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Comments (9)Been there, done that. At one point in time I was taking courses toward a computer programming degree, trying to earn my EMT certification, taking ERT classes on the side, and volunteering just about full time with a rescue squad to pay for the EMT/ERT classes. Shortly after I received my certification I added working with Gaston Life Saving in Gastonia. Add to that three kids and a house to take care of and I was a mess. Needless to say, you would have thought once I thinned out my activities that I would have walked away a little wiser. I finished my EMT course, dropped the paid job in favor of the volunteer work (looks better on a resume and the state basically pays you by paying for any EMS related courses), switched to a nursing degree and continued ERT classes. Finally one day I woke up and while standing in the eye of a chaos storm within my home I spent an entire day dropping classes and informing everyone I would not be returning. I actually did try to go back for fine arts a few semesters later thinking that without the other stress I could handle a few art classes, just to keep me in the adult world a little. That was fun while it lasted but hard to justify as far as the time away from home went. The hardest thing is, I love learning and I am absolutely intrigued with getting down to the molecular level of how things work. I feel so at home in an academic environment. I figure I can wait until the kids get older though. Until then I am going to order my books and read, read, read, and prepare myself to sleep through my classes. Speaking of which..... I got one more book yesterday, three more today, and I have two more on the way. The ones I have received look like such wonderful reference tools so far. I'm ready to dig in. Can ya tell?...See MorePinellas County is not Zone 9 !
Comments (28)bsewall- Great comparison! yes...these two areas are wildly different when it come to freezes. The Tampa data comes from the airport, which is located north of Tampa Bay. So, when the cold fronts roll down from the north, the bay cant help anywhere near as much as it does for the St. Pete station, which as I mentioned above, is located literally in Tampa Bay on the south east part of Pinellas. Here are a few more plots to further illustrate your point. They come from the Southeast Climate center as show the probability of going 365 days in a row without the temperature dropping below a certain value. As can be seen in these charts, there is an 80% chance of going 365 without the temp dropping below 36F at the St. Pete station, but only a 30% chance of that happening at the Tampa AP. What I really like about these charts is that they are based on really long term data (since 1900 for Tampa and 1948 for St. Pete)....See MoreAll-Iowa Horticulture Expo
Comments (1)Any one go? .....Let us know how it was. What kind of vendors were there? Looks like there were a lot of informative speakers....See MoreSpring/ Horticulture Days Calendar of Events
Comments (5)TAhe MN Arboretum Plant Information fair will be April 18th.10am-3pm. Different this year is that there will be no demonstrations/mini-lectures in the classrooms. I will be there hosting for the MN Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society and the American Conifer Society. There is always somethings blooming in the Rock garden at the Arb, even at this early date. You might also want to take a gander there too if you come....See MoreEmbothrium
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