA (#1 in the country for drunken sports fans – woo-hoo!)

I – In love with: Puppy Cody, of course!

J – Jealous of:  anyone with more readers than me.

K – Killed someone?:  Not yet.  Still working on the pistol permit.

(Relax people, I don’t intend to actually shoot anyone.)

L – Last time you cried?:  At the funeral, when our Dan died of cancer at the age of 26.

M – Middle name:  Anne

N – Number of siblings 3, all brothers (and people wonder why I’m the way I am).

O – One wish:  Just one?  Ok, world peace.  (And I’d like to thank the Academy, my parents, my agent, my producer, ….)

P – Person you last called:  Hubby, to let him know Puppy Cody had not peed at lunch time, and he better not be late getting home after work.

Q – Question you’re always asked:  “OMG!  Aren’t you the lady who writes that wonderful blog?!”  (I wish.)

R – Reason to smile:  Snarkiness.

S – Song last sang:  I have been forbidden to sing by everyone who knows me.

T – Time you woke up: I’ll let you know when it happens.

U – Underwear color:  I hear a local female judge wears tiger patterned thongs (witnessed by a friend of a friend who was in the dressing room at the health club with her).

V – Vacation destination:  Bed.

W – Worst habit:  Snarkiness.

X – X-rays you’ve had:   Are there any I haven’t had?

Y – Your favor food:  Yes.

Z – Zoos visited:  Buffalo, NY, USA; Binghamton, NY, USA; Washington, DC, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Wasn’t that fun?  Anyone else want to take a shot at it?

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HIDING IN NOT-SO-PLAIN SITE

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One Year Ago Today

Snow Heart 2015On January 6, 2015, Puppy Cody showed me how much she loves snow.

I watched her run frantically around the yard, and could hardly believe my eyes after she stopped –  and I saw what appeared to be a heart!

Good dog!

So far this year, there has been no more than a dusting of snow lasting only a day or two.  But that’s fine by me – no snow means no snow-covered roads and no drivers who have forgotten how to drive on them.  No snow (and no ice) means no sliding into the middle of intersections despite the antilock brakes and all wheel drive. No snow means not having to push that heavily laden grocery cart through 6 inches of slush in the parking lot.

Of course, no snow also means no snow days.  Bummer.

But I understand Mother Nature may have plans to take care of that in the next few weeks.  I’m ready, but definitely not looking forward to it.

Are you one of those misguided souls bemoaning this year’s lack of snow? Or are you in one of the areas that has, in fact, received snow – and you’ve already had enough?  Leave a comment so those of us in your camp may commiserate with you.

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