You lose the Indianapolis mayoral election in November, the Indianapolis Colts lose in their home playoff game, then you (temporarily) move to Boston and jump on the New England Patriots bandwagon. OK, maybe that’s a little “out there” on the later part, but I do find it odd that even a former Mayor of Indy can’t find a decent job in the area. I don’t even need to comment further on that as it truly speaks for itself. And frankly, I can’t blame him for jumping on the opportunity…or on the Boston Celtics bandwagon (the Indiana Pacers off-court actions of recent years are enough of a reason for anyone to disassociate with the city).

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Could someone please make the bad men stop…

Indiana Pacers center David Harrison has been suspended five games without pay by the NBA for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug program, the league announced today. (via the IndyStar)

Seriously guys, please stop listening to the people who told you that any publicity is good publicity.  This sort of thing is getting really old.

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Man it is freakin’ freezing today, but luckily warmer weather is on the way soon…

It  was so cold last night here in Indy (3 degrees when I looked) that I woke up solely because it was cold in my house.  Man, I don’t know how those of you much further North do it and I tip my hat to you.

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I swear, some people just don’t deserve to have children.  When I read this story this morning it just angered me at the lack of common sense.  Never mind the fact that is was bitterly cold last night and you left a two-year-old in a cold minivan for 40 minutes.  What about the possibility of someone kidnapping your child?

And their excuse?  “Their child was sound asleep and they didn’t want to wake him before going into the store.”  Having three little ones myself my thought process would be to either wake the child up OR if you want to let him sleep, one of you can stay in the van while it’s running and the other can take your four-year-old into the store to go shopping with you.  Leaving them unattended in a cold van would never have even crossed my mind as an option.

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During yesterday’s storm, a total of 3.4 inches of snowfall was measured at the National Weather Service (NWS) in Indianapolis.  So that means they were on target with their final 2-4″ prediction.  The low was off though, as it was 12 degrees when I woke up this morning and freakin’ freezin’.  (The coffee is about to go on.)

The forecast has changed yet again for tonight and tomorrow, with more snow and possibly some rain and freezing rain on the way.  Right now we have some “freezing fog” and have mostly ice left over from yesterday, so hopefully when it warms up tomorrow the ice will melt away.

No such luck on a decent “play snow”, but that usually doesn’t occur until January around here anyway.

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Today’s Drive Thru Nightmare took place at McDonald’s on West 38th Street & Lafayette Road in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This one actually isn’t that big of a deal, but I do find it a little funny.  I received the correct change back, my food order was correct and they were fast.  When they asked if I’d like some sauces, I asked for Sweet & Sour, which they had to go somewhere to get and then they ended up giving me ketchup instead.  What’s up with that?  Again, it’s not a big deal, but kind of funny, at least to me.

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I have a theory that I’ve been developing that equates Meteorologists to modern day fortune tellers/psychics. Under the guise of “science” of course. That may seem a bit “out there”, but consider these points:

1. Both predict the future
2. Both are often wrong (from what I’ve heard anyway)
3. Both still get paid regardless of their predictions

What got me going today was the snow prediction from yesterday compared to today…

Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not against the weatherman. But I think it’s a little silly to expect them to tell us what the weather is going to be like 15 days from now when they often can’t tell us what the weather will be like tomorrow beyond a temperature range that is based on the average for that day over the past hundred and some years. (Summer forecasts are far more accurate than winter ones from my observations.)

So with that said, I’ll have my shovel handy in the event that we do get a few inches of snow (the last I heard was to expect 2-4 inches by noon tomorrow). But I wouldn’t be at all surprised if we either get very little snow or we get 4-6 inches (or more). It has been known to happen. Let’s sit back and see what the outcome really is.

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It looks like it’s going to start to “feel” like Christmastime and winter this week…

I’m not sure I’m ready for the snow shoveling and crazy drivers, but I could go for some sledding and snowman building with the kiddos.

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