Homemade Gaiters

What to do when you have no gaiters... Newspaper bag! Cut the closed end off and you have a nice tube of waterproof plastic. Pull it on over your pants leg, then secure it at the top and bottom with a little gaffer's tape. Et voila! No more snow in your boots.

Just a little helpful hint from your Uncle Mike. Cheers.

Really? More snow?

It is Tuesday, February 9th, 2010. 8:49 PM. It is snowing... again! There may be as much as 12-14 inches dumped on us by this time tomorrow. This is, of course, on top of the 24-30 inches the region is still digging out of! This kind of weather is unheard of in DC. And that is evidenced by the response and the reactions. Just not prepared. Freakin' everybody out. My buddy Jeremy will no doubt laugh at this... understandably, too! Really, we got nothing on Durango... but still, this blows!

But you know what? It is beautiful.

Anyway, if you're in the DC area and have power and internet connection and are reading this... hang tough! Spring is still coming! 

(I think.)

Blizzard of 2009

come the night, snow storm

street plows, bloodhounds, tennis

dusk, peaceful and blue

Apologies to Matsuo Bashō.