I'm alive!

I know because ...

Not today's real weather map, but I love all the swirly colors.

It's freezing cold.

I wouldn't mind some warm and spicy daal right about now.

I think I'd like to get back to blogging.

Cold enough for you?

Brrrrrrrrrr....we're experiencing an icy chill here in Washington.  It's been well- below freezing the last few days.  A huge departure from the semi-balmy typical winters in this quasi-Southern city. Today's wake-up temperature was 18 degrees, and this past weekend hovered in the 20's. (Love ya, Capital Weather Gang!). It's been lots of tea, hot chocolate, soup, long underwear, down coats, and woolly hats around here.  This deep freeze all across the northeast US - minus 35F in Saranac Lake, NY this morning!!! - and atypical icy, snowy conditions this winter in Europe are throwing us all for a loop.  Coupled with last winter's historic blizzards, it's all quite bizarre.

But for the global warming skeptics - more appropriately and accurately referred to as climate change - please do not get all smug about it.  The Arctic is downright balmy these days with 15 to 20 degree above average temperatures.  And it sports a polar ice cap 30% smaller than in 1979 when we first began to measure it.

It all quite freaky if you ask me.  I mean, have you read how the earth's magnetic poles seem to be reversing?  Someday your compass needle pointing at the 'N', will actually be heading you towards Miami.

Seriously, I'm kind of freaked out.  I even may start to panic if I thought it might do any good...

Weather Forecast for Saturday, October 2

Sunny, clear, cool with a high probability of gorgeous!   (Thanks Capital Weather Gang)
Woohoo!  Fall is here.

Weather Section

Today: Beastly hot.

Here's the more official forecast from my guys at the Capital Weather Gang.

Paris Météo

Partly cloudy (but also partly sunny), cool, and windy.  Chance of showers.

The Earth's a big blue (white) marble....

WOW!

Such incredible satellite shots of February's historic and massive snowstorm.  And some of the Big Meltdown

When I look at this, I am awed by satellite technology, the weather, and our planet.  And then I think,  I am but so small roaming around my little block of DC - and yet so wrapped up in my personal universe.  And yet, each person roaming around the earth has such a huge butterfly wing effect on each other and on a global scale.

Thanks to JS for the DC-ist links.

This is why I LOVE the Capital Weather Gang...

A snowy surprise, 10 years ago today

and this...

Late-week snow potential emerging

and this

FAQ - Snow Lover's Crystal Ball

Snow!

Snow!  These days weather seems so warped - at least from my nostalgic memories of childhood.  And we haven't had a good snow in such a long time.  But a storm blows from the south - with winter weather forecasted from this evening through Sunday morning.  Maybe 6-12 inches!!  Haven't heard that in a while!  I'm not much for sensationalized, exaggerated forecasts.  In fact, I think they get people all wound up over nothing (and then we are inured when a weather event does actually happen).  But I think this one could be a good one!! (Note to self - must get gas and cash).

A few more thoughts on this particular snowstorm.