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Cold Jan, Feb, & Winter in Tampa. Data is in!

T Love — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:58:27 +0000

You’ve heard me very rarely gripe about the cold winter weather in Tampa this season. It wasn’t just all talk.

Tampa records began in 1890…..

6th Coldest January
6th Coldest February
4th Coldest Jan & Feb combined
10th Coldest Winter (Dec, Jan, & Feb combined)
Ranked 2nd for “Most # of Days 60 deg or less”
Ranked 27th for “Most # of Days 40 deg or less”

Full report from the NWS Tampa
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/tbw/TopNews/PDF/Winter0910.pdf

Marty

In loving memory (Breast Cancer Walk)

T Love — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:22:31 +0000

I recieved this from my ex girlfriend Kathy. I think this is a great cause & will be donating later this year. I promised Kathy that I would pass the info along & spread the word. The deadline is Oct 28th, 2010.

Forwarded Message —-
Kathleen Oldenburg

Hey all,
sorry to make it so impersonal, but I’m trying to send out alot emails to spread the word… so please pass this along to anyone you know that might want to help me.Almost all of you know that I lost my mom to breast cancer in Dec of 2008. I am fighting back by doing the 3-Day Walk in October with my Aunt Niki. There are many women out there who have been diagnosed with this disease and there will be more in the future. You can help find a cure by supporting me in my walk. I need to raise $2,300 for the walk, and all of the money goes to the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the cure foundation and their research.

Please go to http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/2010/TampaBayEvent2010?px=4736366&pg=personal&fr_id=1472 to donate. If you would rather donate by cash or check you can mail that to me and I can send it to them. (Kathy’s address is my old address in Clearwater).

Thank you so much for all of your support and love! Please, let’s find a cure so someday no one will need to suffer!

Kathy Oldenburg

Cold & Allergies?

T Love — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:32:43 +0000

The past few days, I’ve had a cold which included a sore throat. The sore throat still lingers a little, but I believe the cold is gone. I also think my alergies started up early. I have also discovered that I have a chest cold. I usually get a chest cold every winter season usually 2 weeks after the onset of significantly drier air is in place. Since I didn’t get the chest cold back in Dec, I thought I escaped it. Wrong.

So yeah, very mild allergies and a chest cold which can linger for weeks. Grrr.

Another job

T Love — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:38:24 +0000

So, I started another job. It appears that this can be more profitable than Courier driving & Auction driving. I’m excited. I’m so broke, its not even funny. I have to do whatever it takes to pay my bills. If you are keeping track at home, I now have 3 jobs.

Out on a date

T Love — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:29:51 +0000

Last night, I went out on a date. Yes, with a woman. It was my first date since the crazy melissa days back in November. The date went very well. Infact, it went better than I had expected. The date consisted of a relax atmosphere. I picked her up, went to a sports bar, & played some darts over a few drinks.

Casey Anthony Parody Songs

T Love — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:25:47 +0000

Check out 2 clever & funny parody songs made about Casey Anthony last year. She’s the Orlando woman who let her kid rot away in the trunk of her car.

Click here: Casey Anthony Parody Songs

Haiti

T Love — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:47:01 +0000

checked out haiti on google earth (google imagery was taken after the quake). That place was in really bad shape prior to the quake. Check out the Palace and then look about 1 block south and 2-3 blocks NE. Almost pure poverty. It reminds me of images from the movie Slumdog Millionare. I wouldnt be surprised if Haitians were getting better care now than ever before. Its sickening to hear reports of Haitians saying its other countries responsibility to help them. What little gov’t they had was usless.

I pass by 20-30 homeless people a day who could use the aid, food, & water that is currently going to haiti. So freaking sad. Why not a Red Cross ad of “Help Americans. Text 99999 for $10 donation”. Yeah, you don’t see those ads - well you do after a disaster.

And I do think its sad what happened to them. I’m so thankful I don’t live in such shambles. I’m so thankful to have a really crappy job. They were in horrible shape prior to the quake. Where was our compassion then? There wasn’t any. Nobody cared about Haiti prior to the quake and in 1 year, nobody will again. Since most of the gov’t officials died, maybe new leaders will take a stand and actually help build a stronger & better place. But then again, why make that kind of investment & care about your people when you know other nations will step in when disasters happen. Must be nice to have that safety net.

New Job!

T Love — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:45:05 +0000

No more sign holding! Sunday was my last day of sign holding. The truth of the matter is, my knees just couldn’t take the abuse. A few Saturday’s ago, my knees were is such pain that I could barely walk. So, I reduced my hours at work and started standing on a few pieces of plush carpet. (Yes, I had inserts in my shoes long before). Though all these techniques have help my knees recover, I needed to find other employment in which I wasn’t standing for 4-9 hours a day.

My new job started Thurs, Jan 7th. I will not disclose details of it online in fear of my ex gf Melissa stalking me or something. The pay is based on commission & when I convert it to a rough per hour rate, its a little better than sign holding. At least my knees don’t take a pounding.

I will probably stick with this till I get on board with the FAA.

Myth Confirmed

T Love — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:01:19 +0000

Myth Confirmed! I created snow in Tampa, FL at 730a this morning. And to think that people doubted me. Shame on you. lol.

Pics & Video
http://www.wxobs.info/AE/Activities/Make%20Snow%20in%20FL%20Jan%2010-11,%202010/Thumbs.html

Date Sunday Night

T Love — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:22:45 +0000

Was on another date with a new girl Sunday night. Yeah, it was awkward and I felt uncomfortable. She was from Puerto Rico, lol, and was very educated. Very nice, petite woman who had 3 boys. Though she had a sense of humor, well educated, and is not a vegetarian….I just felt like we weren’t clicking. Lots of awkward pauses during & between conversations. I felt like I was doing most of the talking just to keep the silence from happening. She would have a few things to say but it wasn’t much for me to work with.

I tried dropping a few future hints of activities and stuff, but she didn’t pick up on anything. I got no clues that she would want to see me again.

(insert music) doo doo doo, another one bites the dust.