Warming Nicely!

But two days next week look like a little blip of winter crap and another one of those generational once-in-a-billion-year arctic bum blasts will hit New England soon. How many of these "rare" and "exceptional" events have we had in the past few years? Calling such events generational is stupid. They are no longer rare and no longer exceptional. Every effing winter sees at least one such event.

What I primarily care about is maintaining my own personal status quo. That's pretty much it. There are only a few people left I care about, and that number will not increase. If I had background music it would have to be Pink Floyd's "The Wall", and as far as I'm concerned I can NEVER have too many bricks in that wall. But I think more in terms of lead-lined reinforced concrete. 

A Lot Of Sunshine Today

 We seem to be on the other side of that latest winter storm, that crud, with sunny skies and the prospect of warming, significant warming, into the next week. We did not get as much snow as predicted, or as much ice, and conditions here were far less severe than forecast. Which just goes to show. I have heard it said lately that any poor person who votes Republican is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders. Funny! But true! There are people running around who are seriously stupid! 

I hope the next winter storm is far away. Like, sometime next year. 

A Little Sunshine Yesterday

 Late yesterday afternoon the clouds broke up and we had a little sunshine. It got all the way up to 29 F. Instead of being 16 F this morning it is 24 and the freezing fog and drizzle in yesterday's forecast has not appeared. And yet the local weather news is still full of dire predictions. So I have no idea what to expect. Today, at least, we should reach freezing and the low tomorrow morning will be close to yesterday's high. And yet, a full day of "light" wintery precipitation is forecast for today, extending into the night. And highs in the fifties tomorrow. The local forecast differs from the national weather service. We'll see what actually happens but this crap should be finished by tomorrow afternoon. Enough of damned winter, I say. More than enough. It's been gloomy and far too cold since Monday. Screw these winter storms. Truly, I hate winter. I don't have much use for winter holidays, either. I can do without them. 

Winter Continues

 It'll be a little "warmer" today than yesterday, with a high closer to freezing and not quite so cold tomorrow morning. Above freezing tomorrow, slightly, but probably a little more icing. Not as bad as it was in 2021 around this time of year. But still quite unpleasant. There won't be any real relief until Thursday. Thursday should be sunny and the high temperature will be well above freezing for a change. After that it gets much better. Winter sucks. I used to like it, and I must have had rocks in my head. There is NOTHING good about winter. NOTHING!

I'm having my second cup of coffee. Up at 05:30, as usual. If the temperature ever actually does make it into the 20's F, I need to get out for a while and brave the single digit wind chills. 

A Darned Cold Day

 But we didn't have much ice with that. Not looking like much in the way of precipitation by the time this ends, and that might be as early as Wednesday. Or even late Tuesday. One can hope. As usual, the forecasts keep changing. Lubbock is on the fringe of this system. We are certainly not getting the worst of it. That works for me. Even so, it is way too much winter for me. 

This too shall pass away.