March came in with a roar - snow storms and bitter cold, dark, dreary days. But now that the month is almost over, the days are bright, sunny and warm.
Some parts of the country are still fighting winter battles with snow storms and harsh temperatures, but they must have had a different groundhog than we did.
The chance of frost is past and I’ll be busy planting my vegetable garden and getting my yard in tip top shape for the summer ahead.
I was able to ignore last month’s Friday the 13th. Perhaps because it was so close to Valentines Day. But this second Friday the 13th seems a lot more menacing for some reason. Maybe we are just bored in these no man’s land days stuck between winter and spring. But I’m going to be extra careful out on the roads tonight - just in case there’s a little bad luck left over.
Wow - this month is starting off on a cold a bitter note. We have had ice storms and sleet for the past two days. It is miserable driving on roads that are this slippery and treacherous. I’m not worried about my truck and my own driving skills - even on ice. It’s the other idiots out there on the bad roads that are driving too fast or have not skills who will crash into you that worry me.
I hope that the groundhog was right in that we will have an early spring. Hopefully this is winter’s last hurrah and the weather will be nicer from here on out.
Today was the original deadline for TV stations nationwide to discontinue broadcasting in analog. Some stations have decided to wait until June to match the Government’s deadline extension, but hundreds of them stopped today.
The Tech section on Yahoo published the list of TV stations that stopped today. I’m hooked to cable TV so it does not affect me, but if you still use rabbit ears, check the list for stations in your area to see which ones won’t be available to you now.
In America, Valentine’s Day is a special holiday, filled with thoughtful gestures, gifts of pleasure or decadence, and romance.
I’m glad that we have Valentine’s Day, it makes us all think pleasant thoughts about the significant others in our lives, and we reward them with flowers, candies or jewelry. It is one of the few ocassions throughout the year that we are reminded to be grateful for what we have and to demonstrate our appreciation.
A lot of men think this is the perfect day for a marriage proposal and there are a lot of diamond rings bought for this day. I say that it is the wrong day for a proposal. It might be OK to discuss the possibility of a future marriage on this day, but I say let this day be about love and lovemaking. Take a separate day later in the year to forge a contract for sharing your lives and pledging fidelity. Marriage and romance are two different things and should not be confused or celebrated in the same way.
Aaron • 
1:15 pm • 
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