Hiya Streamers.... so in order to keep stealing Belle and PolarB's concept with a minimum of busted typing fingers, I am moving my questions to Thursday from Friday. Thanks girls! :)

Ok.

Are we ready?

1. Do you sing out loud in your car while cruising?

2. When's the last time you cried?

3. Do you wash your feet while showering?

4. Has your masturbation bra ever been "happy-sad"?

Thanks for playing!

Current Temp: -19.9°F
Windspeed 87.0 mph
Gusts: 94.4 mph
Windchill: -67.1°F

This is from the weather station high atop Mount Washington, NH this morning.

Yes, I am a weather geek of the highest order. I have had this curious affliction since I was a little kid. I LOVE the weather on the news or anywhere else I can get it. These days, I keep some weather stations bookmarked... a few samples of my daily weather haunts?

Barrow, Alaska
Death Valley, California
Pike's Peak, Colorado
Dallas, Texas

Oh, and then I look at the weather stations located at my friends and loved ones... I like to play the weather stalker by calling folks up and telling them there's a severe line of whatever running through their town and they always get quiet for a second and then say... "Um, Scooty, I don't even know what my weather is doing...it's interesting that YOU do, and you live __________miles away! You creepy weather stalker!"

Hee Hee, Oh, mercy.

If I could roll the years back I would have liked to become a meteorologist.... but the math would have thrown me, so I would have probably ended up as as starving artist/musician type that I became anyway.

So, if you want an update on your weather, PM me and I will be back to you with your current conditions and forecast!

Um.... I was digging through the Hollow basement again tonight to look for some lovely old forgotten poem or maybe an old post with me waxing philisophical about nature and mountains or the meaning of life.... but instead I came across THIS!

I'll preface this reissue by apologizing to my Mom, family, and loved ones....

So, without further delay.... it's the birth of the Blood Cannon concept here on the Hollowblog..

From around July 4th, 2006...

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That's right, kids.

You read it right.

I'm here to discuss my blood cannon.

What, pray tell, is a blood cannon?

Well, my blood cannon is just like a revolutionary war era cannon........except that mine fires blood.

So, on the 4th I rolled mine up to the town square for the annual 4th of July parade and set it up where I could get a good shot at the proceedings.

I was all decked out in my minuteman costume, complete with powdered wig and boots and all the other stuff that comes to mind when you are thinking "revolutionary war" soldier.

Some interested kids were chatting with me about my blood cannon before their nervous parents scooted them away from me.

I also had no luck when I went around asking someone to play my flute while I shot my cannon. Folks either just walked away or called my a "sicko" or a "perv". I guess I should have explained that I meant a REAL fife for my blood cannon, not THAT thing. People need to get their minds out of the gutter! Sheeesh!

Then I heard the parade coming toward the square and I knew it was showtime.

In the front of the parade were the nice and proper ladies of the local historical preservation society so I let loose my first salvo!

BOOM!!

There was sheer pandemonium as the blood spewed everywhere and everyone was in a tizzy about all the fake blood covering everyone.

I loaded another round and fired it at the Glee Club who went flying in all directions seeking cover from my mighty blood cannon.

It was actually kind of disturbing. I'm glad nobody got hurt.

Oh, the humanity!

Panic filled the square!

I was finally wrestled to the ground by some of our local nice police officials and the outraged mayor sat on my head for some reason and messed up my minuteman hat.

Now, THAT irked me to no end!

So, to make this stupid long story short. I was booked on charges of "causing disorder with a blood cannon", posted bond, and am now free.

They confiscated my mighty blood cannon but my lawyer thinks I will walk away with a slam dunk insanity plea.

Oh, well..... it was a good 4th all in all.

Although, a bit messy, I guess.

A PSA here from the Hollow.....

For those of you who love your dogs on this the day filled with love... DON'T give the poor doggie a box of chocolates as a gift!

Now, I will admit that you would have one VERY happy dog on your hands for about 5 minutes as it has it's nose stuffed down in the heart but when it's done eating the sweets (and probably the box too) it needs to be rushed to the vet.... dogs can't eat chocolate, as any responsible dog lover knows!

I only mention this because I had a friend who once thought it would be cute to let his little doggie eat a box of chocolates that he didn't want, and the dog became VERY, VERY ill....but lived, luckily.

Can cats have chocolate?

Anyone know?

Where's Sherry, the cat whisperer?

Anyway... Happy Valentines Day, Streamers.

"A Thousand Miles Away"

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Sometimes all you can do is hold someone
When there's nothing left to say
No more right or wrong
When all is gone
All you can do is hold someone

A foot apart from you
is a thousand miles away
When your heart's taken all it can
All you can do is hold someone

A heart broken, held to your's
can say so much more
Than all the words that have already been spoken

Sometimes all you can do is hold someone
When there's nothing left to say
No more right or wrong
When all is seemingly gone
All you can do is hold someone
and tell them...

"I still love you."

I wrote this little song today in my head... I don't have to play it on my piano to know each note and chord, because I hear it in my head so well...

I hope it puts forth the emotions I feel..

"A Thousand Miles Away" Copyright, Scott Scarborough; 2007