A soggy start to February

It is February 1st and an extremely wet one, I might add! It started out as freezing rain early this morning but the temps have risen so now it is just plain rain – pouring down, soggy, drenching rain! While it isn’t my favorite type of weather, it is necessary.

We received a notice from our water company just yesterday explaining the dire situation the reservoir is in despite the fact it is in the middle of winter and no one is thinking about water conservation. Apparently, we need 28 inches of water though to fill the reservoir back up and there is not much hope that will occur before summer rolls around. I do believe today’s waterfall though will bring that number down just a tad… or more.

Anyway, so onto the national news of the day – Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo, huh?!? Guess they decided to beat Google to it and provide some leverage in the playing field. Yahoo rejected their first offer a while back but I guess given Yahoo’s recent performance, they are giving this 2nd offer more than a cursory glance. It will be interesting to see what happens.

On a personal bummer note, I had bought some stock a few years back based on a guru’s analysis that I read in a money magazine. I bought it twice for an average price of $6 a share. Earlier this year, I had to sell it to meet some financial obligations. I made a profit; however, I have been getting Yahoo notices for the past two weeks that it has skyrocketed well beyond what I sold it for! The guru was right but unfortunately, my needs required me to sell it before it reached its full potential. So, while I didn’t totally lose out, it’s still a bummer! It’s been exciting to see that my first endeavor in the stock market was successful though.

So, I am out of the cubicle farm today but back on Monday… lots of applications to sort through for a project we support. Should be fun!

Until then, stay soggy!