My favorite Yule present this year is "The Lump of Coal" by Lemony Snicket. From the back cover:
"Miracles can happen, even to those who are small, flammable, and dressed all in black."
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thunder Snow
I just got back from St. Louis. I'm from the Bay Area. What do I know of weather. Weather.com said that there would be "freezing rain" when I landed.
Freezing rain.
Snow sounds soft and fluffy. Sleet sounds kinda neat. Freezing rain just sounds miserable. And it is. You get immediately wet. The stuff comes pre-melted and wastes no time powdering the new down coat you hoped would be enough. Freezing rain slaps you in the face like a wet towel before burrowing in at the wrists and neck and *then* it freezes.
As I parked at the hotel, the radio guy warned that later that night we might get some thunder snow.
Fortunately, I was asleep by then.
Freezing rain.
Snow sounds soft and fluffy. Sleet sounds kinda neat. Freezing rain just sounds miserable. And it is. You get immediately wet. The stuff comes pre-melted and wastes no time powdering the new down coat you hoped would be enough. Freezing rain slaps you in the face like a wet towel before burrowing in at the wrists and neck and *then* it freezes.
As I parked at the hotel, the radio guy warned that later that night we might get some thunder snow.
Fortunately, I was asleep by then.
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