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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Margin of Error Another example of Mom doing the heavy lifting around here. Four to eight inches, expected. That was five inches ago, and it's still coming down. I might have ended that last sentence at "coming", as "down" conveyed no additionally important information - ever seen snow go up, for instance? Anyway, a margin of error is expected to attend a forecast, yes, but when your high estimate is one hundred percent of your low, what's the point? Especially when you consider that by this morning closer to ten inches had fallen. It was nearly up to my stomach, not quite deep enough to high center me, tho in the drifts it was. Imagine having to squat and pooh in chest-high snow. Welcome to my world uprights. I mention this just in case you hold the mistaken belief that it's 24/7 Haute Couture1 around here. It's not; believe me at times it can be quite Hobbesian living in Cleveland. Speaking of which, a bootleg photo from the exhibit (Ibid.): Imagine having to get up and put that on everyday. Makes poohing in snow drifts seem trivial by comparison. And you can imagine what the horses thought. If you look closely you'll see the horse's nose is unprotected. Presumably to avoid interfering with breathing, but you can imagine that now and then one of them got a twenty foot lance right up the ol' nostril. Ick, give me snow drifts any day. [1] Pre-exhibit libation at the Cleveland Museum of Art. 9:54:09 AM    Comments disabled © Copyright 2008 Rufus. Nonsense, distribute widely and freely! Last update: 7/26/2008; 11:03:48 AM.			Readers Amused       Home About Me Airedale Philosophy How this all got started       FAQ What's an Upright? Upright: noun : a by and large bipedal companion, also referred to as a human being. What's a Cheechako? Cheechako: noun : a person new to Alaska who has come with the intention to live here. Who's Master? Master: pronoun : just the finest upright on the face of the earth, that's who! To read him is to love him. What's Dogdom? Dogdom: noun : Life's venue from a dog's point of view. What's a Sourdough? Sourdough: noun : A long time Alaskan who has an automatic suspicion of cheechakos. What does Outside mean? Outside: noun : A provincial reference to somplace other than Alaska; usually the lower 48. What's Breakup? Breakup: noun : A uniquely Alaskan season between winter and spring when the snow and ice begins to melt for good. Where is SquareBanks? SquareBanks: slang : A self-evident euphemism for a place widely known as Fairbanks, AK. Where can I read the Houston Trip? Houston Trip: vignette : Here What digital camera do you use? Camera: hardware : Canon Powershot A80 (4.0 MP) Who's Mom? Mom: Hottie : Have A Look What's a Squeakamunka? Squeakamunka: noun : your ordinary gray squirrel which can be seen everywhere in our Cleveland neighborhood! « Alaska Blogs »  Stories Fiction Boy Wonder Bat Girl Objects in Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear Used To Be Fish Skin Deep Essay Life Is Good Desert Nostalgia A Voice of Reason Fictional Four Realms of Darkness Poetry Lucky Chain  The Cycling Pages 1999 Canadian Tour 2000 Tour of Alaska "Yooper" : 2001 Tour of WI/Michigan UP 2001 Spine of Italy Tour 2002 Tour of New England 2004 Tour of New Zealand (coming soon!) 2005 Tour Of Nova Scotia Conways Game of Life (needs java plugin) Sometimes Interesting Billy Greg (Hiatus) Virginia Postrel Wendy McElroy Samizdata Atlantic Monthly Reason No Treason Slashdot Derke Lowe Heather Champ (Photo blog) T.C. Boyle Liquid Generation Improved Clinch Exquisite Corpse, A. Codrescu Fred On Everything Assymetrical Information The Daily Ablution (Hibernation) Lileks Frank Kelly (Hiatus) Up In Alaska