Funny Videos !!!

This has got to be one of the funniest cat videos I have ever seen. A few parts were cringe-worthy, but, for the most part, it was funny as heck. Turn the sound up and enjoy!

The aquarium scene at 2:05 brings back memories. I "had" an aquarium about that size until a certain black and white cat that I know (see my profile picture) decided to perform a similar maneuver. That was about the time that I learned cats and aquariums aren't necessarily a good mix. :-)

This one is pretty funny too.

Until next time,

-VoR-

Oh Good Grief ... Not Again!!!!

It is starting to look like this is going to be a very long winter. Here is my forecast for today:



We had snow as far east as Greensboro, NC. Take a look at these videos from the local news station. I apologize for not embedding them, but they don't seem to have that option on their website, and my trusty Firefox download helper doesn't seem to work on their site - so I guess I will have to give them some linky love:

Winston Salem snow

Greensboro snow

Thirty-one closings and delays this morning, and winter weather advisories for at least six counties that surround me:



And it isn't even December yet!!!! This is starting to get ridiculous. I'm not supposed to be having to scrape snow off my car in November. Someone please tell Ol' Man Winter to lighten up a bit.

Until next time,

-VoR-

Where Did Fall Go????

Snow and mid 20's this morning ... This is the earliest that I can remember school closings and delays in my area. Schools were closed less than 30 minutes away from me. I only had a few flakes, but evidently Ashe and Alleghany counties got an early start to winter today.

It's mid-November and I'm already tired of winter. Someone please press the fast forward button so we can move on to spring.

Until next time,

-VoR-

Follow-up on the election

I just wanted to follow up on my opinion about the outcome of the election. I can't say that I am real happy about the outcome of the election, but the people have spoken. President-Elect Obama is now my President too. I do carry some fear of what the next four years may bring to this country, but I am convinced that we will survive and thrive. As I told OttavaRima, this country is great not because of the people in Washington, but in spite of them. This country has survived a Civil War, two World Wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War, the Carter administration, the tragedy of 9/11/01, and countless other disasters ... we will survive the current situation, either because of an Obama administration, or in spite of it. America is the greatest nation in the world. We will survive and, despite the current economic situation, we will thrive. I am committed to seeing the glass as half-full instead of half-empty. I am glad to see a black man take the oath of office for the most powerful job in the world. Politics aside, this is a great and historical time for America. I pray for Obama to have the wisdom to make the correct decisions for the country the same way that I prayed for all those that came before him, and most of all I pray that we can all get along. I hope that we can move past all the bitter partisanship that has run rampant for the last several years. I will give credit to him for the things that we agree on, and I will be part of the loyal opposition on the things that we disagree on.

May God bless Obama, and may God bless the USA.

Until next time,

-VoR-