You would think there was a festival on Capitol Hill. With all of this snow going to turn the ground into squishy mud, and you look around and expect staid Yankee footwear, but you don’t get it for long. Stand on any street and you will see the utilitarian scuffed black boots with a bit […]
Yes, folks, we’ve got another weekend snow storm planned, and the Washington Post is saying that this one is “likely to be historic.” If things keep up DC may finally get enough practice to get good at dealing with snow! Okay, maybe not but I think it’s safe to say that the rest of us […]
So, anyone who knows me knows that I can’t stand snow. I’m a jaded northerner who cites “better weather” as one of the reasons I moved to DC 17 years ago. Snow is a messy inconvenience, and it can kiss my butt. You can keep your Winter Wonderland; I’m staying home and getting drunk on […]
No, we have no hills nearby (save the one flanking the Capitol, which has its enforcers these days) nor sleds, nor smart, matching winter gear in the correct sizes and lengths for the kiddies. We only had what was on hand. And what was on hand–and foot and tongue–was snow. Snow for eating, licking, throwing, […]
What a beautiful crisp white morning it is out there. And we have just a friendly reminder that it’s District law that residents have to clear the sidewalk in front of their property From the D.C. Snow Removals brochure: Who is responsible for clearing sidewalks? District law requires property owners to clear snow and ice […]