The 5 Best Things about Snow Balls

December 18, 2006 | Filed Under In Defense of Winter, Winter Love | No Comments

1. They hardly ever turn blue.

2. Add your favorite sno-cone flavor for the tasty treat of your choice.

3. They can get bigger when it snows which is the opposite of the usual shrinkage when things get cold.

4. White matches everything.

5. The biggest ones win.

Very Cool Farmers’ Almanac Blog

December 15, 2006 | Filed Under In Defense of Winter, Winter Love | No Comments

My wife planned our wedding date relying exclusively on the weather forecast in The Farmers' Almanac. They said the weather would be gorgeous. It was. Since then for every major household event in which weather could be a factor, the Almanac has been the final go-to authority. It's been right every time. Coincidence? Maybe.

Here's a link to a great blog. It is written principally it seems by Peter Geiger, Editor, Farmers' Almanac. The site doesn't offer permalinks, but if you can get to the post entitled Weather Predictions - A Battle of Epic Proportions it is a great read. For example, Geiger writes: This morning I was asked about acorns - one of my 20 Signs of a hard Winter. His answer actually isn't very nutty.

Meanwhile, the Almanac is calling for a cold winter. The National Weather Service says it will be mild. I say it'll be cool one way or the other no matter what.

December is the Love Month

December 5, 2006 | Filed Under In Defense of Winter, Winter Love | No Comments

According to this ABC news report, births peak in September around here. Know what that means? There's a lot of love in the air in December. Do the math. I'm talking looooove!

That means Winter, which begins in December, has something special to offer you… love, romance, and the pitter patter of little feet come autumn. What could possibly be more "winter"ful than that?

Also, isn't December the month of diamonds. There are diamonds in the snow on a sunny day and diamonds on the fingers of women just engaged. December is a Tiffany month. Christmas, New Years (December 32nd)… December is forever.

Ah, December… quilts, comforters, a little chablis in a sparking glass, a Dr. Zhivago CD, and fire in the bedroom…

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