40 Degrees – August 26th – WTS

Ya, “what the shit” is up with this temperature? Look, this is really getting pretty damn wild. We have rain, cool temps, then we get blasted with heat waves that see temps in the high, and I do mean high 80s and now, we wake up to 40 degrees! This is not global warming this is messing with our minds and didn’t anyone tell them, our minds can’t handle shit like this?

Hey, one good thing about all this up and down temp business, the corn is fantastic this year – man oh man, you can literally pig out on corn-on-the-cob and with all that fiber we keep every body function working too! Sadly, some corn fields are wet and that causes concern for farmers – can we get our equipment in there and not get bogged down? Nothing like a 50,000 dollar tractor stuck in mud and more money spent getting the sucker out and still no corn harvested.

NORWOOD -- The 19th Norwood Lake Regatta will be on Aug. 30 at Norwood Beach, with snowmobiles instead of boats. The main attraction will be “water cross racing,” which is snowmobiles racing and jumping on Norwood Lake. The first 18 years of the regatta featured hydroplane boat racing, which created many exciting races but was also subject to wind and other weather related delays. Supposedly the only weather that stops water cross racing is lightning storms, so this should be a fun event and I for one plan to attend. The question will be what to wear? Hopefully we’ll have nice weather and not need to be bundled up like snow bunnies the end of August!

Monday was a first for me, once a year all the folks who retired from Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County meet, have lunch and swap stories. As I said it was a first for me and I’m somewhat a “newbie” to this group as I retired two years ago but another gal holds the real title as the most recent retiree, having retired this year! Regardless it was fun, some folks I did not know but got introduced to quickly and over a great meal, conversation never was a problem and we all had a grand ole time. Many are packing up and heading “home” after a summer in the North Country and for some that means by October they are headed to Florida and want nothing more to do with the cold weather or snow. All in all it was a great gathering and more enjoyable.

So, its on with chores – the lawn needs mowing and I cannot stall any longer. Take care, keep smiling and keep a cold one handy in case I show up and need a drink!

A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you’re in deep water!