Bfth's Boring Blog

It's been over a week since the snowstorm that dumped over 20 in of snow in the Poconos and close to that same amount in New Jersey. The temperatures have remained frigid and the challenge to get on a bus to Newark remains.    When I drove home to New Jersey on Monday night, I could see that there was still no cut out at the corner where I was dropped off the previous week. (for reference:  https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/bfths-bus-adventure.html ) So I decided again to take the early bus into Newark because I would not have to climb over so much snow.  (Although there is still plenty of snow and ice to climb over.)   There was a cut out at the corner so that technically I could get to the sidewalk where the bus stop is, but whoever shoveled the path made it so narrow that only a stick figure could get through So once again I stood on the shoulder of the highway to catch the morning bus.    Coming home in the afternoon I had inten...

  When I was in high school (more years ago than I care to admit), I had some wonderful teachers.  Some of which I have talked about and rightfully thanked.  Some of which I have not. One of those was Mrs. R who taught history. I had two classes with her my senior year, US History II and Foreign Policy.  I didn't really want to take the latter, but am glad I did as I learned so much from Mrs. R; more than I thought was possible.  She was quick on her feet; she was set to debate a fellow student on the Vietnam war and at the last minute the student decided he would be a Dove instead of a Hawk (I think he always intended to do that, he wanted to rattle her) and she effortlessly switched her focus and became a fierce hawk.  (A side I know she would have opposed.) It was impressive. Mrs. R was a small woman, but was larger than life when it came to history and justice. One of the things I (we?) learned about from her was the plight of the Native Americans....

It's February 1st!  Can I get a Hallelujah?  Surely I am not the only one who thought that January lasted an eternity, am I?  While I know February is the shortest month of the year, usually it feels like it is the longest.  I hope that is not the case this year because January was just KILLER.  There was snow.  Snow that won't melt because it's been (and continues to be) too darned COLD.  If we are lucky here in the Poconos we may reach a temperature above freezing (by one degree) two weeks from today!  And things are not much better in my home of NJ where it may reach above freezing (again by one degree) in 13 days.  Just for reference, today in Greenland it will be WARMER than it is in many places in the United States (including NJ and PA). (Maybe Greenland is trying to send us a message?  If it were up to me, I'd leave Greenland the heck [okay, I'd rather use a stronger word than that, but...] alone!  Let them keep their land an...

  So, as you may know (because I wrote about it:   https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/snow-and-ice.html ), we've had some snow this month.  It doesn't matter where you live, we've gotten SNOW (and ICE).  You also may know that I split my time between PA and NJ and while the mountains in PA got more snow than NJ, there was still a LOT of snow (and ICE). As you might also know, I commute from my home in NJ to an office in Newark, NJ several days a week.  This particular week because of the snow and ICE (temperatures preventing both from melting), I only needed to go in one day. Here's how it went... I took an "extended lunch" so that I could drive from PA to NJ during the "heat of the day".  (Which of course wasn't very warm at all.)  That way I could clearly see the roads and do some snow clean up in NJ during daylight hours.  (We are blessed to have neighbors who helped us out by clearing out our walkway and driveway.) Yesterday, I ...

  While panic wasn't needed ( https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/bfth-panics-about-weather.html)  we did have a heck of a snow storm, which started on Sunday morning. (I'm thinking around 4:30 because when I got up to go to the bathroom I could see a slight dusting over the small patches of driveway that had actually been dry.)  It continued into Monday morning.  So it should come as no surprise that we got a LOT of snow.  (We have so much that the outdoor lights are buried.  When the sun goes down, I have patches of snow that glow!  And will I EVER be able to get the holiday lights off of the bushes?  Will I ever see the bushes again?) (They're under there somewhere!)   I'm not sure of how much because there was already snow on the ground in many places.  I already big mounds of it piled up at the ends of the driveway.  (And my two road signs that warned drivers that our drive was not a through street have disappeared....

  Yes, this is a (sort of) follow up to my post on  old lady boobs .  And my continued search for a bra that fits, lifts and is comfortable.  Does such a thing exist? The number one suggestion I got was to get professionally fitted.  And I probably should do that.  I did do that many years ago at a Macy's nearby in NJ.  I bought an expensive bra ( https://www.wacoal-america.com/ ) and I was happy with it.  But that was a long time ago. I bought more of that brand at a pop up outlet at the company had when I worked in the Meadowlands area.  (I have no idea if they still have offices there.)  Again, that was a long time ago!  Plus I've aged, my weight has gone up and down (and up again).  So I probably do need to get a professional fitting.  However, I'm in the Poconos now and there isn't a place close by.  Which means it's something I need to do when I'm in NJ.  From what I can tell the Macy's that I went to way...