{"id":11550,"date":"2020-11-20T18:18:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T01:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=11550"},"modified":"2020-11-20T18:18:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T01:18:41","slug":"not-so-nasty-news-november-20th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=11550","title":{"rendered":"Not so Nasty News November 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Item #1: Snow <\/span>
\n\"\"
\n News from Washington: Closed for the winter.<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe WA DOT page for this route is Route 20. North Cascades Highway<\/strong><\/a>. \"\"There is current information, and a little history.<\/p>\n

The map to the right doesn’t show the build-up of snow in the avalanche chutes where the highway crosses that bright pink area in northern Washington. A mid-November closure is typical for this reason.
\nIt’s rumored (OK, projected) that our area will be a bit colder and snowier than normal. This is because the Pacific Ocean along the Equator, west of South American, has been cooling.
\n La Ni\u00f1a is looming.<\/strong><\/a>
\nWe’ll see.<\/p>\n

Item #2: Coffee Art <\/span>
\n \"\"This appeared labeled as a cat setting off a nuclear explosion. I guess paying $5 for a cup of coffee is worth the price if it gives one the opportunity to photograph it and find a place on the web to post it.
\nMy thought turned toward “animal familiars”
\n[link here: Familiar <\/strong><\/a>], so I saw something else in the central swirl. I saw a person-like thing with scrawny shoulders, a long narrow neck, facing left with a big head of hair.
\nAlso, the “cat” could be an Owl. <\/p>\n

Item #3: Up your game <\/span>\"\" <\/p>\n

Or provide your favorite game player with a Christmas surprise.
\n Moose poo dice<\/strong><\/a>
\nThese have a nice texture, density, aroma, firmness, and visual appeal. <\/p>\n

Item #4: Odd things <\/span> <\/p>\n

We’ve been driving Subarus for some years now, so when this photo appeared the thought occurred that is was from the famous Australian Outback.\"\"There is a Subaru Outback pulling an Outback in front of an Outback, in the Outback.
\nNancy uses a Forester and I use the small blue Crosstrek. Neither have been used much this year because she has not been doing music things, and I haven’t been doing trail work. I likely won’t be doing trails next year; maybe a few. Seems the elder care and rehab facilities will need to be re-built before the community groups are invited back. Just a guess.
\nWhat do you drive, and where?<\/p>\n

Item #5: Buy me a pie <\/span> \"\"
\nThis story is from the Ravenna area just northeast of the University of Washington.
\nPhotos <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Click on the right side for more info. Looks like the pie shown here might cost $75.
\nThis link should work: Feedfeed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If you are interested in food and cooking, ‘Feedfeed’ might be a site you want to explore.
\nI’m not interested in $75 pies.<\/p>\n

And that, for this week, is the not so nasty news.
\nJohn <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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