Monday notes

It's an interesting morning here - if you watch the webcam for a period of time, you'll see the showers passing by. Nice cloudscapes, but cold when one catches you out. Like what happened to me half an hour ago. A few snowflakes fell on me as I went round to get a few messages, as they say up here. Shopping is the more common term.

I should apologise for getting mixed-up in my Call for support last night, as it is actually the mother of Indigo's partner, Doc, who passed away. However, I wasn't that far off the mark, as Doc's mother was more of a mother to Indigo than her own mom appears to have been.

Stormy conditions continue along the US West Coast - I have yet to check my alerts, but the warnings from NWS that I quoted yesterday remain in place. Storm warnings have now also been put in place on the east coast of the US, from the Great South Channel to Hudson Canyon, including waters south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island. Please check the NWS for details.

President Vladimir Putin of Russia is probably a happy man today, after his party, United Russia, won more than 64% of the votes. His alleged campaign of obstruction, media bias and other tricks have downgraded the exercise to basically an unfair poll, impeding political pluralism. The link gives an overview of the problems that beset this election. What do you expect from an ex-KGB officer? Putin won a seat in the Duma (Russia's parliament), making it more than likely he'll become Prime Minister when he steps down from the Presidency next March.