snowy in ypsilanti

well, there's still about a foot of snow on the ground around my house... it's not really a problem though, because i was able to borrow my neighbor's snow-blower to clear our shared driveway and sidewalks. it's a little 2-stroke engine, so it wasn't the easiest to use, but worked fine. my father-in-law just gave me his old snowblower, which is a much more substantial machine... should make it an easier job. i even thought about making a few extra bucks clearing driveways and sidewalks in our neighborhood... but julie reminded me that there's already a guy who does it, and he probably needs the money more than i do.

i remember growing up in california... snow was pretty exciting. when we'd drive to the mountains (the sierra-nevada range) to go skiing, it would always be a big deal to see the first snow. i even remember the first time i acutally saw snow falling... i was probably 10 or so. i was really surprised at how grey the sky was... for some reason i was expecting everything to be really white and bright, like snow is on the ground.

one thing i really like about this crappy weather is how much it makes me look forward to spring and summer. and, it sort of separates one year off from the next... when the weather is always the same you lose track of that sense of time passing. i can also see why the holidays originated around the changing of seasons... without the changing seasons, what's there to celebrate?

having said, that, i'm really looking forward to flordia in march! :)