It's the 44th day of the year today, The Invading Past according to the Universal Solar Calendar. The fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany, recounted in Kurt Vonnegut's 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five, occurred on this date in 1945. It's Peter Gabriel's birthday, and tomorrow, pitchers and catchers report for spring training.
I understand that blizzards are pounding the Northeast today. A snow emergency has been declared in New York City and the schools are closed; it's not apparent yet if the Boston Celtics will get to play the Nets in Brooklyn tonight. The gusty winds and 3-5 inches of snow now forecast for Boston (down from the 12 inches forecast earlier) may still affect the Bruins game tonight at the TD Garden against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
It's sunny today in Georgia, though. We had 2¼ inches of rain yesterday, just shy of the record 2.42 that fell in 1900, but that's all behind us now. The sun rose at 7:24 this morning and will set at 6:10 p.m. and mild temperatures are forecast for the mid 50s. The waxing crescent moon is 20% illuminated, and rose at 9:47 a.m. and will set at 10:53 tonight.
These are the times and this is my record of the times.
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