Finally,it is 50 degrees out and the snow is really melting now. Everything is puddles of water but we have lots more snow left. Had some good days to stay in and catch up on stuff like Income Taxes. Got those done and filed.
The sun is shining and the wind is from the southwest and blowing in some warm air for a change. It may even get rid of the snow on the north side of the garage. It is always shaded there part of the time and gets quite slick. I guess I better get going and get the mail.
Showing posts with label Current Events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Current Events. Show all posts
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Small Businesses Going Under Across the U.S.
Big business aren't the only ones hurting during these bad economic times. The small businesses are hurting even worse. It may be the final days of business for the Scandia Bake Shop. After almost 60 years of serving treats like julekake and Oslo rye bread, the Minneapolis, Minnesota store is worried it may have to shut its doors within the week. Shrinking sales, rising flour prices and a downright dismal holiday season have added to their troubles.
They said that between Thanksgiving and Christmas people come out in droves and that is when they make their most money. The 60 year old owner, Gary Arvidson, who took over the business in l993 said "And then this year I was really counting on that and the economy went into the dumper."
Times are tough for small business owners, those whom politicians tout as the backbone of America. As the recession marches on, it is those businesses, which employ about half of the country's private sector workers, that are particularly vulnerable to the squeeze. In order to cope, small business owners, from neighborhood plumbers to graphic design firms, are paying employee salaries before their own, trying to renegotiate leases and pleading for customers on neighborhood blogs. But despite their best efforts, the customers are not there. Pretty sad. We are having several small business in our area close shop.
They said that between Thanksgiving and Christmas people come out in droves and that is when they make their most money. The 60 year old owner, Gary Arvidson, who took over the business in l993 said "And then this year I was really counting on that and the economy went into the dumper."
Times are tough for small business owners, those whom politicians tout as the backbone of America. As the recession marches on, it is those businesses, which employ about half of the country's private sector workers, that are particularly vulnerable to the squeeze. In order to cope, small business owners, from neighborhood plumbers to graphic design firms, are paying employee salaries before their own, trying to renegotiate leases and pleading for customers on neighborhood blogs. But despite their best efforts, the customers are not there. Pretty sad. We are having several small business in our area close shop.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Baby Moose Pays Unexpected Visit to Home
A baby moose got separated from its Mom and fell into the deep window well of a house in Spokane, Washington. They thought it was apparently foraging in the shallow snow near the house Thursday, when it fell into the window well. Then it tried to get out to join its mother and sibling and in the struggle, the moose kicked in the window and became trapped in the bedroom. Wouldn't that be the thrill of a lifetime? NOT!
The family got hold of a state wildlife biologist who managed to shoot a tranquilizer dart into the moose's rump. Then it took him and 4 others using a tarp to haul the 375 pound baby up a narrow stairway. That had to be a big job in itself. Wildlife officers tracked down the calf's mother and sibling and trucked the reunited family to a spot near Mount Spokane and released them there. That's a little too much excitement than I would want at my house.
The family got hold of a state wildlife biologist who managed to shoot a tranquilizer dart into the moose's rump. Then it took him and 4 others using a tarp to haul the 375 pound baby up a narrow stairway. That had to be a big job in itself. Wildlife officers tracked down the calf's mother and sibling and trucked the reunited family to a spot near Mount Spokane and released them there. That's a little too much excitement than I would want at my house.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Mudslide Leaves 34 Dead,Injures 15
News out of Guatemala City, Guatemala tells of a massive landslide that tore down the side of a mountain and buried a northern Guatemalan highway. It killed at least 34 people and left rescue workers to dig for more victims. Guatemala's Vice President, Rafael Espada, said he feared the death toll could rise by at least a dozen more.
There were at least 15 others injured. Authorities still do not know how many people were in the area when the landslide came thundering down. But it buried more than a kilometer of highway near the village of Aquil Grande. I saw this on television and it was a horrible site to see. The people apparently had no warning. What a way to die - so suddenly.
There were at least 15 others injured. Authorities still do not know how many people were in the area when the landslide came thundering down. But it buried more than a kilometer of highway near the village of Aquil Grande. I saw this on television and it was a horrible site to see. The people apparently had no warning. What a way to die - so suddenly.
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