Late and out-of-date
Posted in Government
Luck had nothing to do with New York’s 21-17 victory over New England in yesterday’s Super Bowl unless you count the Mud Bay Blog’s coin flip, which correctly predicted the game’s winner. Instead, this post is about the off-the-charts results in the Super Bowl numbers pool a friend of mine runs every year.
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Posted in Sports
This year’s Super Bowl quiz consists of one question:
Which team will win Super Bowl XLVI?
A. New England Patriots
B. New York Giants
C. I don’t know
D. It doesn’t matter
Let’s try to find the answer.
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Posted in Sports
Taxi!
There’s another sculpture after the jump.
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President Obama painted a rosy picture of the state of the union on Tuesday night in a flowery speech about how America is on the way back. Who is he kidding? In just a few minutes the Mud Bay Blog identified a number of serious issues with the union that NO ONE seems to be working on. Here are five:
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Posted in Economy, Government
Last Sunday I watched the National Football Conference championship game at my neighbor’s house. He had also invited two friends over who live on Marine Drive, Jerry and Marilyn. Jerry is a great storyteller. Marilyn has a talent I didn’t know about.
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Posted in Friends & Family
Do I need one of these?
Posted in Home, Mud Bay & Rocky Point
Yesterday’s snow storm, which doubled down this morning with several hours of freezing rain, is a blessing for the region’s auto body shops. Snow and ice cause wrecks. Ironically, my 1999 Toyota Tacoma is at Bremerton’s Trew Auto Body this week for repair from a non-snow-related accident. I’m in no hurry to get it back. Trew can put some of the storm’s victims ahead of it as far as I’m concerned.
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Posted in Business Beat, Cars, Weather
Front door drift
The knife-edged drift was caused by a strong wind blowing from Dyes Inlet down the length of Mud Bay. When it hit the north end of my house, the wind split and was funneled between the side of the house and the steep hillside that borders the front parking area. At its highest point the drift is 30 inches tall. All that snow had to come from somewhere, and as the photo shows, the flat part of my driveway is almost clear. There’s plenty of snow left on the steep part though, so I’m snowed in at least until tomorrow.
Posted in Mud Bay & Rocky Point, Weather
Big wheel keep on turning
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