Well, now I've done it!

Joined Facebook, that is...Getting snowed in the way we did last week will probably do that to anybody. The cyber-space antidote to Cabin Fever.

But it is really pretty amazing how quickly people find you out there. People I haven't heard from in years are now sending "friend" requests. It's actually pretty cool. As of right now I have 42 friends (39 if you don't count family).

The young folks are very gracious, allowing me to share in their goings-on. Please continue to keep the geezer entertained. I promise to do my best to not embarrass any of you...

Round 2...and records fall!

Well, if nothing else we've set a record for single-season snow fall at all three area airports. The latest bout of snow came in at around 10 inches at home, but it was hard to measure since there aren't any good flat bare surfaces to start from!

This storm also brought high winds, so we had near white-out conditions during much of the day. There were interesting little "snow-nadoes" whistling down the street on several occasions. Apart from a power glitch this morning, everything seems to be online for now. Hope it stays that way.

I've done a round of shoveling the sidewalks, and this time the snow is pretty powdery, so it's a bit easier on the back. We'll see how things hold up tomorrow for the second dig-out. I've also spent quite a bit of time attempting to break ice dams on the gutters before they all come a-crashing down. Looks like quite a bit of work is going to have to be done once this stuff all melts.

Six more weeks to the equinox...maybe we'll see the ground by then!

I'm getting too old for this...

Memo to Ol' Man Winter: I give up. You win.

I was going to take a day off and go skiing this week. How ironic.

I am pretty sure that I have singlehandedly moved at least three tons of show over the last few days. I used to like snow. I'm from New England, for chrissakes. Growing up we had storms measured in feet. But we also had a Gravely Tractor with a snowblower attachment and a plow. We had awesome hills for sledding. I owned a set of snowshoes which got pretty regular workouts. One winter we had 10 feet of snow piled up against the fence at the lower end of the driveway. My friend Mitch and I made a snow fort, complete with secret entrances, tunnels, etc.

In college up in Worcester, MA we also had massive snowstorms measured in feet. Inconvenient for a day, maybe two, but you could drive a rear-wheel drive car down any street in town within 2 days of the show ending.

I've experienced some pretty big dumps of snow since moving to the DC area in 1977, but this officially takes the cake. I measured 20 inches in the side yard last Saturday after that storm wound down. Now we're scheduled for another 10+ storm with winds, etc. just to add to the fun. I don't like snow anymore. I hurt for all the wrong reasons. I've done nothing but shovel for the last three days. Looks like I'll get to do it all over again. Getting old sucks.

Another great bumper sticker

I used to have one that said "Of All the Things I've Lost, I Miss My Mind the Most".

That was my fave until I was given a "Republicans For Voldemort" sticker back in 2004.

Wednesday night at the gym I saw another "must-have". It said "We Have the Fossils. We Win!" followed by a running "Jesus fish". My birthday's in June...