First things first, the cold spell ended after two weeks. People were saying how cold and harsh it was. I usually replied, “Who would ever have expected that in January?”
Since then it’s been moderate and seasonal, even here in Vermont. We came up a few days ago for a long weekend and had dinner with a certain student and her boyfriend and saw a bunch of other folks. It’s clouding up today, but the last three days have been clear with bluebird skies and starry nights. I have been skiing around the pasture with the dogs every day, and Judy was out on snowshoes once. I tried telemarking down a steep part of the pasture. It felt a bit awkward, to put a charitable face on the performance, but the snow was wet and gummy.
All those storms in California producing beach erosion, mudslides and collapsing houses made me think of El Nino. Check out the website below and see that it has been on for several months and fairly strong. For us it means a warm, short winter, so who cares if California slides into the Pacific.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/ensoyears.shtml
Will global warming make El Nino more intense? Stay tuned.
As if winter wasn’t depressing enough, Massachusetts sent a GOP porn star to the Senate in EMK’s seat. Talk about rolling over in your grave. I suppose it can be blamed on the economy, the bankers, the terrorists, the health care bill, which nobody likes, the Coakley apathy and the Obama passivity. Wake up, Barack, you’re late for school.
As for the health care bill, when the Massachusetts election results were in, the health care stocks soared. If Wall Street thinks the HMO’s and insurance companies would be hurt by the bill, it must be a good thing. And nothing better is likely to come along any time soon.
Queen of the Snow.
If you throw it, they will go.
Doesn't this one make you think of Rothko?
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