tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post8708081193446281329..comments2023-12-01T08:41:53.328-06:00Comments on Everything begins with an E.: Snow DayEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676891557563961507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post-92069282122831389882008-12-19T12:58:00.000-06:002008-12-19T12:58:00.000-06:00"Transitional" springs and falls? I agree with you..."Transitional" springs and falls? <BR/><BR/>I agree with you on all those seasonalities. I think KC offers that to some degree, although the unpredictability of the weather makes for some inconsistencies all year round. Like one year our spring lasted like a week and a half, but last year our it only felt like summer for like five days. <BR/><BR/>So if you migrate with the whales, I'll just come visit you wherever you are so I can enjoy proper seasons when KC's weather goes off kilter.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your snow!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676891557563961507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post-37370470661539732672008-12-19T12:46:00.000-06:002008-12-19T12:46:00.000-06:00We're having a snow day here in the Pacific Northw...We're having a snow day here in the Pacific Northwest right now! This is unusual for us, as we generally take our precipitation in the form of long drizzly periods.<BR/><BR/>I have a long-running fantasy scenario where I own four houses around the world, one for each season. Thus I can be assured of snowy winters, sunny summers, and [adjective] spring and falls. This is pure indulgence obviously, as I'm not on track to own one house for another 29 years. A possible compromise would be to live on a sailboat and just sail it to wherever the weather was best. Migrate with the wales from Alaska to Mexico!The Red Reverendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918412351233028524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post-22302642012382937902008-12-17T06:40:00.000-06:002008-12-17T06:40:00.000-06:00As a kid, I had the same joy in snow days as every...As a kid, I had the same joy in snow days as everyone else, but my perspective was a little different, because my dad was the superintendent, which made him about 50% of the snow-day-decision-making team. (The other 50% was the facilities director. They'd both have to get up in the pre-dawn hours and go out to see how bad the roads were. Not an enviable task.) So for me, a snow day, or even just a POTENTIAL snow day, also meant extra-tired parents and a kind of noisy house in the morning, as the phone kept ringing--the facilities director, other administrators, the radio station, teachers/coaches/parents wanting early word. <BR/><BR/>I still believe in snow days, including the kind where I stay home with no obligations. :) It is indeed delightful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com