An Ode to Odious Winter
As months go by and seasons change We watch the outside rearrange Nature knows a change is due, And it’s not hard to see a clue Like puppies frozen to a tree While going […]
Tag: cold weather
My Grumpy Mother Nature Song
Is it just me, or has Mother Nature been, this year … grouchy? Surly? Cross? Cantankerous? Yeah, I thought so, too. Maybe we brought it on ourselves, the way everyone has been storming at each […]
Winterizing: Not For the Weak
It can be nice to sit in our house and let the summer breeze blow past. Or, to get even more breeze, we could open the windows. My house leaks like a Washington insider. Over […]
A Real Weather Wizard
Seasonal changes can get confusing. Of course, every place in the world has the same expression: If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes: It’ll change. (There are possible exceptions, such as, say, the […]
Let’s Go Over That Driving Thing Again
I contend that DWS (Driving While Stupid) should be a death penalty offense. Of course, DWS isn’t illegal to begin with, but we have to start somewhere. Look, I’ve done foolish things while driving. I […]
Snow Spoiled
Okay, so, we survived the Snowstorm of ’22. That just isn’t as catchy as the Blizzard of ’78, but it never quite got to blizzard status–it was just a regular snowstorm. At least, it was […]
When Snow Blows, Snow Blower Goes
Hunter’s Law of Diminishing Returns states that the more I prepare for something, the less likely it is to happen. This is why I try to always be prepared for winter. It’s also why I […]
Weather Woes Wobble at Will
It’s human nature to complain and want change, and I’ve come to realize why people can adjust to change so quickly: It’s so they can complain some more. Over winter, I hear a lot of […]
It’s Just a Little Snow …
Everybody complains about the weather forecasts, but nobody wants to get a meteorology degree and see if they can do it better. It’s an axiom. I assume. I’m not sure, let me check … yep, […]
Insanity and Ice Fishing, But I Repeat Myself
I hear it’s going to be a “good” year for ice fishing. I thought every year was a bad year for ice fishing. I mean, it involves standing on a frozen lake in the middle […]