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Greetings from a snowy East.

Ice and snow abounds..Slush covers the grounds..Misery in your town. A rhyme is the best I can come up with to deal with the misery of yet another storm.. this time affecting over 100 million Americans. The future radar of my area is appalling, frightening, and yet mesmerizing. If what they say will happen indeed … Read moreGreetings from a snowy East.

It’s going to be a long week

 While I am not a typical ‘run to the store to get bread and milk!’ excitable kind of guy, the latest weather forecasts coming out from various model runs are giving me cause for concern.. A major winter storm, with blizzard conditions possible in many areas, and an nasty ice storm in others, is forcing … Read moreIt’s going to be a long week

My rather extended and potentially very wrong thoughts on next week’s big snowstorm

The debate now comes down to two questions: 1) How big and 2) how far inland? Accuweather’s blog tonight saying that next week’s East Coast storm could be a ‘big deal’ has received national attention thanks to being linked by the Drudge Report tonight.. But the Weather Channel appears to concur that the storm may … Read moreMy rather extended and potentially very wrong thoughts on next week’s big snowstorm

There is a certain silence when it snows at night. Nothing moves. But there is a loud noise at the same time. I can only think it’s the roar of a billion snowflakes hitting the ground at once causing a hum of passion. My thoughts as I shoveled tonight. Yes. I think about this stuff… weird.

Mother Nature gives you no choice: Rest for a night

I took the Coal Speaker dog Bailey for a walk tonight in the snow storm. There was something very peaceful.. Night snow is quiet.. And yes, my location is miles from an interstate and relatively in a quiet part of the earth, there is still noise pollution. But on a night where the only thing visible … Read moreMother Nature gives you no choice: Rest for a night