The experts say there was no measurable rain yesterday, but I could count ten or twelve droplets on my windshield. I think if they had asked everyone in the Valley to count their droplets and enter the number on some website, the sum total might have been measurable. At any rate, we’re parched around here. One hundred and thirty four days. It looks like a lot when it’s written out in words, doesn’t it? Believe me, it is a lot.
I went out last weekend and purchased a new monitor, mouse and keyboard to set up a home station for my work laptop. Since I am a chip lead now, I’m doing a lot more after hours stuff — bringing my laptop home every night and weekend and logging in. With my bad shoulder and back, I am going to be in big trouble if I continue to work at my kitchen counter. I need a bigger screen and a setup that is ergonomically conducive to preventing permanent damage. I also invested in a rolling briefcase to cart my laptop and notebook back and forth. I didn’t get approval to expense these items, but they will be tax deductible.
And speaking of, I’m waiting for my 2005 refunds. I used online Turbo Tax again, and filed electronically, and should see my state and federal refunds directly deposited to my bank account any day. Ain’t technology great??
I just watched a story on CNN about how Denton TX is 23 inches below average for the past year. Seems like things are dry all over the southwest. Of course, a year from now we will all be talking about the floods we are suffering through. Maybe that’s why they call it an “average”.
It’s supposed to be “La Niña” this year making it wetter than usual in the northwest and drier than usual here.
It’s made my weekend hikes in the desert with my botanist friend much less interesting than usual — no annuals have sprouted at all this winter.
We’ve gotten less rain than usual but we haven’t been dry. I notice every storm that comes through here goes north of Phoenix. The one this week was quite wet(The Storm of the Century!!!, thousands moist, film at eleven) but still went north.
We had another wet, wet morning. Let’s see if that makes it to you.