Or, Life is not fair. The snow has been falling since early afternoon, and now at 6 pm it is still snowing, only now the snow is wetter and the outside atmosphere dark and cold. I look out my window at the diminished traffic and see a bicyclist in the middle of the road, peddling …
Category Archives: Weather
Happy Chinese New Year
Wednesday, the eve of New Year’s Day, was in Chinatown and it was bustling! People buying special cakes and fish and fruits and flowers. The sun was bright, though the air was chill and the wind gusted now and then. But the sunshine added such a festive note to the goings-on. And it seemed indeed …
Score Again
for the Doubting Thomas side. Awoke this morning to a non-event. It actually looks like less snow than when I went to bed. The traffic ban is lifted, cars are driving and I can see the pavement from the plowing. The subway will soon be up and running. All is well and I have an …
Storm Prep
Apparently I am an equal opportunity doubting Thomas. It is hard for me to accept the hype of just about anything, and this doubt includes weather forecasts. In my years in the City, the first weather-disaster hype I ignored and that turned out correct. Then I ignored the second weather-hype and got stormed out. So …
Barns
Country Dryer
The Perks
of offering to help someone standing on the corner with a guide book. They were three, a father, mother and son. The book was in French. The sun was out and I was on my way to a destination, but they looked lost. So I stopped and asked if they needed help. They wanted to …
A Really Good Sign
It’s Only Fair- Fare
Rain. Like no tomorrow. The re-enactment of the Noah Episode. The week I left the city, the Oregonian had a chart of Portland having less rain compared to other cities, ie New York. Well, right they are. It has been pouring for two days. As I look out my window at the downpour, the puddles …
Hair
What a discovery. My hair loves the mist and the atmosphere of the PNW vs the dry cold of NYC. Who knew.