We still have places with snow from the storm we had before Christmas. That was a real kicker. But this time around I think we are really in for it. The weather channel is telling us to expect between 2 to 4 feet of snow in the next day or so and plus another storm is heading this way come next Wednesday. I’m so ready for spring!
Rod Stewart has been around a very long time and seems to be trying to make a come back. He is making appearances on all of the talk shows and I believe he has his own show going on in Vegas. It is too bad that he is so tired of singing all of his old songs that were such a hit, I’m afraid that is what his fans want to hear. Alas he is trying some new ones on for size. Maggie May will always be a favorite of mine.
My heart goes out to the victims of the big earthquake in Haiti! So many people killed – the capital completely demolished! It is hard to imagine such pain and sorrow. It is heartening, however to see how many countries are getting involved in sending rescue and relief. Kudos to the International community for their humanitarian efforts. Haiti has had a lot of troubles, that is for sure!
I have to say that it has been a very long time since I’ve built a snowman. We just don’t get very much snow around here! Over the past several years I’ve seen other people’s attempts to make snowmen from the snow that we do get and it is rather sad to see because the snow is heavily dotted with twigs and grass clippings and just plain dirt scraped up from the ground.
Yesterday I went out to clear off the deck so the dogs could go in and out as needed through their doggie door. The temptation to build a snowman was intense. I picked up a handful of snow and it packed so nicely! I put it down on the snow and rolled it a little and before you knew it I had a snowman’s head in my hands. I gently put it down in the snow and looked at it for a minute. If I had the rest of the snowman’s accessories close at hand (nose, eyes, pipe) I’d have myself a really great snowman! But I don’t have anything I can reasonably use as eyes, so I just abandoned the idea. Maybe I’ll come across something over the next day or so that I can use. I don’t think that snow is going anywhere very soon! We sure got a lot of it!
I was watching the news this morning and saw a story about a big snowball fight that was held in DC yesterday. Apparently it was an organized thing and it was being held by adults. Everyone was having a great time – it is unusual to have this much snow around here! So why not celebrate with a good old-fashioned snowball fight? Well, aside from the fact that I don’t enjoy snowball fights I think that if that is something you’d enjoy, well then have at it!
Well, a stray snowball hit some guy’s Hummer. The guy was inside the Hummer. Obviously not a voluntary participant in the melee! He was really angry that a snowball hit his Hummer and he drew a gun and started waving it around. Police were called. The driver of the Hummer was struck in the head by another snowball (I guess payback for being such a killjoy!) When all was said and done it turns out that the guy with the gun was an off-duty plain clothes detective. The police department tried to claim that he didn’t draw his gun, but there was a video made of the entire thing and there is no doubt that he had a gun out! Now he is on desk duty.
So tell me, what was he thinking, jumping out of his Hummer and waving a gun around over a simple stupid snowball? Get a sense of humor dude!