Archive for the ‘Nova Scotia’ Category
Monday, July 17th, 2006
Things appear to be setting up for an amazing week of heat in Roanoke and our nation's capital. Temperatures are expected to approach one hundred degrees Fahrenheit in the next couple of days. There's plenty of heat from world events...
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Sunday, July 2nd, 2006
We're headed for 95 degrees Fahrenheit which should convince any doubters that summer is here in full force. I know it has provided a good reason to limit my outside work. Summer is a much a matter of the mind...
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Saturday, July 1st, 2006
It's pretty hard to find Roanoke in today's summer haze even if you know where to look. Some will find it just as tough to figure out what's right in the debate over freedom of the press. I don't have...
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
We've had over two inches of rain since last night. Unfortunately in mountain country, it doesn't take much to cause flooding. We're actually lucky because many places and seen more rain than we have. We do have flood warning here...
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
We've had over two inches of rain since last night. Unfortunately in mountain country, it doesn't take much to cause flooding. We're actually lucky because many places and seen more rain than we have. We do have flood warning here...
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
We've had over two inches of rain since last night. Unfortunately in mountain country, it doesn't take much to cause flooding. We're actually lucky because many places and seen more rain than we have. We do have flood warning here...
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Sunday, May 28th, 2006
Well summer is here for some of us. During the next three days in Roanoke, the temperatures are going to approach 90 degrees Fahrenheit. We're short of moisture so that will make it hard on the yards, pastures, and plants....
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Sunday, May 28th, 2006
Well summer is here for some of us. During the next three days in Roanoke, the temperatures are going to approach 90 degrees Fahrenheit. We're short of moisture so that will make it hard on the yards, pastures, and plants....
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Saturday, May 20th, 2006
Last night as is often the case, I was instant messaging with my college roommate, Gus. We often trade a few comments either at the beginning of the day or as bedtime is approaching. Gus lives in Halifax, NS where...
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Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006
The Roanoke Valley looks pretty quiet after what the Roanoke Times called a Historic sweep as Independents won spots on the city council. Perhaps if they can end the Victory Stadium debate, next they take on the Interstate 81 debate....
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Monday, May 1st, 2006
As the sun rises on yet another week of higher gas prices, we might want to be thankful we're not living in Canada. I talked to my college roommate Gus last night. Gus lives in Halifax, NS, and is about...
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Saturday, February 11th, 2006
After college when a few of us were living in Nova Scotia in two hundred years old farmhouse, we gradually figured out that we were going to have to enjoy some of the economical local dishes. Once of those dishes...
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