10/10/08
8/28/08
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
TCC for 11/14/08
Summary of the last few days will follow tomorrow.
11/14/08
11/12/08
10/14/08
9/16/08
--The Caretaker
11/14/08
11/12/08
10/14/08
9/16/08
--The Caretaker
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
TCC for 11/11/08
The Caretaker's Concern 11/11/08
Lake Temp. 50.25 F.
Ghetto temp. 41.5 F.
Island tmp. 40 F. Yesterday's L/H: 41/46 F.
Current conditions: Mild wind from the South, a few mph or so, crisp night, full moon, when clouds aren't obstructing the light of the moon walking about without a flashlight is no problem.
11/18/08
10/24/08
10/6/08
For much of the day on the Lake there wasn't much in the way of wind, an occasional breeze here and there every once in a while. With almost no boat traffic (perhaps a total of 3 boats) the Lake was very quiet. The sort of calm day that even in these colder months it is relaxing to be on the Lake. Come late afternoon the wind began to pickup from the North North West, nothing too strong but enough to have an edge. For the most part the day was mostly cloudy, come late afternoon the sky began to clear a bit, the Caretaker was hoping it would clear entirely by nightfall for the full moon, that however has not happened, at least not yet.
The Caretaker went for a brief walk around the Island in the moonlight, kicked up dried leaves just to hear the sound. The vibrancy of Autumn's glow has long since passed and there isn't much left of the copper (when what leaves are left on the trees have turned to dark red and/or varying shades of brown), soon all of this season's leaves will be taking their final rest, and then all that will remain of Autumn until Winter is the time of stone. For much of the mountain sides here on the Lake the time of stone has long since begun, but down at the shore there is still a bit of copper, so too on a number of the Islands. Some people find Autumn's stone to be rather stark, the Caretaker does not, he enjoys it. When all of the leaves of the deciduous trees have fallen, limbs now bare reveal much of the bed rock that lies hidden beneath the cover of foliage from mid Spring through mid Autumn. It is now, during Autumn stone, before Winter's snow, rocks of gray are revealed. The topography from shore to mountain top can easily be seen, easily enjoyed.
In this way, if it never snows the Caretaker would not be too upset, but in many other ways, if it doesn't snow this Winter, the Caretaker will be rather bummed. At around Noon the Caretaker was returning from the mainland, at Lake level there were a few sprinkles here and there, but up at the top halves of the mountains it appeared to be snow, nothing heavy, nothing that accumulated, but certainly some flurries, perhaps frozen mist. Is there such a thing as frozen mist? Hm, the Caretaker will have to look into that, tomorrow.
--The Caretaker
Lake Temp. 50.25 F.
Ghetto temp. 41.5 F.
Island tmp. 40 F. Yesterday's L/H: 41/46 F.
Current conditions: Mild wind from the South, a few mph or so, crisp night, full moon, when clouds aren't obstructing the light of the moon walking about without a flashlight is no problem.
11/18/08
10/24/08
10/6/08
For much of the day on the Lake there wasn't much in the way of wind, an occasional breeze here and there every once in a while. With almost no boat traffic (perhaps a total of 3 boats) the Lake was very quiet. The sort of calm day that even in these colder months it is relaxing to be on the Lake. Come late afternoon the wind began to pickup from the North North West, nothing too strong but enough to have an edge. For the most part the day was mostly cloudy, come late afternoon the sky began to clear a bit, the Caretaker was hoping it would clear entirely by nightfall for the full moon, that however has not happened, at least not yet.
The Caretaker went for a brief walk around the Island in the moonlight, kicked up dried leaves just to hear the sound. The vibrancy of Autumn's glow has long since passed and there isn't much left of the copper (when what leaves are left on the trees have turned to dark red and/or varying shades of brown), soon all of this season's leaves will be taking their final rest, and then all that will remain of Autumn until Winter is the time of stone. For much of the mountain sides here on the Lake the time of stone has long since begun, but down at the shore there is still a bit of copper, so too on a number of the Islands. Some people find Autumn's stone to be rather stark, the Caretaker does not, he enjoys it. When all of the leaves of the deciduous trees have fallen, limbs now bare reveal much of the bed rock that lies hidden beneath the cover of foliage from mid Spring through mid Autumn. It is now, during Autumn stone, before Winter's snow, rocks of gray are revealed. The topography from shore to mountain top can easily be seen, easily enjoyed.
In this way, if it never snows the Caretaker would not be too upset, but in many other ways, if it doesn't snow this Winter, the Caretaker will be rather bummed. At around Noon the Caretaker was returning from the mainland, at Lake level there were a few sprinkles here and there, but up at the top halves of the mountains it appeared to be snow, nothing heavy, nothing that accumulated, but certainly some flurries, perhaps frozen mist. Is there such a thing as frozen mist? Hm, the Caretaker will have to look into that, tomorrow.
--The Caretaker
Monday, November 10, 2008
TCC for 11/10/08
The Caretaker's Concern 11/10/08
Lake Temp. 50 F.
Ghetto temp. 43.5 F.
Island tmp. 38 F. Yesterday's L/H: 46/60 F. (Yesterday's temps. are suspect.)
Current conditions: South wind, 5 to 8 mph, winds aloft from West to East, mix of moon and clouds, clouds numerous but not dense, passing before the moon rapidly. Day started cloud covered then became progressively sunny, wind from the West shore, a bit blustery.
11/10/08
9/16/08
10/15/08
The Caretaker was in town for the latter half of the day, being a little pressed for time he grabbed some lunch from the market, and since he was thirsty he purchased a "soft drink". While in the middle of his lunch he decided to read the label of contents on the bottle, it was as follows:
Treated water, High fructose corn syrup, Pear juice concentrate, Citric acid, Phosphoric acid, Potassium citrate, Sodium Hexametaphosphate (to protect flavor), Natural flavor, Potassium Benzoate (preserves freshness), Gum arabic, Potassium sorbate, (preserves freshness), Xantham gum, Glycerol ester of wood rosin, Calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor) Red 40, Blue 1.
After reading this the Caretaker almost threw-up. There seems to be an awful lot of substances in this beverage to preserve freshness and protect flavor, the Caretaker is wondering if there is anything in this drink to protect humans? This chemical cocktail is labeled as a "Juice Drink" and is sold by a rather well known orange juice company. The flavor of this "juice drink"? Strawberry Melon. Wait, there's no mention of strawberry or melon in the above ingredients, the only juice is pear and it's from concentrate.
So, on average, it seems, that in the United States one's choice of drink is either something containing alcohol, or something containing more synthetic chemicals than a Dupont factory. The Caretaker's estimation is that more often than not one has a better shot at getting a "health" drink from a bar than anywhere else "soft drinks" are sold. Back when there was such a thing as a soda jerk, soft drinks were indeed "soft", but now a days, they seem to all be rather hard with chemicals, at least certainly those produced by the mainstream industrial food complex.
Adolescents with diabetes, cholesterol problems, circulatory disease, etc., etc. Gee, is it any wonder?
The industrial food complex is poisoning us--the FDA knows, and doesn't care.
--The Caretaker
Lake Temp. 50 F.
Ghetto temp. 43.5 F.
Island tmp. 38 F. Yesterday's L/H: 46/60 F. (Yesterday's temps. are suspect.)
Current conditions: South wind, 5 to 8 mph, winds aloft from West to East, mix of moon and clouds, clouds numerous but not dense, passing before the moon rapidly. Day started cloud covered then became progressively sunny, wind from the West shore, a bit blustery.
11/10/08
9/16/08
10/15/08
The Caretaker was in town for the latter half of the day, being a little pressed for time he grabbed some lunch from the market, and since he was thirsty he purchased a "soft drink". While in the middle of his lunch he decided to read the label of contents on the bottle, it was as follows:
Treated water, High fructose corn syrup, Pear juice concentrate, Citric acid, Phosphoric acid, Potassium citrate, Sodium Hexametaphosphate (to protect flavor), Natural flavor, Potassium Benzoate (preserves freshness), Gum arabic, Potassium sorbate, (preserves freshness), Xantham gum, Glycerol ester of wood rosin, Calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor) Red 40, Blue 1.
After reading this the Caretaker almost threw-up. There seems to be an awful lot of substances in this beverage to preserve freshness and protect flavor, the Caretaker is wondering if there is anything in this drink to protect humans? This chemical cocktail is labeled as a "Juice Drink" and is sold by a rather well known orange juice company. The flavor of this "juice drink"? Strawberry Melon. Wait, there's no mention of strawberry or melon in the above ingredients, the only juice is pear and it's from concentrate.
So, on average, it seems, that in the United States one's choice of drink is either something containing alcohol, or something containing more synthetic chemicals than a Dupont factory. The Caretaker's estimation is that more often than not one has a better shot at getting a "health" drink from a bar than anywhere else "soft drinks" are sold. Back when there was such a thing as a soda jerk, soft drinks were indeed "soft", but now a days, they seem to all be rather hard with chemicals, at least certainly those produced by the mainstream industrial food complex.
Adolescents with diabetes, cholesterol problems, circulatory disease, etc., etc. Gee, is it any wonder?
The industrial food complex is poisoning us--the FDA knows, and doesn't care.
--The Caretaker
Sunday, November 9, 2008
TCC for 11/9/08
The Caretaker's Concern 11/9/08
Lake Temp. 51.5 F.
Ghetto temp. ? F.
Island tmp. 46 F. Yesterday's L/H: 54/58 F.
Current conditions: South wind, about 5 mph, cloud covered night sky, faint light from the moon--diffused. Mostly a cloud filled sky from the afternoon on, a few sprinkles here and there every once in a while.
11/9/08
10/10/08
8/28/08
The Caretaker was off Island last night and didn't get back to the Island until mid-afternoon. Not much to report on other than that the temperature has started to drop again, there is talk of a possibility of snow these next few days, the Caretaker is not holding his breath on this prediction, at least for not here on the Lake.
--The Caretaker
Lake Temp. 51.5 F.
Ghetto temp. ? F.
Island tmp. 46 F. Yesterday's L/H: 54/58 F.
Current conditions: South wind, about 5 mph, cloud covered night sky, faint light from the moon--diffused. Mostly a cloud filled sky from the afternoon on, a few sprinkles here and there every once in a while.
11/9/08
10/10/08
8/28/08
The Caretaker was off Island last night and didn't get back to the Island until mid-afternoon. Not much to report on other than that the temperature has started to drop again, there is talk of a possibility of snow these next few days, the Caretaker is not holding his breath on this prediction, at least for not here on the Lake.
--The Caretaker
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