Winter Misery Index There is a thing called the Twin Cities Snow and Cold Index (SCI), which locally is referred to as the winter misery index. As of this writing our SCI number is 120 for the 2022-2023 winter. It’s a far cry from the record 305 (1916-1917 winter SCI total), but we’ve blown pastContinue reading “dimland radio 3-11-23 show notes”
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dimland radio 2-25-23 show notes
First Too Much Beard, Now Too Much Face It won’t last long. The shaved face, I mean. I conducted an experiment that lasted a little more than two months. The experiment was to see how long and full my beard would grow without me trimming it the way I normally wear it. The plan wasContinue reading “dimland radio 2-25-23 show notes”
dimland radio 2-18-23 show notes
Hey! I Got My Car Back Who knew I could miss that little car so much? Well, let’s not get carried away, but I was glad to get it back. One big difference between this little guy and the Charger I had been driving was immediately apparent. The moment I set a butt cheek onContinue reading “dimland radio 2-18-23 show notes”
dimland radio 12-24-22 show notes
Christmas Show I speculated on the Northern Hemisphere bias when it comes to Christmas, more accurately the northern Northern Hemisphere bias, the part of the world that experiences typical winter weather (snow, ice, and cold temperatures). It seems to me that all the imagery of Christmas is permeated with all the cold stuff. But, ChristmasContinue reading “dimland radio 12-24-22 show notes”
dimland radio 11-12-22 show notes
Tricks Or Treats Or Bullets Halloween is over and winter has started. It snowed today. Ugh. This year’s turnout of Trick or Treaters was well up from last year’s dismal dozen or so kids. This year we had approximately 55. I had lost track counting a couple of the larger groups. I was happy withContinue reading “dimland radio 11-12-22 show notes”