LOL again. Good one, Art.

Snow's just part of the price we pay to live in this country. It's a small price despite the amount we bitch and complain about 'the fluffy white stuff'.

As a kid it made me a good dollar or so after a big snowfall--not much by today's standards, but jujubes were four for a penny in those days. I was never allowed to take money from Mrs Beaumont: I did once but my grandmother made me take it back. She explained Mrs Beaumont's economic circumstances and returning the dime wasn't at all hard to do. I cleared her walkway for years after that and every now and then she'd give me a small bag of fresh-baked cookies. Man, they were good. She was a nice lady.

It's early to be thinking about winter just yet, but the nights have been chilly. I expect we'll have a fairly cool August, chilly September, warm October and freezing-ass cold November to March. But, I've been wrong before.