Saturday, February 11, 2006

What, exactly, is a nor'easter?

I can't tell you exactly. I can tell you that it dumps a load of snow on us: 8-14 inches to be semi-exact! This morning when I stopped for gas there were 15 snow plows in the parking lot of the station. Are the 15 snow plows in the entire state of Oklahoma? I worked at the quilt shop today and there were a bajillion women in to get projects just in case they are snowed in for two or three weeks. I didn't even attempt the grocery store and I am sure there is a warrant out for my arrest since I broke that particular federal law. I mean, how much toilet paper does one really need? Don't answer that...

I finished "Manhunt" and it was as fascinating as I had hoped. The author talks about a tavern where Booth and several others had, originally, planned to kidnap Lincoln. I drive by that building almost daily - there are people living there! Apparently this part of Maryland was a hotbed of Confederate espionage, as was Baltimore. The book really made me want to read more about this region and both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

Be safe and warm my friends - I love and miss "all y'all."

3 comments:

Dad on the East Coast said...

A Nor'easter is when the Low Pressure system is circulating counter clockwise bring moisture from the ocean and then ridding itself of that moisture in the way of snow, in this case, or rain. Because of the abundance of moisture, precipitation is normally excessive.

upwiththesun said...

ok, dad on the ec...thanks for that lesson!!!
So, did you get the snow? And more important,do you have enough books in case you are snowed in for two or three weeks!!

Erin said...

So David Lee Roth's pub still stands? So exciting.