Spring came too early this year

Last week was really pleasant. Who would ever imagine you could go outside in shorts, a t-shirt and flip flops to take your dog for a walk in the middle of March. In the past few years, we have had major snow storms in March which shutdown local airports since they were not prepared to deice their planes. This is the first year when spring break actually feels like spring.
The only problem with an early spring is the effect it has on farm crops. Since winter is not fully over, frost and cold temperature can harm or kill plants that have started to bloom. Farmers have tried to protect their plants with warm patches and heating elements.
It was nice to have an early spring to see flowers blooming and I hope it has an minimal effect on our gardens and farms.

Wow, Nokia is making a come back

Nokia has done something amazing over the last few weeks. They have launched a product with a marketing campaign that actually makes sense since the launch of the iPhone. The lumnia series are well engineered mobile devices, and the marketing campaign really wants you to join the movement to be part of the "amazing everday" experience. Too bad I have a HTC windows phone device, but I'm hoping more US carriers trend to pick up the lumnia series. It is already a major hit internationally with the release of 710, 610, and 800. Nokia has been doing an awesome job, I hope it goes viral.