What made me happy today?

[RMBrown]

When I lived in NH, the ice would literally explode along the Saco River. It sounded like an artillery strike. Every few years an ice jam would form up stream toward the mountains, pressurizing the ice as it backed up, and when that sumbitch blew a six foot wall of ice would roll downstream and carve the banks out like an ice cream scoop. Trees, rocks, houses, cars... see ya. Water always wins. Those were rare in general and one that was big enough to hit a nearby parking lot or something was even rarer, but you never forget that sound.

The Falls next to my. house are 65 feet tall, the ones in front are 168 feet tall. When the ice goes out it shakes the house. It happens all in a matter of minutes, a lot of years it happened at night. I am hoping to be able to see it today, we are going to get an inch of rain

 

[RMBrown]

In my late teens and early twenties, I worked on a ranch growing cotton, small grains, and silage corn. That was fifty years ago, and to this day, I feel like I ought to be out doing something in a field somewhere during February and March. Late winter landwork involved some of my favorite activities; if you gave me a nice tractor, a good plow, and a big field, I was a happy woman. We never had to deal with frozen ground, though.

I grew up thinking I was going to be a dairy farmer from the time I was 12. I worked as a herdsman when I was first married. I don't think it ever gets out of your blood. There is a lot to be said about being in tune with the weather and cycles of the earth.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

Report the incident to the Australian police - forward them all the emails - ASAP.

In theory, yeah you should report it, particularly if it's a repeated targeted phishing attack. (Although is impersonating a foreign government department even a thing? I mean they aren't impersonating Australian federal authorities... idk.)

In reality they are probably in Russia, China, India or someplace else where this stuff isn't even really illegal, and the AFP won't be able to track them down. You aren't likely to see any action unless actual money gets moved. And even then it's unlikely to produce results.

What I *would* do, if you have an IT or Security department, report it to them. They can filter for similar occurrences that may be sent to other users who may be less aware of how to respond to such things. A lot of targeted attacks probe for weak points until something slips through.

Hmm. Since this happened at work, I reported it to the IT department. They probably had a word with their Security department, but I haven't heard anything else (nor do I expect to).

I also asked them to ban those gmail addresses throughout the company, which they were happy to do.

I wonder how long it would be before there's another phishing attempt. Yesterday, another person from gmail pretended to be the CFO and emailed me to ask for a detailed report on our customers. I reported this to IT to ban, then banned his address myself.

I hope someone soon will try another phishing attack that's a bit more sophisticated, and give me a chance to use my brain. Attacks from gmail are getting a bit tiresome.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I grew up thinking I was going to be a dairy farmer from the time I was 12. I worked as a herdsman when I was first married. I don't think it ever gets out of your blood. There is a lot to be said about being in tune with the weather and cycles of the earth.

My husband grew up in a dairy family in Nort Dakodah. I lived in cattle ranching country except for two years in Marin Co where our place was bordered by a big dairy. I had to go back to that area on business after forty+ years absence. Town had grown like a cancer cell, but to my astonishment and delight, the dairy pastures were holding their own.

 

[charlottegarbett]

They've finally arrested (former prince) Andrew... and it's his birthday.

 

[Dante Dases]

The discovery of white chocolate creme eggs. This may be an acquired taste, but it's very much something firing me through the world's biggest half-term workload (which has basically been a week working from home rather than working in school).

 

[CatrionaGrace]

It snowed. Finally. Red flag fire conditions are alleviated for the time being.

 

[TrevorD]

The Falls next to my. house are 65 feet tall, the ones in front are 168 feet tall. When the ice goes out it shakes the house. It happens all in a matter of minutes, a lot of years it happened at night. I am hoping to be able to see it today, we are going to get an inch of rain

Am I seeing the face of weeping Buddha in the photo to the right?

 

[GrahamLewis]

My husband grew up in a dairy family in Nort Dakodah. I lived in cattle ranching country except for two years in Marin Co where our place was bordered by a big dairy. I had to go back to that area on business after forty+ years absence. Town had grown like a cancer cell, but to my astonishment and delight, the dairy pastures were holding their own.

We lived near two smallish dairy farms when I was a kid. One was operated by a convent, and had rolling hills, visible through our front window, through which I wandered after school and on weekends, in my introverted way. The other was a private company, Graystone Dairy, from which we had a milkman drop off our weekly supply -- which involved a wooden milk box on the front porch, on which our cat would sleep. We used to go past Graystone's pastures to and from school. Something wonderfully pastoral (deliberate pun) and restful about those fields; Graystone's later devolved into a K-Mart, and is now a massive strip mall. The covenant abandoned its dairy long ago, and its fields are now the site of television antennas and expanded parking for its girls high school.

Something's lost and nothing's gained, IMHO.

 

[GrahamLewis]

It snowed. Finally. Red flag fire conditions are alleviated for the time being.

I still can't get used to the dry weather reports from your neck of the "woods."

 

[GrahamLewis]

The Falls next to my. house are 65 feet tall, the ones in front are 168 feet tall. When the ice goes out it shakes the house. It happens all in a matter of minutes, a lot of years it happened at night. I am hoping to be able to see it today, we are going to get an inch of rain

Seems like a wonderful place to live.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I still can't get used to the dry weather reports from your neck of the "woods."

Woods? What are these woods of which you speak?

 

[GrahamLewis]

Woods? What are these woods of which you speak?

Thus the quotation marks around the word woods. Remember, my roots are in your vicinity, so I know the lay of the land.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Thus the quotation marks around the word woods. Remember, my roots are in your vicinity, so I know the lay of the land.

I got it.

 

[Louanne Learning]

I got my hair cut and coloured today. It always makes me feel good getting my hair done.

 

[RMBrown]

Seems like a wonderful place to live.

It is a tourist destination in the heart of wine country. With more cows than people.

 

[RMBrown]

Am I seeing the face of weeping Buddha in the photo to the right?

When I looked at those falls the first time, I thought if those froze over and there was about 3 feet of snow, I could ski down them. I guess life is all about perspective.

 

[JT Woody]

I received the highest level of state certification today-- I'm now a permanent State certified librarian!
honestly dont really know what all that means other than it makes my library look good to have state certified librarians. and it looks good on a resume if i should want to go to another library system in the state (I dont).
but yeah, im happy!

 

[Louanne Learning]

Congratulations JT!!

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I received the highest level of state certification today-

Good on ya, honey!