To the stage

March 26, 2018 Monday

8:09 AM Sassy
Good morning!  Mwah!
8:14 AM Phil
Good morning! Have a great Monday!

7:47 PM Sassy
This girl… wow. Fascinating details about how she went from a dinner table conversation about the Parkland shooting to the stage at the march on Saturday!
The story behind 11-year-old Naomi Wadler and her March for Our Lives speech

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/the-story-behind-11-year-old-naomi-wadler-and-her-march-for-our-lives-speech/2018/03/25/3a6dccdc-3058-11e8-8abc-22a366b72f2d_story.html

Take On Me

March 20, 2018 Tuesday

8:04 AM Sassy
From Sara Boynton’s Facebook page

It’s Spring! Theoretically.

https://www.facebook.com/sandraboynton/photos/a.206184542749790/1909963629038531/?type=3&theater

8:14 AM Sassy
Happy Spring!
8:15 AM Phil
Doesn’t feel like spring! Snow tonight.   Hope your day is special
8:16 AM Sassy
Yeah, telling us 10 inches tomorrow!
9:58 AM Phil
Damn!
9:08 PM Phil
Love the tumblr! Mature, curves women, love it! Gonna go play <3
9:22 PM Sassy

11:54 PM Sassy
I took another quiz.  I don’t know much about tarot cards but this sounds about right:

Everyone Has A Tarot Card That Matches Their Personality — Here’s Yours

You got: The Sun
You have a natural vibrance that draws people in. How could you not? You’re positive and optimistic, enthusiastic and warm, energetic and fun. You can be a bit arrogant and have a hard time dealing with more serious situations, but there’s no denying you can make people happy.


https://www.buzzfeed.com/annaborges/tarot-card-personality

11:56 PM Sassy
Be careful… this is one of those rabbit holes where I went to listen to one song and ended up listening to six! Each one worth a listen. Wow.  And a current version by the band who did the original!  

An Upbeat Acoustic Cover of the A-ha Song ‘Take On Me’ Performed in Gorgeous Guitar Finger Style

https://laughingsquid.com/acoustic-cover-of-a-ha-take-on-me/

Bridge collapse

March 18, 2018 Sunday
11:15 AM
Amazing what a dashboard cam catches! Can’t see much other than one end of the structure collapsing, but I was heartened to see people immediately get out of their cars and run to the accident scene. [1 minute video]

Instagram video shows collapse of FIU pedestrian bridge

A dashcam video shows the FIU pedestrian bridge falling on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article205635774.html

Aerial view shows a pedestrian bridge collapsed at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 15, 2018. REUTERS/Joe Skipper


Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article205635774.html?fbclid=IwAR0PYCdzY_ZzWS8rGLz-BqqlM09cgKkFEr7ZQOoqkhIK_ztEtdJsciiKOFs#storylink=cpy

Iditarod winner

March 14, 2018 Wednesday

7:54 AM Sassy
Beautiful morning! 
19 inches of snow – broke March 13 record and March record for snow in a day!

[photo out my balcony window of a clear day with lots of snow on the ground]

8:44 AM Sassy
Joar Ulsom made it to Nome! #iditarod #iditarod2018

Norwegian Joar Leifseth Ulsom wins 2018 Iditarod

“The 31-year-old Willow resident pulled under the Burled Arch in Nome at 3 a.m. Wednesday.”
8:48 AM Sassy
Good morning!  Have a wonderful Wednesday!!  I’m staying home again.
8:53 PM Phil
Good morning!  Enjoy the day off! [little flower emojis]


Gold Nuggets

March 8, 2018 Thursday
6:34 AM Sassy
Snowy March morning thanks to Storm Quinn!
[photo of the view out my balcony window of a gray day with the ground covered in snow]

7:05 AM Sassy
Good morning!  Still snowing!  Whee!
8:28 AM Phil
Ha! Glad I stayed home. Good morning!

8:34 AM Sassy
Snowy morning in Harvard Square

3:23 PM Sassy

The leader at this point in the Iditarod is half way to Nome! And richer for it!! #iditarod #iditarod2018

Ulsom’s long run to Iditarod rewarded with $3,000 in gold nuggets

Joar Leifseth Ulsom drives his dog team during Sunday’s restart in Willow. (Bill Roth / ADN)

“Norway’s Joar Leifseth Ulsom claimed the Iditarod’s halfway prize Wednesday night when he reached the race’s namesake checkpoint with a full team of 16 dogs.”

3:32 PM Sassy

Fun drone footage! #iditarod #iditarod2018

Watch Iditarod teams arrive and get situated in Takotna

6:12 PM Sassy


“…because our only officer able to perform the Patronus charm is off duty.”

Fun post from the Essexville MI Public Safety Department:
Earlier this morning, the Public Safety Department received a call from a concerned citizen who reported seeing a Dementor in Smith Park. This is particularly concerning since everyone knows muggles can’t see dementors and because our only officer able to perform the Patronus charm is off duty.  

Further investigation revealed it to be merely trash. 

The Ministry of Magic assures us that all dementors are accounted for at Azkaban. 

Please help us keep the City beautiful and help trash find its home.

https://www.facebook.com/EssexvilleDPS/photos/a.1577596602454823/2047697098778102/?type=3&theater


10:34 PM Sassy


Pretty in purple

March 7, 2018 Wednesday

8:30 AM Sassy
The Queen looking pretty in purple! 


https://www.facebook.com/sallybedellsmith/photos/a.632335800196451/1572581002838588/?type=3&theater

The 91-year-old monarch wore royal purple on a visit to celebrate the International Maritime Organization in London and celebrate its 70th anniversary. Doesn’t she look lovely? 

3:39 PM Phil

Hope all is good with you. So busy I don’t have time to look up! 
3:40 PM Sassy
Hiya!  Crammed in a bunch of work early and came home before the storm hit.  Hope it’s not bad down there.
4:03 PM Phil
Just cold. Had a weird but busy day. 

Heard from an old friend whose Neanderthal husband is slapping her around. Gets he is angry and violent when he drinks. I told her to file a police report and get a restraining order. Of course she won’t do that cause he’s a good guy when not drinking. My comment that he’s never a good guy if he hit her even once fell on deaf ears. Really bums me out to hear. Last husband was abusive too. She’s got a smart mouth and I think she pushes it too hard but no excuse for laying a hand on her and he’s a brute. She isn’t going to leave and all you can do is hope he doesn’t hurt her too badly cause he’s gonna hurt her. I always feel helpless in this type of situation because they won’t call the cops and she isn’t leaving cause the house is hers and he basically mows grass occasionally. Ughhhhh
4:05 PM Sassy
Oh no!  So sorry to hear that… sucks.  Good that she can talk with you at least.
4:12 PM Sassy
Talked with a gal pal in VA – her power was out for 5 days, so you got lucky!
4:26 PM Phil
Yeah, no lie. 2 days was long enough


Mushing time

March 3, 2018 Saturday
7:41 AM Phil
Good morning! 
No power since 10 am yesterday! Sucks!
You guys ok up there? Nasty storm.
7:42 AM Sassy
Good morning Philip!
Wow!  Power ever been out before?
We’re fine.  Was very wet and windy, mostly watched Facebook reports of trees down and coastal floods.
Friend in Rochester just said TWO Feet of snow!
12:06 PM Phil
Wow!  Never lost power before. It was pretty windy though
12:37 PM Sassy
Is it back on?
12:39 PM Phil
Nope
May be days
12:40 PM Sassy
Oh my

1:25 PM Sassy
It’s mushing time! #iditarod #iditarod2018

Sled dog teams parade through Anchorage to start 2018 Iditarod

In the river

March 2, 2018 Friday
8:08 AM Sassy
Happy Friday Philip!   
Gotta work on an ark!  So much rain and wind!!
8:28 AM Phil
No rain here but wind is really bad.

4:52 PM Sassy

Our favorite seafood place is closer to the Essex River today due to the storm. Luckily they prepped for it and are okay so far.