It is not a fit night out for man not beast. At least it is not as bad as Amarillo. I spoke with some friends of mine this afternoon, and it was snowing in Amarillo, and it was 31 degrees. I doubt that the snow would stick, but they were expecting 8 inches of snow, and the images I saw LOOKED like it was sticking. Interesting weather. We are supposed to have some pretty good storms this evening, we have had a half-inch so far, and it is supposed to keep raining. I went out to look at the cover over the chicken pen...it sags pretty badly when it rains, and I keep experimenting with ways to keep the cover from sagging. So far, so good. Half-inch of rain and no sag, so maybe my early American engineering (and a couple dozen zip ties) have done the trick.I'll let you know tomorrow. On the way in to the office this morning, there were some interesting clouds, but by the time I actually paid attention, there was not a really good vantage, and this was the best of the lot.Edulcorate -- Verb. to free from harshness (as of attitude). soften. George's efforts at flattery did nothing to edulcorate his boss, who remained in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
Did You Know? An old saying advises giving sweets to the sweet, but pragmatic types may feel it's better to use them to edulcorate the sour. Edulcorate derives from the Latin root dulcis, which means "sweet." Dulcis is also the source for several terms related to soft, sweet music (such as dulcet and dolce) and an instrument that produces it (dulcimer).
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