Posts Tagged ‘cold’

Three Feet Of Global Warming Expected

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

This is me shoveling my driveway for the fourth time today. Mrs. Sniper took two turns shoveling too. I usually use one of the big “plow” shovels but at this particular moment I’m using the small shovel to get the steps. By the time I finished shoveling the whole driveway another two inches had fallen and I had to do another quick shovel.

The next person to mention global warming to me is cordially invited to kiss my ass and then come over and finish shoveling out my driveway. They’re calling for up to three feet and I think we’ll get every inch of it considering how much we’ve gotten so far.

It’s Tuesday Again

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

As we get closer to Christmas I would like to introduce to all of the uninitiated the Russian Christmas tradition of Ded Moroz and Snegurochka. Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) is the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus and his granddaughter Snegurochka [снегурочка] (the Snow Maiden) is the Russian equivalent of a Christmas stripper with fewer morals and a natural immunity to frostbite. Considering the Russian Christmas traditions include partying with scantily clad women for up to two weeks, I think they might have an edge on us in the strategic winter holiday category.

sneg3sneg2snegurochkasneg1Yeah, it’s like that. In fact they really celebrate the New Year more than Christmas, but hey, who cares?

I’ll be in an igloo.