THAR SHE BLOWS!!

Here is the scoop from my point of view. We will start to get snow later today but the REAL event will start early Wednesday morning, lets say 4 or 5 o'clock with Blizzard or near Blizzard conditions about 8:00am. So I'm calling this a Wednesday snow event. Don't even bother going anywhere as the cranked up Low Pressure will be right over your head and spinning like a top blowing the new 12 inches of snow with 40mph winds.

It should STOP snowing about midnight Wednesday. Winds will start to calm down Thursday morning. OH BTW - the high Thursday will be . . . .about 5.

On an interesting note, NOAA has been right on this storm prediction, no wavering or hesitation.

If you look at the map it looks like a lot of snow is ahead of the storm but that is just incidental snow. The LOW is the main event.



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The Tiger Woods woman count is up to 7 now.

In the news - it looks like Tigers wife's mom came to live with them and had a heart attack (just my take on things)? and was rushed to the emergency room this morning - I pray for her health. Tiger is such an ass.
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PE notes - the DVDs come out today in five different forms and DJ and I will be looking for the Public Enemy Steelbook Blu-ray version. When I saw the movie in the theater I was rather unimpressed with the quality but one review said the blu-ray version is OUTSTANDING.

The only quibble was in the first part of the movie. I had noticed this also in the theater. The comment is "The dialog does a few moments close to the beginning of the film where it seems a bit muffled".

The one thing I LOVE is the U-control feature "an interactive timeline paired up with picture-in-picture features, giving you real-time video commentary on the scenes you're watching. Like the director's commentary, it's worth re-watching the film with these features if you're looking to gain the most insight into the events that transpired and how Mann and co. went about filming them.

How much will all this set us back? Whatever it takes baby!! But it's pretty cheap! The Blu-ray is $22 and includes and normal DVD (anyone want ot buy the normal DVD from us?)
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Saturday night we went to see the Christmas train come to Columbus. I figured it would be a train with 6 or 7 cars all decorated but in reality it was a train with 30 or 40 cars.

We positioned ourselves where we thought the train would stop and waited. Then from the other direction we see 3 bright lights way way in the distance. They are FREAKISHLY BRIGHT as then grow bigger. DJ and I both feel like we are in Close Encounters, that scene with all the the people waiting for the space ship lights.

No sound at all - dead silence as the orbs grow and grow blinding us and all of a sudden they are right on us and HOLY MOTHER OF GOD the freight train rushes past us at 70 mph and DJ and I are literally 3 yards from the rail.

SHIT!! I feel we're about to get sucked into the train as the wind gets strong!! I can now see how people get hit by trains. There is no sound in front of fast moving fright trains. DJ and I give nervous giggles as we step back a little. (I did pace it off, 3 yards). Do you know how BIG those trains are at 3 yards when they are zooming by at 70mph?. WOW. Put down the Viagra!

After that bit of excitement all calmed down for a while and we watched people pressing their ears to the rail like Indians and I wanted to tell them to put their tongues to the rail because you tongue is more sensitive but DJ told me not to (not that I have ever done that . . .well . . . maybe when I was a kid as I lived near a railroad . . but I'm sure only once).

The Christmas train comes in (more slowly) and I'm ready for some engine shots but I soon see the error in my ways. The engine keeps going past us maybe a half mile past actually. WHO KNEW it was so long (that's what she said).

I'll have to talk to the Rod that is not me at the train station as he knows the best place for photos. Like watching Public Enemies, we were too close. This would be an outstanding train to photograph from a distance.


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Yesterday I took some outstanding shots and I can't wait to share them in the next few days. I also spent more time at the Columbus Dental Center taking more photos and changing light bulbs (hey - I was on the ladder any way). Check a few out at my website - look under Gallery's, Cbus Dental Center.

I also went to Todd's Carriage place and I'll have some photos later when I get to them (I'm a little inundated at the moment with photos). You do realize that Columbus has one of the largest collections of carriages in the world, some really really beautiful antiques. Very impressive.

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That's it for Tuesday.

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE

OH - Packers - almost forgot. Rogers has now done something Favre has never done. 10 games in a row with 2 or more TD passes. Packers are looking way good and I feel there will be another meeting with the Vikings coming. Unlike many people I never got off the Packer bandwagon. I can not see why they can not get to the Superbowl. BUT, they will have to go through a dome to get there.

Cheers
Rod