At Leech Lake -- October 28, 2010

Last night the San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers 11-7 at AT&T Park in SF in the first game of the 2010 World Series. It sure would be fun if the Giants could win it all this year -- it would be their first championship since moving to SF.

The temperature at 8:00 a.m. this morning was 26 degrees. The wind was blowing at 15-18 mph out of the WNW and the sky was overcast and gray. It looks like it might rain/snow, but the forecast calls for no precipitation today whatsoever.

This morning I took it easy. Did some work emails, read the news on CNN.com and other sites, then had a late breakfast. I have a few outdoor chores left to do, mainly get the power disconnected from the boat lift, then I think I'll go for a walk down our dirt road. I only wish Kathleen was here with me; she loves walking down W. Shores Rd.

I just came back inside. The time is 2:15 p.m. The wind has picked up again and is blowing out of the WNW at 25 mph. The temperature is 26 degrees, but with the wind, it feels much colder. The sky has cleared some, and is currently mostly sunny with lots of patches of blue.

I took a brisk 2-mile walk to just past Paulsen's and back. It felt great to walk quickly in the cold late-October air. On the dirt road it wasn't as breezy, so it was basically the perfect temperature for a good walk.

On my way home I stopped at the cabin to disconnect the heavy-gauge power cord from the boat lift. I have it zip tied to the dock in numerous spots to keep it above the water line, so I have to get down on my hands and knees and lean over the edge of the dock to cut the zip ties. The waves were coming in strong enough that the dock was wet from the spray, so as a result the knees in my pants and the elbows of my sweatshirt are wet too.

There was a thin coat of ice around the cord due to the waves and the cold temps, so by the time I had disconnected the cord and stored it in the garage, my hands and fingers were numb from handling it. I could barely move a couple of the fingers on my left hand. Just know I'm getting a strong tingling feeling back in my fingers as I warm them up by typing this post.

After a light dinner of primarily vegetables and fruit, I got a fire going in the fireplace. I also got the World Series game on the Internet -- Gamecast on ESPN.com and on the radio on KNBR.com. The Giants played a great game and ended up beating the Texas Rangers 9-0 in Game 2. The Giants are now up 2 games to none as the Series heads to Texas for the next 3 games.

Well, good night from Leech Lake, where the temperature at midnight is 22 degrees and the wind is out of the WNW at 15 mph. No rain or snow.