The weekend was just god-awful. We had about 6 inches of snow on Friday morning. Rain Friday night and SERIOUS rain on Saturday. Water everywhere. Slippery as hell. On Friday afternoon I fell down in the driveway - no damage done except to my dignity.
The forecast for the week is on-again/off-again snow showers. Colder at night. Maybe some more rain and snow next weekend. ENOUGH ALREADY!
In other news, there is an interesting story posted on CNN this morning. Headline: "In Rural Alaska Villages, Families Struggle to Survive." The story suggests there is serious hunger in many villages this winter. Fuel prices are the single biggest factor. There's not much sign of a State response to the problem...
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/09/rural.alaska.villages/index.html
I get the impression that this is likely the first trip to Alaska for CNN reporter Mallory Simon. It seems that Rural Alaska is proving quite a shock. Although this is a very somber story, I did have to chuckle at one statement:
Though they send their kids to school, many speak the native Yup'ik language, and live a much simpler life than even urban Alaskans....THAN EVEN URBAN ALASKANS! This is what you get when a rube like Sarah Palin becomes your state symbol.
Well, I'm off to shovel and haul wood. Then a workout. The Simple Life.
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