Looks like Caribou may break the snowfall record if this current storm delivers. Meteorologists are calling for another 9-12 inches over the next 36 hours, so that will push the total just past the 181-inch record for the season.  We’re prepared for it in this household. The city has been trying to widen the sidestreets as they have become one-lane with the snowbanks closing in. Our roof has been cleared off twice and it’s a good thing - it’s been an issue this year for many people. And why a business would have a flat roof in snow country is beyond me. There have been collapses and a lot of property damage because of it.

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But Spring is coming and we should have quite a mud season this year. The ground has a shallow freeze this year, so the snow will melt and we’ll have lots of lovely mud. Then, all of a sudden, everything will be green. I never knew how many shades of green there were until I lived here. If any artists have fallen on this blog, you ought to take a visit to Aroostook County, Maine. The vistas are wonderful.

Theo loves BSG. For fans like us, BSG’s final season is a highlight of Spring. Bittersweet, tho.

If you haven’t been following the show, you can get a very brief catchup at the SciFi location: http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/ in a humorous summary of the plot twists and character relationships. But go rent the first season DVD. If you don’t get hooked in the first 3-hour segment, it’s not your thing. But this is no cheap scifi or imitation of the original series. It has its own depth. I don’t get hooked on tv shows but I really like this one. Character driven, the writing and performances draw you in.

My laptop wallpaper was downloaded from polygeek.

The snow is piling up everywhere, even after the two melts we’ve had. This winter we’ve cleared off the roof twice.I think the total for the season is near 140 inches, which is about at third place in the records. Today another system is here and it has been snowing steadily all day and expected to continue tomorrow. 

Winter sports enthusiasts are apparently happy and the CanAm dog sled races are underway. If you’d like to see what’s going on there, visit their site http://can-am.sjv.net . Not the prettiest site, but has lots of information and maps.

As promised, I’ve set up a testing ground for themes I’m working on in 2.3.  It’s located at www.dubbahdesign.com/wordpress/ and it will soon has a theme chooser plugged in a few themes to look at. Have patience, I’ve had a busy week.

For Wordpress fans out there: if you’re thinking of upgrading to version 2.3, keep in mind that you’ll need to use Firefox or any browser other than IE.  The reason: the text editor will lose images if you use IE. It’s fine in other browsers. This blog runs on 2.2.1 but I shall be launching a section on this site for testing themes in 2.3. I’ll be installing a separate WP version for this purpose. I’ve been trying to work on a few new themes - in between priority jobs.

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Of particular interest to me lately are the magazine type themes of Darren Hoyt and Justin Tadlock. They know their way around the code and have developed some nice multiple loop style themes. This proves just how cool Wordpress can be.

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