Category Archives: Weather

Encore

Posted on December 27, 2008 by RLW3

I had my alarm set for 4:45. However, I woke up at 4:40.  In the midst of a 66° evening, the wind suddenly started howling like it did during tornado season, like God just reached over and turned on a … Continue reading →

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Fighting the Midwestern winter spread

Posted on December 19, 2008 by RLW3

It is becoming painfully clear to me why people tend to gain weight in the Midwest during the winter. First, it is cold outside and the thought of hot food is SO enticing. Honestly, who craves a salad when it … Continue reading →

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A Midwest roller coaster!

Posted on December 14, 2008 by RLW3

The Los Angeles area has at least five major amusement parks that boast about how great their roller coasters are.  Here in Kansas, we don’t need no stinkin’ amusement parks with no man mad roller coasters! We’ve got the real … Continue reading →

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Talk about the weather

Posted on December 9, 2008 by RLW3

When I lived in Southern California, I must tell you that I thought that people who talked about the weather were really lame. I mean, come on… Don’t you have ANYTHING more interesting to talk about? Now that I live … Continue reading →

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Chasin’ tornadoes

Posted on September 12, 2008 by RLW3

The celebration that I am now officially one year older continued today. My wife and two youngest children took me out to dinner to celebrate my birthday at Jack Stack Barbecue. In the semi-finals of the NCAA basketball tournament, the governor … Continue reading →

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Honey, we’re just in time!

Posted on June 6, 2008 by RLW3

We climbed into the truck and began out trek to Nashville to attend a wedding this weekend. Both the bride and the groom are from families that we have known and loved for more than 25 years. In fact, my … Continue reading →

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Spring in Kansas?

Posted on April 13, 2008 by RLW3

April 13th and…it’s snowing

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It’s beginning to look a lot like…

Posted on April 12, 2008 by RLW3

I started unpacking some boxes yesterday. I have to tell you, even though I knew what was in the box, even though it was stuff I had used many times before, it still felt a little like Christmas with each … Continue reading →

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May flowers???

Posted on April 12, 2008 by RLW3

It’s April 12th and it is snowing here in Kansas City! April 12th! Amazing! It has to be global warming… A few weeks ago, my wife was remarking to a woman  in Costco, “What’s with all of this rain?” “Well, … Continue reading →

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Spring has sprung

Posted on April 11, 2008 by RLW3

The trailer carrying our belongings arrived at the storage facility last night so that we could unload everything on Friday. I arranged this because the extended forecast indicated that Friday was the only day with no rainfall expected. I thought … Continue reading →

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