Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together - mass hysteria.
it is really cold tonight. i mean, it is supposed to be 23* tonight. it almost never gets this cold in central texas. there is rain falling and we are awaiting the apocalyptic sleet storm... or at least a little bit of freezing rain.
you would think we were in the middle of an ice age judging by our reactions. church tonight has been cancelled. i was called and asked to cancel seminary in the morning. we will turn on the tv in the morning to see if school has been cancelled, or at least rescheduled to start later in the day. some rural school districts have already indicated their plans to begin classes after 10:00. this is what we do here. cold weather is such an unfamiliar commodity that we approach it with the traditional american methodology... we overreact.
i can only remember a few real snowfalls here. the snow usually lasts until late in the morning, and then disappears. in 1984 (or so) we had snow that fell to a depth of several inches and remained for a few days. that was unusual. i think neil and i built a snow-midget.
typically, our wet winter weather consists of ice. we don't get ice-fall every year, but it seems to happen in most. this really does present cause for precaution, as we don't have a clue what to do when our roads offer limited traction. either way, we are going to worry about it as if jack frost was on the verge of a maniacal rampage.
maybe we'll be stuck at home tomorrow; maybe we'll have a beautiful landscape with the trees heavy-laden with crystal decorations of ice; or maybe, just maybe , we'll wake up and go to work in the customary way because nothing extraordinary has happened in the night. i'll let you know.
as for me, i may sleep in the tent, tonight. don't ask me why. it just seems like it would be fun.
you would think we were in the middle of an ice age judging by our reactions. church tonight has been cancelled. i was called and asked to cancel seminary in the morning. we will turn on the tv in the morning to see if school has been cancelled, or at least rescheduled to start later in the day. some rural school districts have already indicated their plans to begin classes after 10:00. this is what we do here. cold weather is such an unfamiliar commodity that we approach it with the traditional american methodology... we overreact.
i can only remember a few real snowfalls here. the snow usually lasts until late in the morning, and then disappears. in 1984 (or so) we had snow that fell to a depth of several inches and remained for a few days. that was unusual. i think neil and i built a snow-midget.
typically, our wet winter weather consists of ice. we don't get ice-fall every year, but it seems to happen in most. this really does present cause for precaution, as we don't have a clue what to do when our roads offer limited traction. either way, we are going to worry about it as if jack frost was on the verge of a maniacal rampage.
maybe we'll be stuck at home tomorrow; maybe we'll have a beautiful landscape with the trees heavy-laden with crystal decorations of ice; or maybe, just maybe , we'll wake up and go to work in the customary way because nothing extraordinary has happened in the night. i'll let you know.
as for me, i may sleep in the tent, tonight. don't ask me why. it just seems like it would be fun.
posted by cm at 12/07/2005
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