What Blizzard?

crankyjewishguy (CJG) doesn't get it. He keeps reading about some huge blizzard bearing down, and friends up north keep e-mailing him about it, but he's looking out his window and he doesn't see what all the fuss is about. This is the view from CJG's window:

CJG enjoys a huge snowstorm as much as the next guy, except maybe Shaun White, especially when he's reading about it in Puerto Rico. But, just so readers being buried under two feet of snow and whipped by 50 m.p.h. winds don't feel too badly, there were some rain showers here yesterday, the result of a cold front that kept temperatures down in the upper 70s. So, CJG and his family have been enduring some weather-related adversity of their own. Feel better now? CJG observes that your frame of reference instantly changes when your location changes since his wife complained all yesterday morning about the rain, even as friends up north were stocking up on Spam, bottled water, candles, batteries, flashlights, generators, shovels and Snowmelt in preparation for the onslaught.

Now, it has occurred to CJG that when he gets home in a couple of days his driveway and front walk will be buried in what will then be heaps of frozen snow and ice, some of it piled up by the snowplow operators who delight in dumping a new foot of snow at the end of your driveway just when you've finished digging out a foot of snow.

Thanks to Bill for sending this photo of CJG's car. Unfortunately,
CJG left the sunroof open when he left for vacation.

CJG hopes all his friends and neighbors, to whom he has given so much over the years, will remember his kindnesses and have his driveway and walkway cleared by Wednesday around suppertime. Would dinner be too much to ask?

A Shout Out to Canada!

Last week, CJG gave a shout out to Croatia for being second, only to the United States, in page hits on his blog. In recent days, however, Canada has moved into the silver medal position and in recognition of its performance CJG offers below a unique interpretation of the Canadian national flag. In fairness to Croatia, CJG notes that Canada's population is about eight times Croatia's and weighted for population, Croatia is still way outperforming Canada. But a promise is a promise and CJG needs all the help he can get from the Great White North. (I'm talking to you, Sidney Crosby). In the future, however, CJG will adjust the figures taking total population into account. Note that no special adjustments will be made based on the size of the Jewish population since CJG seeks to appeal to everyone regardless of race, religion or level of intelligence.

CJG hopes global warming skeptics take a close look at this photo.
This poor woman's natural habitat is literally disappearing out from under her feet.
How will she feed her young?

Call me, Sid.