Why Flowers Beat Snowdrifts
This won’t come as a shock to anyone who knows me, but I love spring. To paraphrase some action movie or other: Winter is the disease, and spring is the cure. Summer is that […]
Tag: winter sucks
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 […]
Nice Winters, and Other Strange Concepts
We had such a nice, warm winter going on there. (Well … when you say “nice winter”, that’s always relative. But in northern Indiana, if the temperature stays above freezing for any amount of time […]
In Praise of Snow Plows
I live on a state highway, so I generally wait to shovel my front sidewalk until after the plows have gone through. (Okay, the neighbor’s been snow blowing my front sidewalk, having apparently taken pity […]
Everybody Jokes About The Weather, But Only the Desperate Move
Somebody asked me the other day why I don’t write humor columns about the weather these days. It’s the same reason why I don’t make many political jokes: They’re just not funny anymore. I’ve endured […]
I hope you winter lovers are satisfied
Well, everybody wanted a white Christmas. There you go, if you live around here: White Christmas. So, Christmas is over now. It can all … un-whiten up. Here, let me check the forecast. Nope. Some […]
What Kind of Idiot Goes the Speed Limit?
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK There was a time when I was the same reckless driver I now complain about. My first two cars were fast, and I liked to believe I was the stuntman […]
Winterizing’s Not for the Weak
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK It can be nice to sit in my house and let the summer breeze blow past us. Or, to get even more breeze, we could open the windows. My house leaks […]