The Weather

Water!

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

CNY ecoBlog catches up with the state of the Great Lakes Water Compact, the nondiversion agreement that’s close to being “ratified” by eight states and Canada, and points out that there could be a stumbling block in Washington for U.S. assent to this pact, since the Great Lakes states are losing political power (along with […]

Rain as an absolute good

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

It rained on Saturday evening, and then again all day on Monday.
Was anyone upset?
I wonder if mainstream American society will ever get to the point where, no matter what we have planned outdoors for the day, a rainy day is first and foremost seen as something to be grateful for. Thoughts of […]

5 things I do not enjoy about spring

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

I love spring, but…

What the hell?

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

An unexpected development.

Winter report card

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Not impressed.

Other people’s blogs

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

How to argue about I-81 with maps.

Top New York stories of the year

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

It’s not just Choppergate.

Winter questions

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Five pressing winter issues.

3 Upstate conversation-killers, and how to get past them

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Getting past the knee-jerk and ostrich reactions.

Other people’s blogs

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Ghosts, zombies, time travel and PORN.